Remarkable Enrollment Growth at Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross State College reports a 54 percent enrollment rise over two years with a further 25 percent projected next fall. Freshmen increased from 162 to 276, sophomores from 83 to 169, juniors from 104 to 145, and seniors from 97 to 108. Dr. Bryan Wildenthal credits booster fund advertising and notes potential annual city revenue of about 35,000 per 100 new students.
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Sul Ross State College
Bryan Wildenthal
Sul Ross
Wildenthal
Texas
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Texas Outlook
Business Bureau of the
University of Texas
Colege
Alpine
River Road Paved Highway Proposal Aims To Link Marfa Presidio Big Bend
Citizens support a paved river road from Redford in Presidio County east through Study Butte to Park access and onward to Santa Helena Canyon and Boguillas. Park superintendent George W. Miller backs the plan, arguing it will boost tourism and share benefits among Marfa Presidio Big Bend area towns.
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Marfa
Presidio
Redford
Rio Grande
Big Bend National Park
Presidio County
Lajitas
Brewster County
Study Butte
Santa Helena Canyon
Boguillas
George W. Miller
Marfa-Presidio
Big Bend Park
Ojinaga-Chihuahua City
Prohibition vote split and Alpine census rise in 1929
It Happened Here recounts a 1929 era Alpine story. Voted strict enforcement 15, modification 9, repeal 6 on the 18th Amendment. Alpine's population reaches 373 after 90 new names added to the census. Other notes include a denied Alpine to Del Rio bus line, major building work, weather flashes, and local civic events.
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Rotary
Alpine
del Rio
Holland Ave
Fifth
B. F. Berkeley
Bumgardners to Run El Paso La Fonda Dining Room
Mr and Mrs John Bumgardner and children will leave May 31 for El Paso to assist in operating the La Fonda Motel dining room. The Hig hland Snack Bar and Grocery owners will hand over management to Mr Hugh White and wife. The kitchen will become Highland Cafe and Grocery.
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John Bumgardner
el Paso
la Fonda
Bumgardner
Highland
Hugh White
Beef Briefs on Parasite Control in Cattle Feed
Beef briefs describe internal parasite losses in beef marketing and report success from small phenothiazine amounts in livestock feeds. The note cites lower risk in the South, with Southwestern producers testing this program and feed houses promoting it. Livestock men learn about economic gains from parasite management.
Sul Ross Fencing Club Exhibits in Marfa
The Sul Ross Fencing Club toured to Marfa on Friday May 6 to present an exhibition at Marfa High School Gym at the seniors class request. Members Jack Perryman Bobby Katz Bill Spear and Charlie Watson led warm up exercises and four short fencing bouts before saluting the audience and returning to Alpine pleased with the reception from students.
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Sul Ross
Marfa
Marfa High School
Alpine
Internationals Seek Sunday Tilt With Bliss
The Alpine Internationals remain undefeated as they seek tougher opposition this Sunday facing Fort Bliss Falcons and Sul Ross Lobos in a back to back. Last Sunday the Ints beat Grandfails Eagles 25 to 4 at Kokernot Field, amassing 23 hits including two homers and a grand slam by Ivan Abromowitz and another homer by Vick Molinar. Abromowitz pitched the complete game for the Internationals.
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Alpine Internationals
Fort Bliss Falcons
Sul Ross Lobos
Ints
Grandfails Eagles
Kokernot Field
Ivan Abromowitz
Vick Molinar
Abromowitz
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No. 5Th St
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The
Glasscock Publishing Co
Dial
James W. Glasscock
Jean Glasscock
Socie
Jesse H. Hays
A. N. Alkire
Fort Davis
Mattie V. Chambers
Marathon
Etta M, Koch
Congress
Brewster, Jeff Davis
Presidio Counties
Avalanche
Mommy
H. G. Olmstead
Fuller
N. Sixth St
Barry Scobee
U. S. Justice
Citiens
Lions Club
Lions
N. Fifth
Alice Sproul
J. E. Fuller
Fort Davis Methodist Church
Ft. Davis High School
W. G. Fielder
Fort Stockton
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Paris
France
Buenos Aires
South America
U. S
Holland Hotel
Chon
Bumgardners
Highland Cafe and Grocery
D. W
van Horn
van Horn Equipment Co
John Deere Equipment Co
the Men's v
U. E. Holland Ave
ZEKE / IL
Jim Francois
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