Automatic Rail Crossing Devices Sought by Alpine City Council
Alpine city officials accepted petitions asking Southern Pacific Railroad to install automatic signals at street crossings after a fatal car train collision at the South Street crossing. Other actions include street paving bids, parking restrictions, teen dances at Otto’s Ice Cream, firemen’s training, water metering for Elm Apartments, and a new apartment zoning plan near Sul Ross State College.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Alpine
Sth Street
Ray Newsom
Counc
Kenneth Stucke
Otis Coggins
Walker Street
Shell
Stucke
A&m
Civil Defense
John King
Council
Lewallen
Odessa Parks
West Texas Students Attend Sul Ross Summer Band Camp
Over 160 high school students from Andrews to Alpine attend the Sul Ross Summer Band Camp directed by Lloyd Cook. A faculty recital is set for 7 30 PM tonight in the Main Auditorium with a public concert to follow tomorrow at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Sul Ross
Lloyd Cook
Andrews
Bakersfield
Barnhart
Big Lake
Colorado City
Crane
Denver City
Fort Stockton
Goldsmith
Kermit
Marfa
Midkiff
Midland
Monahans
Odessa
Sanderson
Stanton
van Horn
Gas Firm Moves To New Offices
Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp will open for business Monday June 12 in new offices at 404 E Ave E The new structure is owned by Bill Winter Al Nieman new general manager said offices will be established in the Alpine quarters The utility serves Alpine Marfa Fort Davis and Balmorhea Other personnel in the local office include C W Johnson service manager and Mrs Betty Shugarek secretary clerk The local office had been in the Holland Hotel Building
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Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp
Sam
E. Ave
Bill Winter
al Nieman
Alpine Quarters
Alpine
Marfa
Fort Davis
Balmorhea
C.W. Johnson
Betty Shugarek
Holland Hotel
Schedule of Campfires at Davis Mountains Park
A Davis Mountains State Park event listing shows daily campfire programs from June 12 to June 17. Featured topics include local flora, heritage, fauna, and historical narratives presented by TPWD and NPS educators with various speakers.
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Davis Mountains State Park
Davis Mountains
Brey
TPWD
Crisman
NPS
Bacon
Smith
Texas State
Paris
300 Expected For Golf Tournament
Nearly 300 persons are expected in Alpine this week end for the 9th Annual Low Ball Partner shi Golf Tournament at the Country Club. Visitors come from Midland Odessa Houston Dallas Fort Worth Plainview and El Paso. Host pro Jake Garmon says the remodeled course will play like an 18 hole course with two tees per hole. An 18 hole qualifying round is planned Saturday and 27 holes of medal play Sunday. Prizes total 1500 with woods for first place bags for second and balls for third. Fort Stockton pairings defend titles with Sul Ross State College and Texas Tech entrants also in the field. Due to high demand 64 teams will compete.
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Alpine
Country Club
Midland
Odessa
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Plainview
FI Paso
Jake Garmon
Garmon
Mike Walling
Jake Broyles
Fort Stockton
Little League Opens Summer Season In Alpine
The Alpine Lions Club begins the 1967 summer baseball schedule tonight at 5:30 at Kokernot Little League Park. opening tripleheader features Alpine Jaycees versus Casner's, with Second game First National Bank vs Morrison's and the American Legion against Alpine Conette. Special ceremonies at 7:15. Mayor Hudgins to throw first ball. Gate opens 5 p.m. admission 25 cents adults 15 cents over 12, under 12 free. Schedule lists Bank vs Legion 5:30 Jaycees vs Morrison's 7:15 Casner's vs Alpine Concrete 9:00.
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Alpine Lions Club
Kokernot Little League Park
Alpine Jaycees
Casner
Alpine
First
National Bank
Morrison's
American Legion
Alpine Conette
Clarence Winn
Wh, Hudgins
Bob Corkim
Little League
Youth Corp
Bank
Legion
Jayeces
Casner's
Alpine Concrete
Rainfall Ends Alpine Dry Spell With 0.69 Inch Total
Alpine breaks a long dry spell as rainfall accumulates over three days. The Avalanche gauge shows 0.14 inch on June 3, 0.15 on June 4, and 0.49 on June 6 for a 0.69 inch 3 day total. Tornado sightings near Marfa Fort Davis and Fort Stockton reported with no damage.
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Alpine
Marfa
Fort Davis
Fort Stockton
Pingleton Named New Minister at First Christian Alpine
Rev. Jim Pingleton begins ministry at First Christian Church in Alpine with a 10 50 a m sermon on Sunday June 11. He was born in Haileyville Oklahoma and educated at Southeastern State College and Brite Divinity School. He and his wife Virginia moved to Alpine this week.
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Pingleton
First Christian Church
Jim Pingleton
Alpine
Mr. Pingleton
Haileyville
Okla
Southeastern State College
Durant
Brite Divinity School
Texas Christian University
Bennington Okla
Aubrey, Texas
T.P. Spear
Virginia
Alpine Receives AWWA Safety Award for 1966
The American Water Works Association Southwest Section presents an Award of Merit to the City of Alpine for an excellent safety record in the water works industry for 1966. Supt. Werner Hollis led the effort as the city’s water utility, with fewer than 50 employees, completing the year without a lost-time injury.
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American Water Work Association
Alpine
Werner Hollis
AWWA
Alpine to launch city-wide Clean-Up campaign
Civic leaders from Alpine meet with the Advisory Committee to plan a year long Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint-Up effort. Hugh White chairs the group with support from city and county officials including Fire Chief Gordon Barrow and Mayor W H Hudgins. Schools will assist with NYC workers and crews will haul debris to ready Alpine for tourists in 1968.
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City of Alpine
Hugh White
Chamber of Commerce
Alpine Garden Club
Rotary, Lions, Jaycees
Community Center
Fire Department
City Council
Clarence Winn
Nyc
White
Gordon Barrow
Jaycee
Jimmy Clark
Alpine Jaycees
Verdis Pack
Alpine Chamber
Alpine
W.H. Hudgins
Phil W. Ebersberger
Sul Ross summer enrollment rises to 980, registrar says
Sul Ross State College registrar Glenn F. Davis reports summer school enrollment reached 980 by yesterday afternoon. Last summer's figure was 916. Registration closes today at 4 p.m. Alpine's clean up drive asks for 100 percent support.
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Sul Ross State College
Glenn F. Davis
Alpine
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Parks Board
Ted Gray
Jack Johnson
John Gillett
Elm Apartments
Holland Avenue
Marjorie Graham
Hancock Subdivision B
Homer Hudgins
San Angelo
Graham
Debbie Boysen
Steve Stumberg
Cockrell and
Nations
Ken Esmond
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