Alpine views top Big Hill charm in local notes
Amblin around reports that the Alpine panorama from Big Hill near town is the most beautiful view seen by C H Dockson of Detroit and others who advocate a park atop the hill for picnics and camping. Other items note a new fishing cabin at San Esteban Lake, jackrabbit abundance, and locals sending news from Alpine and nearby ranchlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Dockson
Detroit
Mich
Patagonia
Bombay
Australia
Big Hill
Dockson
Fritz Weyerts
Alpine Valley
Alpine
Cathedral Mountain Lodge
San Esteban Lake
Marfa
Rudy Krenek
Ray Newsom
John Preston
Ralph Gray
Amblin
Frank Wedin
Marathon
Tom Chandler
Eva Dorene Wilson
Huntington Park
Calif
George Asa Jones
Fort Stockton
Grady Nelon Cecil Duncan
5Th Street
al Sanchez
Safeway
Claude Austin
Robert Causey
Texas News
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas
Bob Halpern
Dallas
Ranger
Roberts Well No 2 Produces 160 GPM for Alpine
The City of Alpine reports Roberts No 2 on the Sunny Glen tract yielded 160 gallons per minute in recent USGS tests. Well No 2 was drilled 400 feet deep with a pump at 350 feet. static level 79 feet, pumping level about 190 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Alpine
Roberts
W. E. Lockhart
A. E
Gical
Daugherty
Collie
Roberts No. 2
Serge Garza
Austin
USGS
Jim de- Cook
Brewster County
W. E. Westmoreland
Tony Martinez
Dixon Water Well Testing Service
Odessa
Legion To Hold Barbecue On July 6 In Alpine Jubilee
Son Stillwell commander of American Legion Post Big Bend No 79 announces a public barbecue Saturday evening July 6 as part of Alpine's Diamond Jubilee celebration. The event at Kokernot Lodge hall delayed July 4 due to baseball and fireworks conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son Stillwell
American Legion
Big Bend No. 79
Alpine
Stillwell
Legion
Kokernot Lodge
Kokernot Field
Carl Brawley Grid Star Dies in Auto Crash
Funeral services were held in Garland Texas for Carl Brawley 23 Sul Ross State College star lineman who died Sunday in a San Antonio hospital from injuries after an auto accident near Del Rio on May 22 Survivors include his wife Patsy Kanewski two young sons Tony and William Arty Brawley and his mother He had been drafted by the New York Giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Texas
Carl Brawley
Sul Ross State
San Antonio
del Rio
Patsy Kanewski
Cleburne
Tony
William Arty Brawley
Brawley
New York Giants
Davey Jones Transfers to Santa Fe NPS Office
Davey Jones the assistant superintendent of Big Bend National Park has accepted transfer to Santa Fe New Mexico as interpretive planner in the regional National Park Service office. He and his family were to depart for Tucson Arizona for a vacation before moving to Santa Fe after spending last year at Big Bend from Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davey Jones
Santa Fe Nps
Big Bend National Park
Santa Fe
N.M
National Park Service
Mr. Jones
Tucson
Ariz
Big Bend
Puerto Rico
Levin Davis Screens Along the Rio Grande at Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce manager Levin Davis will screen the movie Along the Rio Grande at the Rotary Club meeting at noon today. The presentation is held in the Holland Hotel, highlighting local civic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levin Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Rio Grande
Rotary Club
Holland Hotel
Two Men Sentenced In Criminal Court Here
Willie Valenzuela faced a rape charge reduced to assault and given a five year suspended sentence in criminal district court. Juan Jose Hernandez was tried before Judge C E Patterson on three burglary counts and received seven years on each count, to run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Valenzuela
Criminal District Court
Juan Jose Hernandez
C. E. Patterson
Alpine Cowboys to Host Fort Bliss Falcons This Weekend
Alpine will host Fort Bliss Falcons at Kokernot Field on Saturday and Sunday with 3 p.m. game times. Jerry Wolff of SMU is featured as a star performer and versatile athlete expected to play. he hit .366 in 10 fresh games and has shown pitching and outfield skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Kokernot
Alpine Cowboys
Fort Bliss Falcons
Kokernot Field
Tom Chandler
Jerry Wolff
Southern Methodist University
Bert Wallace
SMU
Wolff
Webster Groves
Colts
TCU Frosh
Tarleton
Jerry
Chandler
Alex Hooks
Beneficial rains reach Big Bend Davis Mountain country
Beneficial rain fell Tuesday across the Big Bend Davis Mountain country with amounts from .25 to .85 of an inch. Readings include Ed Davidson .35 at Plunkett Ranch northeast of Alpine .85, Ralph Meriwether .4, Perry Cartwright .4, Jimmy Pate .5. Range grass lawns and trees benefited and water use dropped sharply in Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend-Davis
Ed Davidson
Plunkett Ranch
Ralph Meriwether
Perry Cartwright
Jimmy Pate
Alpine
Chamber Of Commerce Building Repainted This Week
Chamber of Commerce officials invite visitors to see the newly painted building as the directors' room awaits refinishing. Workers listed include Levin Davis Claude Austin Gene Hendryx Marvin Kay Bill Winter Johnny Newell JoAnna Newell D D Thomas Jack Bow Dick Rogers J Y Walker Jack Cross Marvin Pierce and Hugh White. Businesses or individuals seeking work on the project are asked to call the C of C office TE7 2326.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Levin Davis
Claude Austin
Gene Hendryx
Marvin Kay
Bill Winter
Johnny Newell
JoAnna Newell
D. D. Thomas
Jack Bow
Dick Rogers
J. Y. Walker
Jack Cross
Marvin Pierce
Hugh White
Curtis Kelley Leaves Alpine for Big Spring Coaching Role
Curtis Kelley, Alpine High School head football coach for four years, resigns to become line coach at Big Spring High School under Al Milch. He starts August 1, previously coached Lockney, Petersburg, and Alpine teams, with district titles in wrestling and basketball, plus a strong football record and a state track qualifier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Kelley
Alpine High School
Big Spring High School
Kelley
al Milch
Sul Ross State College
Lockney
Texas
West Texas State
Petersburg
Lockney High
Alpine High
Bucks
Marfa
Alpine
Dexter Thomas
Alpine Avalanche
KVLF
Cheryl Lane
Alpine Summer Homemaking Program Opens June 10
Alpine High School will launch the summer enrichment program on June 10 under Mrs. Bennie Helen Rusk. Girls with one homemaking semester can earn credit by attending the summer program beginning 11 a.m. June 10, with registration at the high school. An additional non credit beginners sewing class for 8th and 9th graders meets 10 to 11 a.m. June 10 with no fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Bennie Helen Rusk
Texas Education Agency
Little League Opens in Alpine Next Tuesday
Little League play begins in Alpine at 6 p.m. on Tuesday June 11 with a second game at 8 p.m. Sponsoring teams include Casner Motor Co Morrison's First National Bank Baker Jewelers and the Fort Davis club. Games run Tuesday and Thursday nights. The full schedule and rosters appear in next week's Avalanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Casner Motor Co
Morrison's
First National Bank
Baker Jewelers
Fort Davis
Avalanche
Wildcat Well Bottomed At 1139 Feet Northeast Of Alpine
Standard Oil No. 12 in Lea County, 10 miles northeast of Alpine, was bottomed at 1139 feet while attempting to regain circulation in a recent drilling report.
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Standard Oil Co
Lea
Brewster County
Alpine
Sul Ross Beats William Jewell in NAIA Tournament Opener
Sul Ross Lobos defeated William Jewell College 9 to 2 at Kobernot Field to open the NAIA tournament. Herb Biederman Warren McCarson and Jerry Morris homered for Sul Ross as Jordan earned the win. Western Illinois edged Southwestern 13 12 in a long morning game. Rollins beat Ozarks 9 7 and Buena Vista rallied to 9 8 over Lincoln. Schedule for today lists eight games with semifinals to follow and consolation brackets planned.
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Illinois
Florida
Iowa
Texas
Kobernot Field
Sul Ross Lobos
William Jewell College Cardinals
Liberty
Calvin Jordan
Lobo
Lobos
Warren Lathrop
Herb Biederman
Warren McCarson
Jerry Morris
Western Illinois State College of
Macomb
Southwestern State College of
Weatherford
Okla
Rollins College of
Winter Park
Fla
College of the Ozarks
Clarksville
Ark
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Oklahoma College
Lincoln
Jewell
Rollins
Sul Ross
Buena Vista
CAP To Receive Charter Sunday In Big Bend Squadron
The Civil Air Patrol Big Bend Squadron receives its charter with a Sunday 3 p.m. ceremony at the Marfa Alpine Airbase. Officers installed include Commander Robert G. Crawford and adjutant Louise Crawford. The Wing from Fort Worth and Group I from El Paso conduct the ceremony. A simulated lost ranchman mission demonstrated CAP operations with four planes in the air within 15 minutes and the subject located in 10 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Civil Air Patrol
Marfa-Alpine
Robert G. Crawford
Clanton W. Newbill
Louise Crawford
Charles M. Hunter
Russell White
Marfa
Earl Lankford
Kenneth Mellard
George DeVoll
Stanford DeVoll
Bill Holland
Leo Craft
Civil Air Patrol Wing
Fort Worth
Civil Air Patrol Group I
el Paso
Paisano
Plans for Avalon Poets Convention at Local Venue
Mrs. Cleveland Wright discussed plans for the national Avalon poets convention to be held here next month at a Chamber of Commerce directors meeting. She outlined the organization’s value to the American public and the rotating convention sites to widen contact. C of C directors pledged support to ensure the convention’s success. Present were Bill Sohl Jack Stowell Johnny Newell Claude A. Austin Paul Forchheimer John Whiteside Gene Hillger D. D. Thomas Marvin Kay and Forest Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Wright
Lilith Loraine
Chamber of Commerce
Avalon Organization
C of C
Wright
Bill Sohl
Jack Stowell
Johnny Newell
Claude A. Austin
Paul Forchheimer
John Whiteside
Gene Hillger
D. D. Thomas
Marvin Kay
Forest Walker
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Psesas
Westmoreland
Dixon Testing Service
U. S. Geological Survey
With Jim Glasscock
D. A. Hilton
Brownsville
Resaca
Joe
Barton Warnock
J. Norman Henry
Gladwyn
Roberts Well No
Big Spring
Alpine School
John Stuckwish
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Kokernot
William Jewell
CAP
Avalon Poets’ Meeting
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