Alpine July 4 Celebration Planned in Alpine and Nearby Areas
A Monday July 5 celebration on courthouse square kicks off at 10 a.m. with an American Flag ceremony by the American Legion Big Bend Post No. 79. Highlights include a Nike Hercules missile exhibit from Fort Bliss, a Space Agency display, and booths run by VFW, Alpine High School groups, Jaycees, and local clubs. State Rep Gene Hendryx speaks at 1:30 p.m. Miss Alpine at 2 p.m. and a baby contest at 3 p.m. plus rides and entertainment for children.
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National Space Agency
VFW
Alpine Fire Department
Brewster County Rescue Squad
Pilot Club
Alpine High School
FHA
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Assembles of God
BSU
Beta Sigma Phi
Gene Hendryx
Panther on Highway 906 Found East of Alpine
Sid Surratt reports a 6 ft 6 in panther killed by a car on U S Highway 906 miles east of Alpine. Clarence Haynes and crew found the carcass early Tuesday. The find adds to Haynes' long list of unusual highway objects from his years with the highway department.
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Sul Ross to Present Student Directed One-Act Plays
Public invited to Sul Ross State College fine arts theater for student directed plays on July 1 and 6. No admission charge. Casts include Raul Valdez, Jane Bell, Patricia Alice Necaster, Sharon Maxwell, Jill Embley, and many others. Performances begin at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Little Theatre.
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Speech 435
Katherine Boyd
Dan Shockey
Eddie Bishop
Jim Damico
Donnie Embley
Raul Valdez
James Oth
Patty Smart
Frank White
Tennesse Williams
Jane Bell
Kenneth Rhymes
Happy Ricks
Eugene O'Neill
Charlotte Frei
Poor Aubrey
George Kelly
Ethel Benson
Jill Embley
Gordon O'Dell
Janie Williams
Faye Gunn
Dorothy Parker
Patricia Miller
Bill Boreing
Donna Curtis
Sammuel Beckett
Brenda Logan
Bryan LaBeff
Sandi Drumm
Eugene Ionesco
Grainger Hunt
Janice Coates
Kay Long
Miss Drumm
Joanna Hightower
Maurice Valency
Regina Cerboskas
Charlotte Freiberg
Ken Rhymes
Henry Sturgat
Ray Duncan
Jill Ebley
Fthel Benson
Fine Arts
Little Theatre
Sanderson Flood Relief Gifts Linked to Local Groups
Odessa Lions Club with 30 members contributed 500 dollars to Sanderson flood relief. Ponderosa Restaurant no longer honors checks on Hovey National Bank, Sue Thompson notes. Sanborn's Mexico Travel Service of Dallas promotes Presidio Ojinaga to Topolobampo railroad trips and suggests returning via Big Bend National Park. State Patrolman Jean Pate was on vacation during the Sanderson flood then returned to duty upon learning of the tragedy.
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Nursing Home Vote Delayed in Brewster County
The Brewster County Commissioners Court postponed the county sponsored nursing and convalescent home election set for July 24 1965 after a letter from Paul W Vogt chair of Brewster County Memorial Hospital and State Rep Gene Herairy. The group urged delaying the vote until Congress acts on the Medical Care for the Aged Bill and its impact on the project.
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Brewster County Memorial Hospital
John M. Stuckwish
Gene Herairy
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Texas
Congress
Commissioners’ Court
Hill-Burton
Second Annual Mule Futurity Races At Alpine Airport
The American Legion Big Bend Post No. 79 sponsors a mule futurity featuring at least nine races at Alpine airport on Saturday July 3. Entry is $10, proceeds fund a Ross State College scholarship. A Legion barbecue and dance follow at the Legion Home with arrangements by Joe Clark John Skinner Arthur Meixner Tommy McCall and Mutt Black.
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Joe Clark
Big Bend
Ross State College
Legion Pos Ale
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John Skinner
Arthur Meixner
Tommy McCalll
Presidio
Mutt Black
Marfa
Medallions to honor Marathon history at July dedication
Newly erected historical medallions and markers will be dedicated in Marathon at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4. Unveiling ceremonies will be held at Marathon Club House and the home of P. M. Chambers. The event honors Brewster County’s first school building and the Old Marathon Hotel, plus markers for Col. Lewis Given Harman and the Town of Marathon near Fort Penn Colorado.
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Lewis Given Harman
Marathon Cemetery
Fort Penn
Colorado
Marathon Club House
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First Baptist Church
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State Historical Survey Committee
R. Don Thorn
el Paso
Texas State Historical Committee
Col. Harman
Clifford Casey
County Historical Survey
Hallie Stillwell
Felix McGaughy
Gene Hendryx
Solar Airlines unveils new Alpine Big Bend schedule
Solar Airlines announces a revised service to Alpine and the Big Bend region with Presidio County Airport arrivals at 11 20 a m and a Dallas departure at 12 noon. New connections extend to Austin Houston New Orleans San Antonio New York Washington Atlanta and Intermediae points, with evening arrivals.
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Alpine
Big Bend
Presidio County
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dallas Love Field
Austin
Houston
New Orleans
San Antonio
New York
Washington
Atlanta
Solar
Holland Hotel
Texas Enterprise
Country Club Plans Independence Day Events
Alpine Country Club schedules a family supper on July 3. An ABCD golf tournament starts July 4 morning. A swimming meet for boys and girls of all ages begins at 2 30 p.m. on Monday.
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