Candidates Begin Filing for Office in Alpine
Five candidates announced their bids for local and state posts in Alpine this week as The Avalanche lists W E Lockhart for Alpine mayor M D Lockhart former mayor and commissioner Sam Mather for Brewster County Precinct 3 Marathon J C Cooley for Alpine Precinct 1 commissioner Carl Williams Jr seeks Brewster County sheriff Richard C White of El Paso seeks U S representative from the 16th District All filed as Democrats Red Pattillo named Brewster County Democratic Party chairman succeeding Bernal Slight due to health reasons Further candidate announcements appear in this and next week’s Avalanche.
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Alpine
Avalanche
W.E. Lockhart
City of
Carl Williams JR
Brewster County
Richard C.white
el Paso
U.S
Democratic Party
Red Pattillo
Bernal Slight
Sul Ross State College Set to Register Record Spring Enrollment
Sul Ross State College will hold spring semester registration on January 16 and 17. Officials expect the largest spring enrollment in the school’s 51 year history, continuing a four year streak of record enrollments. Returning students must register during the two days, and new students may contact Registrar Glenn Davis for information.
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Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Glenn Davis
Alpine 1967 Accident Toll and Monthly Breakdown
F L Powers Jr of the Alpine Police Dept reports 111 accidents in Alpine during 1967 with two deaths and 19 injuries. December saw 25 crashes due to icy weather. yearly totals include 36,647.06 in property damage. Cited fatalities were Ray Newsom on Feb. 27 and Agustin Guerra on Nov. 27.
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Alpine
F.L. Powers Jr
Alpine Police Dept
Powers
Ray Newsom
Agustin Guerra
Alpine ISD Board Sees Budget Approved and Staff Change
The Alpine Independent School District board met January 9 with full attendance. Treasurer Patty Winters presented December finances as $13,282.23 in bills were approved. Amarillo’s Jim Morries questioned last year’s re evaluation, planning a fallacy study to report back. James A. Fulmer was hired as high school English teacher replacing Flora Sutton who moves to Jonesboro Ark.
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Board of Trustees
The
Alpine I.S.D
Patty Winters
Jim M . Morries
Amarillo
Morries
James A. Fulmer
Flora Sutton
Jonesboro
Ark
Local families gather for holidays in West Texas and New Mexico
The notice lists visitors and relatives visiting Brewster Memorial Hospital and families from Panhandle Texas El Paso Arlington Euless and Shreveport. Dorothy Ligon from Carlsbad was due to arrive to be with her mother Worth Frazer. Extended family includes J G Watson Sam Bunton King Terry Sr R H Feild and Barbara Davis among others.
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Dorothy Ligon
Carlsbad, N. M
Worth Frazer
Brewster Memorial Hospital
J.G. Watson
Panhandle , Texas
Sam E. Bunton
King Terry Sr
Ms. Bunton
Wally Davis
Fred Davis
Arlington
Bill Davis
Euless
Harold Mason
Coronation Court Members Named
Elaine Neu announces the 1967-68 campus queen Becky Boyd and escort Don Stuckwish. Crowning at 7 30 pm Saturday Jan 27 in the Sul Ross College Auditorium with a court featuring Marsha Mills Patsy Rojo Susie Valenzuela Ted Gray Tim Lear Knobby Sanchez Delia Muniz Emily LaBeff Jackie Valenzuela Tom Garmon Rosie Valenzuela Diana Valero Donna Boyd Connie Parr Christy Valero Regina De Voll Carol Garcia.
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Becky
Methodist Church
MYF
Becky Boyd
Her Majesty's Court
Marsha Mills
Patsy Rojo
Susie Valenzuela
Ted Gray
Tim Lear
Knobby Sanchez
Delia Muniz
Emily LaBeff
Jackie Valenzuela
FHA
Tom Garmon
FFA
Rosie Valenzuela
Diana Valero
Donna Boyd
Connie Parr
Christy Valero
Regina de Voll
Carol Garcia
FTA
Sul Ross College
Baxter Named City Electrical Inspector In Alpine
Baxter, a retired West Texas Utilities employee, was appointed city electrical inspector at the regular council meeting. He will be unpaid, funded from inspection fees once set by other Texas municipalities. The council approved a $15,000, 4% loan from Alpine’s First National Bank to cover city operations through July 1968. Pik Nik Stores opens second Alpine location across from Central School Campus with full frozen foods and groceries. The city allocates 75% of tax receipts and 10% of water and sewer receipts to the sinking fund. 42% previously. The Parks Board bids for George W. Baines Memorial Park development are to open Feb. A $15,065.15 payment to the swimming pool contractor was approved. half reimbursed by the state after statements. Ernesto Gallego said Community Action will remove old shacks on city property at no charge. Shacks sit on land taken for nonpayment of taxes. county and school officials must approve due to their tax claims. Ordinance No. 430 calls for a public hearing Feb 5 on zoning changes aligned with the Master Plan. a special meeting Jan 30 with the zoning commission precedes the hearing. All council members attended except J. W. O’Donnell.
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Joe Baxter
West Texas Utilities
Texas
Fist National Bank
Alpine
Homer Hudgins
Frank Yakubarski
Pik-Nik Stores, Inc
Pik -Nik
Central School
Pik-Nik
C&s
Pik-Nik Number Two
Uncle Paul's
Parks Committee
Dorothy McBride
Parks Board
George W. Baines Memorial Park
Ernesto Gallego
Community Action
City Council
Zoning Commission
Council
J .W.o'donne I
1967 Rainfall Totals in Ava Lanache Records
Rainfall for 1967 totaled 14.66 inches with June posting 4.91 inches as the banner month. 1966 saw 19.30 inches and 1965 only 13.42. September ranked second with 3.14 inches while February recorded the lowest at 0.02. July had 2.09 and August 1.59 inches.
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Sam Mather
Marathon
J.C. Cooley
R.H. Feild
Shreveport
O.C. Mudd
Mason
Barbara Davis
Mrs. Davis
Coronation Court
Elaine Neu
Don Stuckwish
Robert Boyd
Alpine High School
Queen's Court Pictures
Miss Becky Boyd
Baxter
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