West Alpine to vote on 1.6 million bond for new school
Alpine School Board called a March 12 election to approve a 1.6 million bond for a new junior senior high and elementary school improvements. The plan would place the new campus on or near the current high school football field, expand land to 55 acres, and add four classrooms at Central School. If approved, bids would be let in June 1969 and construction to finish by September 1970.
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Alpine School Board
West Alpine
Clarence Winn
Central School
Winn
Smith regrets Post demise and old fashioned humor
Writer H Allen Smith of Alpine recalls his early 1940s articles for the Saturday Evening Post and notes a shift to younger subscribers as the magazine cancels older readers. He laments editors' rejection of his humor as outdated and recounts his own cancellation of subscriptions.
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H. Allen Smith
Alpine
Saturday Evening Post
Bing Crosby
Smith
The
Avalanche
Post
Annual Stock Show Opens Here Friday
The 25th Annual Big Bend Livestock Show and Sale runs Friday and Saturday January 17-18, 1969 at the Big Bend Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Alpine. Stock in by 10 a.m. Friday. lamb classification at 11 a.m. Judging follows Saturday with colt, fat lambs, breeding sheep and heifers, fat steers, and overall showmanship. Officers include James Dyer president and Richard Bain secretary. Barbecue at noon Saturday. sale begins 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Big Bend
Alpine
Jack Ruttle
New Mexico State University
Calvin Holcomb
Seminole
Texas
Johnny Fitzgerald
Fort Davis
Woodrow Mills
Alpine Rancher
Everett Turner
Sul Ross State College
Alpine Ffa
Jeff Davis
Industrial Arts Building Approved at Sul Ross College
The Board of Regents approved plans for three construction projects at Sul Ross State College including a new Industrial Arts Building with an estimated 180000 cost, a clock and bell system, and renovation of the present Library Building to classrooms and offices. Final library plans await approval.
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Sul Ross State College
Board of
Regents
State Senior Colleges
Sul Ross
Norman L. McNeil
Jessen, Jessen, Millhouse, Greeven and Crume
College
Bryan Wildenthal
Mountainside
BFW Construction Co
Temple
Alpine Building Permits Top $1.29 Million in 1968
City Secretary Marjorie K. Graham reports Alpine issued 1,295,882 in building permits for 1968 including 257,275 for 26 new residences and 362,831 for 8 commercial buildings. The tally covers 26 new homes, alterations, and municipal projects along with water and sewer tap permits.
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Alpine
Marjorie K. Graham
Alpine Chamber Banquet Friday at Sul Ross dorm
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual membership banquet at 7 p.m. Friday January 17 on the Sul Ross State College Campus in the Mountain side Dormitory. Sul Ross security will guide attendees and staff will give tours of the dorm. new officers will be introduced and annual reports presented.
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Bake Turner
Alpine
New York Jets
C. V
Beke) Turner
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Jets
Baltimore Colts
Miami
Fla
Mountainside
Sul Ross State College
Marilyn Richardson
Cofc
Sul Ross
Alpine School Board Approves Three New Teachers
The Alpine School Board approved employing three new teachers Mrs Mildred Stumberg PE Miss Mary Lou Lockabey high school Spanish and Mrs Carole Lusby Central 3rd grade. They accepted resignations of Mrs Carol Dakan girls PE coach and Mrs Marsha Krenek high school Spanish. Finance report shows 67 percent of 1968 taxes collected versus 55 percent in 1967. Tax deadline Jan 31 with penalties on delinquent taxes. Board authorized Master Plan release for a March bond election. Superintendent Clarence Winn reported on TAS A meeting in Austin Jan 8 9 30. Bills totaling 27377.11 approved.
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Alpine School Board
Mildred Stumberg
Mary Lou Lockabey
Carole Lusby
Carol Dakan
Marsha Krenek
Patty Winters
Clarence Winn
Texas Association of School Administrators
Austin
Alpine Sees Record 1968 Rainfall With 21.36 Inches
Weather observer Homer Hudgins reports Alpine received 21.36 inches of precipitation in 1968, well above average. Monthly totals show a peak in July and August, with a single day 3.13 inches on June 15. Previous years include 14.66 in 1967 and 19.30 in 1966.
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Alpine
Homer Hudgins
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Jr.Sr
W. Alpine
Industrial Arts
Graham
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