West Texas Bay Naval Academy vacancy sparks early exam drive
A missing midshipman from Texas 16th District creates a vacancy at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Rep J T Rutherford orders a Feb 17 preliminary test in El Paso and Pecos with authorization letters needed by March 1 for top scorer to enter, plus five alternates.
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el Paso
Pecos
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Washington
D.C
UT Will Outline Prospecting Plan for mineral rights
The University of Texas Board of Regents will permit prospecting and leasing for minerals other than oil gas sulfur and potash on West Texas Permanent University Fund lands. A bulletin with procedures will be issued around April 1. Prospecting permits valid 90 days cost 50 dollars. Leases require bonus 5 dollars per acre, annual rental 1 dollar per acre, and royalties 5 to 30 percent based on market value. Minimum lease 30 acres, maximum one section. Applications start after survey completion. good mining practice governs performance.
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Midland
Express
Lobo Baseball Card Announces Sul Ross Schedule
Sul Ross announces 24 game baseball schedule opening March 2 in Alpine against West Texas State. Lobos play 16 home and eight away with dates including March 8 Arizona in Tucson and multiple games against Colorado Abilene Christian Fort Bliss and Brooke Medical in El Paso and San Antonio.
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West Texas State
Lobos
University of Arizona
Tucson
White Sands P. G
Baylor
University of “Colorado
Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico U
Abilene Christian
Abilene
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Brooke Medical
San Antonio
Former Alpine Resident Receives AEC Promotion
James L. McCraw, former Alpine immigrant inspector, named assistant manager for inspection and storage at the Atomic Energy Commission Santa Fe Operations Office in Albuquerque. He previously led the Office of Security in Santa Fe since 1951 and held posts in Germany and at the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service with a long record in public safety and border control. The scholastic census for Alpine Schools, conducted by M Slover, shows 1123 pupils for the 1956-57 year, up from 1075 in 1985-86 and 1150 in 1954-55.
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Slover
Haid
Display Badges At Big Bend Show Highlight Casner Family
Mrs. J E Casner presents badges awarded posthumously to her father J D Jackson by the Texas Cattlemen's Association at Alpine's Big Bend Livestock Show. Jackson served two terms as president and several terms as director. Rex Tey County Commissioner observes the moment.
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J. E. Casner
J D. Jackson
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Texas Cattle‘men's Association
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