Amblin Around Visits Kerrville Cartoonist Ace Reid
ACE Reid the Kerrville cowboy artist visited Alpine with Miller and families to renew his cartoon feature with The Avalanche. They discussed a political cartoon bid for Hendryx, which was declined to keep editorial neutrality. Also noted are comments on Norm Cash and Sul Ross prospect James Gunn recovering from a shoulder injury.
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Ace Reid
Kerrville
Miller
Kerrville Times
Ace
Avalanche
Gene Hendryx
Hendryx
Gene
Tom Farris
Reid
Alpine
Big Bend National Park
Aweltie
Camino del Rio
Alpine School Board Backs $300000 Bond Issue for Upgrades
Alpine school leaders call for a $300000 bond to fund four new classrooms a cafeteria and science labs at Central School plus a new science lab at Centennial and physics chemistry labs at the High School. Superintendent Frost says repairs and renovations are urgent to keep buildings safe and support a strong educational program. Davis promotes county lakes hospital and street improvements, supports recreational projects to draw people to Brewster County, and notes his long residency and Navy service.
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Sitesaay
Jack Frost
Central School
Centennial
Frost
Alpine
Jiggs Davis
J. T
Ujiggs) Davis
Brewster County
Davis
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Curly Davis
al High School
Lone Star Farmers
FFA
Navy
U. S. S. Henderson
Sul Ross State College
Mead's Bakery
Marathon
Faye Jones
John T. Davis III
Barbara Lou
Plan Cited for Screwworm Eradication Efforts
Ted Gray of Brewster County outlines steps for livestock owners to aid screwworm control. Guidelines include inspecting newborns, collecting maggots, avoiding moving untreated animals, and ensuring origin treatment when crossing counties or state lines. Attendance by Joe Lane and B G Hills noted. campaign funds expected around $15,000.
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Ted Gray
Brewster County Committee
Joe Lane
Alpine
The
Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation
Austin
Hays County
B. G. Hills
Gray
Brewster County
All Candidates Pay Filing Fees in Brewster County Primary
Democratic primary in Brewster County set for May 5 with all candidates paying filing fees. assessments ranged from 300 for county judge to 5 for all others. expense reports due by April 25. also notes artist Stuart Van Orden among 62 selected for Southwestern Print and Drawing show at Dallas Museum.
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Brewster County
Democratic
Ray LaBeff
U. S
Justice of the Peace
Stuart van Orden
Sul Ross State College
Southwestern
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Alpine Freshman Tony Warnock Wins Handbook Award
Tony Warnock, a freshman chemistry student at Sul Ross State College, received the Handbook Award from the Chemical Rubber Co. of Cleveland for excellence in freshman chemistry. Alpine High School graduate, valedictorian last year, son of Dr and Mrs Barton Warnock, he ranks highest among freshmen at Sul Ross and belongs to Gamma Sigma Epsilon. He will compete this spring with other awardees from colleges nationwide.
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Tony Warnock
Sul Ross State College
The
Chemical Rubber Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Tony
Alpine High School
Barton Warnock
Sul Ross
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Warnock
Sul Ross Lobos Baseball Set to Open March 12 at Home
The Sul Ross Lobos open March 12 at Kobernot Field versus Eastern New Mexico in a 24 game schedule with 14 home games. Key returners include Huckle Antwine Phillips Horlen while Ed Wilson departs to the Giants. New pitching depth comes from Jay Barry Merelez Stengel and freshmen Seifert Rice Bridewell.
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Mers
Wilbur Huckle
Bud Antwine
Don Phillips
Bill Horlen
Sul Ross
Lobos
Kobernot Field
New Mexico
Ed Wilson
San Francisco Giants
Jeff Dyer
John Wells
Jerry Tyson
Jay Barry
Mike Merelez
Charles Stengel
Bill Seifert
Robert Rice
Jerry Bridewell
University of Arizona At
Tucson
Arizona State University
Texas Agm
Colorado State University
Texas Lutheran
Trinity University
Sam Houston
Wayland
Eastern New Mexico
Texas Tech
Track Season Opens Saturday at Alpine High
Alpine High School will launch its track season Saturday February 24 at the Comanche Relays in Ft. Stockton with about 25 boys on the team. Coach Dewey Baker notes 57 boys are vying for 28 spots on the traveling squad as a lack of experience means many positions are open.
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Dewey Baker
Ft. Stockton
Sonora
Iraan
Monahans
Lubbock
Baker
Sammy Aguilar
Higinio Bustamante
Bill Boreing
Johnny Carpenter
Reyes Castillo
Arturo Chavez
Joe Cobos
Harold Cowell
Sammy Cunningham
Alredo Espin
Robert Graham
Freday Uranado
Tony Green
Billy Headrick
Frosty Walker
Guy Woodruff
Phillip Newsom
Tim Eichholtz
Pablo Jacquet
Larry Johnson
Jimmy Justice
Bryan LaBelf
Sonny Llanez
Flijio Leyva
Joe Losoya
Nilo Minjarez
Joe Molinar
Raymond Molinar
Kenny Nester
John Page
Esteban Rodriguez
Shaw Skinner
David Teplicek
Sammy Thomas
Joe Valenzuela
Barry Vincent
Joe Watts
Richard Young
Marty Ott
Ruben Parras
Big Bend Feeder Teams Shine At Santone Stock Show
Janet Uruco of Fort Davis showed the reserve champion Hereford steer in the open show at the San Antonio Livestock Show. The steer bred by Strauss Medina Ranch sold to Sig Weller for 600 dollars. Janet Grubb's Hereford placed 10th and sold for 43 cents a pound to Alamo National Bank. Other standings include lightweight Angus 11th, Toni Lane 16th, Monte Kimball 18th, and Clint Owens 8th in lambs. A Brewster Jeff Davis Presidio group heads to Houston for the show, with 4-H members and families attending.
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Janet Uruco
Fort Davis
San Antonio
B. G. Hill Jr
Strauss~ Medina Ranch
Sig Weller
Janet Grubb
Roy R. Largent & Sons
Alamo National Bank
Barbara Grubb
Houston
Angus
Toni Lane
Alpine
N. M. Mitchell and Sons of
Sanderson
Monte Kimball
Lights Bros
Cotulla
Clint Owens
Alpine Fire Dept Logs Quiet Year After Busy Decade
In 1961 the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department had the most calls in a decade yet suffered small losses. Chief J C Cooley reported 59 calls with insured damage at 2250 dollars. Most alarms were grass and wash fires. Five alarms occurred at night. Fourteen calls were outside city limits and one false alarm. Firefighters laid 7400 feet of hose, logged 347 man hours, and used 21325 gallons of water.
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Alpine Volunteer Fire Department
J.C. Cooley
Alpine C of C to Publicize Topolobampo Trip Details
Alpine Chamber of Commerce will publicize a compiled data set on travel to Topolobampo on the Mexican Pacific Coast. A fact finding mission via the Chihuahua al Pacific Railroad will form a self guided tour from Alpine to Big Bend National Park and Presidio.
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Topolobampo
Mexico
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Area Development Committee
Mexican Pacific Coast
Chihuahua
al Pacific
Peter Koch
C of C
Alpine
Charles Blakey
National Park Concessions
Garner Hanson
NPC
Mammoth Cave
Big Bend National Park
Presidio
Camino del Rio
Big Bend
Display of Flags Urged by DAR
Washington's birthday observed as Big Bend Chapter DAR asks every home and merchant to display the Flag today. The appeal honors the Father of our Country by flying the Flag in his memory.
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Washington
Big Bend
Daughters of the American Revolution
Texas teacher group head to speak at Sul Ross College
Mrs Elizabeth Little president of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association will speak at 10 am Thursday March 1 in the Little Theatre on the Sul Ross College campus under the sponsorship of the Student Education Association.
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Elizabeth Little
Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Little Theatre
Sul Ross College
Student Education Association
15 Schools Enter Event At Sul Ross
Pyote defends the team title as 15 West Texas schools compete in Sul Ross State College hosting the seventh annual High School Tennis Tournament. Matches run 8:30 a m Friday to Saturday with quarter finals Friday and semis finals Saturday. Varsity players and PE majors from Sul Ross run the event. First National Bank of Alpine funds the team trophy.
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Pyote
West Texas
Sul Ross State College
Carpenter's Court
Bowie
el Paso
Maria and
Irvin
Wink
Barstow
Crockett
Odessa
Alpine
Sul Ross
First National Bank of Alpine
Sul Ross College
James Fain Laid to Rest
Graveside services for James Guy Fain 80 were held at 10 a m Tuesday in Britton Cemetery Oklahoma City. He was an Alpine resident for 25 years died Sunday at his Alpine home. Born July 4 1881 in Lead Hill Ark he was a retired steelworker and Alpine First Baptist Church member. Survivors include his wife three daughters Mrs B J McMillan Mrs J McHavard both of Port Arthur and Mrs E A Wells of Salem Dreason N B Fain of Alpine one sister Mrs Nora Myers of Corpus Christi four brothers R B Fain Allen Okla W F Fain Seattle Wash Olen Fain Portland Ore and Melvin Fain Harrison Ark four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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James Guy Fain
Britton
Oklahoma City
Fain
Alpine
Lead Hill
Ark
Alpine First Baptist Church
B. J. McMillan
J. Mc Havard
Port Arthur
E. A. Wells
Salem, Dre
Ason
N. B. Fain
Nora Myers
Corpus Christi
R. B. Fain
Allen
Alpine Girls Face McCamey For District Title
Alpine High School seeks the District 7-AA crown Friday at 7 30 p m hosting McCamey with victory clinching the title and a playoff berth. If McCamey wins a tiebreaker game will be scheduled Saturday. The district winner advances to Tahoka then a regional at Lubbock next weekend.
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Alpine High School
McCamey
Alpine
Tahoka
Lubbock
Alpine Girls
Sanders
Lupe Garza
Mary Ann Sanchez
Merced Uranga
Rosie Adamson
Elidia Chavarria
Linda Babb
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Pilot Club of
Pilot Club
Mathilda Forchheimer
Jo Ella
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Bud Shrake
Dallas Morning News
Norm Cash
Detroit Tiger
Dan Blocker
Hoss Cartwright
Cash
Dallas
Detroit
Maris
Yankees
Bob Scheffing
Srex
Ray van Cleef
James Gunn
Gunn
Sul Ross Lobos
van Cleef
Ray
James
Alpine School Board
Colorado State
Arizona State
University of Arizona
Apa
Wayland College
Thad Corkins
Felix McGaughy
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Paul Forchheimer
Reg Wotan
W. J. Newell
Joe Brady
Bob Bridges
D. M. Bennett
Forrest Walker
Retail Trade Committee
Bob Strom
Homer Hudgins
T. A. DeVore
Sam Schulze
Stacey Watson
Ray Morrison
Transportation Committee
W. E. Lockhart
Highland Chamber of Commerce
Marfa- Alpine
DAR
James Fain
Texas
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