Alpine City Protests SP Plan To Drop Sunset Limited
Alpine City Council meets May 21 and protests Southern Pacific Railroad’s plan to discontinue the Sunset Limited passenger run between New Orleans and Los Angeles. The council also fills airport board vacancies, approves tax collection contract, and schedules a public hearing on rezoning Lot 8, Block 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Mary Kay Meriwether
Keith Morrow
Airport Board
Neville Haynes
Meriwether
Bob Corkins
Homer Hudgins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington,d.c
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
New
Orleans
Los Angeles
Man
City Council
McCreary and Huey
Austin
Phil Wayne Ebensberger
Planning Commission
Cecil LaBeff
H.C. LaBeff
Little League Workouts Begin Friday Afternoon 1968 Alpine Lions Program
The Alpine Lions Club Little League begins workouts Friday May 24 with over 125 players signed up. Opening games set for Thursday June 6 at Kokernot Little League park. Teams, coaches, and first session times listed, with practices limited to two hours daily five days weekly and triple header schedule starting 5 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Lions Club
Doyle Vincent
Lions Club
Little League
Kokernot Little League Park
Vincent
American Legion
Robert Rivera
Tony Pallanez
Northeast Central School
Casner's
Roy Lewis
Reggie Treadaway
Sul Ross
Alpine Jaycees
Ken Novak
Calvin Carrell
Centennial School
Westside
Big Bend
Larry Mills
Barry Surratt
Shamrock Station
Morrison's
Don ‘Howell
Tuesda
June Raham
Roy Karr
The
Avalanche
Alpine Central
Centennial
Novak
Henry de la Canco
Model
Sunset Limited Trains 1 and 2 to be dropped
News item notes Southern Pacific plans to discontinue passenger trains 1 and 2 the Sunset Limited running between New Orleans and Los Angeles via Alpine and Marfa. Affected communities may protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission at least 15 days before the effective date. action could leave Alpine without any passenger railway service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Southern Pacific Co
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Marathon
Alpine
Marfa
Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D.C
Southern Pacific Company
Market Street
San Francisco
Calif
ICC
Sunset Limited
N.O
L.A
Absentee Voting for Texas Gubernatorial Runoff
Absentee voting for the June 1 Democratic runoff between Don Yarborough and Preston Smith runs May 22 to May 28. Eligible Texas voters out of town on June 1 should vote absentee at the County Court House during the seven day period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Yarborough
Preston Smith
Texas
Death Takes E A McMillan In Alpine
Elmos Alonzo McMillan 63 of Alpine died yesterday in Brewster Memorial Hospital. Funeral 4 p m today at First Baptist Church Alpine. Born March 17 1905 in McKinney Texas. Survived by wife Betty three children Elma A McMillan Wylie M McMillan and Betty J Petrosky ten grandchildren two brothers and one sister. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery Geeslin Funeral Home directing.
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Elmos Alonzo McMillan
Alpine
Brewster Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
James R. Best
Mr. McMillan
McKinney
Texas
Betty
Elma A. McMillan
Wylie M. McMillan
Guaymas
Mexico
Betty J. Pet
Sul Ross Lobos Seek NAIA Tourney Start Versus Tarleton
Sul Ross State College Lobos earned district IV NAIA tournament berth and face Tarleton State in the first round at Stephenville. The winner advances to face New Mexico Highlands or Grambling. Sul Ross owns a 16 14 season mark led by Kent Hopper and Reggie Tredaway. KVLF will air a partial score at 9 45 p.m.
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Sul Ross State College Lobos
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Stephenville
Lobos
Tarleton State College
New Mexico Highlands and Grambling
Suloss
St. Mary's
Randy Sentency
Sul Ross
Tarleton State
St. Joseph
Alpine
Kobernot Field
Rollins College of
San Diego State
Southern Illinois
Sioux City
Iowa
Missouri
Lobo
Mike King
Gregg Slate
Steve Peters
Chuck Cornett
Reggie Tredaway
Ron Watkins
John Mayfield
Kent Hopper
Mark Farquhar
Randy Senteney
Senteney
Farquhar
Hopper
Tredaway
Slate
The
KVLF
Alpine High to Move 1968 Graduation to Kokernot Field
Alpine High School moves its 1968 graduation from the auditorium to Kokernot Field to accommodate more attendees. If weather turns bad, ceremonies revert to the high school auditorium.
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Kokernot
AHS
Alpine High School
Kokernot Field
Kobernot Field
Alpine High
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Alpine SP
First National Bank
Big Cave
Gary Parnell
Central School
Death Takes
E.A. McMillan
Sul Ross Lobos
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