Bunting Elected Head of Big Bend Board of Realtors
R L Bunting of Alpine was elected president of the Big Bend Board of Realtors at a national meeting. Elected vice president and secretary treasurer, respectively, were named at the session attended by 18 of 42 licensed brokers and salesmen from Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bunting
Alpine Wa
Big Bend Board of Realtors
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio Counties
Ervin W. Luedtke
Truett Latimer
Texas Real Estate Association
Austin
Big Bend
Paisano
Marfa
Presidio
National Association of Realtors
Maude H. Baines
Harry W. Carpenter
Guide to the Big Bend-Davis Mountains extends to page twelve
Amblin offers another four pages this week in the Guide to the Big Bend and Davis Mountains. Bob Burleson praises the project and plans to distribute bound copies. Badger Paper Mills publishes a national park feature on Big Bend, highlighting four color photos and a call to vacation in Texas. Lone Star Brewing hosts a media party with 2000 guests praising Alpine and the Big Bend area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Bob Burleson
Temple Attorney
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Big Bend National Park
Peter Koch
Friends of
Badger Paper Mills, Inc
Peshtigo
Wis
Badger Mills
America
Big Bend
Texas
Lone Star Brewing Co
San Antonio
Venice
Lone Star
Alpine
John Skinner
Charles Kuper
Harry Jersig
Paul Forchheimer
Local Delegates Approve Report At State Democratic Meet
Alpine and Marathon delegates at the State Democratic convention report 100 percent county approval of the State Executive Democratic Committee’s report. New national committeewoman is Mrs Eugene Locke of Dallas Alpine. new national committeeman is Frank Irwin Jr. of Austin. Local figures include Bill Donnell, Gene Hendryx, Mrs J P Blumenfeld, and Hugh White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Marathon
Houston
Bill Donnell
Gene Hendryx
J. P. Blumenfeld
Hugh White
16Th
Executive Democratic Committee
White
National Democratic
Eugene Locke
Dallas
Alpine At Nine Points. She Replaces Mrs. H. H. Weinert
Seguin
Frank Irwin Jr
Austin
Byron Skelton
Six Teams Enter Alpine Lions Club Little League Program
Alpine Lions Club opens its annual Little League with six teams. Friday games in Fort Davis include Morrison's vs Fort Davis at 5 PM and Alpine TV Cable vs Jaycees at 6 45 PM. The opener in Fort Davis is tomorrow at 3 PM with Indians hosting Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Lions Club
Morrison's
Fort Davis
Alpine TV
Jaycees
American Legion
First National Bank
Indians
Bank
The
Legion
Alpine
Bank and
Mitre Peak Camp Opens as Six Sessions Planned
Nineteen Girl Scouts from Alpine and Marathon will attend Camp Mitre Peak near Alpine Fort Davis this summer. The camp runs June 14 to August 15 with five sessions listing named attendees and a newly installed shower house and latrines. Miss Mary Beth Jackson leads the camp as director with counselors in training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitre Peak
Alpine
Fort Davis
Marathon
Cording
Permian Basin Girl Scout Council
Deborah Newbill
Pamela Gaddis
Adrienne Miles
Camille Corkins
Peggy Ponton
Emory Holman
Frances Bell
Nancy Hollen
Leslie Bell
Berta Rodriguez
Carole Causey
Pamela Surratt
Roxy Boyd
Melodie Slater
Mary Lou Pattillo
Karen Clark
Susan Kokernot
Vicki Jones
Betty Collier
Mary Beth Jackson
Miss Jackson
Death Takes Mrs. Blanche Norton Taylor
Mrs. Blanche Norton Taylor 76 widow of Creed Taylor died early Tuesday after surgery in Brewster County Memorial Hospital She was an early Texas Ranger and sheriff born November 18 1887 in Bandera and lived in Alpine the last 15 years Survived by daughters Edith Smith Alpine Gibb Foster Carlsbad NM Paul McFarland Laguna Beach CA five grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services were held Wednesday June 17 at First Methodist Church with Rev Bruce Felker officiating Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery under Geeslin Funeral Home direction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Norton Taylor
Creed Taylor
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Taylor
Texas
Bandera
Big Bend
Alpine
Marfa
Edith Smith
Gibb Foster
Carlsbad
N. M
Paul McFarland
Laguna Beach
Calif
Dell Hoffman
Jeannie Smith
Gibbie Foster
Bill Houser
Houston
Norman Sasche
Fl Paso
Curtis
Dani Sasche
Jan
Terry Houser
First Methodist
Bruce Felker
Elvie Williams
Robert Calder
Carl Shults Jr
Dav Ritter
Tye Hillger
Jim Francois
Tom Hollen
Ray Morrow
Mark Herring
al Bartholmae
Frank Matthews
Elm Grove Cemetery
Geeslin
Jaycee Jubilee to Feature Dr. Harlan Ford Speech
Dr. Harlan Ford of Sul Ross College will open Alpine's Jaycee July 4th Jubilee with a patriotic address on American heritage. A community band will perform at the courthouse lawn before booths host food entertainment and children’s activities. a Nike Hercules missile from Fort Bliss will be displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Ford
Sul Ross
Alpine
Ford
John F. Kennedy
America
Fort Bliss
Four Indicted In Big Bend Land Cases
Four men face mail fraud charges in land sales schemes in Presidio and Brewster Counties. William M. Scott, 37, formerly of Pecos, pleaded guilty in Dallas and awaits sentencing by Judge Sarah T. Hughes after a Big Bend state fair booth scheme claimed winning lots for 19.80. Gerald O Leary Raydon Hubbard, formerly of El Paso, and E E Boggs of Houston are indicted for Last Frontier and Big Bend Frontier promotions in Presidio and Terlingua. Trial dates not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidio
Brewster
William M. Scott
Pecos
U. S. District Court
Dallas
U. S
Sarah T. Hughes
Scott
Texas
Big Bend
Gerald O'Leary
Raydon Hubbard
el Paw
Presidio County
Scar Shafter
E. E. Boggs
Houston
July Fourth Celebration Plans and Booth Contacts
Several thousand people are expected to participate in the July 4th celebration. Groups may set up confession booths by contacting Jubilee chairman Clyde Chesnutt Richard Bowers or Howard Bledsoe. The community band will rehearse Thursdays at 7 30 pm in the college Band Hall. The Jaycees plan a dance near Casner's auto barn by the courthouse. Patronize local merchants advertising in The Avalanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jubilee
Clyde Chesnutt
Richard Bowers
Howard Bledsoe
College Band Hall
Fine Arts
Jaycees
Casner
Alpine Man in Florida nominates Hendryx for regional conference
Speaker Byron Tumnell announced Rep. Gene Hendryx of Alpine will attend the Southern Regional Conference of the Council of State Governments in Sarasota February 16 to 19. Hendryx will represent Texas, with Ben Atwell William Heatly and Ben Barnes named as delegates to discuss education health and justice administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe Byron Tumnell
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Council of State Governments
Sarasota
Fla
South
Hendryx
of Texas
Tunnell
Tunnel
Texas
Ben Atwell
Dallas
William S. Heatly
Paducah
Ben Barnes
DeLeon
Alpine Junior Rodeo Names Winners and Participants
Fort Davis and Alpine youths competed in the AJRA Kid's Rodeo in El Paso. Amy Harper was reserve 16-19 girls, Adan Martinez earned all around cowboy in 8-12 boys, Gay Shouppe won 8-12 girls barrel race, John Davis placed 4th in boys barrel. Alpine to host annual junior rodeo July 24 25 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fl Paso
Amy Harper
Maria
Adan
Manuel
Pancho Martinez
Fort Davis
Barbara Lou
John Davis
Stevie Anne
Gay Shouppe
Ma A
Alpine
Adan Martinez
Alpine Jr. Rodeo Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bunting
Board of Realtors
R, L. Bunting
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
J. Larky Rodriguez
Santa Barbara
Chih
Mexico
Louis Rodriguez Sr
Louis Rodriguez Jr
Gracie Rodriguez
Paul
Phil Fbensbergers
Uvalde
Mayo Seamon
Fl Paso Times and
Herald-Post
David Leavell
Galveston News-Tribune
Lions Club
Little League
Death
Mrs. Taylor
Florida
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