Barstow Enters Alpine High Tourney in January
Barstow High School plans to attend Alpine High third annual girls basketball tourney set for January 27 28 joining five teams listed to date. Ray Garnett escaped with minor injuries when his car overturned on Highway 90 east of Alpine last Saturday night. he was returning from a road construction job for the State Highway Dept. The accident occurred when he apparently fell asleep. the car was badly damaged. Marfa High Girls basketball team will also enter Alpine tourney January 27-28.
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Barstow High School
Alpine High
Ray Garnett
Alpine
MARFA
Hamilton Still
Marts Public Schools
Marfa High
National Children's Book Week Promotes Reading
Fort Davis extends notice during National Children's Book Week from Nov 13 to 19. Public library urges families to visit, explore new and old titles, and support children learning to read. Highlights include The Saga of American Football and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit among new books for all ages.
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Children's Book Council
New York
Unitedd States
Baby House
Ant Men
Samuel Morse
Monkeys
Little Maid of Old Phiadelphia
Three Loves
Sandy
General Baseball Doubleday
Disny
Davy Crockett
End of Eternity
Wouk
Marjorie Morningstar
Costain
Pleasant Valley
Gandhi Assassinated by Hindu Fanatic in India
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in India on January 30, 1948, by a Hindu extremist. The event shocked the nation and drew international condemnation for the violence against the nonviolent leader who had guided India to independence.
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Mahatma Gandhi
India
Mother and son escape injuries in highway crash
Mrs. Ann Robertson and her small son Terry of Dallas escaped with minor injuries when their 1955 Plymouth skidded and overturned after leaving a bridge on Highway 67 north of Alpine. Robertson's son Johnny White, also of Dallas, drove the car and was uninjured as the group traveled to visit Mrs. Robertson's aunt, Mrs. Bill Davis, at Grand New Courts.
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Ann Robertson
Small von
Terry
Dallas
Highway 67
Alpine
Robertson
Johnny White
Central Class Leads Attendance Record at School
Mrs. Alice Olson’s Central Class records the highest daily attendance with 99.8 percent over the first six weeks, informing teacher allocations by the Texas Education Agency.
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Texas Education Agency
Alice Olson
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