Alpine Public School Summer Courses Open June 6
Alpine Public School announces summer enrichment starting June 6 focusing on high school work and remedial topics. Courses include typing, grammar, vocabulary, plain writing, phonics, reading, algebra orientation, and foreign language study, with multiple teachers and strong demand from students.
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Chuaren
Minnie Phillips
Edwin Fowlkes
Myrtle Whiteside
Willie Wynne
Totsy Nell Hitchcock
M. P. Slover
Amblin Around with Jim Glasscock and Local News
Pop Weston of Alpine and Elmo of Van Horn reunite with parents in Trinidad Colorado last weekend. The column threads through Hawaii tide waves and volcano reports via Ed Engledow and the Honolulu Star Bulletin. Norman Cash sits second in the American League batting with Ted Kluszewski atop at .960. Bob White quail shipments reach Big Bend from Tyler hatchery cost 50c each. Landowners must show habitat improvement to obtain quail. Quail native to Big Bend are blue and Merriams. rain is needed for feed. Sul Ross State College draws Chicago students seeking animal husbandry and rodeo programs. An editorial on rodeo inspires a Chicago family to consider Sul Ross. Shine Bounds reflects on pay and value, and Jack Stowell shifts from sea life to oil, returning home after a ship voyage. Doug Glasscock rules out Alaska for now and plans Sul Ross enrollment this summer.
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Sal Ross
Engledow
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Hilo
Hawaii
Associated Press
Norman Cash
Ted Kluszewski
Bob White
John Moss
Marathon
Big Bend
Sanford DeVoll
Tyler
DeVoll
Blue
Mearns
Shine Bounds
Jack Stowell
Gulf of Mexico
Panama
Pacific Northwest
Doug Glasscock
Alaska
Sul Ross
Mrs Ramos Dies Here At 72 In Alpine
Mrs Epe menia H Ramos 72 died May 1a in Brewster County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were at 4:90 pm Thursday May 19 from Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include four daughters, two sisters, two brothers, 17 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Livingston Funeral Home in charge.
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Epemenia H. Ramos
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
VFW
C. H. Hernandez
Ben Gallego
Joe Sanchez
Bic Molinar
Alpine
Anita Ramirez
Jesusiia Watts
Pharr
Telo Hernandez
Bob Hernandez
Livingston Funeral Home
Diebel to Speak at Pecos Church Blogs Meeting
Chris D. Diebel of the Christian Church of Pecos will be the speaker at a Blogs Meeting service held Sunday morning June 19 at the Camp Grounds.
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Diebel
Chris D. Diebel
The
Christian Church of
Pecos
Local Little League meeting at Central School today
Boys aged 9 through 12 urged to join Lions Club sponsored summer program at Central School. Adults invited to assist coaching and management as the Little League season looks to be strong again.
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Central School
Lions Club
O'Cock
Death takes J H Welch
James Herbert Welch 58 of Alpine died suddenly yesterday morning at Brewster County Memorial Hospital of a heart attack He was born in Dartanelle Arkansas on August 11 1906 and moved to Alpine in 1955 from Roswell New Mexico He was a deacon and former superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School Surviving are his widow two daughters Sharon and Mrs Nane Pirtle of Roswell five brothers and two grandchildren Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church at 2 p m tomorrow with burial at Elm Grove Cemetery
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Harold Rahn
el Paso
First Baptist Church
Alpine
R. E
Elm Grove Cemetery
Rahn
Chicago
U. S. Army
Barbara
Jol
Am Brooks
Albert Brunelle
William Rahn
Califor
James Herbert Welch
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Mr. Welch
Dar-tanelle
Ark
Roswell
N. M
Brewster County Motors
Olney
Texas
al Pine
Welch
Baptist Sunday School
Sharon
Sul Ross College
Nane Pi
Mountain Retreat Opens May 31 at Prude Ranch Fort Davis
Rev Walter Esch of Alpine announced a mountain retreat at Prude Ranch Fort Davis from May 31 to June 3. Reservations may be made with Rev Ralph Ward Grandfalls. Speaker will be Rev Elbert Smart. The camp offers Christian fellowship spiritual guidance and wholesome recreation with public invited to night meetings.
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Security of God Couren Wail
Prude Ranch
Fort Davis
Walter Esch
Alpine
Ralph Ward
Grandfalls
Elbert ‘Smart
Esch
39 Seniors Get Degrees At Alpine High School
Alpine High School’s 1960 graduating class received diplomas from School Board President Neville Haynes. Thirty nine seniors earned degrees, with three awaiting final requirements in summer. A bus trip to Mexico City via Laredo followed the ceremony for 25 graduates, returning May 31, under sponsors Mr and Mrs J C Walker and Mr and Mrs Leland Sete.
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Alpine School Board
Neville Haynes
Alpine High School
Charles Patterson
Dennis Williams
Marty ‘Miles
Carlene Hegelund
Charles Tuck
Milton Smith
Morris Green
Boyd Armtrong
Cissy LaBeff
Deen Ritter
Douglas Glasscock
Russell McMee
Janice Tarpley
Boo Gard
Tommy Gilbreath
Gene
Haynes
Maron Cowell
Malcolm DeMtusbrun
Bill Yarborough
Mexico City
Laredo
Texas
Mexico
J. C. Walker
Leland Sete
Alpine High Names Trio for Boys State Program
Three Alpine High School students Comparueu part Rae and Ezequiel Rivera will attend the American Legion sponsored Boys State in Austin starting June 6. The youths are active in school and community activities as noted by Legion and school officials. The program on the University of Texas campus teaches participants about American democratic government with briefings in legislative procedures by local officials.
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Alpine
Comparueu
Part Rae
Ezequiel Rivera
Alpine High School
American Legion
Austin
Legion
Boys State
University of Texas
Three Pine
C. E Patterson
Felix McGaughey
Pilot Club rummage sale to continue at Berkeley Building
The Pilot Club will hold another rummage sale today Friday and Saturday in the Berkeley Building on Holland Avenue. Donations are welcomed and can be arranged by calling a Pilot Club member or bringing items to the Berkeley Building.
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Pilot Club
Berkeley
Holland Avenue
Census figures hide Alpine gains say leaders
Alpine business leaders dispute a declining 1960 census figure, noting substantial local economic gains in the past decade. Figures show Alpine at 4730 residents in 1960 versus 5256 in 1950, with county and nearby towns reporting mixed results, while bank deposits rose about 30 percent. Chamber directors plan a 10 30 a m meeting to review the 1960 Alpine census and address counts questioned by residents.
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Alpine
Alvine
Brewster County
Marathon
Don Littleton
Manner of
West Texas Utilities Co
First National Bank
West Texas
Stockton
Presidio County
Jeff Davis County
Robledo Rites Held Here For Local Ranchhand
Robledo Sr a longtime Big Bend ranchhand died suddenly at 3 am Saturday May 21 at his son Ismael’s home in San Jose California Funeral services were at 4 pm Tuesday May 24 at Our Lady of Peace Church with burial here He is survived by three sons Manuel Jr Eduardo Ismael a daughter Ninie Urquidez two brothers and five grandchildren Manuel Jr previously worked at the Texas Cafe for 20 years and Ninie for several years
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Stanuel Robledo
Big Bend
Ismael
San Jose
Calif
Manuel Jr
Alpine
Eduardo
Mountain View
Chino
Ninie’ Urquidez
Lino
Ontario
Lupe
Five Points
Cali
Texas Cafe
Nonie
Sansom Memorial Service Set Monday
A memorial service for Sgt Sansom Jr will be held at 10 30 a.m. Monday May 3 in Marathon Cemetery. The military graveside service honors the crew chief of a B47 jet bomber killed in a crash near the Azores. He was 26, reared in Marathon, attended Sal Ross State College. His father Hal B Sansom Sr lives in Midland. he is nephew of Mrs Jim Skinner of Alpine.
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Sal Sal B. Sansom Jr
Marathon
Sergeant Sansom
Sal Ross State College
Atlantic
Azores
McDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Fla
Hal B. Sansom Sr
Midland
Jim Skinner
Alpine
Methodist Vacation School Opens Monday
Vacation Church School starts at First Methodist Church with daily sessions for children aged 3 through through the sth grade. Mrs D McCollister serves as superintendent. Classes run from morning until 11 30 daily Monday to Friday with a final program for families Friday evening.
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Methodist
First Methodist Church
D. McCollister
Church Plans New Parsonage for Second Avenue D
William H. Wallace of Oklahoma will assist the church in fundraising for a new parsonage at Second Street and Avenue D. A native Texan, he has served multiple pastorates including Dallas Houston New Orleans and Oklahoma City. He will preach at 8 pm and 2 pm services.
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William H. Wallace
Oka
Tisind
Second
Avenue D
Wallace
Denisoo
Lamesa
Dallas
Houston
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Se. Takes
Oklahoma City
Redmore
Oklahoma
New Mexico-West Texas
Scout Training Course Held Here
Scout Executive Monte Stokes of Pecos led a local training course attended by Tom Midna Van m Redford Marathon Al c and others from Troop No. 241 including J. B. Floyd Carl Williams Ray Baker and Russell McAfee at the night session in this area.
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Wu Rengers
Tom Midna
van m
Redford
Marathon
al c
Tesday
Scout
Monte Stokes
Pecos
Floyd
J. B
Carl Williams
Ray Baker
Russell McAfee
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