Enrollment Sets New High as Alpine Opens Open House
Alpine public schools host Open House March 5 from 7 to 9 PM across all campuses under Public School Week. Science fair judging runs 1 to 7 PM at Centennial, Central, and High School with Sid Surratt, Dr. W E Lockhart, and Duane Smith as judges. Awards, ribbons, and a sweepstakes prize follow. Lions Club and Rotary Club meals planned March 5 and 7 in the school cafeteria. Ministers invited for a noon service March 6.
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Alpine
Jack Fi
Centennial
Pom Central School
Sp. High School
Sid Surratt
W. E. Lockhart
Duane Smith
Frost
Alpine Lions Club
Rotary Club
Avalanche Adopts Compact Make-Up For The Avalanche
Alpine Avalanche Brewster County adopts a compact new look with a $15,000 leased Multilith offset press replacing older equipment. The plant gains a denser darkroom, new plate maker and light table, expanding coverage and a Community Center column. Beginning next week an Activities Calendar will run weekly with noon Friday deadline for clubs.
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Alpine Avalanche
Brewster County
Avalanche
el Paso
San Antonio
Kemo
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The
The Avalanche Upgrades Equipment for Expanding Coverage
The Avalanche announces a new $15,000 Mullirith offset press from Addressograph Multigraph Corp and expanded regional coverage. Regular staff operate all machinery, with no outside hires, as the paper adds internal pages and features like Big Bend Park News Bowling Results and community items.
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Tom Farris
Helen Urang Sul Ros
Emmett O'Donnell
Avalanche
Mullirith
Addressograph
Multigraph Corp
el Paso
San Antonio
Big Bend Park
Girl Scout
Old Fort Davi
Buck Names First Team and Lettermen at Alpine
Alpine High School selects All-District 7AA with Joe Freddy Granado Alpine among the first team and Freddy Granado plus Joe Molinar listed as seniors among the lettermen. The Bucks, coached by Cecil Toliver, compiled 11 wins and 13 losses.
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Alpine Bucks
Cecil Toliver
Nam
Joe Freddy Granado
Jerry Hell
Bill Boreing
Joe Valenzuela
Shaw Skinner
Herman Gonzales
Guy Woodruff
Joe Molinar
Lionel Cobos
Hudgins Seeks Alpine City Council Seat
Homer Hudgins manager of West Texas Utilities Co. in Alpine has filed to run for one of three council seats in the April 2 election. Filing deadline is March 2. Incumbents C. D. McCollister T A Beard and Dave Elliott have terms expiring. McCollister seeks re election and Wallace New is also a candidate.
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Homer Hudgins
West Texas Utilities Co
Alpine
C. D. McCollister
T. A. Beard
Dave Elliott
McCollister
Wallace New
AHS Girls on District Team Named by Alpine Official
Rosie Adamson and Barbara Davis of Alpine are named to the AllDistrict girls basketball team alongside players from Lakeview and Yater Stanton. District 7AA chairman Supt. Jack Frost announced the selections listing Marilyn SaTe Stanton Zula Tomlinson Lakeview Patsy Rabb Linda Valero Aida Hernandez Bonnie Uranga Linda Smith-McCamey Mildred Halbecher Norma Benson Sue McCall.
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Rosie Adamson
Barbara Davis
Alpine
Supt
Jack Frost
Marilyn SaTe
Stanton Rosie Adamson
Zula Tomlinson
Lakeview
Patsy Rabb
Linda Valero
Aida Hernandez
Bonnie Uranga
Linda Smith
McCamey
Mildred Halbecher
Norma Benson
In Yater
Stanton
Sue McCall
Eagles Meet To Discuss Predatory Habits At Courthouse
A meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday March 5 will address golden eagle predatory habits. It is conducted by a team from the Federal Game and Fish Commission and urged for ranchmen and sportsmen to attend. Hearing Set Friday In Alpine Zoning Hearing from 3 to 5 p m Friday in the Chamber of Commerce building will consider rezoning Block 15 on North Street from residential to commercial Neville Haynes owner seeks rezoning to permit a shopping project.
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Federal Game and Fish Commission
City of Alpine
Zoning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Marfa Dominates Sul Ross Tennis Tourney
Marfa players win team top at the Sul Ross Invitational with medals across senior, junior events. Standout results include Ralph Sandell Pyote and Jerry Box Crane in senior singles and multiple Marfa doubles titles led by Jim Webb Kenny Bernard.
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Marfa
Fist
National Bank of Alpine
Ralph Sandell
Pyote
Jerry Box
Crane
Jim Webb
Kenny Bernard
Douglas Dodson
Moret Ruez
Death of Mrs Lovell and family travels noted
Dr and Mrs Harvey Gil went to Pascagoula last Friday to be with Mrs Gill mother Mrs George Lovell who was critically ill and died Monday and was buried in Pascagoula yesterday Mr and Mrs F L McCollum returned from a vacation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and visits to Junc tion and Sonora Mr and Mrs Gardner H Schamp of Phoenix Arizona visited her brother Pink Phelps and sister Mrs Florence Lacy here this week
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Harvey Gil
Pascagoula
Gill
George Lovell
F. L McCollum
Rio Grande Valley
Junction
Sonora
wMr
Gardner H. Schamp
Phoenix, Ariz
Pink Phelps
Florence Lacy
Eight CAP Cadets Complete Alpine Radio Proficiency Course
Eight Alpine Civil Air Patrol Cadets earned radio proficiency cards after passing the course and exam. Major Fritz Bill Weyerts presented the cards and noted additional cadets are completing the course. The cadets meet Wednesdays 7:30 to 9 in the Cadet Hut on the Fort Davis Highway.
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Alpine Civil Air Patrol
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Weyerts
Marfa
Col
Eford
Fort Davis Highway
Mike Garcia
David Morrow
Ronny Hunter
Kenny Hunter
Mike Hunter
Allen Newsom
Robert Valader Jr
Sammy Vick
City Seeks Bids for Fences Around Water Wells
Alpine city bids sought for constructing fences around city water wells to secure state approval. A separate item notes Sul Res College exes team versus a group of exes at 2:30 p.m. Saturday March 2 with public attendance invited.
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Alpine
Exes Sul Res
Exes
Lobos
Alpine Public Schools Reach Record Enrollment
Alpine public schools report 1129 pupils this week led by Centen al School 467 Central 393 and High School 269 Supt Jack Frost says 1963 census is district’s greatest yet M P Slover tallies 1241 scholastics after a 23 student rise from 1962, the previous peak 1225 in 1943.
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Alpine
Jack Frost
Centennal
Central
Frost
M. P. Slover
Alpine School Board Candidates File For Posts
L. C. Chan Bradford filed for Alpine School Board on Wednesday. Bradford has lived in Alpine since 1936 and works in the warehouse at C. G. Morrison Co. He has two married children who finished school there and a child in Alpine Public Schools. Billy Holland and Ed Foley also filed for trustee. Election is Saturday April 6 with filing deadline Wednesday March 6. Terms of Foley and Jeff Graham expire. Foley was appointed to replace Bud Powers who resigned.
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L. C
Chan) Bradford
Alpine School Board
Bradford
Alpine
C. G. Morrison Co
Billy Holland
Ed Foley
Foley
Jeff Graham
F. L
Bud) Powers
Lodge Hosts 2 Meetings at Indian Lodge Weekend
Fort Davis Indian Lodge hosted two meetings over the weekend. One gathered Texas Department of Public Safety West Texas division personnel led by Major Leo Gossett and Capt. Ray Butler, with 60 plus attendees including five captains and 56 highway patrolmen. The second group consisted of Odessa school system department heads. County Judge Tom Gray attended as a guest.
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Fort Davis--Indian Lodge
Texas Department of Public Safety
West Texas
Midland
Odessa
Lou Walker
Leo Gossett
Ray Butler
Public Safety Department
Odesa-Midland
Indian Lodge
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Mack Mathis
Stanton Bill Clary
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San Searals
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Harry Rourk
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Cindy Wells
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