Cattle Raisers Directors Meet in Alpine September
Directors of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association begin their fall meeting in Alpine on Friday and Saturday September 6 and 7 with Highland Motor Inn as headquarters. Meetings will be on the Sul Ross State College campus and area cattlemen are invited to attend. The Highland Inn owner says complete facilities should be ready by September 1 with some units already in use. The full meeting program will be announced later.
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Alpine
Highland Motor Inn
Gage Holland
Sul Ross State College
John Stradley
Sul Ross
Holland
Reed Named To Top Post In Texas Higher Education
Dr Bevington A Reed formerly of Sul Ross State College named Texas commissioner of higher education effective Sept 1 He succeeds his WWII Marine buddy Dr Jack Kenny Williams Reed 52 came to Sul Ross in 1953 as assistant professor of social science became dean in 1956 He later served as academic dean at Mankato State College Minnesota and chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges System 1964 66 Williams invited Reed to Texas in 1966 to join as assistant commissioner of higher education The Reed family has resided in Austin since then
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Bevington A. Reed
Sul Ross State College
Texas Commissioner of Higher Education
Texas Coordinating Board
Williams
Dr.Reed
Texas
Reed
Austin
Little League All Star Game Set For 6 30 Tonight At Alpine
The 1968 Alpine Lions Club Little League season ends with the All Star Game at Koker Park against Casner Motors at 6 30 p m. A second game features coaches and umpires against Lions Club members. The All Stars include Keith and Kelly Graham Pete Hinojos Jeff Williams Adrian Garcia Willie Ramos Joe Garcia Paul Lewis Armando Uranga Moses Brito Michael Neu John Conant Bobby Nichols Jimmy Hale Pete Bryant Rickey Harvey Russell Karr. Coach Bill Cave leads the All Stars. Lions Club is managed by June Graham with Thad Corkins on the mound Roy Karr behind the plate.
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Alpine Lions Club
Kokernot
Little League Park
All Stars
Casner Motors
Lions Club
June Graham
Thad Corkins
Roy Karr
Graham
Ayaembers
City to Sell 360 000 in Revenue Tax Bonds
City council authorized sale advertisements for 360000 in bonds on Aug 6. A 105000 revenue issue funds sewer improvements and a 255000 general obligation issue refinances warrants used for land for Sul Ross State College and other projects. Bids for sewer upgrades set for 2 pm.
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R. A. Underwood Co
Dallas
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Jack Morris
Underwood
Sul Ross to Host 20th TAIR Reading Conference
Sul Ross will host the 20th Annual Texas Association for Improvement of Reading conference July 29 to 31. More than 200 attendees are expected including speakers Dr Jo Frost Dr Elliot Landon and Dr Evelyn Thompson. TAIR president Miss Rachael Maxey and coordinator Dr Ethelaura Ramey lead planning with events at Kokernot Lodge and McDonald Observatory and a performance of The Kiss of Death at Kokernot Lodge theatre.
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Sul Ross
Texas Association For Improvement of Reading
TAIR
W.L. Spurgin
Jo Frost
University of Texas At Austin
Elliot Landon
University of Utah
Evelyn Thompson
University of Houston
Cross Plains
Alpine
Ece A
Rachael Maxey
Wichita Falls
Ethelaura Ramey
McDonald Observatory
E. Clayton McCarty
Kokernot Lodge
Sul Ross Lobo Football Staff Named for Fall
Richard Harvey head football coach and athletic director at Sul Ross State College announced the completed staff for the Lobos. He will handle offense with defensive backs as Frank Krhut remains first assistant in charge of defense. Orville Fletcher is offensive line coach, Jerry Larned leads the defensive secondary, J Chester Any named head basketball coach from Sherman High School becomes chief football scout, and Pat Pollard is the trainer.
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Richard Harvey
Sul Ross State College
Harvey
Lobo
Frank Krhut
Orville Fletcher
Jerry Larned
Larned
Iraan High School
North Texas State University
Chester
Sherman High School
Lobos
Pat Pollard
Nye
Ray Nye
Bowie High School
el Paso
The
Alpine Sul Ross Theatre Presents Summer Play Schedule
The Kiss of Death Any Wednesday But Not Goodbye It Pays To Advertise Barefoot in the Park play at Kokernot Amphitheater near Sul Ross State campus. Curtain 8 30 p.m. Sponsors Thursday and Friday are Methodist Women Society and Alpine Women’s Club. No admission. Special Kiss of Death show July 29 for Reading Conference attendees.
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Methodist Women Society
Women's Club of
Alpine
Sul Ross State College
E. Clayton McCarty
Department of Drama and Speech
Sul Ross
McCarty
Valuation Study Approved to Boost Alpine Tax Revenue
Property Evaluators Inc of San Angelo begins a study to equalize Alpine real estate valuations. City Council approved a 13775 contract to reassess property values aiming to raise total tax value and possibly allow a tax rate cut. Payments total 13375 with staged installments and final 3375 after Board of Equalization results next year. A land board will assist the evaluators, potentially drawing from current board members.
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Board of Equalization
Homer Hudgins
Adult Swimming Class Registration at Sul Ross
Richard Harvey of Sul Ross State College announces adult swimming course registration tonight at 6 p.m. in the HPE building. The six week course costs 15 dollars and meets Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the indoor pool with one hour of credit offered.
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Richard Harvey
Sul Ross State College
HPE
Sul Ross
Nye Joins Lobos Basketball Staff As GA
Ray Nye from Bowie High School in El Paso will serve as a graduate assistant for the New Mexico Lobos basketball program this spring. The move adds a graduating senior from Bowie to the Lobos coaching and support staff.
Camp Musquiz to Host FFA Leadership School
The fifth annual Area II FFA Leadership School will run July 23 25 at Camp Musquiz near Fort Davis. Officers and district presidents will learn duties leadership development public speaking and program building with instructors from Hamlin Meadow Highland Marfa Alpine Ysleta Wall Del City and Stanton and specialists from Texas Tech and the State FFA Association.
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Camp Musquiz
Fort Davis
Milburn Wink
Hamlin
Scottie Cooper
Meadow
Herman, Henson
Highland
John Kearney
Marfa
Richard Powell
Alpine
Eldon Lawrence
Ysleta
Obert Sagebiel
Wall
O.L. Harris
del City
Nolan Parker
Stanton
H.G. Adams
L.M. Hargrave
Texas Tech
G.G. Scroggins
FFA Association
Austin
Bob Clifton
Larry King
Ormer
Anson
FFA
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Marine Corps
Jack Kenny Williams
Keith Graham
Kelly
Marjorie Graham
K.K. Otto
Daugherty Water
FFA Leadership School
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