Alpine High junior reflects on Boys State experience in Austin
Guest columnist Zeke Rivera recounts Alpine delegation’s trip to American Legion Boys State. He describes arrival June 4, dorm assignments, registration, a downtown breakfast, movie outing, and initial program events in Austin including parties, housing, and early activities with Longhorns and other groups.
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Boys State schedule and Capitol visit recount
The article details a Boy State trip including daily schedules at Hogg Auditorium, assembly times, and recreation periods. It notes visits to the Texas Capitol, meetings with officials such as Justice Joe Greenhill and Governor Price Daniel, speeches by leaders, and pins awarded. Concluding thoughts emphasize the Rule of Three and reflections on honor, home, and country.
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Supreme Court
Joe Greenhill
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Grann
Boys
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Hans
Austin
Tom
San Marcos
Anderson
Bart
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Basin Area Residents and Park Service Updates
New Basin residents include Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Cheek and their three sons. Mr. Cheek works as a seasonal ranger for the National Park Service. Harry Smith, park landscape architect, is vacationing in South Carolina and Florida. Ranger Rod Broyles and family left for Montana and Wyoming where he will aid Governor Daniel during the Glacier National Park conference in late June, with a visit planned to Yellowstone. Guy Turner is recovering from surgery at Community Hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky. Chief Ranger Hal Edwards and wife have returned for a Montana vacation. their daughter Kay, a student at Montana State University, is home with them. Visitors to the Laur ie Miller home include Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Miller and their sons, and Capt. and Mrs. Bernie Miller with children of El Paso. At the Fulcher home, Mrs. Printz, her sister Mrs. T. T. Meeks, and niece Mrs. J. Witchens and her son Wayne of San Antonio are guests. Charles Anderson was a visiting witness in Albuquerque.
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Wyoming
Broyles
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Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Hal Edwards
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Edwards
Miss Kay
Montana State University
Missoula
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Mrs Pulcher
CA. Printz
T. T. Meeks
J. Witchens
Wayne
San Antonio
Texas Charolais and Charolais Cross Sale Consignment
Charlie Wallis and G A Morrss consign animals for a sale sponsored by the Texas Charolais and Charolais Cross Sales Corp to be held Saturday June 35 at Capitol Livestock Auction Co in Austin.
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G. A. Morrss
Texas Charolais and
Charolias Cross Sales Corp
Capitol Livestock Auction Co
Austin
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