Big Bend Museum Undergoes Renovation and Relocation
The Big Bend Memorial Museum is being remodeled and relocated to the former Holland Avenue bowling alley. Director Mrs. Arlo R. Gill leads the project with assistant Diana Jarrell and others. The upgraded space will retain artifacts while adding a circular glass-walled room and a new stair entry, showcasing items from stage coaches to Indian relics and local Big Bend history.
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Sul Ross
Big Bend Memorial Museum
Holland Avenue
Arlo R. Gill
Gill
Diana Jarrell
Big Bend
Alpine
Powers Indicted For Murder In Ramos Case
Brewster County grand jury in a special session on June 14 indicted F L Bud Powers Jr on murder without malice in the fatal shooting of 16 year old Alpine High School student Elvey White Ramos. Bond set at 5000 by District Judge C E Patterson. Powers remains an Alpine police officer per Mayor Homer Hudgins. Ramos was shot after being chased by Powers in a police car on June 10 and died June 12. Grand jury members listed.
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Brewster County Grand Jury
F.L
Bud) Powers Jr
Elvey White Ramos
Alpine
C.E. Patterson
Homer Hudgins
Powers
Alpine Police
Young Ramos
Brewster Memorial Hospital
Tom Leary
Raymond Wheat
Ed Foley
Clarence Hord
Arlo Gill
Herman Gonzales
Luther Anderson
Henry Haveman
B.E. Babcock
John Joe Cadena
Ray Davis
Otis Coggin Jr
Clean-up Prize Offered by Alpine Chamber of Commerce
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce will award 250 dollars in two 125 dollar prizes to the best kept properties on Holland Avenue and Avenue E during 1968. The awards will be presented at the January 1969 membership banquet. President John Stradley said the incentive aims to improve curb appeal ahead of new highway work and attract travelers as well as locals.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Holland Avenue
Avenue E
Alpine Chamber
John Stradley
Stradley
Sul Ross Summer Enrollment Sets New Record at 1148
Sul Ross State College reports 1148 students enrolled in the first six weeks of the summer session, a new all time high and up 12.5 percent from last year. Registration for the second six weeks begins July 15 with correspondence to the registrar in Alpine Texas.
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Sul Ross State
Glen Davis
Sul Ross
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Texas
U S House Approves Funds for Alpine and Cibolo Creek Studies
The appropriations bill provides 49000 to finish Alpine Creek flood control study and 20000 to continue flood control work on Cibolo Creek in Presidio County. The Alpine Creek project is already under way by the U S Corps of Engineers and now moves to the Senate for consideration.
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U.S
House of Representatives
Alpine Creek
Richard C. White
Cibolo Creek
Presidio County
U.S. Corps of Engineers
House
Senate
Grants Help Sul Ross and UTEP Lock Library Funds
Congressman Richard C. White announced that the U S Office of Education approved library resources grants for Sul Ross State College Alpine and the University of Texas at El Paso. Sul Ross totals 36464 with 5000 base and 1546 supplemental. UTEP totals 17876 with 5000 base and 12876 supplemental.
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Richard C. White
Avalanche
U.S. Office of Education
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
University of Texas At
Alpine editor named new Sul Ross public relations head
Bob Glasscock of Alpine is appointed director of public relations at Sul Ross State College. Former managing editor of The Alpine Avalanche, he is a UT El Paso BBA graduate, 21 and single, with Alpine High School honors in 1964.
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Bob Glasscock
Alpine
Sul Ross State College
Norman McNeil
Glasscock
Alpine Avalanche
Sul Ross
Jim Glasscock
Avalanche
Alpine High School
University of Arizona
University of Texas At el Paso
CAA Program Soon to Begin
The summer recreation program sponsored by the Community Action Agency will start next week. Children aged 6 through 12 may join softball for boys in Little League and Vee for girls with activities to include all-star teams and Mara activities.
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The
Community Action Agency
Alpine City Pool Shows Healthy Finances in Early Summer
City officials report Alpine pool operations are in the black after 11 days with 1,529 admissions and receipts of 1,060 dollars and 77 cents from June 7 through June 17. Sales of 200 dollars in family tickets boosted totals while weekend attendance peaked at 221 on June 8. Disbursements include weekly and weekend payrolls totaling 611 dollars. Consulting Engineers Ken Esmond and Wade Howell of Odessa attended the council meeting to discuss final pool acceptance.
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Ken Esmond
Wade Howell
Odessa
Alpine
Pilot Club lunch features Guatemala education talk
The Pilot Club of Alpine invites members to a noon luncheon on June 26 with guest speaker Mrs. Murphy Bennett of Marfa. She will discuss public education in Guatemala as Pilot International advances a project to build and equip Guatemalan schools.
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Pilot Club of Alpine
Murphy Bennett
Marfa
Bennett
Guatemala
Pilot International
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Big Bend Museum
Ramos
Norman Joe Elliott
Brooks and
Whit
Casa Grande
Ariz
D.R. Elliott
Norman
Elliott
Glasscock New SR
CAA
City Pool
MacDonald Observatory
Old Fort Davis
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