Fort Davis PTA Conference to Feature Mrs Danforth
Fort Davis will host the 36th Annual Conference of the 15th District with Mrs W J Danforth of Fort Worth as principal speaker. The session opens at 9 a.m. March 18 in Fort Davis High School Auditorium. registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The theme is We the PTA Participate In The Community Story. Mrs Sims, 15th District president, will preside.
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Fort Davis
W. J. Dane Forth
Fort Worth
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Fort Davis High School
Richard Sims
Danforth
PTA
Sims
Byway at the far end of a byway delights River Road fans
The Sunday Oklahoman features a lengthy piece by Kent Ruth praising the Big Bend River Road as a remarkable byway at the edge of a larger byway. Readers are urged that the detour is worthwhile, a road you will be glad you went out of your way to stumble upon.
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Big Bend
Sunday Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
J. G. Fain
Norman
Okla
Avalanche
Alpine
Kent Ruth
Bible Talks Held On Thursdays During Lent
Public invited to weekly talks by Rev. Charles Dawson at St. James Episcopal Church each Thursday at 7 30 p m with a brief service beforehand Holy Communion times are 7 a m and 10 a m The notes mention Glenn Eaves of Midland visiting his mother and his job as a geological physicist for Humble Oil Co
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Charles Dawson
St. James Episcopal Church
St. James
Glenn Eaves
Midland
Glenn
Humble Oil Co
Lobos Split With Aggie Ball Club in Texas Series
Sul Ross and Texas AGM split a college baseball series with Lobos winning 1-0 on a ninth inning single by Bill Carther after a seven inning game tied by Neal Thompson’s late homer for the Aggies. Sul Ross upped their season mark to 1-1 and AGM to 2-1 as Sul Ross heads to Kokernot Field for a pair of 1 p.m. doubleheaders against Southwestern Oklahoma State.
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Sul Ross
Bill Carther
College Station
Texas Agm
AGM
Farmers
Lobos
Alpine
Oklahoma State
Kokernot Field
Lobo
Jim Wynne
Neal Thompson
Mike Compton
Andrews
Ken Richardson
Wayne
Compton
Steve Hillhouse
Colorado City
Aggies
Bill Johnson
Julie Forchheimer Named Top Girls State Delegate
Julie Forchheimer of Alpine High School has been chosen as the top candidate for the American Legion Auxiliary Bluebonnet Girls State to be held at the Texas School for the Blind in Austin June 16 to 25. The Auxiliary approved her registration and a second candidate may be registered if the quota is not filled.
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June Forchheimer
Alpine High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Texas School For the Blind
Austin
Julie
Girls State
Paul Forchheimer
Alpine
National Honor Society
Bluebonnet Girls State
Natural Gas System Work Begins in West Texas
Montin Construction Co starts laying distribution lines in Balmorhea and Zaragoza for Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp. A Montana City firm won the transmission and distribution contract at 1 662 204.45 dollars. The line will run from near Zaragosa to serve Balmorhea Fort Davis Alpine and Marfa. Local labor will be used where possible.
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Montin Construction Co
Balmorhea
Zaragosa
Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp
Bill Winter
Alpine
Winter
William V. Montin Pipeline Construction Co
Oklahoma City
Fort Davis
Marfa
Municipal Gas Corporation
City of Marfa
AL Montin
Ralph Tipps
Dr Lockhart Tops Ballot In City Council Race
Dr W E Lockhart drew the top spot on the ballot for city council after drawing for places Tuesday afternoon. Other candidates Alberto Ro jo Homer Hudgins and C D McCollister seek re election. Three councilmen will be chosen in the April 6 election. Absentee balloting begins March 17 and ends April 2.
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W. E. Lockhart
Alberto Rojo
Homer Hudgins
C.D. McCollister
Dr. Lockhart
K. K. Otto
Mayron Shields
Sul Ross
Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp
Jack Stowell
Big Bend Telephone Co
Ads to Picture Big Bend Area in Texas ads
Frank Hildebrand announces Reader's Digest and the Saturday Evening Post will carry color photos of the Big Bend Country in April issues. The photos come from the Alpine Chamber of Commerce for state advertising and mark the first published images from the chamber. Nearby pictures will appear in national ads over time. The current shot shows the colorful desert area off State Road 118 at Alpine's southern road to the Park. Gary Larremore, Sul Ross State College freshman from Llano, shined in the Houston Intercollegiate Judging Contest held last weekend.
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Frank Hildebrand
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Reader's Digest
Saturday Evening Post
Big Bend
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
Michael Kepp Dies Suddenly in California Hospital
Michael Carlton Kepp, 24, died March 9 in a Palo Alto hospital after surgery. He married Cheryl Rackley of Alpine. Funeral services planned March 15 at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Francisco. Survived by his wife and parents. Peace Corps test offered March 13 at Alpine Post Office to gauge aptitude, not pass or fail.
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Michael Carlton Kepp
Palo Alto
Calif
Cheryl Rackley
Alpine
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Francisco
Alpine Area
Alpine Post Office
Peace Corps
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Ft. Davis
W. J. Danforth
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
C. J. Smith
Baytown
Mary Etta Hargus
Frosty Walker
Forrest Walker
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
PFC
Center
Colorado
Maria Valadez Ramirez
California
Simi Valley
Enterprise -Sun & News
Simi
Tex
Aggie Ball Club
Legion Hall
Alonzo Hord
Civil Defense
Julie Forchheimer
Dr.Lockhart
Big Bend Area
Gary Larremore
Sul Ross State College
Llano
Houston
Larremore
Michael Kepp
SFA
Stephen F. Austin
Lumberjacks
LSC
Big State
Kansas City
Jacks
Texas Lutheran College
First Baptist Church
Harold Slusher
Texas Western College
Kidd Memorial
Slusher
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