Morrison Co expands with new West Holland building
Thad Corkins announces expansion plans for C G Morrison Co including a new 4 000 square foot staff area and 12 000 square feet of warehouse space to be ready by Sept 1. The plan also remodels and combines existing Holland Avenue buildings 111 and 113 West Toland for Morrison and Forchheimer’s departments with new North 5th Street access and a 140 foot frontage.
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C.G. Morrison Co
West Holland Avenue
Ttre
West Toland
Thad Corkins
Morrison, Seveni
Chin
Crystal Hatcher
Wace
Holland
Morrison
Porchheimer's
Department Sore
Corkins
Variety Store
North 5Th Street
Forchheimer
Sth Street
Holland Avene
North
Firth and Wenner
Rand
Morrison's
Forchheimer's
24 Units For Indian Lodge
New construction at Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park near Fort Davis during 1966 and 1967 will add 24 lodge units a superintendent's residence a headquarters building and a swimming pool. Plans are due later this month with contracts expected in September. The Davis Mountains Park improvements total 1 031 550 funded by state and federal governments with hardena pushed in the Senate by Dorsey B Hardeman and in the House by Gene Hendryx. The project includes an interpretive center Adirondack shelters two water storage tanks two wells completed nearby and Skyline Drive widened and paved.
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Indian Lodge
Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Austin
Davis Mountains Park
Senate
Dorsey B. Hardeman
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Skyline Drive
City Council Approves Well Drill Materials and Pump Purchase
The council authorized 120 feet of 14 inch casing for a Musquiz area test well and approved a Red Jacket 20 hp 130 gpm pump for 1797 dollars plus 400 feet of No 2 cable for city wells. They also accepted the fiscal year 1966 audit by Kenneth K Otto and donated 100 dollars to Sul Ross Summer Theatre.
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Musquiz
Nolland Shuler
W.E. Lockhart
Loyd Henderson
Kenneth K. Otto
Sul Ross
Little League Playoffs Open Tonight in Alpine
The 1966 Little League playoffs start tonight at Alpine’s Little League Park with a double header. Casner’s faces Alpine TV Cable in game one while First National Bank meets Fort Davis in the second. The series continues next Tuesday with losers for third and winners advancing to the title. Meanwhile Mrs. Macie B. Floyd, 66, dies after a heart attack in Brewster County Memorial Hospital. funeral services pending.
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Little League Park
Alpine
Alpine TV
Casner's
First National Bank
Fort Davis
Morrison's
Sy Casner
Macie B. Floyd
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Ith Geeslin Fanett
Floyd Trrd
JM. Floyd
Pacific Agents
City Transfer
Baptist Church
PTA
Alpine Union Chub
Mr. Floyd
Sweetwater
Texas
Goodaughters
Miss LiMerle
Betty Grooms
Baumholder
Germany
Junius M. Floyd Jr
Las Vegas
Nev
Li Jordan
Morton
Alpine Lions Club
Alpine Little League
Biseb IL So Willl
Nav'l Bank
Tort Davis
Casner
American Legion
Paisano Baptist Encampment Celebrates Golden Anniversary
The Paisano Baptist Encampment begins its Golden Anniversary edition next Monday July 25 at 3 30 p m with a parade to Rev Lyle Millican s grave and early personality portrayals A Paisano museum will open and a full week of events honors long time organizers including Dr Gordon Clinard Dr L L Morris Dr Kyle Yates and Sam Allen The encampment near Marfa Alpine offers meals at no fixed charge and relies on donations to cover costs capacity attendance is expected
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George W. Truitt
J. Porter
Millican
P.1is
Gordon Clinard
First Baptist
San Angelo
L.L. Morris
Midland
Kyle Yates
Baylor
Sam Allen
Pampa
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Ed Laux
Marfa
Alpine
Enrollment tops 750 for Sul Ross summer session
Enrollment for the second six weeks of summer school at Sul Ross State College reaches 750 students, registrar Glenn F. Davis reports. The figure shows a 39 student increase from the prior year, a 5.59 percent rise, and excludes late registrations for a two week art institute.
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Sul Ross State College
Glenn F. Davis
Davis
Hunting Dates Set for Deer and Antelope in Trans Pecos
The State Parks and Wildlife Commission set hunting dates for the Trans Pecos area this fall. Deer season runs 16 days starting November 26 and Antelope season begins October 19. No antelope permit numbers are yet announced for Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties.
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Austin
State Parks and Wildlife Commission
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio Zounties
Pecos All-Stars Face Friday Little League Double Header
Movie TV Cable hosts Pecos All-Stars in a two game Friday night double header. First pitch 5 p.m. with a second game at 7 30 p.m. Jesse Villa starts for Alpine and Dickie Molinar for the nightcap. Molinar beat Pecos 1 0 last Friday with a homer, 13 strikeouts, 1 walk and 3 hits. Villa took the loss in the other game 41.
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Movie TV Cable
Pecos
Jesse Villa
Alpine
Dickie Molinar
Molinar
Villa
Economic Study Planned for Alpine by University of Texas
Alpine prepares for a city wide economic survey conducted by the Bureau of Business Research from the University of Texas. Research associate Robert B Williamson arrives August 1 and will spend a week meeting officials and business leaders. Citizens will receive confidential employment and business questions in the mail.
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Alpine
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Phil W Lbensberger
Robert B. Williamson
Austin
Kenneth Esmond
Williamson
Chamber
Alpine Business~ Nen
Confidenti Il
Big Bend Community Action Agency Schedules July Board Meeting
The Big Bend Community Action Agency board will meet at 7 30 p m on Wednesday July 27 in the Marfa Chamber of Commerce office. Herbert Harlow chairs with Rev Bob Bristol as vice chair Ben Levy secretary and Paul Forchheimer treasurer. The Jeff Davis Community Action Committee plans a Fort Davis meeting at 8 p m July 28 in the VFW hall chaired by Clay Miller of Valentine.
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Big Bend Comunity Action Agency
Marf2 Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Harlow
Bob Bristol
Ben Levy
Paul Forchheimer
Jeff Davis Community Action Committee
Fort Davis
VFW
Clay Miller
Valentine
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Jimmy Clark
Kass
John Wayne
Baba Ss
Weel
Ailstars
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Pecos All-Stars
Big Bend Agency
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