Area Production Credit Group Backs Farm Credit Acts of 1953
Meetings of Marfa Production Credit Association stockholders in El Paso Marfa and Fort Stockton favored S 1505 and HR 4353 now in Agriculture committees. Wade Reid president says 36 Texas associations serve about 33000 farmers and ranchers and own 100 percent of stockholders capital with strong loan volume and reserves.
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Marfa Production Credit Assn
el Paso
Marfa
Fort Stockton
Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Wade Reid
Marfa Fation Credit Asset
Texas
Marfa Association
Presidio
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Culberson
Hudspeth
el Page
Reeves
Pecos
Ward
Marine Private Manuel Gonzales Completes Training
Manuel Gonzales 24 son of Mrs Francisco Gonzales of Alpine completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego He awaits assignment to a Marine unit in the U S or overseas or to a technical training school Gonzales previously served 16 months in Japan with the U S Army.
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Manuel 8. Gonzales
Francisco 5S. Gonzales
Alpine
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
U. S
Gonzales
U.S. Army
Japan
Come Back Little Sheba at Twin Peaks Drive In
Shirley Booth won the 1952 best actress award and the film will be shown at the Twin Peaks Drive In on May 16 17 18 and 19. Burt Lancaster stars as Dec Delaney in this story of a teenager's shared experience and youth.
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Shirley Booth
Twin Peaks
Dec Delaney
Burt Lancaster
Jin
Calendar items and graduation dates announced
School events outline class schedules and material returns through May 22. Report cards are distributed May 27 at 3 p.m. Baccalaureate sermon May 25 by Rev Jeigh of First Christian Church. Centennial eighth grade graduates May 26, Central May 27, high school commencement May 27 at 8 p.m.
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Slover
Ie Bay
Jeigh
First Christian Church
Centennial School
Central School
Champion NIRA Rodeo Set at Hardin-Simmons University
The national intercollegiate rodeo association hosts its championship May 14 to 16 at Carl Myers Memorial arena in Abilene. Nine saddles and silver buckles prize the six-event winners and all around champion, with top teams and contestants invited.
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Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
Hardin-Simmons
Asén
Carl Myers Memorial
Sul Ross
Alpine
Levi Strauss Co
Friends of
Abijlene
Gray Trailer Co
San Angelo
Fur seals concentrated on Pribilof Islands claim
The Pribilof Islands off Alaska host eighty percent of the world’s fur seals.
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Pribilof Islands
Alaska
Home on furlough for Navy boats trainer Chris Kountz
William C. Kountz a May 1952 graduate is on furlough at Fort Davis from the Navy in San Diego where he has completed boat training and awaits orders He also spends time on Sul Ross campus greeting old friends and making new ones he goes by Chris locally.
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William C. Kountz
Fort Davis
Navy
San Diego
California
Mr. Kountz
Chris
Sul Ross
Alpine High Leads In Conference Meet Hopes
Alpine High School appears to rank among the top four in its conference after the Odessa regional literary meet. M P Slover will seek official IL information in Austin on whether such tabulations exist. Alpine claimed a third straight regional literary title and eyes the elusive state championship.
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ALP
Alpine High School
M. P. Slover
Austin
Alpine
White Oak High
Alpine High
Odessa
A proverb on beauty's blessing and curse to wealth
A saying notes that beauty elevates the soul and eyes but strains the purse, contrasting spiritual admiration with financial concern.
Internationals Rally Past Fort Stockton Vets 4-3
Alpine Internationals beat the Fort Stockton Veterans 4-3 as Gaga Llanez pitched nine strong innings and Joe Bustamante delivered a two RBI hit in the eighth. Willie Dominguez matched Llanez with eight strikeouts for the Vets. Kokernot Field hosts Carlsbad Lions Sunday at 2:30 with Miss Elodia Hernandez to throw first ball amid a club dance at Peyton Cain gym.
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Gaga Llanez
Joe Bustamente
Alpine Internationals
Fort Stockton
Llanez
Willie Dominguez
Stockton
Gaga
Bustamente
Carlsbad Lions
Kokernot Field
Elodia Hernandez
International Athletic Club
Vazquez Bros. Orchestra
Monahans
Peyton Cain
Rudy Valenzuela
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Area Production Credit Group
Jim Francois
Townhouse Grapefruit
Libby
Castle Crest
Monica
Safeway
Kentucky
Briargate
Winecrest
Ktyl
Asven
Sang
Tall Tin
Sunnybank
Margarine
Ned Hill Fancy
Bel Air
Parade Suds
Mission Inn
Pirates
Graham Crackers
Rath Blackhawk
Wen
Ige
Colgate
Bayer
Squibb’s Mineral Oil
Shank
Morrell
Dolly Madison Freezers
Fort Stockton Vets
Gardner Hotel
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