Alpine Big Bend tourist season forecast as park plans rise
Alpine Chamber of Commerce president Paul Forchheimer predicts the biggest tourist season in history for Alpine and the Big Bend Davis Mountains country. The meeting at Holland House Hotel approved promotions, highlighted NPC expansion at Big Bend National Park and urged improved highway signage and a joint motel brochure.
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Big Bend- Davis Mountains
Paul Forchheimer
Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Forchheimer
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend National Park
Park
McDonald Observatory
Davis Mountains
Chamber
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Religious Emphasis Week Begins at Sul Ross College
Sul Ross College with Alpine Ministerial Alliance announces February 23 to 26 as Religious Emphasis Week for Sul Ross and West Texas. An area Bible conference is planned to accompany the week as Dr. Bryan Wildenthal notes the need for spiritual development alongside character and citizenship training.
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Sul Ross College
Alpine Ministerial Alliance
Sul Ross
West Texas
Bryan Wildenthal
Wildenthal
Elephant Mountain Vista in Big Bend Country Tour
The Elephant Mountain summit near Alpine offers sweeping views across the Davis Mountains and surrounding valleys. The 1800 acre mesa hosts springs, game, and a new Civil Aeronautics Authority radio facility with towers and cooling systems atop the peak. Residents Neville Haynes and Jim Boyd describe rugged access, while nearby rockhounds visit Lajitas for agate and minerals. Activities include religious events at local colleges and a campus week ending with a February 26 barbecue at Paisano encampment.
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Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Elephant Mountain
Alpine
Nevill Ranch
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Elephant
Mountain
Neville Haynes
Jim Boyd
Dean Robertson
Lajitas
Presidio
Public School Tax Office Is Approved In Alpine
Alpine Independent School District moves to establish an independent tax assessor collector by January 1 1959 to boost revenue for the 1959 60 school year. The board also extended contracts for 1960 61 and approved plans for school facilities and fields. Jimmy Logan attended as a candidate for the April 15 election.
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Alpine Independent School
Alpine Independent School District
Brewster County
Alpine
J. C. Coleman
D. E. Jones
Alpine Central
Clay Cade
Leland Schultz
Anthony Ceraldi
Centennial
Pyote
Bill Sohl
Central School
West Alpine
Jimmy Logan
Alpine Hosts First Junior Basketball Tourney Since 1955
Alpine prepares for a three gym youth basketball tournament featuring 200 players from Alpine Central Alpine Centennial Van Horn Marfa Balmorhea and other districts. Events run Friday night and Saturday with finals in Alpine High Gym trophies awarded to top three. Col F P Snow dies in Las Vegas funeral set today. Mrs Snow connected to Alpine via Eva M Hill.
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Alpine
Central
Centennial
Alpine Centennial
van Horn
Marfa Blackwell
Alpine Central
Balmorhea
Marfa
Marfa Elementary
Sanderson
Mart Blackwell
Veyton Cain
Alpine High
Maria Elementary
Maria Blackwell
Mrnday
Pam
Alpine School
Alpine Centential School
Col. Snow
F. P. Snow
Las Vegas
Nev
I’. G. Snow
Aberdeen
Maryland
Mrs. Snow
Eva M. Hill
Big Lake Beats Alpine 61-56 in Upset of the Bucks
Alpine trailed Big Lake late after leading most of the game as four Big Lake players topped Alpine height. Joel Brown and Billy Davis fouled out in the third quarter while Big Lake secured a 61-56 victory that ties Alpine for second in the district standings and leaves Iraan Braves also in the chase.
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Big Lake
Alpine
Bucks
Kraan
Alpine Bucks
Alpine High Gym
Owls
Joel Brown
Billy Davis
Lake
Iraan Braves
Big Lake Tall Boys
Five Indicted by Brewster Grand Jury in Alpine Club Burglary
Five indictments returned by the Brewster County Grand Jury on Monday include Kenneth Roy Scott and Kelton P. Prather who pleaded guilty to burglary of the Alpine Country Club on December 6 1957 and received three years adult probation. Other indictments name Victor Melgosa for driving while intoxicated second offense Luis Enriquez for sale of mortgaged property and Tomas Vega for assault with intent to murder. Enriquez case not yet set for trial Vega to be tried after medical treatment at Big Spring Veterans hospital.
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Brewster County Grand Jury
Criminal District Court
Kenneth Roy Scott
Kelton P. Prather
Alpine Country Club
C. E. Patterson
Victor Melgosa
Luis Enriquez
Tomas Vega
Lucious Bunton
Enriquez
Vega
Big Spring Veterans Hospital
F. L. McCollum
Foreman
W. Ef. McGonagill
Forrest Walker
D. R. Elliott
Ke. R. Hudson
John Moss
Otis Kimball
Edward B. Salmon
Ralph Gray
Pete Gallego Jr
Lockhart backs six man aldermanic city government
Dr. W. E. Lockhart a candidate for mayor of Alpine spoke in favor of a six member aldermanic government in the city election set for April 1. He responded to a recent Avalanche editorial calling for an expanded City Commission and explained the overlapping term structure of the aldermanic form with five aldermen and one mayor.
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W. E. Lockhart
Alpine
Lockhart
Avalanche
Texas
Proposal to switch Alpine to aldermanic city government
A petition by 10 percent or more of Alpine voters seeks a mayoral order for an election. The writer favors adopting the aldermanic home rule system by the first Tuesday in April 1959 with three to six aldermen to share duties. Proponents cite legal and sanitary powers beyond city bounds.
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Alpine
Jackie Cross Luckett Dies in Fort Worth Hospital
Mrs. Joe Luckett 32 nee Jackie Louise Cross of Alpine died at Harris Hospital Fort Worth after a lingering illness. She was an Alpine High School honor student, attended Sul Ross Texas College for Women and earned a BS from Texas Tech. Survived by husband Joe, son Mike 8 and daughter Margaret 5. Funeral Friday at First Methodist Alpine with Elm Grove Cemetery burial.
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Joe Luckett
Jackie Louise Cross
Jack Cross
Alpine
Harris Hospital
Fort Worth
Cross
Alpine High School
Sul Ross State College
Texas College For Women
Texas Tech
Magnolia To Let Contract For New Service Station
Magnolia to let contract for a $60,000 Magnolia service station on Holland Avenue. Construction starts March 1 with completion expected by early summer. Applications for manager of the station are being received. J. C. Walker moved the Magnolia site house from the northeast 500 block to 300 block East Avenue A.
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Magnolia
Holland Avenue
Billy Ward
Ward
J. C. Walker
East Avenue A
Avalanche Linotype Motor Burns Out
Volunteer firemen were summoned to The Avalanche printing department yesterday before 7 am when an electric motor on the Linotype burned out. The smoke filled the department until a suction fan expelled it. Publisher Jim Glasscock estimated motor damage at $100 with no other damage. A replacement motor was installed and operations continued.
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Avalanche
Linotype
Malone Vo Hill
Jim Glasscock
World Day of Prayer Declared in Alpine
Mayor Hugh S. White proclaims February 21 as World Day of Prayer in Alpine urging citizens to attend a service or observe a noon moment of prayer for wisdom and courage to meet challenging times.
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Hugh S. White
Alpine
Bids Open Today On New Jobs At Big Bend National Park
Bids will be opened on two projects totaling 227000 for Big Bend National Park with Rio Grande and Basin campground road work plus a campfire circle near Lower Campground utilities. The work is part of a 2113000 grand total for park construction and development projects.
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Rio Grande
Basin
J. D. Burk Construction Co
San Angelo
Tornillo Creek
Bone Spring Draw
Cage Bros
San Antonio
Bureau of Public Roads
Park Headquarters
Contract Set On New Units In Big Bend National Park
W. R. Williamson & Son of El Paso was the low bidder on eight new concession units for National Park Concessions in the Upper Basin at Big Bend National Park. Bids opened Monday. firm’s bid is $87,445. Work to start March 15 with completion expected around mid June per Concessions Manager Charley Stakey.
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W. R. Williamson & Son
el Paso
Upper Basin
Big Bend National Park
Charley Stakey
Watch Repairman Joins Big Bend TV
Stacy Watson, a watch and clock repairman with four years of experience, joins Big Bend TV & Jewelry Co. from Laredo. He formerly repaired at Laredo Air Base. his wife and two children will join in about three weeks. The family attends the Church of Christ.
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Stacy Watson
Big Bend TV & Jewelry Co
Mr. Watson
Laredo
Laredo Air Base
Church of Christ
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