Water Color Society Opens College Exhibit at Sul Ross
The 8th annual Texas Water Color Society exhibition is on display in the Fine Arts Building at Sul Ross. The show opened in March in San Antonio and has since visited Elizabet Ney Museum Austin A&M College and Mary J Bevins Memorial Library Amarillo. Cecil Casebier, a former Sul Ross student now in San Antonio, won the Ema Freeman Memorial Purchase Prize of $200 for The Beetle, which has since been sold. The exhibit runs through June 24.
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Texas Water Color Society
Fine Arts
Sul Ross
White Museum
San Antonio
Elizabet Ney
Austin
A&m College
Mary J. Bevins Memorial
Amarillo
Cecil Casebier
Ema Freeman
Alpine Schools Add Safety Film To Library
Alpine elementary schools will use a new film strip How To Ride a Bicycle Safely this fall and in driver education classes. Civic groups may borrow the strip for youth work this summer as a Magnolia Petroleum Co gift.
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Alpine
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Teen Talk Highlights Sul Ross Students and Nearby Moves
Seen Around notes Marsha Broadfoot preparing to depart for Washington D C to work with the Civil Service until September. Martha Hill settles into the Sul Ross girls dormitory while plans to attend TWU Denton next fall unfold. Freddy Davis Mary Anita Kay and Sue Bounds pose as class officers with Freddy elected sophomore president Sue vice president and Mary Anita secretary. Sherry Kemp and Carlene Heglund stroll Fort Davis highway. Don McNamara visits Alpine over the weekend. Terry Beckett and Billy Davis play horseshoes in Sara Rogers' yard. Sherri Glasscock welcomed back to Alpine. Jane Bohannen and Sue Bounds learn the registrar's office duties at Sul Ross as students begin work. Phil McGaughy Freddy Davis train with the International Baseball team while John Hayslip Mildred Armstrong Linda Kay and Charlene Watson cheer for the Cowboys at Kokernot Field. Gladys Cowell uses the college pool in the evening.
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Marsha Broadfoot
Washington D. C
Civil Service
Martha Hill
Sul Ross
Martha
Dallas
TWU
Denton
Freddy Davis
Mary Anita Kay
Sue Bounds
Freddy
Sue
Mary Anita
Sherry Kemp
Carlene Heglund
Fort Davis Highway
Don McNamara
Alpine
Terry Beckett
Billy Davis
Sara Rogers
Sherri Glasscock
Jane Bohannen
Phil McGaughy
John Hayslip
Mildred Armstrong
Linda Kay
Charlene Watson
Cowboys
Kokernot Field
Gladys Cowell
History of wedding rings through time and symbolism
The article traces the wedding ring from ancient gestures with rush circlets to iron and then steel bands. It notes the circle as a pagan symbol of eternal life and describes the ring moving to the fourth finger of the left hand.
FHA Loans Top $450000 In Big Bend Farm Credit
Farmers Home Administration reports $454,435 loaned to farmers and ranchers in Presidio Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties in the first 10 months of 1957 ending April 30. Majority funds support livestock operations while total Texas loans reach $54,773,000 a rise of about $6.5 million from last year as family-type farmers seek efficient operations.
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Presidio
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Farmers Home Administration
Patrick F. Sullivan
Farmer Home Administration
Texas
Walter T. McKay
McKay
Big Bend Park News Roundup
Mrs Wendell Bryce and Karen travel to Tacoma Washington to be with her stroke-stricken mother. Jerre Williams and Steve Jones return to work for National Park Concessions summer duties. Cage Bros Construction moves at lower Tornillo crossing for bridge work as families visit from Kentucky Oklahoma and Texas.
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Wendell Bryce
Karen
Tacoma
Wash
Jerre Williams
Steve Jones
National Park
Cage Bros. Construction Co
Tornillo Crossing
Farmland loan program extended to family farms
The program expands emergency loan aid to additional operator families previously eligible for relief. It aims to improve resilience by enabling broader access to funds and resources, supporting farm operations and stabilization efforts.
Local visits and events in town
Garland Gilbert and cousin Rodney Mills of Houston visit for 30 days with Mrs. Ament. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett return from Denver with grandson Walter for summer in Alpine. Bevier couple attend Saint Mary's Hall commencement week. daughter Pamela graduates May 31. National Park Concessions hosts surprise dessert for Mrs. Roy Curbow. Casa Grande Club reschedules to June 20 with Mesdagnes Laurie Miller and James Chambers hosting.
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Garland Gilbert
Dutch Gilbert
Houston
Ament
Garland
Rodney Mills
D. M. Bennett
Denver
W. C. Friesen
Walter
Alpine
George Bevier
San Antonio
Saint Mary's Hall
Pamela
Bevier
National Park
Roy Curbow
Casa Grande Club
Mesdagnes
Laurie Miller
James Chambers
Pamela heads to New York on Queen Mary tour
Saint Marys Hall students join Pamela and two chaperones for a June 5 Queen Mary voyage to eight European countries on a 45 day trip. Alpine High pitcher Armando Baiza limited the Merchants to two runs as Pete Salgado led a 15 run attack. A Marfa youth group call directs interested 13 and 14 year olds to TE7-2415. Mt Vernon displays Lafayette’s key to the French Bastille once owned by George Washington.
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Pamela
New York
Saint Mary’s Hall
Marfa
Alpine High
Buck
Armando Baiza
Merchants
Pete Salgado
Lafayette
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Alpine Raiders beat Marfa Merchants 15 to 2 in opener
In the summer open for boys 15 to 18, Cecil Hale lead Alpine Raiders over Jim Dyer’s Marfa Merchants by a 15 to 2 score in the first game of the season.
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Cecil Hale
Alpine “Raiders
Jim Dyer
Marfa “Merchants
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Rowletts, Ky
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Don and
Genie
Hobart
Okla
Gene Curbon
Oklahoma City
Bonna Carter
Brownwood, Texas
Chuck
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del Monte
Kimbells
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Charmin
Sunshine Hydrox
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Pound
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Monarch
Maxwell House
del Monte Peaches
Andé Save Money Tools
Home Service Disaster Cornation Company
Pillsher
Betty Crocker
Carnation Milk
Holland
Adams ‘M-System Grocery
Raiders
By Frank Courtney Mellard
Marfa, Texas
Alpine Drug Store
Scottish Rite Crippled Children’s Hospital
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