Alpine trips describe road routes and travel notes
The writer details a 212 mile round trip through Alpine over highways 80 90 and 67 with stops at a hilltop park north of Marathon and mentions summer travel rising. They note former Alpine Cowboys stars Jack Sanford Johnny Podres and Lou Berberet doing well in the majors and reference Herb Biederman being sold to the Austin farm club.
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Kent
van Horn
Valentine
Worth Evans
Raffth
Marfa
Alpine
Marathon
Fort Stockton
Prnon
U.S. Highway 67
Jack Sanford
Philadelphia Phillies
Johnny Podres
Brooklyn
Betty Gallego Wins Las Vegas Vacation Prize
Betty Gallego of Mountain Zone TV Supply will fly to Las Vegas on Monday June 17 for a week long, all expenses paid vacation. She earned the trip by winning a Hoffman television company sales contest.
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Betty Gallego
Mountain Zone TV Supply
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Gallego
Hoffman Television Company
Sul Ross and Rollins Dominate All Tournament Honors
Sul Ross and Rollins College each placed four players on the All Tournament team. Southwestern Oklahoma claimed three, Western Illinois one, and Lincoln University one. Buena Vista won sportmanship, Joe Black of Southwestern Oklahoma was top fan favorite, and Frank Willis of Rollins College earned MVP honors.
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Sul Ross
Rollins College
Southwestern Oklahoma
Western Ilinois
Lincoln University
Buene Vista
Joe Black
Frank Willis
Boyd
Coffie Rollins
Bob O'Day
Sal Ross
Rich
Western Illinois
Dodson
Sul
Mrs Meador remembered for church service and club work
Mrs Meador was known for bringing fresh flowers to the First Methodist Church for many occasions. She was a longtime Study Club member, Pilot Club member, and a charter member of the Woman's Society of Christian Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Study Club
Pilot Club
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Public Schools Summer Program Opens June 17
Alpine Public School launches its second summer enrichment program at 9 a.m. Monday June 17 in the High School with an organizational day and plans for remedial reading arithmetic fundamentals typing drawing and language courses. Tuition is five dollars per course. some classes limited to 15 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Public
Min
Nie Phillips
Pasadena College Group To Sing Here Tomorrow
The Calvary Quartet from Pasadena College will present a special program of music at the Church of the Nazarene Friday evening, June 14. Professor M. Estes Haney will join the group, and members and friends of the congregation may learn more about the college program.
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Calvary Quartet
Pasadena College
Church of the Nazarene
M. Estes Haney
J. F. Bohannon
Texas Cafe Owners Attend Houston Restaurant Convention
Mr and Mrs J Y Walker owners of the Texas Cafe will fly to Houston Monday to attend a convention of the Texas Restaurant Owners Association at the Hilton Shamrock Hotel They plan to return Thursday to learn how to run a restaurant.
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Texas
Houston
J. Y. Walker
Texas Cafe
Texas Restaurant Owners Association
Hilton-Shamrock Hotel
Drilling in Lime: Standard Oil Operates in Brewster County
In Brewster County near Alpine ten miles northeast, Standard Oil Co. was drilling a lime formation at 1155 feet in a wildcat operation. The report notes ongoing exploratory activity with no further outcomes recorded.
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Standard Oil Co
Lea
Brewster County
Alpine
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