Ranchers urge action to lift eagle hunting ban nationwide
Hallie Stillwell reports ranchers urge Stewart Udall to rescind the airplane killing ban on eagles. Ft. Davis ranchers say eagles devastate lambs and kids, threaten local economies, and prompt plans to write letters demanding relief.
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Stewart Udall
Washington
D.C
Steve Stumberg Srs
Marathon
Sanderson
Fred Shely
Chinati Mountains
Marfa
Secretary of Interior
Lobos Fall In Close LSC Losses To AGI And SWT
Sul Ross State College cagers lost two Lone Star Conference games in tight finishes, 62-60 to Texas A&M AGI and 79-76 to Southwest Texas State. Jack Fryman led SR with 15 points in both outings, Jim Koemer scored 20 for AGI, and Charles Stinger added 18 for SR while Fryman fouled out late at San Marcos. SR finishes 13-12 overall, 5-6 in the conference, and travels to Stephen F. Austin for a season finale.
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Sul Ross State College Cagers
Texas Asi
Southwest
Texas State
Kingsville
San Marcos
Texas Agi
Fighting Lobos
Jack Fryman
Ken Smith
Jim Koemer
Texas Agl
Agi
Lobos
Stephen T. Richards
Fryman
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin State College Lumberjacks
Alpine
Group to Meet for Alpine Opportunity Workshop
A group sponsoring an Opportunity Workshop for Alpine will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday March 3 in the Chamber of Commerce building. The workshop aims to serve the area within a 200 mile radius with a production workshop creating lapidary crafts, leather, weaving, transparent lamp shades, cactus lamps and other locally sourced products reflecting community history.
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Chamber of Commerce
Political Announcements for Various Local Offices
The Avalanche lists candidate declarations with party labels and offices sought including sheriff tax assessor collector county attorney district attorney county commissioner state representative mayor councilman and congress. It notes advertising costs and payment in advance. Republican Ed Foreman and Democrat candidates appear alongside regional districts and counties.
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Avalanche
Democrat
Jim Skinner
Carl Williams
Vic Heil
Richard E. Bowers
Alfred E. Creigh Jr
William H. Barney
Bruce C. Sutton
J. C. Cooley
Thad Corkins
Sam Mather
Ralph Coe
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
W. E. Lockhart
W. I
Bill) Winter
Ten Men Indicted in Brewster County Grand Jury
Ten men were indicted by the Brewster County Grand Jury last Friday in fifteen counts. Names include Willie G Valenzuela Jr charged with obscene materials, Wayne Milam with obscene books and films, Miguel Ramirez for burglary, Frank Bustamante for sodomy in two counts, Jose M Morales for two sodomy counts, James Wiley Fisher for sodomy in two counts, William Patrick Neary for sodomy, William Earl Frerichs, Arnie Lee Westbrook, George Allen Barrow Jr. all listed for sodomy or related charges.
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Brewster County Grand Jury
Willie G. Valenzuela Jr
Wayne Milam
Miguel Ramirez
Eddie Valenzuela
Frank Bustamante
Jose M. Morales
James Wiley Fisher
William Patrick Neary
William Earl Frerichs
Arnie Lee Westbrook
Eorge Allen Barrow Jr
Man Killed in Highway 90 Truck Crash Near Alpine
Louis Nieto 63 of Los Fresnos Texas died in a pickup wreck Friday morning February 21 fifteen miles east of Alpine on Highway 90. Passenger Louis Nieto Jr 14 and Maria Nieto Gonzales 35 were injured. Truck driver Edgar Stanley Pierce of Ohio was unhurt. State Patrolman Jean Pate investigated.
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Louis Nieto
Los Fresnos
Texas
Alpine
Louis Nieto Jr
Maria Nieto Gonzales
Edgar Stanley Pierce
Ohio
Jean Pate
Aborigines in Regions of Mexico Used Distinct Weapons
The southern Mexico peoples employed blowpipes as weapons while northern Mexico inhabitants relied on bows and arrows, reflecting regional technological differences among indigenous groups.
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Mexico
Bowling league standings and high marks from area teams
Detailed results from the Guys & Dolls bowling league show Geeslin Funeral Home leading high team scores with 688 and 1902, while individual high games reach 248 by Jay Foster and 194 by Joy Holman. Standings list Buck 'N Chute with 116 wins, Nelon Locker Plant 98, Shepperd 95, and others. The Bowlerettes report top figures with Agnes Franks 200 high game and Margie Dorris Sat high series. A note mentions pre plastics era piano keys made from elephant tusks.
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Guys & Dolls League
Geeslin Funeral Home
Nelon Locker Plant
Baker Jewelers
Dorris Electric
Alpine Vet Clinic
Casner's
Shepperd Jewelers
Joy Holman
Jay Foster
Geeslin
Buck 'N Chute
Domus Electric
Skyline Lanes
Marfa Nat's Bank
Webb Bros
Safeway
Borden's
Texas Cafe
Penney's
Agnes Franks
Margie Dorris
Spontaneous Ignition of Paint Rags Burns New Homes
A cautionary note describes how paint soaked rags can spontaneously ignite and burn many new houses before families can move in, highlighting the safety risk and need for proper handling and disposal.
Shenandoah Valley Tradition Teaches Boiling Apple Butter
A local tradition in the Shenandoah Valley holds that only young courting couples can stir the boiling apple butter, a belief reflecting regional customs and seasonal food practices tied to community heritage.
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Shenandoah Valley
Lutherans Invite You to Test Doctrine With Jesus Words
A passage urges readers to examine claims about Jesus Christ using reason and scripture. It contrasts belief in the Trinity with those who doubt, inviting personal study with friends and a pastor, and cites John 7 16 17 as proof that truth frees.
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Jesus Christ
God
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Clay
Jim Espy
Ft. Davis
Bud Roark
Brewster County
Mac Benge
The
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Ben English
Lajitas
Alpine Drug
City OF
W. J. Newell
Joan W. O'Donnell
Kenneth Stucke
Malcolm McGregor
el Paso County
Richard C. White
Dorsey B. Hardeman
Tom Green County
Ed Foreman
Ector County
Twin Peaks
Kirk Douglas
Thelma Ritter
Mitzi Gaynor
Diane McBain
Philip Carey
SUN
Susan Hayward
Wings OF
Eagles
Rock Hudson
Marfa National Bank
Furnace Epair & Service
Tammen Plumbing & Heating
Jesus
Redeemer
Church Alpine, Texas
Episcopal Church
Pete D. Pedersen
Fort Stockton
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