Alpine Community Notes Highlight Camps Golf Teams And Local Events
Amblin Around Alpine reports on youth camps near Alpine and Fort Davis with 250 at a Royal Ambassador gathering, a Big Bend National Park outing by Odessa Park Department, Pecos Invitational golf praise for Mark Herring and Jim Francois, and generous Pecos hospitality. Also notes a rabies lab shipment from Marathon, local letters, and community updates amid rainy weather and growing golf interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Pecos Country Club
Mark
Herring
Billy Ward
Jim Francois
Jim Henderton
Jim
Billy
Preliminary Hospital Work Begins Pecos Firm Bids Law On General Contracting Job
Preliminary work on the new Brewster County Hospital in Pecos moves forward with W. D. Faulkner Construction Co as low bidder. Bid openings in the district court room show Faulkner at about 229,362 for the general contract and Alpine Community Center and Baptist Brown-Olds of El Paso among other bids for electrical and plumbing work. The count y court and hospital officials review base bids from multiple firms in a process that could award the full project, with recommendations noting bids fit within state health department estimates and potential matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County Hospital
W. D. Faulkner
el Paso
General Contractors
Suses "Construction Co
Manin
Alpine
Warner Construction. Co
San Arc
Faulkner
Ponsford Proc
el Piso
Cooper Constriction .Co
Odessa
Horn Co
Abilene
W. R. Grimhaw
Southwest Electric Co
South ‘West Electric
W. B. Lum
Austin
Bowen
San An
Igelo
Pantex
Amarillo
Ackerman
el Pa
Tueay
David E. Barker
Texas
Fot Meath
Moopital
Felix McGaughy
Rex Ivey Jr
Lee M. Smith
Tom Yarbrot
Brice C. Sutton
Elmer ‘Devenport
Larry Baumgarten
Ralph V. Davis
Davia & Foster
Archucts
Ae Engineers
Commission
Devonport
Davis
State” Department of Health
Alpine Cowboys to host Sinton in two game series
Alpine manager Tom Chandler announced star Southwest Conference pitchers Don Pressley from SMU and Toby Newton from Texas A&M will start for the Cowboys in a weekend two game set with the Sinton Oilers at Kokernot Field. The doubleheader begins at 2:30 pm both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pressley
Toby Newton
Alpine Cowboys
Sinton
Oilers
Tom Chandler
Kokernot Field
Pressley
SMU
Newton
Texas A&m
Cowboys
Linton
Reed
Howard Reed
University of Texas
Alpine
Buddy Watts
Red Jones
Chuck Elis
Clint Hartung
New York Giant
Pete Swain
Ray van Cleef
Rick Herrscher
Jim Las Cruces
N. M
Fort Bliss
Las Cruces
Lamesa
Collie to Replace Aluminum Water Pipe With Asbestos Cement Conduit
W Collie of Midland will replace the aluminum pipeline from Sunny Glen to Alpine with asbestos cement pipe Century brand. The 342 mile line carried water from Daugherty and Terry wells and faced corrosion. Aluminum sections will be sterilized and rejoined while the new pipe arrives by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collie
W. Collie
Midland
Sunny Glen
Hugh White
They
Daugherty
Terry Wells
Alpine
Iaiaj
Herbert
Jogie
Seldon C Robinson Named Personnel Director at Southern Union Gas
Seldon C Robinson, former Sul Ross State College official and football coach, is appointed personnel director for Southern Union Gas Co. A Ballinger native, he holds BBA from Sul Ross, MBA from TCU, and is nearing a EdD from Texas Tech. He served in WWII Navy and later chaired veterans affairs at Sul Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldon C. Robinson
Sul Rost
Texas Tech
Robinson
Sul Ross
United States, Navy
Administration of Veterans’ Affairs
Big Bend Park Program Details Revealed for 10.2 Million
Park Service outlines Mission 66 plan for Big Bend National Park a 1117 square mile wilderness to receive about 10 227 000 in construction roads trails buildings and utilities plus staff costs. The program aims to complete by 1966 with roads fades and base surfacing on the Rio Grande Road from Tornillo Creek to Daniel Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Service
Big Bend
Washington
Big Bend National Park
National Park Service
Seaton
Big
Bend
Tional
Sonrad I. Wirth
Department of the Interior
Rio Grande Road
Tornillo Creek
Daniel Ranch
Wirth
Seructon
Misunderstanding About Brewster County Finances Declared
County Judge Felix McGaughy states in Brewster County that 129182.14 dollars in the special motors fund as of May 30 come from motor vehicle license sales and must be used for roads and bridges. He notes bonds totaling 75000 from the motors fund and 25000 from the road fund, hospital bond retirement from the 72c tax rate, and only 12 real estate properties valued on the equalization hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere Nas Pen Consiaerapie
Brewster County
Felix McGaughy
McGaughy
Special Motors
Svany U.S
Special Motors Fund
Butte
Board of ‘Equalization
Fort Davis and Baker’s System Lead Week Game Schedule
Next week’s games show Fort Davis vs Baker’s System and Morrison on Tuesday and Casner’s Morrison’s vs Baker’s on Thursday. Week results reveal Fort Davis 3 8 0 2 0 0 5 6 1 to M System 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Highlights include Jesus Esobedo homering in the third for Fort Davis and Armando Granado delivering two Fort Davis doubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ableheaders
Fort Davis
Baker
System
Morriso
Casner
Casner’s Dramatic Rally Keeps Game Alive in 10-Run Rule Violation
In a Tuesday tilt Casner’s team trailed 13-3 before an 8-run bottom of the fifth salvaged the game. Rival Casner’s hitters Ruben Parr as and Juan Valencia highlighted the comeback with a triple and key at bats. Fort Davis led 10-0 before the game was called after the top of the fourth due to a lopsided margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casner
Cameron Duncan
Juan Valenzuela
Topper Thomas
Sonny Llanes
Ed Valenzuela
George Llanes
Joe Molinar
Zach Cameron
Morrison
Fort Davis
Perez
Ramos
Schroeder
Rivera
Duncan
Daniel Campaign Meeting Set for Tuesday in Alpine
All supporters of U S Sen Price Daniel candidate for Texas governor are invited to attend a meeting at the Alpine Chamber of Commerce building at 7 30 p m Tuesday Johnny Newell and Mrs Henry Bailey co chairmen of the Daniel for governor campaign in Brewster County said committee assignments will be made and campaign procedure adopted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Daniel
U. S
Texas
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Newell
Henry Bailey
Daniel
Brewster County
Alpine Area Braces for Wet Week After Hefty Showers
Hard showers drenched Alpine and surrounding area on Wednesday noon, with rainfall between one half to 1.42 inches. Sul Ross College weather station logged 0.64 inch last Saturday and 0.56 inch on Wednesday. Local residents including Harry Carpenter on Coop Road reported 1.5 inches, while Brown Ranch 141 miles south measured 0.4 inch Tuesday and 0.1 inch last Saturday.
Pierce Ram Tops San Angelo Sale in 4-Hram Auction
Pierce Ram of Alpine led the Angelo Rambouillet Ram sale Saturday fetching 660 dollars from Edgar Davis of Abilene. A second Pierce ram sold for 430 to Joe Maddox of Sweetwater. Reynolds and Asbill of Yeso New Mexico paid 410 for another Pierce ram. A pair of Pierce rams went to Maddox for 200 each. F Morse of El Paso was the biggest buyer, exporting 45 rams for 3602.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Alpine
Edgar, Davis
Abilene
Joe Maddox
Sweetwater, Reynolds & Asbill
Yeso
N. M
Piere
Maddox
F. Morse
el Paso
Pilot Club Musical Preparations Near Avalanche Office
Preparations for a Pilot Club musical underway adjacent to the Avalanche office. The event will be July 1 in the Sul Rose College auditorium with a committee meeting, costume and makeup planning, and materials being organized. Proceeds go to Pilot Club child welfare. The contest runs June 23 to July 3 for Alpine children aged five and under, with a king and queen and other titles, no entry fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Avalanche
Avellanche
Dt Coy
Sul Rose College
Cart
Medesary of
Francing
Musictase
Catag
Msett "Graham
Jenvienna
Anna D. Linn
BlakeBride
Cas Ba
Rds
H. J. McBride
Bryan Kelley
250 Boys Attend Camp At Paisano
About 250 boys from West Texas registered for the Royal Ambassador Camp at Paisano Encampment between Alpine and Marfa. They range from 9 to 16 years old, from District 7 of the General Convention of Texas. The camp opened Monday night and will run to lay noon, with 50 adult leaders making 300 total registrants for the largest camp of its kind at Paisano, and over 325 people were served supper the first evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Paisano
Alpine
Marfa
General Convention of
Texas
Deona
el Paso
Kermit
Presidio
Conductor J M Henry Dies in Alpine Train Car
J M Henry a 50 year old Pullman conductor on the No 1 westbound Southern Pacific train was found dead in his compartment about 8 pm Wednesday after the streamliner passed Marathon. In Alpine Dr John W Pate and Coroner W G Fielder declared natural death and the body was sent to Livingston Funeral Home awaiting relatives instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Henry
New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Marathon
Alpine
John W. Pate
W. G. Fielder
Livingston Funeral Home
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Davis Mountains
With Jim Glasscock
Ford Foundation
New York City
Ioral
Eator
Big Bend-Davis
Mitre Peak
the Park and Recreation Department of
State Health Department
Miarfa
Tommy Nye
Bryan
Gatvearal ‘Mountain Lodge
DeBattirle
Fetterary Annesorge Guasie
Lawrence Hifey
Cathedral Motnala Ranch
Prants Newsom
Dick Mogers
Otis Kimball Jalking
Coen Hopital
Touly Jadge
Distill Artroom
Secnad
Fluorspar
Martheeh Sok Bs
Souther
Mess Fuss
Rio"Grande
S Atrathom Fource Rerremganis
Opera’ Airaton
Butch McCollum
Baylor
Cowpokes
Fort Hood Panthers
Fort Hood
Paul Aylward
Boston Red Sox
Louisville
Red Sox
Brooke Army Medical
Center Comets
Jets
Blanton
Bill Blanton
Congress
Seldon Robinson
Sul Ross State College
George Storey
Elmer Devenport
Victor J. Smith
Asner
Ruben Parras
Pierce Ram
San Angelo
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