Sul Ross dominates televised 1962 college rodeo finals
The 1962 World’s Championship College Rodeo Finals was filmed by ABC and aired on Wide World of Sports. Sul Ross State College, Alpine, won both team titles with Billy James and Donna Jean Saul as All-Around Cowboys and Cowgirls, amid strong college enrollment support.
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American Broadcasting Co
Wide World of Sports
Dick Kirchner
Bill Bennington
Wide World
Krchner
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
NIRA
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Billy James
Sul Ross
Donna Jean Saul
Texas
Ritter Family Visit to Snyder Detailed in Spotted Notes
Suzanne and Diane Ritter and their father left Tuesday afternoon to visit relatives in Snyder and plan to return to Alpine Friday. The column lists sightings at Twin Peaks and the Observatory and mentions locals such as Sammy Thomas, Kenny Nester, and Alan Newsom in casual, fragmented diary style.
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Suzanne
Diane Ritter
Snyder
Alpine
Patricia Ward
Shy Snure
Deanne Snure
Twin Peaks
Treva Smith
Lucy Clark
Observatory
Sammy Thomas
Sammy Cunningham
Kenny Nester
Ponderosa
Alan
Phillip Newsom
Sonny Llanez
Rain richens Alpine area as towns garner inches
The season's best rain drenched Alpine with official 1.16 inches and up to 2 inches in spots. Nearby ranches such as Miles Pierce east of Alpine and Kokernot at Cathedral Mountain reported heavy showers. Draws rose over highways, while local ranches like Hess and Moody gained green pastures and fat calves prospects. The column also notes visitors, new neighbors, and injuries but focuses on rainfall and ranch conditions.
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Alpine
Miles Pierce
Altuda
Ramsey
Brown
Cathedral Mountain
Kokernot
Herbert Kokernot
Marathon
Leonard Hess
Hess
Brewster
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