Cattle Sale to Mexico Under U S Mexico Loan Program
More than 500 to 700 Hereford range cows are sold by Big Bend ranchers to Mexican buyers led by the Arrieta Bros of Delicias Chihuahua. Buyers will ship cattle by stock car to Presidio then drive them eight days to Coahuila ranches. Local sellers include Joe Lane Alpine Hayes Mitchell Jim White Courtney Mellard Albert Logan and David Combs all of Marfa or Alpine.
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Big Bend
United States
Mexico
Joe Lane
Alpine
Hayes Mitchell
Jim White
Courtney Mellard
Albert Logan
Marfa
David Combs
Highland Hereford Breeders Association
Arrieta Bros
Delicias
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Presidio
Amblin Around with White House Aide and Local Highlights
Amblin Around reports on Jack Romagna a long time White House stenographer recounting Truman and Eisenhower speeches and staff continuity in the presidency. Also notes honorary attorney general staff appointments for Worth Frazer and Bill Dorriss and a plaster ceiling collapse at a Roswell pastor’s church. The piece mentions Alpine figures and Cypress-Fairbanks High School and a San Angelo College student envoy.
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Eisenhower
White House
San Angelo
Ike
Jack Romagna
England
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Truman
Romagna
Romahnya
Bucks Clash With Fabens In Two Game Series
The Bucks open the Conference 7A schedule against Fabens in Alpine for a two game series tonight and tomorrow. The night’s game is the March of Dimes event with pledges of 2.75 per Bucks point to Brewster County March of Dimes. Next Tuesday the Bucks host Marfa Shorthorns, strengthened by Oscar Jiminez who became eligible Jan 16. The Bucks then travel to Sanderson.
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Bucks
Fabens
Alpine
Kenneth Stucke
Brewster County March of Dimes
Marfa
Oscar Jiminez
Big Lake
The
James Crawford
Jiminez
Poll tax reminder for Alpine School Board election
Elvie Williams urged Brewster County residents to pay poll taxes by January 31 to vote. The Alpine School Board election is set for Saturday April 6, with terms for President J. C. Coleman and Member Edwin Fowlkes due to expire.
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Elvie Williams
Legislative Committee of the American Legion Auxiliary
Miss Williams
Brewster County
Alpine School Board
J. C. Coleman
Edwin Fowlkes
Alpine Trustees approve two teaching changes
The Alpine Board of School Trustees approved two teaching changes at the Tuesday meeting. Paul Hill of Alpine High English was granted sick leave with a fill-in for the year to be named. Lucille Clanton was named to replace Dorothy Leavitt at Centennial School while Leavitt resigns. The board also noted rising school fuel oil prices and listed panel members for the Texas Association of School Boards meeting in El Paso on February 9.
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Alpine Board of School Trustees
Paul Hill
Alpine High
Lucille Clanton
Sierra Blanca
Dorothy Leavitt
Bill Sohl
Reginald Votan
J. C. Coleman
Texas Association of School Boards
el Paso
Old Alp-Inn Building Bought For Alamo Cafe
Frank Sanchez Jr. and Joe Sanchez purchase the old Alp-Inn building on Highway 90 West from T. A. Beard. They plan to move the structure to the southwest corner of the Jackson Field block to house the Alamo Cafe, currently two blocks east. The building, formerly Powell Radio Shop, will be moved in about 15 days from Fritz Weyerts.
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Frank Sanchez Jr
Joe Sanchez
Highway 90
T. A. Beard
Jackson Field
Fritz Weyerts
Powell Radio
Mrs. Scown and Daughters Visit Monahans Family
Mrs. Ted Scown and her two daughters Paula and Barbara of Monahans are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Livingston.
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Ted Scown
Paula and
Barbara
Monahans
Charles Livingston
Points for Polio Bucks and Fabons Clash Tonight
Alpine High School’s Bucks face the Fabons in a charity basketball game labeled Points for Polio to benefit the March of Dimes. The Big Bend Sportsman's Club hosts a March of Dimes shoot Sunday at 1 pm east of Alpine with half the proceeds going to polio relief and half to winners.
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March of Dimes
Brewster County
Alpine
Bucks
Fabons Five
Big Bend
Quarterly report to be published by Brewster County
Brewster County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to publish the county treasurer quarterly report in The Alpine Avalanche at 50 cents per column inch. The treasurer’s yearly report appears on page 9. The court also urged Governor Daniel to appoint Fred B. Glass to the State Highway Commission.
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Brewster County Commissioners’ Court
Price Daniel
Fred B. Glass
Falls County
Marlin
State Highway Commission
Glass
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Brewster
Brewster County
Felix McGaughy
Tom Yarbro
Rex Ivey
Robert Valadez
Gene Hendryx
Feed Program Suspended in Brewster and Surrounding Counties
Emergency roughage feed program suspended in Brewster, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties due to lack of funds while the feed grain program continues. Federal support pays hay and roughage at 7.50 per ton and grain content feed at 1.50 per hundred, under Farmers Home Administration direction with Patrick F. Sullivan of Marfa as supervisor. Completion of funds expected within about ten days to resume the roughage program.
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Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
U. S
Farmers Home Administration
Patrick F. Sullivan
Marfa
Alpine
Jim Boyd
ASC
Sul Ross weather records record deep freeze and mild day
A weather report from Sul Ross State College notes a Thursday morning temperature of 15 degrees. The prior day saw a wide swing with a high of 83 and a low of 18, continuing freezing conditions throughout the day.
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Sul Ross State College
County and Alpine Join Paving Project This Summer
Brewster County and the City of Alpine join a voluntary paving plan to surface city streets at 70 cents per front foot for a two course asphalt layer. The county builds the base and the city hires an engineer. curbing costs fall to property owners. Four have signed up with twelve more expected.
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Brewster County
Alpine
Herbert Ogle
John Stovell
Stovell
Felix McGaughy
Brewster County Hospital
Lobos Take Time Out For Exams
The Sul Ross Lobos pause for finals with 12 regular season games left of 31. Nine are conference matchups, four at home, including a key tilt against East Texas State. Paul Ingle leads in scoring along with Al Schomber, both averaging over 16 points per game as the race narrows.
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Sul Ross Lobos
Sul Ross
Eastern New Mexico University
Alpine
Commerce
East Texas State
Lobos
Texas A&i
Southwest Texa
Paul Ingle
al Schomber
Ingle
Hypnotist Merrill to Perform at Sul Ross College
The Sul Ross State College Business Club presents David Merrill stage hypnotist at 8 p.m. Friday February 1 in the college auditorium. Merrill a world traveler lecturer and teacher has received the U S Air Force Rogers Award for entertainment. His show titled Amazing and Amusing with Hypnotism.
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Sul Ross State College Business Club
David Merrill
Merrill
U. S. Air Force
Roger
Logan Buys Otis Scales Jewelry Store and Moves Big Bend
Jimmy Logan and wife acquire Scales Jewelry and Appliances, taking stock and fixtures. Big Bend TV & Music Co. relocates to 103 West Holland, combining with Scales assets. Otis Scales moves to Premont to join First State Bank. daughter lives in Alice. Continuous operation includes fountain, lunch offerings, and cable service.
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Tis Scales
Scales Jewelry & Appliances
Jimmy Logan
Big Bend TV & Music Co
Big Bend TV Co
5Th Street
Avenue D
Scales
103.W. Holland
Shirley Scales
Oklahoma City
Otis Scales
Premont
Texas
Woodrow Laughlin
Alice
Seales
Alpine
Shirley
Logan
Logans
Lambs Calves To Be Auctioned By Don Estes
Alpine's 13th annual Big Ben Livestock Show opens 8:39 a.m. Saturday Jan. 19 with lamb and calf judging by P E Neale New Mexico A&M and Ralph Meriwether Alpine rancher. Forty six fat lambs and four baby beeves sell at 2:30 p.m. Don Estes of San Angelo handles the auction.
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Alpine
Big Ben
P. E. Neale
New México
A&m
Big Bend
Will & Mohair
Southern Pacific
Ralph Meriwether
Alpine Ranchman
Marathon
Alpine Lion Club
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
H.L. Kokernot Jr
Otis Kimball
Jimmy Pate
Glen Vickers
Frank Newsom
Hayden G. Haley
Tom Allen
Bob Cox
Joe Lane
Keesey Kimball
George Mills
Woodrow Mills
Marfa
Billie Weston
Neville Haynes
Zeb Decie
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Jim Espy
Forrest Weston
Travis Roberts
David Combs
Worth Evans
Keith Morrow
Gage Holland
Clay Espy
Eldon McGonagill
J. K. Miller
Caven Woodward
Steve Stumberg Sr
W. H. Terry Jr
Steve Stumberg Jr
Gene Cartledge
Charles Stringfellow
Miles Perce
Ed Fowlkes
Gene Benson
Tyrone Kelly
George Merrill
Dick Rogers
Bill Donnell
Bill Sohl
Zoye Decie
Alf Means
David Kokernot
Paul Forchheimer
Hugh White
Tom Yarbro
Willy Green
Jack Catto
Rust Largent
Guy Combs
Range Animal Hus
Sul Ross State College
Robert Smith
Palo Pinto
Terry Simms
Midland
Bud Faathoff
San Antonio
James Hopkins
Abilene
Humble to Build New Station in Alpine
Humble Oil & Refining Co awarded a contract to Jim Corder of Marfa to construct a service station at the corner of Highway 90 and 7th Street in Alpine. Construction to start on or before January 21 with completion in about 90 days. The plant will sit on a 140 foot frontage leased from the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. A brick building will house two service bays and a 4 pump island. Station manager to be announced later.
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Humble Oil & Refining Co
Highway 90
7Th Street
Alpine
R. H. Ammons
Pecos
Jim Corder
Marfa
Humble
Texas & New Orleans Railroad
Ammons Gard
Marathon Well Test For Dow Shows 30 GPM Water Flow
A water well drilled for Dow Chemical Co at Marathon produced 30 gallons per minute in a test run on Wednesday. Dow eyeing a possible fluorspar plant there, contingent on adequate water. More wells to be tested in the Marathon area.
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Dow Chemical Co
Marathon
Dow
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Rte
Dodie
Pion
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Texas Attorney General's
John Ben Shepperd
Worth Frazer
Bill Dorriss
Worth
John Ben
Austin H. Dillon
First Methodist Church
Roswell
N. M
Dillon
Duane Smith
Janice Parker Smith
Agriculture Department
Big Cypress - Fairbanks High School
Houston
Houston Chronicle Rotogravure
Don Jobes
Frances Kelley
Harris County
Little A
Don
Ag Department
Vocational Ag Department
Joe Gabriel
San Angelo College
SAC
Bryan Wildenthal
Bevington Reed
Gerald Ogle
Sanderson
Alamo Cafe
Frank Young
Stanford DeVoll
Joe Brady
Buddy King
Estelle Martin
Jimmy Logans
Don Estes
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