Alpine Lions Club Summer Baseball Opens With Three Games
At Kokernot Little League Park Alpine the 1968 Lions Club summer program begins with a 5 30 p m opening cry Play Ball Three games are on the schedule Jaycees face Casner s Morrison s meets First National Bank and meanwhile American Legion plays Big Bend Admission is 25 cents for adults 15 cents for ages 12 and under free Over 120 boys ages 9 12 participate all games run Tuesday and Thursday nights through July 9 with playoffs on July 11 16 and All Star on July 18 Lions Club concession will offer hot dogs snow cones soft drinks candy and gum Commissioners are Doyle Vincent June Graham and Roy Karr Jr Tuesday night games list First National Bank vs American Legion 5 30 p m Jaycees vs Morrison s 7 15 p m Casner s vs Big Bend Paving 9 p m
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Kokernot Little League Park
Alpine
Alpine Lions Club
Jaycees
Casner's
First National Bank
Morrison's
American Legion
Big Bend
Ayoff
Lions Club
Doyle Vincent
June Graham
Roy Karr
Casner
Head Start to Begin Monday at Centennial School
Alpine Independent School District launches an eight week Head Start program starting Monday June 10 at 8 30 a m at Centennial School to prepare eligible children for fall. Registration for non enrolled runs Friday 3 to 6 p m at Centennial. Income under 3000 funds health needs food supplies and transportation for 60 students. Houston John W Pate Jr son of Dr John W Pate of Alpine earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Texas Dental Branch on June 3.
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Centennial School
Alpine Independent
Centennial
Houston
John W. Pate Jr
John W. Pate
Alpine
University of Texas Dental Branch
Merchants Plan Alpine Big Value Days Series
A group of Alpine merchants formed the Business Promotion Committee to run Big Bend Super Value Days monthly with special bargains for the Alpine trade area. Dates are to be announced. The committee also approved free public swimming at the new Municipal Ice Pool during the July 4 weekend to promote the new facility.
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Eee Chamber of Commerce
Business Promotion Committee
Big Bend
Accord
Ing
Frank McCollum
Cit Council
Parks Board
Ming
McCollum
Sul Ross State College drops baseball program
Sul Ross State College will terminate its baseball program due to rising costs. President Dr. Norman McNeil announced the move after a faculty athletics committee recommendation. Baseball coach Al Ogletree will remain on the faculty as a health and physical education instructor. Sam Houston State remains the Lone Star Conference's only other baseball program.
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Sul Ross State College
Norman McNeil
Avalanche
Sam Houston State
Low Ball Golf Tourney Set at Alpine Club
Pro Jake Gorman says the partnership low ball golf tournament at Alpine Country Club is limited to 60 teams with a Friday June 7 entry deadline. About 50 teams have entered. entry is 25 dollars per team. Play spans Saturday and Sunday with daily scores counting. a barbecue and entertainment follow Saturday play.
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Alpine Country Club
Jake Gorman
Gorman
College Offers Swim Class For Seniors At Sul Ross
A six week summer swim and exercise class for mature individuals will be taught by Gerald Stockton at Sul Ross State College swimming pool. One hour credit will be given. Classes meet 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Enrollment at 6 p.m. tonight June 6. Fee is 15 dollars.
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Sul Ross State College
Gerald Stockton
Alpine School Board Meets to Review Building Costs
The Alpine Independent School District Board of Trustees meets at 7 30 p m Thursday June 6 in the superintendent's office to review cost estimates for a proposed Junior-Senior High School and additions to Central Elementary.
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Alpine Independent School District
Central Elementary
Alpine to Open New Municipal Pool at Kokernot Park
Alpine officials announced the opening of the new L shaped municipal pool at Kokernot Park on Friday June 7. J D Burk of San Angelo the contractor corrected 33 deficiencies flagged by engineers Ken Esmond Odessa and Arlo Gill Alpine. The facility includes two diving boards heated filtered water and a wading pool with separate dressing rooms and lockers. The pool will be open daily 1 to 9 pm with mornings reserved for swimming instruction funded by a bond issue with a matching grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
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Alpine
Kokernot Park
Arm
J.D. Burk
San Angelo
Ken Esmond
Odessa
Arlo Gill
Citizens of
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept
Smith Wins Brewster County Runoff for Governor Nomination
Smith wins the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Brewster County with 567 votes to Yarborough 277 in a light runoff after 1,814 total votes in the county’s first primary. Briscoe led the initial vote tally with 534, Yarborough 320, Locke 296, and Smith 277 across that contest. The county breakdown shows precinct totals with Smith achieving 567 votes overall.
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Brewster County
Preston Smith
On Yarborough
Yarborough
Smith
Dolph Briscoe
Bigger Avalanche Type Introduced With New IBM Equipment
The Avalanche adopts a larger typeface for easier reading. New IBM typesetting gear was installed three weeks ago and first published May 23 using the larger face. The comparison shows the old type on the right and the new on the left.
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Avalanche
IBM
Oueete
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Alpine Municipal
Royal Fisler
City Parks Board
Dorothy McBride
College
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