Alpine Graduation Programs Listed
Complete commencement programs for the three Alpine public schools were announced this week by school officials. Alpine High exercises will begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. Processional and recessional music will be provided by Blue Bonnet Girls. State representative Willa Dale Hilbrich. The invocation by Joel Brown and benediction by John Votan. Salutatory by Lazaro Valenzuela and valedictory by Tommy Posey. Awards include cash prizes from writing contests, scholarships, and perfect attendance diplomas.
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Alpine
Alpine High
Blue Bonnet Girls
Willa Dale Hilbrich
Joel Brown
John Votan
Lazaro
Pete) Valenzuela
Tommy Posey
Amblin Around at Stilwell Ranch in Brewster County
A reader recalls a remote Stilwell Ranch near Marathon in Brewster County where locals watch TV despite poor reception. The note mentions pink shotgun at Los Arboles guest ranch run by Tommy and Ann Leary, plus various reader updates about local trips, subscriptions, and a helicopter joke about the Fovargues.
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Hallie
Greening-Up
Guy Stillwells
Vic Heils
Brewster County
Los Arboles
Alpine Country Club to Open for Summer Season
The Alpine Country Club is expected to open today for the summer with swimming privileges at 25 dollars for members. Ed Moulder of Austin, hydraulic engineer for the U S Geological Survey, will test the Citys second Roberts tract well Monday. Drilling reached 380 feet yesterday and casing will be set. Jones Construction Co of Odessa will pave for the City and County. Property owners pay 70 cents per front foot for asphalt paving. The County has laid caliche base on several blocks. Commissioner Robert Valadez will supervise paving on the towns south side.
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Alpine Country Club
Ed Moulder
Austin
U. S. Geological Survey
Roberts Tract
Jones Construction Co
Odessa
Robert Valadez
County official begins Alpine Creek cleanup work
County Commissioner Gene Hendryx of Precinct 1 announced that cleaning of Alpine Creek has started. A Precinct 1 bulldozer will assist on and off as equipment becomes available from other county projects.
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Gene Hendryx
Precinct 1
Alpine Creek
County Judge Felix McGaughy Expected to Be Dismissed
County Judge Felix McGaughy, who had returned to the hospital after a short home period, is expected to be dismissed Sunday.
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Felix McGaughy
Pine Public Schools Graduation Schedule
Al pine Public Schools lists Baccalaureate at 8 p m May 26 at High School Auditorium Centennial School graduation at 8 pm May 27 High School Auditorium Central School graduation May 28 8 pm High School Auditorium and High School commencement May 29 8 pm at High School Auditorium.
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Alpine
Alpine High to award 51 diplomas in graduation
Supt Peyton Cain will preside as 51 Alpine High diplomas are presented to seniors listed by J C Coleman Alpine Board of Trustees president. The graduates include Helen Chism Bass Cora Jane Bohannan Billie Sue Bounds Nancy Lee Cobos Matilda H de la Rosa and many others. John Langdon Votan will give the benediction then recessional music will conclude the ceremony. Graduation is set for Tuesday night May 28 in Alpine High Auditorium.
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J. C. Coleman
Alpine Board of Trustees
Helen Chism Bass
Cora Jane Bohannan
Billie Sue Bounds
Nancy Lee Cobos
Matilda H. de la Rosa
Barba Dunn Clanton
Elizabeth Laudine Gilbreath
Jackie Marie Hance
Eliza Ramos Hernandez
Nora Gallego Hernandez
Edna Miller Jones
Mary Anita Kay
Bonnie Kaye Killion
Mary Ann Lane
Lora Lee Lockhart
Georgia Lee Morgan
Manuela Acosta Muniz
John Victor Hayslip
Elisio Reyes Hernandez
Tyrone Page Hillger
Lyons Herff Lockhart Jr
Jimmy Everett Markham
Pat S. Martinez Jr
Daniel Fierro Ogas
Ruben Hernandez
Olazada
Tommy Sterling Posey
David T. Ramos
Tommy Dan Ray
Israel Gonzales Salgado
Dexter Doak Thomas III
Joe Gallego Valadez
Jesus Gallego Valenzuela
Lazaro Ramirez Valenzuela
Frank Duane
Forchheimer's Shoe Department Enlarged
Forchheimer's Shoe Department expands with a 560 square foot rear addition to enlarge the shoe department, adding 14 by 40 feet of cinder block space. The project will store 5000 more shoes and add new lines, with J. E. Gray Jr. building the addition.
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Forchheimer’s
el Paso
San Angelo
Paul Forchheimer
Forch
Cowboys Open 1957 Season With Roswell Doubleheader
The Alpine Cowboys announce a June 2 home doubleheader at Kokernot Field against Roswell New Mexico to start the 1957 season. The club plans 10 home games, an eight team semi pro tournament in Alpine, and 20 road games with events through July.
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Alpine Cowboys
Roswell
N.M
Kokernot Field
Herbert L. Kokernot Jr
Cowboy
Alpine
Tom Chandler
Dallas
Chandler
Harlingen
Brownsville
Sinton Oilers
Fort Bliss
BAMC
Lackland Afb
Grand Junction
Colo
Casa Grande
Ariz
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Alpine students post high grade averages across schools
Alpine School officials reported 31 of 115 students earned 90 or above this year. Highlights include 20 high school seniors, 8th graders at Alpine Central, and Centennial pupils Virginia Espinoza and Alfonso Chavez.
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Alpine
Alpine Central
Alpine Centennial
Virginia Espinoza
Alfonso Chavez
Ken McAllister Jr
Carol Vogt
Jackie Rawls
Betsy Wright
Carey Page
Jim Dobie
Tony Warnock
Janet Briggs
Robert Hance
Tommy Posey
Lazaro Valenzuela
John Hayslip
Lyons Lockhart
Frank Duane Young
Betty Vogt
Janith West
Georgia Morgan
Jane Bohannan
Sue Bounds
Marion Brooks
Don Burgess
Ma Ella Vanney
Mary Anita Kay
Jackie Hance
Gwen Walker
Tyrone Hillyer
Betty Gilbreath
Barba Dunn Clanton
Lolly Lockhart
Soil Stewardship Week Observance Announced
Soil Stewardship Week will be observed May 26 to June 1 and Soil Stewardship Sunday on June 2 in Alpine churches. The June 2 date follows a meeting between Alpine Ministerial Alliance members and the Big Bend Soil Conservation District board of supervisors.
Alpine to mark Diamond Jubilee with week of events
Alpine celebrates its seventy fifth anniversary with a week long Diamond Jubilee starting July 1. Co chairs Bill Sohl and Gene Hendryx lead planning with Jack Bow as finance chair. Events include a Miss Alpine beauty contest, band concerts, swimming and diving shows, cowboy horse racing, Legion fireworks, a semi pro baseball tournament, golf, and dances.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sohl
C of C
Gene Hendryx
Jack Bow
Alpine
American Legion
Big Bend-Davis Mountain
Lawson Family Moves as Reed Heads Alpine Church
Rev R R Reed takes over as pastor of the First Methodist Church of Alpine succeeding Rev Carl Lawson who moves to Ker mit. Lawson, a four year Alpine pastor born in Aztec New Mexico, and his wife and five children Carla 13 Kay Lynne 9 Freddie 6 Marda 4 Stephen 14 months relocate this week to begin new assignments and a community role.
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R. R. Reed
First Methodist Church
Alpine
Mr. Reed
Carl Lawson
Kermit
Fabens
West Texas
Oklahoma
Lawson
St. Mark’s
el Paso
Aztec
N. M
Texas Western College
Southern Methodist University
Alpine Lions Club
Carla
Kay Lynne
Freddie
Marda
Stephen
Casner's Used Car Lot Reopens After Paving Work
Casner Motor Co. reports Casner's used car lot on Holland Avenue has been paved this week and is expected to reopen today. While the main lot was being improved, cars were displayed on the vacant lot at North 5th Street and Avenue E.
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Casner Motor Cas
Forrest Walker
Holland Avenue
Casner
North 5Th Street
Avenue E
Noble Armstrong Family Arrives in Alpine After Asia Tour
Friends and relatives greet Dr and Mrs Noble Armstrong and their children Mildred Boyd as they arrive in Alpine from Washington after a five week Saigon to Asia Africa Europe journey through 18 countries. Kathleen joins from Boulder and marries June 1 in Austin.
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Noble Armstrong
Mildred
Boyd
Alpine
Washington
Saigon
Indo- China
Asia
Africa
Europe
West Texas
Boulder
Colo
Kathleen
University of Colorado
Austin
Armstrong
Laos
Arizona Highways Praises Dobie Memoirs and Early Life
Arizona Highways in its June issue lauds J Frank Dobie calling him the greatest. Dr Lawrence Clark Powell praises his A Vaquero of the Brush Country (1929) as down to earth Texas range literature and mentions Young memoirs retold with magical prose. Alpine links and family notes follow.
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J. Frank Dobie
Texas
Arizona Highways
Dobie
Lawrence Clark Powell
Brush Country
Zane Grey
John Duncan Young
Alpine
John W
Frank Young
Cas Edwards
Harry Friend
Ozona
W. W. Young
Fort Worth
Buck Band Gets New Uniforms For Alpine High
Alpine High School Buck Band plans new uniforms next fall after donations from 60 supporters. Each uniform costs 70 dollars with 65 more needed. E Joe Lee, band director, says Ostwald Uniform Co. will supply the outfits in gold with purple back, white trim, white shirts unused.
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Alpine High School
Buck Band
Harry Carpenter
E. Joe Lee
Ostwald Uniform Co
Staten Island
N. Y
Buck
Lee
Snodgrass Signs With Potashers
Howard Snodgrass former Sul Ross State College shortstop has signed a Class B Carlsbad Potashers contract. The Dallas native and 1953 Sunset High School graduate will report to Carlsbad to play third base. He hit .323 with four home runs and led with men on base and has played four summers with the Alpine Cowboys. He and wife Virginia will move to Carlsbad this week.
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Howard Snodgrass
Sul Ross State College
Carlsbad Potashers
New Mexico
Dallas
Sunset High School
Carlsbad
Alpine Cowboys
Snodgrass
Virginia
Casner Motor Wins Highway Safety Award
Casner Motor Co Inc of Alpine received a highway safety award from the Texas Automotive Dealers Association for lending a car to Sul Ross State College for driver training during the current school year. D L Johnson Dallas Chevrolet dealer and TADA president praised dealer efforts as a top contribution to young peoples driving education.
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Casner Motor Co., Inc
Alpine
Texas Automotive Dealers Association
Sul Ross State College
D. L. Johnson
Dallas Chevrolet
TADA
Dallas Citizens Committee For Traffic Safety
Eight Team NAIA Baseball Meet Set for Alpine June 5 7
The NAIA National Invitation Baseball Tournament will be played at Kokernot Field in Alpine June 5 to 7 with 11 games over six sessions. Tickets include $5 for full tournament, $1.50 per session, 50 cents for high school and under, and free admission for children under school age with a guardian. Seven of eight teams were named by the NAIA selection committee, led by Rollins College and Washington entry. Alpine Chamber reports about 109 tickets sold and window sales on June 5 6 7.
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Kokernot Field
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Levin Davis
Marvin Kay
Kay
Sul Ross
Jack Stovell
Naia Selection Committee
Rollins College of
Winter Park
Fla
Joe Justice
Tars
Washington
al Garten
Naia Executive Committee
Ellensburg
Wash
Wildcats
Warren Tappin
Rankin Williams
Southwestern State Bulldogs
Weatherford
Okla
Alpine
Claude Miller Laid To Rest Pioneer Brewster County Resident
Funeral services were held at 10 a m Wednesday in the Livingston Funeral Home chapel for Claude Miller a Brewster County pioneer who died Monday night Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery He was born in Eden Texas Sept 24 1888 moved to Brewster County in 1902 and later worked as a barber in Alpine Marathon and other towns He married Clara Smith Hatch in 1937 and is survived by his widow five sons six children 21 grandchildren seven great grandchildren a brother and many stepchildren and in laws
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Livingston Funeral Home
Claude Miller
Brewster County
Elm Grove
Tom Miller
Big Bend
Boss Miller
Eden
Texas
Avenue D
Alpine
Marathon
Bee
Hatch Twins
Baptist Church
Ira Mae Remmers
Kennedy
Dorothy Fay Heartsfield
San Antonio
Claude Allen Miller
Medford
Ore
Bob K
Miller
Birmingham
Ala
Kenneth F. Miller
Waco
Thomas Horace Miller
Baltimore
Clara Smith Hatch
George B. Hatch Jones
Mountainair
N.M
Joe E. Hatch
Harvey H. and
Howard H. Hatch
Twins
John B. Hatch
Frank Miller
California
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Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Stilwell Ranch
Tommy
Ann
Cornelia Skinner
Terlingua Tech
Santa Elena Canyon
Big Bend National Park
Cleveland Plain Dealer
C. J. DeBarbrie
Perry
Ohio
Charles
Leo Tucker
Abilene
Sal Ross
Tucker
Fort Stockton
Avalanche
Harry Fovargue
Bedford
Lajitas
Supt
Peyton Cain
Alpine Central School
Forchheimer
Cowboys
Fort Bliss Falcons
JoAnna Newell
Johnny Newell
Hunter
Casner Motor
Highway Safety Award
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