Alpine reads bid calls for access road to drill Roberts No. 3
Alpine City Commission approves immediate drilling of Roberts No. 3 water test on the Roberts tract with Paul Gooden to drill 1500 feet northwest of Roberts No. 2. USGS predicts at least 150 GPM from the Roberts wells and a contract with Mrs. Oscar Roberts guarantees 2500 dollars per year for 200 GPM if sustained for 20 years, with city-owned 500 GPM Sunny Glen pipeline in place.
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Alpine
Roberts Tract
Paul Gooden
Roberts No. 3
Roberts No. 2
Perry Cartwright
Gooden
Roberts N. 2
U. S. Geological Survey
Oscar Roberts
Roberts
Sunny Glen
City to Provide Free Water for New Hospital in Alpine
Alpine will grant free water sewer and garbage service to Brewster County Memorial Hospital for five years. The City Commission approved the measure Monday night with Dr W E Lockhart and Commissioner Chal mers Broadfoot voting yes. Mayor Hugh White also supported the plan. The hospital, a $440000 project by W D Faulkner, is due to be finished this month and expected to open by Sept 1. The site will be annexed, about 34 acres, per request of County Judge Felix McGaughy and the County Commissioners Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
W. E. Lockhart
Chalmers Broadfoot
Hugh White
W. D. Faulkner
Felix McGaughy
County Commissioners’ Court
Billy Ward
Loop Road
South Side
Robert Valadez
Fred Jack
Elephant Mountain private road eyed for Big Bend drive
Amblin section notes plans for a private automobile road to Elephant Mountain on Nevill Ranch property. Bill Hargus has landed atop Elephant Mountain with CAA survey gear, while memoirs recall Nine Point Mountain access by W L Moody. Ken McAllister earns praise for a Blondy Cross feature as he serves in Air Force Reserve and returns to coaching in Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elephant Mountain
Big Bend
Nevill Ranch
Bill Hargus
Marathon
Fort Stockton
CAA
John Stowell
Nine Point Mountain
W. L. Moody
Galveston
Ken McAllister
Blondy Cross
San Angelo
Farah of Marfa Hiring Workers for New Factory
Farah of Marfa Inc plans a clothing factory in Marfa and will start operating by July 15. Plant manager Abe Mohad invites all American citizens aged 17 to 35 to apply at the Marfa Chamber of Commerce from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. No experience required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farah of
Marfa, Inc
Marfa
Abe Mohad
E. Joe Lee Resigns Alpine Buck Band Director for Hondo Job
E Joe Lee resigns after four years directing Alpine Buck Band to take band director post at Hondo High School. He will start Aug 15 after Northwestern University sessions and has a record of UIL first divisions and festival trophies with Alpine groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Joe Lee
Alpine High School
Hondo High School
Lee
Northwestern University
Sul Ross College
Navy
Alpine
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
New York
Brownwood
Odessa
Northwestern
Evanston
Ill
Alpine Avalanche
KVLF
Robert Joe
Wallace
Wallace Hendricks
Comanche
Tex
Health Workshop Opens at Sul Ross College
A three week summer workshop at Sul Ross College develops a health and physical education program for public schools. Participants include 21 cities and towns and consultants from TEA and health, safety, and public safety departments. D B Taylor leads eight consultant teams with specialists in nursing vision hearing environment and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
Texas Education Agency
Texas State Department of Health
Texas Department of Public Safety
Sul Ross
Texas
D. B. Taylor
State Department of Health
Oliver Lewis
Southwestern Texas Health Department
Lewis Spears
J. B. Carlisle
Texas State Department of Public Safety
W. E
Bill) Williams
Comittee
Conservation Education
Moe Hedrick
Department of Health and Physical Education
Sal Ross
NRA approved shoot by Big Bend Pistol Club near Marfa
The Big Bend Pistol Club will hold an NRA approved shoot at the Border Patrol range near Marfa on Sunday June 16. The .145 caliber pistol is listed as the major gun for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Border Patrol Range
Marfa
Cowboys Begin Five Day Road Trip to Texas
The Alpine Cowboys start a five day road swing to South Texas. They play the Charros in Brownsville tonight and Harlingen Friday. They meet Plymouth Oilers in Linton Saturday and Sunday. Notables include Clint Hartung and Tom McBride. Embrey and Ward are expected to join the squad. They return to Kobernot Field June 22 and 23 to host the Brooke Army Medics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowboys
Kobernot Field
Alpine Cowboys
South Texas
Charros
Brownsville
Harlingen
Linton
Plymouth Oilers
Bobby Lackey
University of Texas
Sinton
Tom Chandler
Clint Hartung
New York Giant
Howard Reeves
Windy Donaldson
Allen Strain
Tom McBride
Pete Embrey
Jim Ward
Pasadena
Calif
Chandler
Eobernot Field
Brooke Army
San Antonio
Alpine Ints To Play Two Teams Here Sunday
The Alpine Internationals host two games at Ko kernot Field in Alpine on Sunday afternoon June 16. At 1 p.m. they meet the Carlsbad Lions and at 3 p.m. they face the Sanderson VFW. Teammates include Freddy Davis Scotty Escareno Ramiro Jaime Chief Molinar Phil McGaughy Bob Hernandez Celso Gallego Pete Salgado James Thomas Armando Valenzuela Vichi Hernandez and Dan Bustamente. Manager Big Bear Llanez leads the squad.
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Kokernot Field
Alpine
Carlsbad Lions
Sanderson Vfw
Ints
Freddy Davis
Scotty Escareno
Ramiro Jaime
Chief Molinar
Phil MccGaughy
Bob Hernandez
Celso Gallego
Pete Salgado
James Thomas
Armando Valenzuela
Vichi Hernandez
Dan Bustamente
Big Bear” Llanez
Internationals
Conference Cancelled By Buffalo Trail Council
The Citizens Now conference for Boy Scouts at Sul Ross State College Campus this week has been cancelled.
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Citizens Now
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts
Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross Lobos Capture NAIA Baseball Championship
Sul Ross Lobos rallied to an 8-7 victory over Rollins College Tars to win the NAIA title. After trailing 7-4 in the eighth, a two-out rally driven by Jerry Morris and consecutive hits sealed the comeback. Earlier, Sul Ross defeated William Jewell 9-2 and Buena Vista 8-6 to reach the final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross Lobos
Rollins College Tars
Florida
N.a.la
Lobos
Rolkins
Jack Powell
Jerry Morris
Powell
Stover McIlwain
Jim Dodson
Bob Biederman
Paul Fiest
Sul Ross
William Jewell
Liberty
Missouri
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Iowa
Buena Vista
Southwestern Oklahoma
Dudley Savage
Ozarks
Lincoln University
Rollins
Western Illinois
Rollins College
Two Little League Games Tonight Local opener at six
First National Bank Over drafts and Fort Davis meet in the Little League opener at six. Casner's beat Fort Davis 8-1 on Carmen Orozco’s no hitter with 13 strikeouts. Morri son’s walloped Baker’s 10-2 in the nightcap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Fort Davis
Baker’s
Casner
Jim Smith
E. Coleman
Orozco
A. Milan
Lively
Morrison
Baker
C. de la O
Killion
R. King
Huerta
C. Moss
Radio Facility Planned Atop Elephant Mountain
Bids for an 11 000 foot private access road to a proposed CAA radio facility atop Elephant Mountain 23 miles south of Alpine will be opened June 25 in Fort Worth. The one acre site on Nevills Ranch has been leased to the government to improve VHF UHF air ground communications with El Paso.
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Fort Worth
CAA
Elephant Mountain
Alpine
Nevill Ranch
Vhfuhf
Marfa
el Paso
Neville Haynes
Mrs Meador Dies. Alpine Garden Leader Lauded
Elpha Lee Low Meador 68 famed for Alpine flowers died at home after a lengthy illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at First Methodist Church. Survived by husband W M Meador daughter Ida Elizabeth Bennet son William Thomas Meador two brothers Bob Low Dick Low. Born January 12 1889 in Carbon Texas she grew up in Hamlin later moving to Alpine. Charter Alpine Garden Club member she held state and district offices and helped plant dahlias and distribute bulbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elpha Lee Low Meador
First Methodist Church
Wedding planning hints from United States Steel promo
Section B of today’s Avalanche features a bride and groom guide in cooperation with Alpine merchants. It answers when to see a clergyman arrange the wedding and when to mail invitations. It discusses who pays for wedding bills and suggests ideal gifts for a bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corp
Also Mentioned on This Page
NAIA
Herb Biederman
Lor
Okla
Bob O'Day
Frank Willis
al Fantuzzi
Boyd Coffie
Hunter
al Garten
Eastern
New Mexico
Pete Swain
Herbert L. Kokernot Jr
Just
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Jim Casner
Davis Mountains State Park
Chisos Mountains
Big Bend National Park
Davis Mountains
Green Madera Canyon
Farah
Alpine Ints
By Doyle Stout
Tars
Elephant Min
Joe Colest
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