Amblin Around Big Bend News This Week
Big Bend National Park figures prominently this week with Justice William O. Douglas and his wife enjoying rapid runs in the Rio Grande and mountain hikes. John Whitson promotes park coverage on KOSA TV while Midwestern travel editors plan a tour sponsored by the Texas Tourist Development Agency. A visitor at Alpine’s Chamber of Commerce inquires about Circle W Cafe owner J Y Walker, now convalescing, previously base commander at Presque Isle Air Base, with Col Charles Maxwell of the Air Transport Command recalling him.
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Big Bend National Park
U. S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Rio Grande
John Whitsun
Big Bend Park
Fort Davis
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Chamber of Commerce
J. Y. Walker
Circle W
Walker
Alpine
C. O
Charles Maxwell
Air Transport Command
Col
Maxwell
Hawaii
Big Bend
J. Y
New Vicar Assigned to Alpine and Marfa Churches
Rev. Charles Dawson, formerly of Gallup New Mexico, is appointed vicar of St. James Episcopal Church Alpine and St. Pauls Marfa. Bishop C J Kinsolving III notified Neville Haynes, warden, Dawson will arrive in early February. The couple vacationed in Wheat Ridge Colorado with two sons one in the service and one in college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dawson
Gallup
N. M
St. James Episcopal Church
Alpine
St. Paul's
Marfa
C. J. Kinsolving III
New Mexico
Texas
Neville Haynes
St. James
Dawson
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Alpine High School Sponsors Volleyball for March of Dimes
The Alpine High School Student Council will sponsor volleyball games at 2 30 p m on Monday Feb 3. Admission money will go to the March of Dimes and a scholarship fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School Student Council
Rales
March of Dimes
4 H Members to Exhibit Cattle and Lambs in El Paso San Antonio
Brewster Jeff Davis 4 H Club members will show 8 Hereford steers 1 Hereford bull and 17 lambs at El Paso and 12 lambs 5 Hereford steers and 2 Charolais bulls at San Antonio. Participants include Janet Grubb Johnny Harvey Mark Largent Jim Espy Jr Fort Davis Judy Clint Bob Owens Nancy McGonagill Marathon Marsha Homer Mills Alpine Jessica Gearhart Michele Harris and more with families and leaders attending by club van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
brewster-Jeff Davis Counties
el Paso
San Antonio
B. G. Hill
Paso
Janet Grubb
Johnny Harvey
Mark Largent
Jim Espy Jr
Fort Davis
Judy
Clint
Bob Owens
Nancy McGonagill
Marathon
Marsha
Homer Mills
Alpine
Jessica Gearhart
Michele Harris
Marfa
Otis Grubb
J. P. Espy
Ben Gearhart
Bryan Harris
Mrs. Dudley Buried Here in Elm Grove Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Raymond M. Dudley former Grace Nevill were held at 10 a m Tuesday at Geeslin Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Clanton Newbill officiating. Burial followed with Eastern Star services in Elm Grove Cemetery. She died at home last Saturday night. Survived by husband two sisters a brother three nieces and two nephews. Pallbearers named. Grace Nevill born November 26 1912 in Chamberine New Mexico daughter of Edwin Watts Nevill and Anna Abe Nevill. Ed Nevill pioneer Big Bend settler. Oldest brother Glen murdered during Pancho Villa raid. family moved to Marfa and Nevill cafe fame. Continued on Page 4A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond M. Dudley
Grace Nevill
Geeslin Funeral Home
Clanton Newbill
Astor
First Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Eastern Star
Dudley
Nere
Lois Neville Kelley
el Paso
Edith Nevill Goff
San Antonio
T. K. Nevill
Sonora
Texas
Joyce Nevill
Denver
Colo
Sandra Kelley
Doris Ann Taylor Barger
Anaheim
Calif
John Ed Nevill
U. S. Navy
Bob Nevill
Billy West
Jack Johnson
Dave Elliott
Bob Pulliam
Paul Vogt
Alonio Hord
Ralph Peters
Frank McCollum
Grace
Ray
Miss Mueller Crowned Queen at Alpine High Queen Pageant
The annual Queen’s coronation at Alpine High School on Saturday Feb 1 names Donna Mueller as queen with Benny Wright as escort. Master of ceremonies is Phil Wayne Ebensberger and Supt. Jack Frost will crown the queen. The program includes lamplighters, decades songs, a grand march, and a long list of court members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Donna Mueller
Benny Wright
Phil Wayne Ebensberger
Jack Frost
Fran Fox
Claude Guillémet
Rochelle Sohl
Joe Haynes
Elizabeth Harlow
Becky Boyd
Karen Yakubanski
Pat Holmes
Vicki Farmer
Marilyn Landers
Roy Hutchins
Richard Young
Juan Brito
Hector Ybarra
Raymond Molinar
Sul Ross Collegeans
Shirley Williams
Mary Jo Sohl
Ricky Sohl
Lary Johnson
Kenneth Boyd
Maria Arispe
Debbie Boysen
Karen Brown
Elisa Espinosa
Amalia Flores
Julie Forchheimer
Linda Hinojos
Jean Ann Low
Nina Lee McBride
Davelyn McSill
Aurora Quintela
Jacobina Skinner
Sam Mather Files for Brewster County Precinct 3
Sam Mather of Marathon files as a Democratic candidate for commissioner of Brewster County Precinct 3. He was appointed last year after Tom Yarbro resigned to become Marathon postmaster and has 26 years in the county, mainly in ranching. If elected he promises to serve the precinct and county interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Mather
Marathon
Brewster County
Mather
Tom Yarbro
Mr. Mather
Cancer Service Committee Seeks Soft White Materials
The Cancer Service Committee requests donations of old soft white materials including sheets pillow cases and table linens to support their charitable work. Donors are urged to contribute durable clean items suitable for reuse.
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Cancer Service Committee
Com
Brewster County Poll Tax Deadline Impacts Local Elections
The Brewster County Tax Office will stay open until 6 30 p m Friday to allow residents to obtain poll taxes or exemptions. Those 65 and older may file affidavits at polling places. The first primary is May 2 with a second on June 6 and the general election November 3. Alpine mayor and council terms expire this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Heil
Brewster County
Brewster
Alpine City
Bill Winter
W. E. Lockhart
W. J. Newell
Twice Weekly Garbage Removal Due Next Week
City officials announced that with the new Dumpmaster unit in full operation next week garbage will be collected twice weekly. Pickups will occur on Monday and Thursday, Tuesday and Friday, and Wednesday and Saturday. Elmer McMillan drove the Dumpmaster from Knoxville in a recent factory move. Sid Patterson will supervise installation in Alpine for about two weeks and urged residents not to burn trash to aid pickups and protect new equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Elmer McMillan
Sid Patterson
Norman Okla
Alpine
Patterson
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Garden
Pilot Clubs
Corkins Files For Office In Precinct 1 Race
Thad Corkins Alpine businessman filed with County Democratic Chairman Ray LaBeff to appear on the Democratic primary ballot for county commissioner of Precinct 1. A 38 year old resident active in civic groups, Corkins has led the Alpine Lions Club and Alpine Chamber of Commerce and serves on the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Board. He and wife Alice, married in 1948, live in Alpine with two children Cam and Caren. they attended Central School, where Corkins studied through the 3rd grade in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Corkins
Alpine
Ray LaBeff
Corkins
Alpine Lions Club
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce Board of
Alice
Cam
Caren
Central School
Alpine Community Center Weekly Meeting Schedule
The committee meets every Wednesday in the Alpine Community Center from 1 30 to 4 p m. They discuss using nylon stockings as pressure pillows and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
Alpine Community Center
Mayo Cleveland Purchases Major Interest in Alpine Printing
Mayo Cleveland acquires a major stake in The Avalanche printing and office supplies division in Alpine. He will run as Mayo Cleveland, Printer, from 114 N 6th St under contract to The Avalanche, consolidating equipment including two Multilith presses and a Heidelberg platen press.
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Cleveland
Avalanche
Mayo Cleveland
Alpine ‘Avalanche
Jim Glasscock
The
Mr. Cleveland
Mayo Cleveland, Printer
N. 6Th St
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Highway 90
el Paso
San Antonio
Glasscock
Alpine
C. G. Morrison
Alpine Jaycees Form Chapter with 24 Founding Members
Twenty four Alpine men voted to form the Alpine Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Wednesday meeting. By laws and constitution were adopted and an application for charter will be filed with the state. Officers to be elected for the coming year. Notables present included Tommy Gilbreath Cecil Pendley and Jim Rice among others. Stockton Jaycees attended with Jay Chancellor Gene Higgin Bob Maples and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Junio Chamber of Commerce
Jack Pitcock
Jim Rice
Ronald Combs
Car Williams
Bob Corkins
Jir Spitler
J. W. Cummins
Do Collard
Dick Bowers
T. A Davore
Howard Bledsoe
Mik Larsh
Bob Lee
Clyde Chesnutt
Bob McLaughlin
Charle Cameron
Harvey Gilliam
Phil Wayne Ebensberger
Robert Causey
Joe Ed Spencer
Don Newbury
Thad Corkins
Fo Stockton Jaycees
Wes Jay Chancellor
Gene Higgin
Bob Maples
Gorman Wisema
Frank Baker
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Steve Largent
David Largent
Amarillo
Steve
Frank Newsom
Wyatt
Roy R. Largent and
Merkel
Tri-State Fair Commission
Amblin
Panama Canal
W. G. Cleveland
Canal Zone
Robert J. Fleming
4-H
Mrs. Dudley
Miss Mueller
Jaycees
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