Speeding pickup outpaces Thunderbird in Alpine incident
Reginald Wotan and Bob Pullham ferry 20 flasks of mercury to El Paso in a pickup while Bob Jr. drives a red Thunderbird to Alpine. Reg is cited for speeding in a 45 mph zone and pays a $10.50 fine. Bob arrives in Alpine at the allowed pace. Fireworks over $200 set off in under 30 minutes under Big Bend Post 79 supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Glasecock
Reginald Wotan
Bob Pull Ham
el Paso
Bob
Bob Jr
Alpine
Reg
Sierra Blanca
Bob Pulliam
Jim Eichholtz
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Grady Nelon
John Skinner
David Kokernot
Werner Hollis
Kenneth Carlisle
A. G. Skousen
Tom Coa
Kokernot Field to be Lit by 1956 Season
Alpine Cowboys sponsor Herbert L. Kokernot Jr announces Kokernot Field will receive a lighting system by the 1956 baseball season. The plan calls for 360 lamps on steel towers with diffused light to avoid hot spots. Milwaukee Braves officials praise the lights, comparing them to major league parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Kokernot Jr
Alpine Cowboys
Kokernot
Cowboys
Alpine High School Bucks
Sul Ross Lobos
Alpine Internationals
Ints Set For Fort Stockton Showdown With Drillers
The Ints travel to Fort Stockton Sunday for a game against the Midland Tri-State Drillers. They previously lost 54 to the Drillers in their last meeting. The team split a two game series with the Piedras Negras Indios, dropping 11-3 then winning 6-5 in 10 innings.
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Fort Stockton
Midland Tri-State Drillers
Drillers
Ints
Piedras Negras Indios
James Gonzales
Vick Molinar
Fred Lujan
Dan Valenzuela
Valenzuela
Cowboys Win Grand Junction Title and Meet Fort Bliss
The Alpine Cowboys, fresh from a Grand Junction tournament title, prepare to face Fort Bliss Falcons at Kokernot Field. Opening games featured strong pitching by John Sanford and Cecil Davis, with Alpine's offense delivering key hits including triples by Lundquist and Biederman. A $1000 prize crowned Alpine as Grand Junction champions amid bold batting and solid defense.
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Alpine Cowboys
Gong
Grand Junction
Cole
Fort Bliss Falcons
Kokernot Field
Cowboys
Grand Junction Eagles
John Sanford
Fort
Cotton Kings
Wichita
Kas
Hill
Utah
Air Force Base
Pokes
Durango
Colo
Stillwells Lose Herd Of Cattle In Storm
In Chalk Valley on the W. H. Kokernot Ranch near Alpine on June 27 a severe rain hail and wind storm wiped out about 200 head of cattle owned by Mrs Hallie Stillwell and her son Guy with 30 to 40 found alive by midweek Search continues for missing stock The storm also damaged dams and tanks on Nevill Ranch and toppled a par aon on the Kokernot Ranch Two calves drowned and trees were toppled during the flood Mr and Mrs Robert Sutton of Midland visited Alpine during the Fourth of July weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie Stillwell
Guy
Chalk Valley
W. H. Kokernot Ranch
Alpine
Stillwells
Kokernot Ranch
Nevill Ranch
Nevill Haynes
Chalk Valley Draw
Model Cleaners Morrison's Tie For L L Title
Model Cleaners and Morrison's tied for the lead after the first half of Little League play, each at six wins and two losses. Baker's and M System shared third and fourth with four and four. Fort Davis sat with no wins and eight losses. Second half began with Model vs Fort Davis and Baker's vs Morrison's. playoff games for top spots will be scheduled soon. The first half winner will meet the second half winner for the junior loop title.
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Morrison's
Model
Baker
Fort Davis
Morrison
Navy Names LST For Brewster County
The LST 483 has been renamed USS Brewster County effective July 1. The switch, part of a broader renaming of 158 LSTs from numbers to county names, aims to boost morale and unit identification while aiding mail delivery. Brewster County currently sits in inactive Reserve status.
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Brewster County
Tank
Navy
United States
Washington
Freels
Riess Well Drill Reaches Deepest Depth Amid City Vote
Alpine residents back deeper drilling as Riess well nears one thousand six hundred feet though officials say work paused for minor rig repairs. Geologists monitor the test with oil companies given data while new agreements push for continued drilling past previous 500 foot target.
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Gooden
Daugherty Well Water Boosts Alpine Supply
Water from the Daugherty well was channeled into Alpine city mains late Wednesday night, increasing daily supply by about 460000 gallons. An aluminum pipeline linked the Daugherty well near Sunny Glen to the Funk well, with pumping at 20 dollars per thousand gallons details noted.
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Bach
Daugherty
Alpine
Sunny Glen
M. W. Collie
Midland
Collie
Sul Ross to Host Summer Art Workshop with Field Trips
Sul Ross State College announces a two-group summer art workshop July 13–30 directed by Jackson Grey Storey. Activities include painting field trips to Big Bend National Park Fort Davis and the Davis Mountain area. Cost for the 18 days is 70 dollars covering room board supplies and transportation.
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Sul Ross State College
Jackson Grey Storey
Big Bend National Park
Old Fort Davis
Rio Grande
Desert
Davis Mountain
Storey
Central Academy of Commercial Art
Cincinnati
Ohio
Southwest
Dallas
Fort Worth
Brownsville
Frost's of Texas
Goodyear Rubber
National Cash Register
Coca-Cola
Better Homestand Gardens
Jone
Alpine Legion 9 Secures District Title by Default
Alpine American Legion Junior Baseball, backed by Big Bend Post 79, wins District 7 by default as the only team in Brewster Presidio Terrell Jeff Davis and Culberson Counties. The squad travels to Austin for Area One, facing District 6 winner, with roster including Terry Beckett Don Burgess Billy Davis Freddy Davis Elisio Hernandez and others. Insurance costs pose a hurdle for advancing to bidistrict and interdistrict play amid scattered interest and long travel in the Big Bend region.
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Alpine American Legion
Big Bend Post 79
Brewster
Presidio
Terrell
Jeff Davis
Culberson
Legion
Austin
Crane
Lamesa
Midland
Odessa
Seagraves
Seminole
Milwaukee Braves
Alpine Legion
Lamtsa
el Paso
Big Bend
Church School To End With Special Program
The Vacation Church School program at Sul Ross Library Building runs 9 am to 5 pm with a 7:30 pm closing program. 45 teachers from Presbyterian Christm al Arts and Episcopal Churches prepared 110 children through crafts in wood metal plaster cloth and paper media. Officials praise cooperation of workers children and parents for the school’s success.
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Sul Ross
Paul E. Powell
Department of Indus
Presbyterian
Christmal Arts
Episcopal
Presbyterian Arts
Hey Church
Weekend guests visit Esch residence in Grapevine
Guests in the home of Rev and Mrs. Walter W. Esch over the week end were Mr. Esch's parents Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Esch a brother Fred Esch and a sister Mrs David Grizzle Mr. Grizzle and son Wendell all of Grapevine.
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Rev
Walter W. Esch
Mr. Esch
H. F. Esch
Fred Esch
David Grizzle
Grizzle
Wendell
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