Fort Davis Bank Burglarized. FBI Leads Investigation
The Fort Davis Bank reported a Sunday night or Monday morning burglary with about 2260 dollars in cash taken and over 70 safety deposit boxes opened. Jewelry and coin collections belonging to local residents were stolen. Vault doors were pried but the currency vault remained secure. The FBI heads the inquiry with local officers assisting.
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Fort Davis Bank
John Armstrong
FBI
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Prude Wins In Ft Davis In A Write-In Victory
In Jeff Davis County Tuesday election John Robert Prude a Republican won commissioner Pret. 1 by write in tally 156 to 139 for Bryant Harris and eight for Alfred Means. Other results include Johnson for President 304 to 174 Goldwater. Yarborough 291 to 178 Bush. White 330 to 168 Foreman. Connally 347 to 129 Crichton. All amendments carried.
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Fort Davis
Jeff Davis
John Robert Prude
Bryant Harris
Alfred Means
Harris
Means
Johnson
Goldwater
Ralph Yarborough
Gop
Bush
Richard White
Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept holds first drill
The newly organized Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept met last Thursday for its first drill with 19 members. Chief Gordon Barrow praised the members’ interest and performance at Monday morning fire in North Alpine. The group meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. Visitors are welcome.
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Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept
Gordon Barrow
North Alpine
Barrow
Alpine FFA to Hold Big Bend District Contests
The Alpine FFA plans a Saturday meet in Alpine with S teams from Alpine Marfa Balmorhea Pecos Fort Stockton Imperial Grandfalls and Traan in district leadership contests. A district banquet and Sweetheart Contest follow with Karen Yakubanski as Alpine Sweetheart candidate and the winner advancing to the state event in Big Spring November 21. Johnny Carpenter and Hulan Harris will present the program.
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Alpine Ffa
Big Bend
Future Farmers of America
Alpine
Marfa
Balmorhea
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Imperial
Grandfalls
Traan
Karen Yakubanski
Big Spring
Johnny Carpenter
Alpine Chapter
FFA
Hulan Harris
Big Bend Telephone opens bids for 2500 miles rural lines
Big Bend Telephone Co of Alpine opened competitive bids for constructing 2500 miles of rural lines to serve 600 to 700 subscribers across five counties from Valentine to the Pecos River. Contracts total about 1.71 million dollars with start of construction expected soon and automatic dial equipment planned.
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Big Bend Telephone Co., Inc
Alpine
Valentine
Fort Stockton
Pecos River
Neville Haynes
Section I
Irby Construction Co
Jackson
Miss
Haynes
Central Exchange
Alamito
Merry Calamity Creek
Hells Half Acre
Marathon
Six Shooter
Sanderson
Langtry
Mercury prices quoted for 76 pound flask
Mercury is quoted at 410 to 420 dollars for a 76 pound flask, per the Wall Street Journal.
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The
Wall Street Journal
High Scoring Buck Opponents clash at Crane Friday
The Fightin Bucks travel to Crane to face the Golden Cranes at 7 30 p m Both squads enter undefeated with the winner courting a district 6 AA playoff berth Alpine led by Leyva Espinosa Sublet and Wylie clashes with Crane looney Penny Smith Crane counters with Van Court and a tight defense Alpine defense has allowed one opponent to cross the goal line Crane’s stingy stop unit includes Martinez Sandate Kring Weston Roberts Connor Burling Muniz and the trio Cordova Valenaiela Rodriguez The game hinges on ball control and field position Oct rainfall in Alpine totaled 0 82 inches with a year to date 10 35 inches Ferguson Hall won Homecoming Banner Contest
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Bucks
Crane
Golden Cranes
Alpine
Elisio Leyva
Eraclio Espinosa
John Sublet
Pete Wylie
Looney
Gerald Penny
Floyd Smith
Leyva
Bill Boreing
Doug Connor
Manuel Muniz
Guy Woodruff
Bryan LaBeff
Lee Roberts
Ruben Martinez
George Gonzales
Dudley van Court
Buck
Joe Boyd
Chargers
Orlando Sandate
Marshal Kring
Tommy Weston
Bill Burling
Fabulous Three Stooges
Leonel Cordova
Joe Valenaiela
Esteban Rodriguez
Boyd
Writers Tour Brings Travel Editors Through Big Bend Region
Forty two travel writers from the United States Europe and Asia will visit Alpine Marathon Marfa Fort Davis and Presidio in a three day tour sponsored by the Texas Travel Development Agency led by Frank Hildebrand Jr. The visit includes barbecues motorcades park tours and luncheons with local civic groups and park staff. Publications to be represented include National Geographic London Sunday Times and Cincinnati Enquirer among others. The Community Choir will rehearse for Handel's Messiah ahead of a Christmas performance.
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United States
Europe
Asia
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Texas Travel Development Agency
Frank Hildebrand Jr
Aea
Chambers of Commerce of
Alpine
Marathon
Marfa
Big Bend National Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Davis Mountains State Park
National Park Concessions
Fort Davis
Supt
Perry E. Brown
Basin
Park Development Committee
Presidio
Camino del Rio
Lions Club
Presidio County
San Antonio
John Connally
Floresville
National Geographic
Ballrore American
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Cleveland Press
The
London Sunday Times
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Red Book Magazine
Cincinnati Enquirer
White Wins Race For Congress In Brewster County
Brewster County backed Democrats heavily in the general election with a two to one margin over Republicans. President Lyndon Johnson led 1,251 to 635 over Barry Goldwater, reversing a 1960 Nixon-Lodge edge for Kennedy and Johnson. Total county vote reached 1,942 with Terlingua box contributing 16 votes all for Democrats, including U. S. Senator Ralph Yarborough.
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Brewster County
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Nixon-Lodge
Kennedy
Johnson
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
Brewster County Election Results Delayed for Terlingua Box
Complete returns on contest ed races in Tuesdays General Election in Brewster County will be found on Page 3B of todays Avalanche. All precincts are recorded with the exception of the Terlingua box which came in too late to be included in the tabulation.
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Brewster County
Election Results Highlight White Victory Across County
In Marathon county commissioner race Sam Mather narrowly won Precinct 3 with 119 votes to Emilio Salmon 114 and Eldon McGonagill 56. In El Paso Richard White defeated Ed Foreman 1251 to 650. Across the county three constitutional amendments passed easily. White carried 64 871 votes to Foreman 50 808 in the 16th District aside from Ector Midland and Glasscock.
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Joe Pool
Bill Hayes
Richard White
el Paso
Ed Foreman
Marathon
Sam Mather
Mather
Emilio Salmon
Eldon McGonagill
White
Ector, Midland
Glasscock
Foreman
Ranch Census To Start Soon In Brewster County
Mrs. Minnie Mae Cartledge of Alpine named crew leader for 1964 Census of Agriculture. Percy R. Millard announces field work will cover farms and ranches in Brewster County with two enumerators needed. Pay $1.75 hourly plus 8 per mile for car expenses. Training through Nov. 7. census work from Nov. 9 to about Dec. 15.
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Minnie Mae Cartledge
Alpine
Percy R. Millard
U. S. Bureau of the Census
Dallas
Brewster County
Cartledge
Public Christmas Choir Event Directed by Ross Hise
Dec 20 performance led by college choir director Ross Hise at First Methodist Church. A nursery will be maintained and all persons are invited to participate in the choral group.
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Ross Hise
First Methodist Church
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Brewster
Elroy Spreen
Avalanche
Prude
Ft.Davis
Ferguson Hall
Sul Ross
Fine Arts
Congress
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