DAR Hears Report On President Arthur
The Big Bend Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met in Marfa at Mrs. C E Brite’s home with co host Mr W H Rawlings. Dr Ida Vernon spoke on American history focusing on Chester Arthur and his surprising rise to the presidency. Delegates were chosen for the state convention in Corpus Christi and the national meeting in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Daughters of the America Revolution
C. E. Brite
Marfa
W. H. Rawlings
Mars
George W. Baines
Alpine
Ida Vernon
Sul Ross State College
Laurene Lighthouse
Sul Ross
Vernon
United States
Chester Arthur
Arthur
James A. Garfield
America
DAR
Corpus Christi
Washington
D. C
Baines
Mac Ament
F. P. Gibson
R.A. Bow
Hugh Dallman
J.T. Johnson
Charles Wallis
Mildred Elliott
Lighthouse
Dr. Vernon
R. S. McCracken
Jim White
Dinner Dance Saturday At Alpine Country Club
A dinner dance will be held Saturday evening at the Alpine Country Club for members. Dinner will be served at 7 p m. An orchestra will provide music for dancing. Hosts include Messrs and Mines John Stuckwish Morris Alfie Jack Williams Ray Morrow David Slaughter Ed Foley Billy Holland Dan St Clair Raymond Seymour James Dyer and Dr and Mrs John W ate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Country Club
Messrs. & Mines
John Stuckwish
Morris Alfie
Jack Williams
Ray Morrow
David Slaughter
Ed Foley
Billy Holland
Dan St. Clair
Raymond Seymour
James Dyer
John Wate
Woman Heads Grand Jury For First Time
Mrs. Virginia Granger of Marathon becomes Brewster County's first female grand jury foreman after years on grand and petit juries and serving as justice of the peace. Other jurors include Luther Anderson George Brown Mrs Fritz B Weyerts Mrs Anna Hayslip secretary Keesey Kimball David Combs Domingo Briseno H C Hernandez Doug Dorris Alonzo Hord and E E Hillger. A driver is prudent who follows traffic rules and dodges lawbreakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Granger
Marathon
Brewster County
Granger
C. E. Patterson
Luther Anderson
George Brown
Fritz B. Weyerts
Anna Hayslip
Keesey Kimball
David §. Combs
Domingo Briseno
H. C. Hernandez
Doug Dorris
Alonzo Hord
E. E. Hillger
Miss Theophilus Engaged To Thomas Karvonen
Mr and Mrs Oliver H Theophilus announce the engagement of their daughter Peggy Anne to Thomas K Karvonen son of Dr and Mrs Paul E Karvonen of Alpine An early summer wedding is planned Peggy is a 1961 Alpine High School graduate Tom is a 1958 Macomb High School and served three years in the U S Army Both are attending Sul Ross State College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver H. Theophilus
Peggy Anne
Thomas K. Karvonen
Paul E. Karvonen
Alpine
Peggy
Alpine High School
Tom
Macomb High School
Macomb, Ill
Erred
U. S. Army
Sul Ross State College
Honor Students Named From Sul Ross Honor Roll
Twenty five area undergraduates were listed on Sul Ross College fall semester honor roll among 109. Dean Delbert A. Dyke announced names including Alpine students Linda Kay Clark David Karvonen Carol Vogt and others, Fort Davis Maria Patsy Payne and Marathon Faith Irene Smith, plus Maria Patsy Payne high ranking freshman woman and several named peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area
Sul Ross
Delbert A. Dyke
Alpine
Linda Kay Clark
David Karvonen
Carol Vogt
Rosemary Sibson
Tony Warnock
Mary Madlyn Smith
Verna S. Williams
Lola Turner
Tom Burdett
Betsey Rright
Jack Burdett
Bart Pate
Jim Dobie
Carlene Hegelund
Patti Koch
Mary Evelyn Hudgins
Juanita Gonzales
Fort Davis
Linda Jean Roach
Lou E. Walker
Faith Irene Smith
Maria
Patsy Gay Payne
Sandra Jean Turner
Joyce Lynn Bishop
Barbara -Ann Haley
Helen Chaffin
GOP Meet At Fort Stockton Draws Local Support
Sixteen residents from Big Bend and Davis Mountains join a Republican gathering in Fort Stockton Tuesday night honoring gubernatorial candidate Jack Cox and congressional candidate Ed Foreman. Alpine attendees win the traveling prize for largest out of town group. Fort Davis, Marfa residents also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Fort Stockton
Jack Cox
Ed Foreman
Alpine
King Terry Jr
Edith Phillips
John Carleton
Arvel
Daughter Born To Fred Slights In Tampa Florida
Mr and Mrs Fred A Slight of Tampa Fla are the parents of a daughter born on Wednesday February 14 The baby weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce and has been named Suzanne Mr Slight is the son of the late R B Slight of Alpine and Mrs Slight who lives with a daughter in Honolulu Hawaii and is a brother of Mrs D M Bennett and Bernal Slight of Alpine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Slight
Tampa
Fla
Suzanne
Mr. Slight
R. B. Slight
Alpine
Mrs. Slight
Honolulu
Hawaii
D. M. Bennett
Bernal Slight
Former Local Resident Killed in Arizona Auto Crash
Mrs. George Peters of Prescott Arizona is fatally injured in a Sunday evening auto accident about 20 miles north of Phoenix. She was en route home from a visit with their daughter in Phoenix. The former Lucille Cross a registered nurse known in Alpine and Marfa. Funeral arrangements were under way. Her sister Hattie Grace Elliott of Alpine left to be with Mr Peters in Phoenix. Mr Peters was injured but released from hospital and staying with their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Peters
Prescott
Ariz
Phoenix
Alpine
Mr. Peters
Alpine to host 2nd Annual Elementary Track Meet
Sept Jack Frost notes Alpine will host the 2nd Annual Elementary Track Meet on Saturday March 17 with 26 area schools invited and 250 to 300 boys expected. The event, directed by Coach Bill McGuire of Centennial, will feature both 7th and 8th grade divisions and involve principals and staff across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Alpine
Bill McGuire
Centennial
Valentine Dance Highlights Sul Ross Campus Socials
The annual Valentine dance hosted by four women’s organizations filled the Sub with red and white decor and royalty from Ferguson Hall Zeta Tau Zeta Lawrence Hall Mu Rho Sigma and more. Other items include Darish Club officers elected Estella Vega and Andy Porras, sale of homemade pralines, Religious Emphasis Week plans, Skyine and Sachems Best Dressed Girl on Campus contest, and Dean’s Honor Roll with 4.0 averages led by Dorothy Hocker Patsy Payne Faith Smith Carol Vogt and Tony Warnock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey Wright
Valentine
Tom Owens
Mary Duncan
Floyd Mullinex
Lawrence Hall
Beau
Nancy Benson
David Moore
Ferguson Hall
Carlene Hegelund
Tommy Pogue
Zeta Tau Zeta
Paul Hayes
Mu Rho Sigma
Sandra Dorough
Woody Bean
Sharon Snodgrass
Jack Shewmake
Donna Burdett
Jack Perryman
Carmen Natera
Sul Ross Dance Orchestra
Bobby Haggard
Dan Murrah
Shirley Williams
James
Kokernotodge
Estella Vega
Andy Porras
Oscar Aguirre
Mexico City
Skyine and
Sachems
Glamour Magazine
Mary Armstrong
Sul Ross
Monte Jay
Charlotte McMillan
Edna Ann Walls
Evelyn Ainsworth
Jeannie Roberts
Judy Singleton
Earlene Anderau
Carol Vogt
Mrs Granger Laid to Rest in Fort Davis
Fort Davis mourns Mrs. Annie Granger 82 lifelong resident died in El Paso Feb 9 after illness. She was born Miss Annie Dutchover, daughter of Diedrick Dutchover a Belgian native and early Fort Davis settler. Funeral Feb 12 at Catholic Church with Rev. Bartasius. burial Hillcrest Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Irving Wilson and sons Fred William and Foster Granger among grandchildren.
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Fort Davis
Tom T. Granger
el Paso
Granger
Annie Dutchover
Diedrick Dutchover
Dutchover
Belgium
Anton Diedrick
Galveston
U. S
Mexico
Diedrick Dutchallover
Anthony Bartasius
Hillcrest
Tom Granger
William
Jeff Davis
Irving Wilson
Doreen
Funtington Park
Calif
Fred Granger
Staples
Texas
William Granger
Austin
Foster Granger
Rosenberg
San Antonio business visitor buys Buick in town
Chas. T. Holmes of San Antonio, former resident engineer for the Texas Highway Department, on a business visit last week, accepted delivery on a new Buick from Casner Motor Co. during a stop en route to El Paso. He is now with Cage Bros. Construction Co. in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. T. Holmes
San Antonio
el Paso
Holmes
Casner Motor Co
Texas Highway Dept
Cage Bros. Construction Co
Brewster County Hospital News Dismissed and Admitted
New arrivals and admissions listed for Brewster County hospitals. Notable entries include Don Geeslin of Alpine with a girl, Richard Williams of Alpine with a boy, and Felipe Cordero with an infant listed among other admitted and discharged names across Alpine, Marfa, Sanderson, and surrounding areas.
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Brewster County Hospital News
Ruperto Portillo
Marathon
Markellen Williams
Albert Lee Baker
Josefina Valenzuela
Elisa Domingues
Elidia Rios
Hazel Carrell
L. C. Popham
Paul Cameron
Doris Popham
Dorothy Bassett
Vera Smith
Linda Turner
Richard Wood
Virginia Geelin
Mickie Smith
Gladys Mueller
Alpine
Sharon Cash
Langtry
Mary Frazer
Ellis McDougal
Sanderson
Teresa McClure
Norberto Valverde
Marfa
Mary
Willie Benavidez
Ignacio Frausto
Mexico
Nellie Martinez
Big Bend Park
Don Geeslin
Richard Williams
Felipe Cordero
Christian Church To Hear Diebel Four Day Mission
The Christian Church hosts a four day preaching mission from Sunday Feb 18 to Wednesday Feb 21 at 7 30 p m Rev Chris Diebel of First Christian Pecos will preach The evening worships will be at the church with a fellowship supper on closing night Mrs James Bownd son and others from Midland visit local residents and several births recorded including a Sanderson couple Aubrey Gene Black and family welcome a boy and Aubrey Gene Black Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Chris Diebel
First Christian Church
Pecos
Diebe
Rch
James Bow
Dobby
Midland
R.A. Bow
Moine
Berta
David Dominguez
Alpine
Michael
Aubrey Gene Black
Sanderson
Aubrey Gene, Jr
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Gota
Shepperd
Jewelers
Berkshire
Theophilus
Thomas Karvonen
Peggy Anne Theophilus
Fred Slights
Knox Reid
Ted
Canyon
Coy Burton
Tulsa
SA Hill
Donna Burdett Bates
Sandy Ashbill
Sara Waters
James Gunn
Carol Davis
Ray Stephens
Roy Meyer
Dottie Hockier
Mitch Smith
Betty Bryan
Wayne Whatley
Connie Morrison
Olen Boatwright
Val Ripley
Jay Berry
Reba Clark
Charles Stengel
Jerene Crumley
Jesse Walker
Adelina Valenzuela
Ralph Zamamippa
Sui Ross
REW
Churches of Alpine
Onitare
Dorothy Hocker
Patsy Payne
Faith Smith
Mrs. Granger
Featuring
Georgia
Travis McFarland
East
el Paso Marfa, Texas
Penney
Penney’s Great
Valerie Fashion Shop
Korres Shoe
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