Alpine Cowboys Face Linton Oilers In Twinbill Here
Alpine baseball notes report Fluor spar shipments from Marathon and a busy schedule. Don Pressley and Toby Newton to start games against Linton Oilers at Kokernot Field with no hit bids highlighted. Newton pitched a no hitter for Brooke Army Medical Center and the Cowboys plan further games including July 4 doubleheader and Las Cruces series.
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Don Pressley
Toby Newton
Alpine Cowboys
Linton Oilers
Tom Chandler
Kokernot Field
Pressley
SMU
Newton
Texas A&m
Cowboys
Oilers
Linton
Texas
Butch McCollum
Baylor
Cowpokes
Fort Hood Panthers
Fort Hood
Paul Aylward
Boston Red Sox
Louisville
Red Sox
Brooke Army Medical Center Comets
Comets
Ray van Cleet
Reed
Howard Reed
University of Texas
Alpine
Buddy" Watts
Red Jones
Chuck Ellis
Clint Hartung
New York Giant
Pete Swain
Ray van Cleef
Rick Herrscher
Preliminary Hospital Work Begins in Brewster County
Work on Brewster County Hospital is under way by W D Faulkner Construction of Pecos. Bids on the $442000 project were opened in the district courtroom Tuesday with Faulkner the low bidder at 229662 dollars, expected to receive the general contract. Other bids included Brown-Olds of El Paso for plumbing and heating 86400 dollars and Border Electric Co of El Paso for electrical work 29328 dollars. Six of nine contractors bid. Suggs Construction may have bid but did not arrive in time.
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Amblin
Tommy Nye
Bryan
Cathedral Mountain Lodge
Charles. DeBarbrie
Young
Mary Anne
George
Gussie) Brown
Lawrence Heley
Cathedral Mountain Ranch
Frank Newsom
Dick Rogers
Otis Kimball
David Forchheimer
Robert Halpern
Bill Gill
Maurice Collie
Midland
J. M. Floyd
Herbert Ogle
Kurt Lange
Brewster County Hospital
W. D. Faulkner
Comany
Pecos
Faulkner
Alpine
Brown-Olds
el Paso
Border Electric Co
Suggs
Rankin
Warner Construction Co
San Angelo
Ponsford Bros
Cooper Construction Co
Odessa
Horn Co
Abilene
W. R. Grimshaw
Southwest Electric Co
Southwest Electric
W. B. Lum
Austin
Bowen
Pantex
Amarillo
Ackerman
State Department of Health
Blanton Visits Alpine During 16th District Campaign
Odessa candidate for Congress Bill Blanton visited Alpine on Wednesday to drum up support in the 16th District race. He spoke with residents about local concerns and outlined his positions on economic policy and public safety.
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Blanton
Bill Blanton
Odessa
Congress
Alpine
Collie Plans To Replace Aluminum Water Pipe In Alpine
M W Collie of Montana will replace an aluminum pipeline from Sunny Glen to Alpine with asbestos cement pipe. The 3 1/2 mile line carries water from Daugherty and Terry wells. Corrosion prompted replacement. the old line will be sterilized and laid out of service while the new pipe is installed.
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M. W. Collie
Muntana
Sunny Glen
Hugh White
Daugherty
Terry Wells
Collie
Alpine
Newine
Uea
Herbert
Ogle
Dabor
Seldon Robinson Joins Gas Firm as Personnel Director
Seldon C Robinson formerly on Sul Ross State College staff has been named personnel director for Southern Union Gas Co Dallas vice president Scott Hughes announced Robinson is Ballinger Texas native with a BBA from Sul Ross MBA from Texas Christian University and doctoral work in education to be awarded at Texas Tech in August He previously coached football at Sul Ross and served in the US Navy during World War II He later returned to Sul Ross as dean of student life and instructor in management Also noted are Sul Ross bowling alleys project by George Storey Alpine and engineer Elmer Devenport on the job with late architect Victor J Smith
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Seldon C. Robinson
Sul Ross State College
Southern Union Gas Co
Scott Hughes
Dallas
Ballinger
Texas
Robinson
Fom
Sul Ross
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech
United States Navy
Veterans’ Affairs
Constance
George Storey
Alpine
Elmer Devenport
Victor J. Smith
Park Service Details $10,227,000 Big Bend Plan
The National Park Service outlines a Mission 66 development for Big Bend National Park costing about 10.2 million dollars. Plans allocate about 5.96 million for roads and trails and 4.82 million for buildings and utilities, with additional costs for staff, concessions, and overnight facilities. The park joined the system in 1944 and work begins with a 550 thousand dollar road project this year. 1957 adds twenty employee dwellings.
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Park Service
Big Bend
Washington
Big Bend National Park
National Park Service
Fred’ A. Seaton
Seaton
The
Conrad L. Wirth
Department of the Interior
Rio Grande
Tornillo Creek
Daniel Ranch
Wirth
Misunderstanding Lingers On Brewster County Finances Declared
County Judge Felix McGaughy stated there is considerable misunderstanding about Brewster County finances. He outlined fund balances including 125 732 77 in the motors fund from license sales, bonds totaling 9 9 000 with 50 000 from motors and 25 000 from roads, a plan not to build a Terlingua bridge, a 72 cent tax rate allocation for hospital bonds, and only 12 real estate valuations raised by the commission.
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Brewster County
Felix McGaughy
U. S
Special Motors Fund
Terlinguereek
Study Butte
Terlingua
Hospital
Board of Equalization
Pilot Club musical prep amid busy show HQ in town
Next week features Fort Davis and M System doubleheaders at 6 30 p m with games on June 26 and 28. July performances at Sul Ross College Cameron Duncan Juan Valent Auditorium include Casner s Morrison s and Baker s teams. Proceeds aid Pilot Club child welfare. Baby contest planned with committee chair Mrs Jeff Graham and others.
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Fort Davis
Baker
Morrison
Casner
Pete Hernandez
M System
Avalanche
Zach Cameron
Go- Ang
Perez
Ramos & Schroeder
Rivera & Duncan
Pilot Club
Jeff Graham
Glen Harris
Anna D. Linn
Ella McBride
Cas Ed
Preparations For Pilot Club Musical Begin Near Avalanche Office
The Alpine contest opens Saturday June 23 and closes Tuesday July 3. All children five years old and under are eligible with no entry fee. A king queen prince princess duke and duchess will be chosen by beach votes, plus five runners up. Parents supply a child photo for display and vote container setup. For details call committee members or show headquarters at phone 2464.
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Iwaras
H. J. McBride
Bryan_ Kelley
Lopen
Price Daniel Meeting To Convene In Alpine Tuesday
All supporters of U S Senate candidate Price Daniel for Texas governor are invited to a Brewster County rally in the Alpine Chamber of Commerce building at 7 30 pm Johnny Newell and Mrs Henry Bailey co chairmen said committee assignments will be made and campaign procedure adopted
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Price Daniel
U. S
Texas
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Newell
Henry Bailey
Brewster County
Hard Showers Hit Alpine Area
Hard showers drenched Alpine and surrounding areas on Wednesday, with rainfall estimates from 0.5 to 4 inches. The Sul Res College weather station logged .64 inch last Saturday, and Wednesday’s official reading was 0.56 inch. Resident Harry Carpenter on Loop Road reported 1.4 inches, while Brown Ranch reported 4 inches Tuesday and 1 inch last Saturday. The precipitation extended eastward, missing Marathon.
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Tron
Alpine
Sul Res College
Harry Carpenter
Loop Road
Brown Ranch
Pierce Ram Tops San Angelo Ram Sale
Fieve of Alpine topped the Angelo Rambouillet Ram Sale Saturday at $660, bought by Edgar Davis of Abilene. A second Pierce ram sold for $480 to Joe Maddox of Sweetwater. Reynolds and Asbill of Yeso New Mexico paid $410 for a third Pierce ram. A pair of Pierce rams went to Maddox for $200 each. The largest buyer was J F Morse of El Paso, an livestock exporter, purchasing 45 rams for $3602.50.
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Fieve
Alpine
Angelo Rambouillet
Edgar Davis
Abilene
Pierce
Joe Maddox
Sweetwater
Reynolds & Asbill
Yeso
N. M
Maddox
J. F. Morse
el Paso
Camp At Paisano Draws 300 Attendees From West Texas
About 290 boys from District 7 of the Baptist General Convention of Texas registered for the Royal Ambassador Camp at Paisano Encampment between Alpine and Marfa. Age range nine to sixteen, with 50 adult leaders. The camp began Monday night and runs through Friday noon, totaling 300 participants and serving supper to 325 the first evening.
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Big Bend-Davis
Mitre
West Texas
Paisano
Alpine
Marfa
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Ozona
Paso
Kermit South
Presidio
Conduccion Conductor J M Henry Dies in Alpine
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. Dr John W Pate and Coroner W G Fielder pronounced death natural causes and the body was sent to Livingston Funeral Home awaiting instructions from relatives.
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J. M. Henry
New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Marathon
Alpine
John. W. Pate
W. G. Fielder
Livingston Funeral Home
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Sinton
Big Bend and
Davis Mountains
With Jim Glasscock
Ford Foundation
New York City
Avalanche and Journal
Pecos Country Club
Mark Herring
Billy Ward
Jim Francois
Mark
Jim Henderson
Jim
Billy
State Health Department
Ty Hospital
Iites
Seldon Robinson
McGaughy
Ruben Parras
Casner's
Pierce Ram
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