City secretary manager job to be filled at July 7 meeting
The City Commission will choose a city secretary manager to succeed the late John Stowell at its regular meeting Monday night July 7. Mayor W. E. Lockhart urged applicants to apply by Monday night. Lee Cowell of El Paso is among applicants. Glenn Burgess says he is not seeking the job. Mrs. Loma Skevington is acting city secretary after Stowell’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stowell
City Commission
W. E. Lockhart
Lee Cowell
el Paso
C. C. Cowell
Alpine
Glenn Burgess
Sheep and Goat Short Course At Sul Ross College
Sul Ross State College hosts a three day Sheep and Goat Short Course from July 8 to 11 at the Fine Arts Building auditorium. Highland Sheep and Goat Raisers Association requested the program which draws about 75 attendees. Noted experts from Texas A&M and private firms discuss marketing lambs and goats, nutrition, wool testing, antibiotics in feed, and range conservation with noon meals provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State College
Highland Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
J. 3Ierschwale
Sulll
Range Animal Husbandry Department
Fine Arts
Highland Association
Bryan Wildenthal
Sul Ross
Jarvis Miller
Texas A&m
Texas
Randall Stell
A&m
James Adle
Swift Packing Co
Fort Worth
T. A. Kincaid Jr
Ozona
American Sheep Producers Council
O. C. Walmo
Trans-Pecos
Omer E. Sperry
Maurice Shelton
Texas Experiment Station
Vernon C. Jelley
American Cyanide Co
Kansas City
George A. Bond
U. S. Stesting Co
San Angelo
Stanley P. Davis
Wool & Mohair Lab
L. L. Womack
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
John T. Williams
Sanderson
Dr. Sperry
Court action planned in Fort Davis to halt cloud seeding
Area ranchers in Jeff Davis Presidio and Stewart counties plan a district court suit in Fort Davis to stop cloud seeding by weather firms hired by Pecos region cotton growers. Leaders include former Gov Dan Moody and Hunter Metcalfe, with attorneys to file by week end and costs estimated at 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Fort Davis
Big Bend- Davis Mountains
Dan Moody
Hunter Metcalfe
Marfa
Stewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Jim Duncan
Jim Espy
Willis McCutcheon
Neville Haynes
Herbert Kokernot
Ranchers Association of
Fort Stockton
Henry Russell
Stubberman, McRae, Sealy and Laughlin
Midland
Ranchers Association
George Asa Jones
Frank F. Fulk
Jones
Fulk
Trans- Pecos
Drouth
Texas
Rains Lift Alpine Water Level In Brewster County
Rains in June raised the Alpine water level by about 1.85 to 2 feet, per USGS geologist Glenn Audsley conducting Brewster County survey. The Carpenter well north of Kokernot Field shows 1.85 feet rise on July 1 from June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Audsley
U. S. Geological Survey
Brewster County
Harry Carpenter
Kokernot Field
Audsley
Carpenter
Bob Littleton
Alpine Election Petitions Call Referendum on $65,000 Time Warrants
City petitions from 202 Alpine taxpayers including Mayor W F E Lockhart and City Commissioner Glenn Burgess request a referendum vote on issuing $65,000 of Time Warrants as advertised. The City Commission had already called the election before petitions arrived at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission of
Alpine
Seid
W. F E. Lockhart
Glenn Burgess
O'Donnells Attend Funeral for Mrs Grace Anderson
Dr and Mrs John W O Donnell attend funeral services for Grace Anderson in Waubay South Dakota on Wednesday. Mrs Anderson died in Waubay on Sunday and had visited Alpine several years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. O’donnell
West Texas Administrators Attend Sul Ross Workshop
Sixty educators including Coach Pete Bromley and Mrs. Kathryn C. Stucke from Alpine Public Schools join 60 West Texas administrators for a School Administration Workshop on Sul Ross State College campus. Participants include Paul Kantz and W H Van Horn Jr of the Texas Education Agency, Dr Stewart Harral of the University of Oklahoma, L P Sturgeon of the Texas State Teachers Association, Supt G B Wadzeck of San Angelo, and Sul Ross faculty director Dr G P Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Bromley
Kathryn C. Stucke
Alpine Public Schools
Marie van Gossan
Juliana Lewis
Alpine
West Texas
Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Division of Administrative Services
Texas Education Agency
Texas
Paul Kantz
W. H. van Horn Jr
Stewart Harral
University of Oklahoma
L. P. Sturgeon
Texas State Teachers Association
G. B. Wadzeck
San Angelo
G. P. Smith
Alpine Mayor Proposes Cas Edwards Park For Block 27
Mayor W E Lockhart proposed selling Block 27 swimming pool land to Cas Edwards for 100 dollars a month over 100 months with two conditions: city run as a public park and named Cas Edwards Park. Edwards had not replied and the Parks Committee recommended deferral for financial reasons after June 27 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Cas Edwards
W. E. Lockhart
Mr. Edwards
Cas
Avalanche
Mayor Lockhart
Lockhart
Cas Edwards Park
Parks and Beautification Committee
J. €. Coleman
Pete Gallese
B. H. Warnock
3. Kb. Berkeley
Ruth MecCollister
Music and Speech Depts Present Tuesday Entertainment
Sul Ross State College music and speech departments will present a joint program at 8 p.m. Tuesday July 8 in the main auditorium. The speech department directed by Dr. Katherine Boyd will perform scenes from Shakespeare's 12th Night. The summer and men’s choirs are directed by Glenn Davis. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State College
Katherine Boyd
Glenn Davis
Motel Bien Venido Open House To Celebrate Expansion
The formal open house Sunday July 6 from 1 to 4 p m marks the remodeled Motel Bien Venido. Owners Mr and Mrs H J McBride invite the public to view the two story U shaped property with a central heated pool, 39 units and three two bedroom suites, each with cooling, telephone and TV. The motel is affiliated with Best Western Motels and AAA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bien Venido
Ella McBride
H. J. McBride
Motel Bien Venido
Best Western Motels
AAA
Valadez Seeks Re election To Precinct 2 Post
County commissioner Robert Valadez, serving since January 1955, authorized The Avalanche to announce his candidacy for re election subject to the Democratic primary on July 26. He thanked supporters and pledged to serve the people. Valadez was first elected in the July 1954 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Valadez
Avalanche
Brewster Polio Funds Exhausted by Local Drive
Brewster County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has exhausted local polio funds and received $650 from national headquarters. Chairwoman Avora Owens announced the grant to aid hospital, medical, and appliance costs for both new and old polio cases, stressing urgency of Salk vaccinations and timely immunization campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Avora Owens
March of Dimes Organization
Owens
March of Dimes
Fireworks and Doubleheader Highlight Alpine Cowboys Fourth
Large crowd expected at Kokernot Field for Alpine Cowboys versus Stuart's Drive-In of Houston. Fireworks by American Legion Big Bend Post No 79. First game 6:30 p.m. 9% innings, fireworks about 40 minutes, second game seven innings. Stuart’s Drive-In features notable players and former champions. Regular Fourth prices apply. next games July 5 and July 6. Cowboys face roster changes including Freddy Davis sidelined and Bud Osborne, Joe Curtin, Tommy Cronin released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokernot Field
Alpine Cowboys
Stuart
Houston
American Legion
Big Bend Post No. 79
Jimmy Eichholtz
Herbert Kokernot
Cowboys
Roy Petersen
Joe Horlen
Oklahoma State
Tom Chandler
Jack Shulten
Miles Tumlinson
Shulten
Fort Bliss
Army
Tumlinson
University of Houston
Bobby Graham
A&m
Pittsburg
Dan Divine
Rice
Ed Sparacino
Sonny Bollman
Bobby Schroeder
Waddy Watkins
Houston Buffs
Chandler
Cowpokes
Freddy Davis
Alpine High
Sul Ross
Freddy
Bud Osborne
Joe Curtin
Tommy Cronin
Bill Horlen
Mickey Sullivan
Fort Huachuca
Bobby Quinn
Alpine Post Cards Available
A new scenic post card depicting Mitre Peak and Basin in Big Bend National Park is now on sale in Alpine Texas. The Alpine Chamber of Commerce will sell the cards in lots of 100 or more to local tourist outlets at actual cost and they may be obtained at the Alpine CC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Texas
D. M. Bennett
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Mitre Peak
Chisos Mountains
Big Bend National Park
Alpine CC
Peter Koch
Water bond election delayed to July 29
City officials postponed the $65,000 water system improvement bond vote from July 8 to July 29 after a defective legal notice appeared in The Avalanche. Bond funds would finance pipe and fittings for larger mains in four city areas per a June 19 report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
City Commission
Bids Open Aug. 6 for Sul Ross Science Building
Bids on the new 750000 dollar Science Building for Sul Ross State College will be opened on August 6. Dr. Bryan Wildenthal, college president, said yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State College
Board of Regents
Austin
Bryan Wildenthal
Regents
Sul Ross
Wildenthal
Sal Ross
Highway 90
College
Pyote Air Base
Sis Benson Buys Edwards Flower Shop In Alpine
Mrs. Gene Benson bought half interest from Mrs. Cas Edwards effective July 1 making Benson the sole owner. Edwards remains to assist. The shop may rename to Bennson's Lovers and will keep FTDA ties. Mrs. J T Betty Holleman to assist. both women active in Pilot Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene
Sis) Benson
Cas Edwards
Edwards Flower Shop
Trans-Texas boosts speeds of Super Starliners to El Paso route
Trans-Texas Airways cuts Alpine-Marfa El Paso flying time to 1 hour 2 minutes with redesigned Super Starliners. The Houston airline claims America’s fastest local service and notes 10 percent faster flights across 40 cities in Texas Louisiana Arkansas and Tennessee after 200 aerodynamic upgrades and a 0.33 million dollar conversion program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine-Marfa
el Paso
Trans-Texas Airways
Erdmann
TTA
Trans-Texas
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
RA Camp At Paisano Draws Record Attendance
About 370 persons attend the Royal Ambassador camp at Paisano Baptist Encampment this week, the largest in Paisano history. The group includes 326 boys, 33 counselors, and 11 staff members from District 7 of the Baptist General Convention. Rev. Clifford Spencer of Wink directs, with W. L. Kite as camp pastor and Janet Mae as camp missionary. A service at 7 30 tonight honors outstanding boys.
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Royal Ambassador
Paisano Baptist
Paisano
Baptist General Convention
Fl Paso
Big Lake
Clifford Spencer
Wink
W. L. Kite
Traan
Janet Mae
San Andres Islands
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Loma Skevington
Mr. Stowell
Twin Peaks
Carl Rusk
CAA
Elephant Mountain
Wendell Farris
Rusk
M. D
WicLelwce
C. D. McCollister
Brewster
National HO
Legion Post
Science
Sis Benson
Ferguson Hall
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