Amblin Around mixed day on Alpine streets and telecast tie ins
A 5 year old Loy and a bantam rooster Robin stirred Holland Avenue traffic in Alpine with Cyril Clay chasing the pet after it escaped its pen. Neighbors and local businesspeople joined the scramble until the rooster was corralled into Alpine Saddlery and Cyril recaptured it. The item also notes Dan Blocker on television and invites, awards, and local notices about residents moving into Alpine, church ceremonies, and community happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loy
Robin
Holland Avenue
Alpine Lumber Co
Cyril Clay
Highway 90
Cyril
John Gillett
Fred Jack
M. A. Ohlund
J. Y. Walker
Jack Clay
Organization Of Alpine Marfa CAP Squadron Planned
A Civil Air Patrol squadron will be organized at the Marfa Alpine airport at 2 30 p m Sunday with officers from the El Paso squadron in attendance. The group will serve the area and establish local CAP activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Marfa- Alpine
el Paso
Scouts To Get Eagle Awards At Alpine Ceremony
Two Eagle Scout awards will be highlighted at the Court of Award Ceremony of Explorer Post No. 46 in Alpine at 7 30 p.m. Monday Feb 11 in the Brewster County Courthouse District Court Room. Scout Tak Kubota Don Burgess and another will receive the Eagle. Jimmy Wright will receive Life and Emergency Service awards. Marion Brooks named Explorer Apprentice. New explorers Byron Lindell Hoffman and Douglas Glasscock inducted. Other officials include Dr Bevington Reid CAP presiding with Dr Bryan Wildenthal and John Klassen assisting. CAP unit discusses search and rescue readiness after training. Women play key roles as typists secretaries and nurses. CAP members may wear Air Force uniforms with insignia and access home study courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Brewster County Court House
Tak Kubota
Don Burgess
Bryan Wildenthal
Buffalo Trails Council
Jimmy Wright
Marion Brooks
Wright
Brooks
Kubota
Burgess
Byron Lindell Hoffman
Douglas Glasscock
Bevington Reid
Big Bend
Wildenthal
John Klassen
St. Phillips
Marfa
Peyton Cain
D. C. Littleton
J. M. Floyd
Joe Baxter
Alan Briggs
Jack Stovell
Boyd Etheredge
Jack Burgess
First Presbyterian Church
Shirley Abbott
CAP
el Paso
USAF
Air Force
Usaf Extension Course Institute
Explorer
Texas
Austin
J T Holloman Opens TV Repair Shop Here
J T Holloman formerly of Morton Texas opens J T s TV Repair Shop at TV Center Avenue E at 2nd Street. He brings five years in television service and repair with his wife and three children listed as Belinda Brenda and Richie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Texas
Alpine
Paul Goodman
Paul
C. G. Morrison
Darwin Stringer
J. T. Holloman
TV Center
Avenue E
2Nd Street
Holloman
Mrs. Holloman
Belinda
Brenda
Richie
Votaw Elected Rotary President in Pine Club
Reginald Votaw will take office next July as president of the Alpine Rotary Club succeeding Chalmers Broadfoot. Broadfoot became vice-president while Glenn Davis and Charles M. Hunter were re elected secretary and treasurer. New directors named were Curtis Kelley Otto Hilbrich James Glasscock and Gerald Ogle. Outgoing directors were Elton Miles Dr Bevington Reed J C Cooley and Tom Stovell. Mr Wotan and his brother Frank own Brewster County Motors Ford and Mercury dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Votaw
Alpine Rotary Club
Chalmers Broadfoot
Votaw
Broadfoot
Glenn Davis
Charles M. Hunter
Curtis Kelley
Otto Hilbrich
James Glasscock
Gerald Ogle
Elton Miles
Bevington Reed
J. C. Cooley
Tom Stovell
Wotan
Frank
Brewster County Motors
Ford
Mercury
Brewster County Voters Pay Poll Taxes and Exemptions
Brewster County citizens paid 1131 poll taxes and obtained 15 age 21 exemptions for the 1957 voting year according to the tax collector’s report. Last year 1481 poll taxes and 46 exemptions were recorded for new voters. In Brewster County average voters need not obtain exemptions in advance of elections.
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Brewster County
Roughage Feed Program Resumed by Government
The Farm ers Home Administration resumes roughage feed applications as funds last month exhausted. County supervisor Patrick F. Sullivan of Marfa says applications are due by Friday February 15 to supply basic livestock through March 15. Alpine area applications are handled by James Boyd in the ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home
Patrick F. Sullivan
Marfa
Alpine
James Boyd
ASC
Directors Seek Better Clothing Plant Operation
Alpine Garment Factory directors plan talks in San Antonio with Tex-Son Co officials Jim Casner and Paul Forchheimer about future operations. They discuss buying new machinery, training costs, and potential options if Tex-Son withdraws, including leasing or selling to another manufacturer. Frank Attaguile inspected Alpine and initiated negotiations with the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Garment Factory
San Antonio
Tex-Son Co
Jim Casner
Paul Forchheimer
Alpine
Tex-Son
Frank Attaguile
el Paso
Chamber of Commerce
Attaguile
Pancake Supper Planned Feb 15 by Alpine Rotary Club
Alpine Rotary Club announces its annual pancake supper on Friday night February 15 at Sul Ross State College Cafeteria. Proceeds support the club's Sul Ross scholarship fund. Tickets cost 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for children and include all you can eat pancakes bacon milk or coffee. Tickets available from Rotarians or local merchants.
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Alpine Rotary Club
Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Model
Forchheimer’s
Alpine Drug
the Avalanche
Hunter's
Big Bend Camera & Curio
Alpine Lumber
Storey Whiteside
Big Bend Park Featured In Travel Magazine Story
The March Travel magazine article The Great Parklands of Texas describes Big Bend National Park in Brewster County as Texas only national park. The piece is written by renowned Galveston writer Richard Magruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
Texas
Travel Magazine
Richard Magruder
Galveston
Three Men Hurt When Truck Overs turned on State Highway 118
Three men were injured slightly when their truck overturned yesterday on State Highway 118 about 25 miles south of Alpine. Willie Ortiz and Hilario Acosta of Marathon were treated at Lockhart Clinic. The third man received first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Willie Ortiz
Hilario Acosta
Marathon
Lockhart Clinic
Si Phillips Transferred to WIU Abilene Office
S B Si Phillips, West Texas Utilities district manager in Marfa, is promoted and moved to Abilene to start Feb 15 as an administrative and executive assistant in the general office. H C Ledbetter becomes district chief clerk in Marfa, with Lester D. Cape as acting chief clerk. Phillips, a 17 year WTU veteran and Harvard graduate, has served in multiple Texas roles and in World War II as a weather officer.
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Si Phillips
WIU
Abilene
H. C. Ledbetter
Marfa
S. B
Si) Phillips
West Texas Utilities Company
Phillips
Lester D. Cape
Ledbetter
WTU
Harvard University
Texas A&m
Bucks Face Stiff Test In Marfa Tonight
Alpine Bucks play the second game of the 7A double round robin in Marfa against rivals the Shorthorns. In the B game, John Crider led a 49 43 comeback. in the A game Don Burgess paced a 70 42 win as Alpine reaches 18 4 on the season.
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Marfa
Alpine Bucks
Shorthorns
Bucks
Alpine
Mustangs
John Votan
Joel Brown
Bob Stovell
Jimmy Ramos
Robert Bass
Ellis Cleveland
Eddie Bass
Walter Vick
Robert Valenzuela
John Crider
Valenzuela
Billy Davis
Linda Kay
Georgia Morgan
Linda Miller
Elva Molinar
Mary Galindo
Lucia Valenzuela
Nora Hernandez
Elisa Hernandez
Charline Watson
Cato Valenzuela
Barbara Gray
Sally LaBeff
Judy Ward
Marathon
Don Burgess
Charlie Valenzuela
Babe Turner
Buck
Martinez
Big Lake
Alpine High Gym
Big Lake Owls
Owls
Bake Turner
Elisio Hernandez
Chuey
Jesus) Valenzuela
Charley Valenzuela
Forge
Micky Logan
Weatherby
Evans
Big Bend Youths Win At El Paso Livestock Show
Brews ter and Jeff Davis County 4-H youth excel at El Paso Livestock Show with multiple firsts. Martha Ann Gearhart Valentine wins open class Hereford 881 pounds and is reserve champion of the Big Bend Livestock Show. Elizabeth Fitzgerald Fort Davis 4-H claims first in single mutton crossbred lambs medium weight.
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Big Bend
el Paso
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Fort Davis
Hugh Noel
Alpine Ffa
Butch Killion
Helen Harvey
FFA
Barbara Grubb
Johnnie Fitzgerald
Dick Krebs
Shannon Grubb
Ann Espy
Mickey Logan
Eddie Fowlkes
Eddie Harvey
Shannon Grubbs
Juan Dominguez
Hereford
Jamie Everett
Valentine
Bobby Kelly
Dodie Tate
Marathon
Janet Grubb
Gibby Grubb
School Trustees To Attend West Texas Seminar
Alpine Public School trustees Board President J C Coleman Vice President Reg Votan and member Bill Sohl with Supt Peyton Cain attend the West Texas Seminar of the Texas Association of School Boards at Burgess High School El Paso starting tomorrow at 2 15 pm Four panels run at hourly intervals through 5 30 pm with a 7 pm banquet then Dr J W Edgar commissioner of education will address the group Sohl will head the School Plant panel Coleman the Curriculum and Instruction panel and Wotan the General Problems panel The delegation returns tomorrow night
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Alpine Public
J. C. Coleman
Reg Votan
Bill Sohl
Peyton Cain
West Texas
Texas Association of School Boards
Burgess High School
el Paso
J. W. Edgar
Texas Education Agency
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O. Henry
Bonnie Newell
George Brown
Sidney Metzger
Alfonso X
Jose Maria de Areilza Martinez
Count of
Motrico
United States
Francisco Franco Baha Monde
Spain
Brown
Catholic Women
George
Anna D
Margaret Linn
Jim Nichols
The
Avalanche
Jim
D. Z. Windrow
C. E. Patterson
Southwest
Eisenhower
Grover Cleveland
Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Windrow
Laredo
Patterson
W. T. Davis
R. L. Wittner
Temple
Louis J. Mill
Victoria
Howard
Harvey Hatch
Honey Men
Altuda IV
Fort Worth Stock Show
Miles Pierce
J. Lee Ensor
Bronte
James Cooper
el Paso Cap
Marfa Shorthorns
J.T. Holloman
Rotary
BB Park
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Harvard
Central Power Co
Grand Island
Neb
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Lake Geneva
Wis
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago
West Texas Utilities Co
San Angelo
Concho
Armed Forces
Headquarters
Army Air Force
Pentagon
China-Burma-India
WTA
Farm and Ranch Develpment
Farmers of America
Brackerville
Jim Spann
Alpine High
James Crawford
Spann
Sanderson Eagles
Polk Hinson
Study Butte Chamber of Commerce
Hinson
Study Butte C of C
Polk
Study Butte
Terlingua
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