Joliet Tour to Big Bend Promoted in Local Paper
A half page Joliet Herald-News feature outlines a Joliet to Big Bend National Park tour via Poplar Bluff Little Rock Texarkana Dallas and Fort Worth with return through Alpine Van Horn Carlsbad Amarillo Oklahoma City Springfield and St Louis. The write up notes interest from Ken McAllister and praises West Texas rescues and local life with notes on fishing and local figures.
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Joliet
Big Bend National Park
Park
Texarkana
Dallas
Fort Worth
Abilene
Fort Stockton
Marathon
Alpine
van Horn
Carlsbad
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Springfield
St. Louis
Ken McAllister
Big Bend Park
Garden Club Picnic At Methodist Church Thursday Evening
A family picnic hosted by the Alpine Garden Club will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Methodist Church. All members are urged to attend.
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Methodist Church
Alpine Garden Club
Mystery CAP Charter Deepens in Big Bend Squadron
Members of the Big Bend Civil Air Patrol say their charter and ID cards mailed from Washington have not arrived. Congressman Rutherford asks CAP and Air Force officials for clarity on the unit status, regulations, and future search and rescue roles.
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Big Bend
Civil Air Patrol
Washington
Fort Worth
el Paso
Bob Crawford
Phantom Fliers
J. T. Rutherford
CAP
Air Force
Walter B. Agee
Bowling Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Rutherford
Texas
West Texas
Big Bend Civil Air Patrol
Robert Crawford
Alpine
United States Air Force
Broadfoot Accepts Alamo City Post
Broadfoot, longtime Alpine civic leader, will leave August 1 for San Antonio to manage new Red & White dime stores there. Mrs. Broadfoot and daughter Marsha will stay in Alpine through summer. He has served nine years as Alpine Independent School District Board secretary, led the Rotary Club, sits on the City Commission, and attends the First Methodist Church.
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Chalmers Broadfoot
Alpine
San Antonio
Red & White
Broadfoot
Marsha
Sul Ross College
Alpine Independent School District Board
Alpine Rotary Club
Alpine City Commission
First Methodist Church
Paisano Baptist Encampment Opens July 29
The 37th Paisano Baptist Encampment will run July 29 through August 4 between Alpine and Marfa. A 1800-seat tabernacle and multiple dormitories host preachers, Bible teachers, and leaders from Texas and Oklahoma, with a Sunday eve service for early birds and a packed daily schedule led by officials from Alpine and nearby towns.
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Paisano Baptist
Alpine
Marfa
Tabernacle
Perry F. Webb
San Antonio
F. B. Thorn
Wichita
Kan
W. R. White
Waco
George Thomason
Andrew Q. Allen
Dallas
Brotherhood
Wallace S. Johnston
Crane
WMU
T. A. Patterson
Beaumont
Sam Allen
Altus
Okla
Walter Dunlap
Ozona
L. C. Lange
Fort Davis
Don Littleton
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Outlook Good For Roberts No. 3 Well
Driller Paul Gooden says Al Pine's Roberts No. 3 water well should be a strong producer as its geology mirrors the Dau gherty well he previously drilled. The rig will continue to 400 feet or more before testing while Nolan Shuler advances Brewster County test well 4 miles west of the Terry well on city water rights land.
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City of Alpine
Roberts No. 3
Paul Gooden
Daugherty
Gooden
Nolan Shuler
Brewster County
Terry
Rust Sargent
Faris Named Wire Chief in Alpine Assignment
Wendell Faris was appointed wire chief of Southwestern Telephone Co. in Alpine succeeding Claude T. Austin who becomes chief switch man for the Midland district. Faris age 17 years in the trade, previously in Llano and Fort Worth, moves with his wife and two children to 510 North 8th Street. He served three years eight months in World War II.
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Wendell Faris
Southwestern Telephone Co
Alpine
Claude T. Austin
Midland
Faris
H. H. Redding
Austin
Telephone Company
Little League Opens With National Bank and Baker's Tilt
The opener features Little League First National Bank versus Baker's at 6 30 tonight. Morrison's and Cas ner's, the top two teams, meet in the nightcap.
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First National Bank
Baker's
Morrison's
Casner’s
Fort Davis Woman Dies At Age Of 104
Mrs Isadora Talavera born south of Marfa 104 years ago died in Fort Davis on Tuesday. She could sew and thread a needle without glasses at 100. Survived by two sons Secundino Bilvas and Catarino Bilvas and Mrs Manuela Hernandez. Rita Robinson of Midland and Robin Paris of El Paso recently visited grandmother Mrs A F Robinson.
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Isadora Talavera
Marfa
Fort Davis
Secundino and
Catarino Bilvas
Manuela Hernandez
Rita Robinson
Midland
Robin Paris
el Paso
A. F. Robinson
Avalon Poetry Meeting Opens in Alpine
The Avalon International Poets and Editors Conference opened in Alpine with attendees from across the nation. July was chosen for cooler weather and registration occurred at the Holland Hotel Ballroom. Notable speakers include Alfred Dorn Rosa Marinoni Lilith Lorraine Dr Alan Briggs and Edna Haynes McCormick with sessions on poetry teaching versification and publishing. The event closes with a public Thursday session and a finale after a banquet.
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Avalon International
Alpine
Holland Hotel
Avalon
Alfred Dorn
New York University
Lilith Lorraine
Rosa Marinoni
Arkansas
Pamela Leiby
San Antonio
Dale Groves
Corpus Christi
Charles Conder
St. James Episcopal Church
Ralph Reed
Charlotte Holmes
Maude Baines
H. W. Morelock
Joel Wright
Jim Glasscock
Roy Whiteside
Herbert Kokernot
Alan Briggs
Sul Ross College
Rosa , Marinoni
Schiller Scroggs
College of Arts and Sciences
Stillwater
Okla
Marjorie Morris
Odessa
Globe Theatre
Edna Haynes McCormick
Rosa Marinone
Murry Fly
Odessa College
Fly
Horace Wilson Morelock
Edsel Ford
Hobbs
N. M
Hortense Warde
Colony Writers
Miss Lorraine
Walter Scott Key
United States
Department of Justice
Houston
Naiad Key
Texas
First Methodist Church
Dr. Morelock
Cowboys Decline Wichita Invitation to Host Lubbock Series
The Alpine Cowboys announce they will skip the National Baseball Congress tour in Wichita due to injuries and college reentries. They will instead host six home games at Kokernot Field against the Lubbock Rangers on July 27 and 28, with Box score notes on Jim Ward and Jerry Wolff.
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Alpine Cowboys
Wichita
Kan
Herbert L. Kokernot
Kokernot Field
Alpine Club
Lubbock Rangers
Lubbock
Tom Chandler
E. C. Leslie
Jim Ward
Jerry Wolff
Alpine
Chandler
Corpus Christi Clippers
Cowboys
Kobernot Field
Casa Grande
Ariz
Grand Junction
Colo
Deep Drilling at 10 763 Feet Near Marathon
Fred Turner’s No 1 Combs wildcat well south of Marathon reports drilling to 10 763 feet in lime and shale per the last update.
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Fred Turner
Combs
Wildcat
Marathon
Alst Report
Allen Resigns School Post From Alpine High
Thomas J. Allen head of Alpine High Vocational Agriculture departs after two years to take a range specialist role at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Marfa. Alpine officials note his resignation as natural and regretful with eight faculty resignations total, including four couples, and salaries increases prompting moves to better jobs elsewhere.
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Thomas J. Allen
Alpine High Vocational Agriculture Department
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Marfa
Allen
Alpine
Stumberg Loses 300 Sheep In Flash Flood
Rainfall near Alpine and across the Big Bend-Davis Mountains is tallied by Sul Ross station. Rancher Steve Stumberg between Marathon and Sanderson reports 4 inches in a day and 300 sheep lost to a flash flood. Constable Pruett notes tanks full and cattle moved, while Big Bend National Park reports general rains.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Big Bend-Davis
Sul Ross
Steve Stumberg
Marathon
Sanderson
Herbert Pruett
Nevill Ranch
Constable Pruett
Big Bend National Park
Jimmy Logan
Hallie Stillwell
Ints Nab 21-5 Win Over Pecos In Four-Hour Slugfest
Alpine Internationals roar to a 21-5 victory over Pecos as eight innings were played before the game was halted. Freddy Davis homered and doubled, Elisio Hernandez added a triple double, Flop Parsons rifled a four homer night, and Freddy Kravis hit a grand slam in the fourth inning. Manuel led Pecos with three hits. Vickey Hernandez allowed two hits in four innings before relief.
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Alpine Internationals
Pecos
Alpine
Freddy Davis
Elisio Hernandez
Parsons
Manuel
Freddy Kravis
Vickey Hernandez
Hernandez
Dr Stringer Moves Into New Quarters on Holland Ave
Dr Darwin Stringer announced he will move into offices on Holland Avenue vacated by Dr John W Pate He also disclosed the sale of the Hilton Motel to Dr D N Hilton of Brownsville who had sold it to him months ago Dr Pate has moved to a new building at Avenue E and 2nd Street
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Darwin Stringer
Holland Avenue
John W. Pate
Hilton
D. N. Hilton
Brownsville
Pate
Avenue E
2Nd Street
Youths 8 to 18 Train in Rifle Safety Sundays
The Big Bend Sportsmans Club offers Sunday rifle training at the west town range from 2 30 to 5. Eight to eighteen year olds learn firearm safety and care. Dues are one dollar per year. interested youths may join via secretary Joe Brady.
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Big Bend
Crawford couple returns from Alpine Arizona fishing trip
Mr and Mrs G B Crawford came back this week from a fishing excursion in the Alpine area of Arizona.
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G. B. Crawford
Alpine, Ariz
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N.M
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Bloys
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McDonald Observatory
Bill Dorris
San Esteban Lake
Jeff Haynes
Neville Haynes
Redfish Bay
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Elmer Devenport
Gene
George Bevier
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Caribbean
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Italy
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Eva
Red Pattillo
Servicenter
Henry Bailey
Walter Agee
Philippines
Rotary Chiefs
Reg Votan
Cathedral Mountain
Bascom Webb
Marfa Club
Hunter
Alamo City
Troy V. Campbell
Bill Colwell
Roberts
Avalanche
Charles Watson
Shuler
Watson
Bank
Gallego
Silva Baker Ss
Casners
Moss
Minjarez
Morrison
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Skelton
Coleman Casner
Foster
Navarette
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Avalon Poetry Meeting
Fort Bliss
Stumberg
Dr. Stringer
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