Folklore Society Opens 42nd Texas Meeting in Alpine
The Texas Folklore Society hosts its 42nd annual meeting at Sul Ross State College in Alpine on April 4 and 5. From 2 to 4 30 p m Friday members will read papers on folk tales sing folk songs and discuss Texas folklore. The Friday program is led by Dr E Hudson Long Baylor University. Officers include Dr Mody M Boatright University of Texas and Kay Williams Den ton TSCW student. A dinner at Holland House and a Big Bend National Park trip are planned.
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Texas Folklore Society
Alpine
Sul Ross State College
Texas
E. Hudson Long
Baylor University
Holland House
Big Bend National Park
The
Mody M. Boatright
University of Texas
Allen Maxwell
Southern Methodist University Press
William M. Hudson
Kay Williams
Denton
TSCW
Maude Houston Ross
NAIA Baseball Tourney Plans Ahead at Alpine KO Corneot Field
Sul Ross State College athletic director Moe Hedrick chairs plans for the 2nd annual NAIA baseball tournament to be held at Kobernot Field in Alpine June 4 5 6 and 7 with new lights ready. Koernot Field owner H L Kokernot Jr supervises improvements as Marvin Kay and Alpine Chamber assist.
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Moe Hedrick
Sul Ress State College
Kansas
Kobernot Field
Alpine
Hedrick
Sul Ross
National Athletic Intercollegiate Association
United States
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Kokernot Field
NAIA
Marvin Kay
Alpine Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee
Mexican Supper To Be Held Saturday
Los Tertulianos Spanish Department Club at Sul Ross College hosts its annual Mexican supper at the Alpine Community Center from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday March 29. Tickets are $1 per plate from club members in Main 202 campus or town merchants. Proceeds fund the Alice Cowan Scholarship Fund for two top Spanish students, a man and a woman active in the club. Previous recipients were Nancy Tucker and Rogelio Lopez of Alpine.
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Los Tertulianos
Sul Ross College
Alpine Community Center
Main
Alice Cowan
Nancy Tucker
Rogelio Lopez
Alpine
East Indies candy equals 493.7 pounds as weight measure
In the East Indies a candy is defined as a weight unit of 493.7 pounds. The term appears in historical measurements and trade references describing large bulk quantities.
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The
East Indies
Alpine Public Library honors volunteers and adds new Memorial Collection books
National Library Week celebration at Alpine Public Library details volunteers Shine Bounds Buzzie Lasser Phil Powell and others who helped create a map and organize events. New books added include Durant Stevens Churchill Lea and Wright titles for several patrons. Memorial Collection demonstrations offered daily 2 to 5:30 PM.
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National Library
Alpine Public Library
Shine Bounds
Buzzie Lassiter
Phil Powell
Delbert Dyke
Fred Early
Dudley Dobie
Bob Tead
Alpine Drug Store
Juanita Hindman
Cub
Robert Hindman
Dennis Dyke
Tim Fichholtz
Jesse Avant
Jody Holman
Durant
Stevenson
Churchill
George Baines
Tom Lea
King Ranch
John Young
W. H. Terry Sr
Frank Lloyd Wright
S. H. Secrest
Jackie Cross Luckett
the Alamo
Roy Fulcher
The
Texas Rangers
Lillian B. Fain
American Electricians
J. D. Gilbreath
College Study on Alpine High School Graduates
School officials report a study of 130 Alpine High School graduates from 1948 to 1954 shows 7 attended or finished college and 33 did not attend college. The data highlights higher education trends among graduates in that period.
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Alpine High School
Skinner Elected Sergeant at Arms in 16th District
John Skinner of Big Bend Post No 79 Alpine was elected sergeant at arms of the American Legion 16th District at the convention in El Paso. Mont Goode III of Sanderson was named district commander, succeeding William R. Lowry of Odessa. Mrs Clarl L Flack Jr of Odessa became Auxiliary district president succeeding Mrs Maurice Kubby of El Paso.
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John Skinner
Big Bend
Alpine
American Legion
el Paso
Mont Goode III
Sanderson
William R. Lowry
Odessa
Clarl L. Flack Jr
Maurice Kubby
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Society
Everett Gillis
Fedrick
Texas Tech
Americo Paredes
Texas Western
Hermes Nye
Whittle Music Co
Dallas
Walter R. Taylor
Belhaven College
Jackson, Miss
Study Butte
Terlingua
Marilyn van Debur
Cole
California
Brewster County
Granada Theatre
South
America
CHEVY
Andes
Chevrolet
General San Martin
Automobile Club of
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Pampas
Pacific
Valparaiso
Chile
Atta
Casner Motor Company, Inc
Holland
Alpine, Texas
Alpine Cemetery Assn
MKS
Dallman
Oln
6Th St
Memorial Arts
el Paso, Texas
Caren Osberne Trie
Ges
Chambers Appliance Co
W. Uvalde
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