Water Board urged by mayor to form advisory panel
The Alpine water plan faces delay as Mayor Lockhart recalls a 1957 call for a water development advisory board. He criticizes past missed steps and notes bond issues would require citizen petitions, as committees fade and public support wanes toward a $150,000 water system lacking new taxes.
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Berkeley Backed For Texas Lieutenant Governor By Avalanche Editorial
The Avalanche supports Ben F. Berkeley for lieutenant governor of Texas. Born in Kentucky he came to the Big Bend in 1897 and practiced medicine for years. He has served as mayor and as state senator.
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Ranch life Q&A Spanish dialogue on cuate and ranch work
A bilingual Q A snippet covers language notes on cuate meaning in Mexico and Texas, shotgun terminology in Spain, and betrokken ranch practices. It also surveys cattle branding, horse use, and animal husbandry including calving and roundups in the Alpine area.
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Alpine Assembly No 5 Public Officer Installation
Alpine Assembly No 5 Rainbow for Girls will publicly install officers Saturday night. Officers listed include worthy advisor Dorothy Ann Perkins and recorder Jane Boudreaux along with other named officers and staff. Texas has 782 incorporated towns and cities and 48 percent of its population lives in cities over 10,000. Laws establishing Texas public schools were signed January 31, 1864.
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Marguerite Scales
Charity
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Lope
Mary Jo Whiteside
Faith
Bess Lee Moorman
Jane Boudreaux
Will B. Morelock
Dell Perkins
Martin
Marjorie Lewis
Killine Keefer
Frances Cotter
Florence Forchheimer
Gena Parr
Alijean Wright
Ida Ruth Meador
Confidential
Jo Bickley
Merle Bennett
Onie May
Wesson Lee Watson
Texas
Centennial PTA Plans Vaccination Drive For Alpine Children
Alpine Centennial PTA met Tuesday night with President Joe Martinez presiding to approve two major health initiatives. The first aims to vaccinate over 300 unvaccinated Centennial children against smallpox. The second objective approved a plan to implement a safety program for local students.
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Joe Martinez
Alpine Centennial Pta
Dimes Cards Go Out In Brewster County Mail
Avora Owens campaign director says March of Dimes 1959 mailers seek support for expanded program. Funds will back Salk vaccine research into rheumatic diseases birth defects and central nervous system disorders while continuing aid to polio victims. Also plans for arthritis aid, vaccines and therapies. Local campaign managers named for Big Bend National Park and Marathon.
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Avora Owens
Ampaign
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Big Bend National Park
Widmer
Marathon
Jack Todd
Reeder Joins USS Haddock in Naval Assignment
Reeder, a USN officer from London Connecticut, joins USS Haddock after training at Submarine Officers School. He previously served as CIC officer, engineering officer and gunnery officer on USS Cassin and as assistant engineer on USS Charles R Ware. He is a 1961 Naval Academy graduate and has duties at NAS Pensacola and other stations.
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Alpine High School
Texas A&m College
Naval Academy
Charles R Ware
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Pensacola
Texas Paid 3,025,000 Acres for Capitol Building
A historical note states Texas paid 3,025,000 acres for the present Capitol building project. The document links land grants to funding the state’s capitol construction, illustrating how vast parcels of land supported public works.
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