Big Bend park features and geology field trip planned
Ocotillo specimens and Santa Elena Canyon scenes from Big Bend are highlighted in Life magazine photography. A geology field trip to Marathon Uplift in Brewster County is planned for April 15 and 16 with Alpine as center, to study rock exposures and potential regional development. Elisio Leyva of Alpine High earns AA All-Star honors. Holy Communion set for Christmas Day at St James Episcopal Church Pecos.
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Big Bend Nationa Park
Douglas Evans
Ocotillo
Life Magazine
Life
Dmitri Kessel
Santa Elena Canyon
Rattlesnake Mountain
Castelon
Kessel
Big Bend Park
Pefer Koch
Sul Ross State College
Permian Basin
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Marathon
Brewster County
Alpine
West Texas
Ofl Company
Hal Burnett Active Installing Grand Officer in Texas
Hal Burnett of Alpine will install grand officers for ten Texas Commanderies in January. He is grand generalissimo of the Texas Commandery of Knights Templar, assisted by Litt S. Perry of Abilene as deputy grand commander and installing grand marshal. The next installations run Jan 2 to Jan 13 in multiple cities including Sweetwater Snyder Abilene San Angelo Austin Big Spring Borger Odessa Midland and McKinney.
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Hal Burnett
Alpine
Litt
S. Perry
Abilene
Texas
Burnett
K. T
Litt S. Pery
A. F. Robinson
Jim Paris
Brawley
Calif
Robby Nuckols
Rita Robinson
Sul Ross
J. Roy Spence
Bill Cotter
Jimmy Cotter
Colorado
Wade Reid
Roy Reid
Fort Davis
Jack Scannell
Fort Hancock
W. H. Reid
Billy Settles
Tulsa
Reeam
Sweetwater
Snyder
San Angelo
Austin
Big Spring
Borger
Odessa
Midland
McKinney
Waco
Order of Eastern Star
Eastern Star
Grand Council
Grand Lodge
Masonic
Raleigh
Elmer Hudson
Alpine Lodge
Monahans Commandery No
Perry
Houston
Five Area Students Named to Who's Who Among Students
Five area high school graduates including Zarlene Anderau Tommy Gerson Frequiel Rivera Faith Smith and Charles Tuck have been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities at Sul Ross State College Alpine Marathon Alpine and surrounding areas. The selections honor exceptional achievement scholarship participation leadership and service with promise of future usefulness.
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Ron
AHS
W. J. Smith
Industrial Arts Club
Frequiel Rivera
E.G. Rivera
SHS
Gamma Sigma Epsilon American Chemical Society
Faith Smith
Marathon High School
Doris W. Smith
Alpine
Miss Smith
Alpha Chi
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
American Chemical Society
Charles Tuck
Alpine High
Tr. R. Tuck
San Angelo
Sul Ross
Who's Who
Collegiate Research Conference Held at Texas A E M University
About eighty eight students and faculty from fifteen Texas colleges attended a two day Collegiate Research Conference at Texas A E M University on December 16 and 17. Sul Ross State College was represented by James E. Scudday Otis L. Henson Harley Merritt G Ray Elder and Samuel Watson Sikes. The conference aims to encourage science trained students to pursue graduate study after completing their bachelor’s degrees.
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Texas
Texas Aem University
James E. Scudday
Otis L. Henson
Harley Merritt
G. Ray Elder
Samuel Watson Sikes
Sul Ross State College
Hudgins Heads Alpine C of G
Homer Hudgins, manager of West Texas Utilities Co, named president of the Alpine Chamber of Commerce for 1964. Jack Frost and Ed Foley will serve as vice president and treasurer. Directors for three years include Jack Williams, Marvel Pierce, Ray Morrow, and Tir Francois. The group will install at the annual membership banquet on January 20.
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Homer Hudgins
West Texas Utilities Co
Th Alpine Chamber of Commerc
Chamber 0 Commerce
Hudgins
Jack Frost
Ed Foley
Jack Williams
Marvle Pierce
Ray Morrow
Tir Francois
Paul Goodman
Bob Halpern
Charles Boreing
Annua
Hel Lan
Silver Dollar Prizes In Alpine Christmas Draw
The Retail Merchants Committee of the Alpine Chamber of Commerce awarded prizes for the Silver Dollar Christmas event. Winners include Aida Bermudez for $100 J Ky Lange for $25 Linas and Rose for $15 and Mrs Fred Duma of Marfa for $10. Nearly 20 000 free ticket entries were issued by 38 Alpine merchants. The public drawing occurred across from the City Ma on Saturday December 21. Directors overseeing the drawing were Bob Strom E Foley Don Geeslin and Pat Forchheimer.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Aida Bermudez
J. Ky Lange
Linas
Rose
Fred Duma
Marfa
Chambi of Commerce
Bob Strom
E Foley
Don Geeslin
Pat Forchheimer
Wynne Rites Held Monday
Funeral services for Eugene Wynne 51 ranchman longtime resident were held at 3 p m Monday at First Methodist Church with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery. He was killed in an automobile accident at the Pecos River bridge at the Pecos Crockett County line. He was born October 21 1912 in Roswell New Mexico and moved here from Grand Falls. Survived by his wife Willie Mae Gulley three daughters and three sons plus a brother. Active and honorary pallbearers named.
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Eugene Wynne
First Methodist Church
Elm Grove
Geeslin Funeral Home
Wynne
Pecos River Bridge
Pecos- Crockett County
Roswell
Grandfalls
Willie Mae Gulley
Marfa
Lal
N. M
Willie Gene Wynne
Anna Wynne
Sul Ross State College
Mary Frances Wynne
Jal
Dennis Wynne
Navy
Richard Randolph Wynne
Harold Wynne
Alpine
Rudy Krenek
Bill Winter
John Pattillo
Charlie Ross
Jack Williams
Luther Anderson
Earl Anderau
Kyle Slover
Ft. Stockton
J. &. Gray
Dick Rogers
C. B. Woodward
Zeb Decie
Ray Morrow
Gilbert Bell
Otis Coggins
Dr. Malone V. Hill
Kenneth Stucke
Billy Meriwether
Earnie Hill
Ralph Gray
August Turner
Clifton Hale
Jack Hord
Ray LaBeff
Steve Gunn Honored on All District 1-4A Football Squad
Steve Gunn of Burges High School in El Paso earned a spot on the All District 1-4A football team. The 180-pound senior started at right guard and was praised for opening holes for the Mustang offense and anchoring Burges’ line under coach Allan.
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Steve Gunn
A. V
Christmas Party for Children at VFW Home
All children are invited to a Christmas Party at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7207. The VFW home will distribute candy and other goodies to attendees.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Mrs. Gibb to Spend Christmas in Fort Davis With Relatives
Mrs. Helen Gibb will spend Christmas Day in Fort Davis with her sisters Mrs. Beatric Woolley and Mrs. Clara Gibson, Cecil Hale, all of Alpine, and H. B. Eudaly of Fort Stockton. Ushers were Carl Shults and Paul Vogt.
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Eiliso Hernandez
el Paso
Alpine
Helen Gibb
Fort Davi
Beatric Woolley
Clara Gibson
Cecil Hale
H. B. Eudaly
Avalanche to Print Early for New Year Holiday
The Avalanche issue dated Thursday Jan 2 1964 will be printed Tuesday afternoon Dec 31 to observe the New Year’s Day holiday. Advertising and news copy deadline is Monday noon Dec 30.
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Avalanche
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With Jim Glasscock
Leyva
Elisio Leyva
Alpine High School Bucks
San Angelo Standard-Times
Joe Boyd
John W. Gillett
Alonzo Fadilla
San Jose
del Rio
Robert Carruthers
Ft. Worth
Arlie Weatherman
Dorothy Ligon
Elena DeVaney
Carlsbad
Miss Ligon
Worth Frazer
Miss DeVaney
Mrs. Frazer
Ed Frazer
A. E. Ligon
Fudgins
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