Maud Green and WTPA secretary role sparks household stir
A Dallas area column reports Maud Green, secretary of the West Texas Press Association, clashing over how she is described and her job. The piece notes her dual role as WTPA secretary and editor, upcoming Alpine meeting plans for August 8 and 9, and a trend of tourists in the Alpine area as cool weather draws visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Maud Green
West Texas Press Assn
Kermit Chamber of Commerce
Maud
WTPA
Association
Alpine
Pine Chamber of Commerce
Nna
Southern Weekly
Peter Molyneaux
Southwestern Banker
The
Texas Weekly
Southwestern Banking & Inustry
Molyneaux
Alpine Cowboys to Meet Grandfall Eagles at Kokernot Field
Alpine Cowboys boosted by three new players enrolls at Sul Ross college for summer session. Tom Chandler will manage with catcher Bill Looney and star SMU pitcher Bennie Davidson joining. Sal Gasser’s club praised Eagles strong by season’s end as Cowboys eye El Paso series and Southwestern semi pro tourney.
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Alpine Cowboys
Grandfall Eagles
Kokernot Field
Eagles
Sal Gassers
Cowboy
Sul Ross College
Tom Chandler
Bill Looney
Bennie Davidson
Smu Twirler
Lloyd Moore
St. Louis
Albany
Lodney
Sul Ross
al Milch
Austin
H. L. Kokernot
Ji Cowboy
Joe. Youngblood
Abilene
Jesse Parades
Stout
Crozier Tech
Dallas
Amarillo
Bob Kirby
Arlington
Gene Boyd
Abi- Tene
Cowboys
el Paso
Fort Bliss
Parking Meters Earn About Seventeen Dollars Daily
Alpine downtown meters on a six month trial averaged roughly seventeen dollars per day from March 17 to May 31, totaling 1212.80 over 65 chargeable days. Receipts exclude fines, with expected rises as traffic increases in summer and Sul Ross sessions.
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Alpine
Mareh
Sul Ross
Building permits in May total twenty one thousand four hundred
Building permits issued in Al gine last month totaled 21400 making it the second largest monthly figure for the year to date. Permits included a Fred P. Reeder frame stucco addition on N. 2nd St Bien Venido Motel on E. Holland Ave five new units Francis Miles three room veneer residence on N. 8th St Miss Lutie Britt one room frame addition to residence on Det Ave The year to date total for the first five months is 81800 versus 271400 for the same period in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Reeder
Bien Venido
E. Holland Ave
Francis Miles
Calves Show Strong Growth In First 30 Days On Feed
An observer weighed three calves on Monday June 2 at Jack Richardson's farm. The registered Angus bull calf, 10 months old and dry fed, weighed 669 pounds with a 104 pound gain. A Hereford calf bred by Mrs. Georgia Dallman weighed 359 pounds with a 96 pound gain. An Angus steer calf bred by Massie West weighed 351 pounds with a 69 pound gain. Daily gains averaged about 3.2, 3.15, and 2.23 pounds respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Richardson
George Burdett
Georgia Dallman
Massie West
Aurine Girl Sets Freshman High Marks at University
Kathleen Armstrong daughter of Dr and Mrs Noble Armstrong of Alpine earned the highest average in Colorado University Boulder freshman class and was named most outstanding music student. She won a $50 award for progress in music studies and is expected home this weekend. Also notes guests of Dr and Mrs Warnek and a cafe at West Holland Ave changes hands with new manager Teplicek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurine
U. OF Colorado
Kathleen Armstrong
Noble’ Armstrong
Valpine
Colorado University
Boulder
Circle W
Holland Ave
Med Sparks
Elle
Teplicek
Marge
Spark
Brady
Kimbell’Co
Kimbell
Post Card Mark From Alpine Sought By Historian
Historian Er ic HildessHeim of Fairfield Conn seeks a post card mailed from Alpine to Marfa in 1911 to commemorate the first air mail flight from Alpine to Marfa. The card details Calbraith Perry's 1910 11 transcontinental flight and mentions Rodger Aerial Post Vin Fiz Flyer publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric HildessHeim
Arly
Calbraith Perry
A. Wright
Alpine
Sanderson
Marfa
Sierra Blanca
Los Angeles
Rodger
C. P. Rodgers
Aeroplane
Rodgers Aerial Post
May Vehicle Registrations Totals in Local County
May adds thirty registrations toward a yearly total of thirty in the county records. Vehicles include eight makes such as Plymouth Chevrolet Ford Buick and GMC with owners from Alpine Balmorhea Marathon Fort Davis and Big Bend National Park among others.
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Signal Oil & Gas Co
Howard “H. Cole
Fort Bliss
Plymouth
Balmorhea Ranches, Inc
Chevrolet
C. G. Morrison
Alpine
Cadilac
Martyn E. Krebs
Fort Davis
Thryster
D. B. Roark
T. Harry Fovargue
J. R. Smith
Marathon
GMC
L. Lews Hooper
Bend
Nat
Ford
Orbin Smith Jr
Leonard L. Rose
J. E. Casner
Buick
Alvin J. Ellison
Internationalals Take Opinaga All Stars In Game Last Sunday
The Internationals defeated Opinaga 13 to 7 in a high scoring Sunday contest. Larky owiriques Henry Porra Celso Gallego and Dr Ninoce delivered key hits as Gaga Liones pitched six innings of two hit relief. The Internationals improve to 4 6.2 on the season and travel to Carsbads NM for a return game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowboys
Don Valensuele
Winstone
Carsbads
O'Donnell and Etheredge to represent Legion at Boys State
Alpine High School students John O'Donnell and Boyd Etheredge were chosen to represent Alpine Post No. 10 of the American Legion at Boys State in Austin during the week of June 1914. O'Donnell has excelled in academics and athletics, including a state discus record, while Etheredge has served as freshman vice president and band member and will lead Alpine’s student council next year.
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John O'Donnell
Boyd Ethedge
Alpine Bi Bend
Ameran Legion
Boys State
Model” Republic
Austin
Alpine Post
Bove
Weyerts
Legion Project
Legion Hammer
John O'Donnel
Odessa
Apri
Rcord
Alpine
Boyd "Etheredge
Donnell
EL Toro
Sul Ross enrollees show promise amid fundraising for Virginia
Sul Ross College reports strong first day enrollment for the summer term with students traveling from Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota treated Virginia Godfrey for a serious heart condition with a long operation and substantial local donations totaling over 700 dollars contributed by the Pilot Club and others to aid her care.
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Alp
Virgin Godfrey
Virginia
Rochester
Minnesota
Pilot Club
Mayo's
Jou
Rabies Vaccination Day Planned in Alpine on June 16
A local veterinary event will vaccinate dogs and cats against rabies in Alpine on Monday June 16. The vet Paul Weyerts, a Texas A&M graduate and Alpine native, will arrive to supervise the clinic at the rear of City Hall.
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Alpine
Paul’ Weyerts
Henry Weyerts
Alpin
Texas A. & M. College
Memorial service by 4HS choir broadcast on KVL
The 4HS cappella choir produced a memorial service broadcast over Radio Station KVL last Friday May 30 from 10 to 10 30 am assisted by Mary Bess Sloan and directed by Mrs In da Adams. Alpine High graduates Bet Tigene Hume and Tommy Woodward helped the program featuring western and patriotic music with students Bruce Deaton Bob Duncan John Newell and Glenn Richburg among performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KVL
Mary Bess Sloan
Inda ‘Adams
Sloan
Alpine High School
Bettigene Hume
Tommy Woodward
Bruce Deaton
Bob Duncan
John Newell
Glenn’ Richburg
Mary K. Winder
Mary Thorne
Donnelle White
Joanna Newell
Joye Lockhart
Mary Richburg
Carroll Simpson
Camp Tekakwitha to Open in New Mexico for Summer
Alpine announces Camp Tekakwitha opens June 14 with about 300 youths from the Southwest likely to attend. Six two week sessions are planned at 6200 feet in the Gila National Forest west of El Paso. Under Bishop Sidney Metzger sponsorship the camp serves ages eight to 16 with a 15 dollar weekly fee or 28 50 for two weeks. Facilities include bunk houses a swimming pool dining hall and infirmary near an Indian village and packed trips.
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Alpine
Steffen
el Pay
Gila Na Onal Forest
Tekakwitha
Borthl
Alpine High School Honors Roll Named by Principal
Alpine High School Principal James Crawford announced 41 freshmen and 55 other students earned the six week honor roll for the current term, with 45 students on the semester roll. Letters of congratulations were mailed to families this week. The list includes multiple students across classes and notes several who earned semester honors without six week honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crawford
Alpine High School
Secon
Sondra ‘Breshears
Jimmie Matlock
Joanna Newell
Don McNamara
Joyce Lockhart
Bobbie Lissenbee
Duane Smith
Andy Owens
Garry Henderson
Wetmore
O'Donnell
Tmiaxen Fraser
Mary Jo Bowden
Lee
Matt Smith
Carolyn Flyn
Nickell
Dyer
Patricia Allen
Betty Gerbert
Andy ‘Owens
Pat Matt Smith
Mary K. “Winder
Harold Sanders
Donna Neely
Boyd Eth Feredge
George Davis
Thomas van ‘Auken
Carlos ‘Torres
Elinor Sublet
Shirley ‘Parker
Dolores Markham
Ray’ Hudson
Dick Hawkins
John O'Donnell
Mary Thorne
Carroll Neely
John Newell
Bob Duncan
Joe Dudley Barker
Fred Williams
Teresa Ramos
Buzzy Lassiter
Isabel Lafarello
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Grandfalls Eagles
E. E. Townsend
Ustin
San Antonio
Elizabeth ‘Barrett
Ben
Kirk
San_ Angelo
Townsend
Ana Irs
A. Petrello
Boston
Mrs. Barton
H. Warnek
FFA
Range Animal “Husbandry Department
Mark Campbell
Ager
Vickie Turner
Doug Cunningh
Jame Laird
Tesa Tendy
Etheredge, O'Donnell
Legion Post
Gentry
Houston
James E. Bradford
Pontiac
Dorothy Swartz Valedictorian
Kay Carlton
Salutatorias
Virginia Godfrey
Texas
Sul Rots College
Bean Etheridge
Texa
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Hue Grange Valley
St. Texas
Panhandie
Orth
Griven
4HS
Camp Tekawitha
N. M
Ir Tosks
Alpine Presbyterian Church
Youth Synod of Texas
Buffalo Gap
Westminister Fellowship
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