Amblin Around Seeks a Warmer Climate and Park Contacts
A travel diary recounts a trip to Big Bend National Park for warmer air to aid a respiratory ailment. It notes contacting Concessions Chief Charley Blakey, picking up 100 pounds of hamburger, and delivering Big Bend Guides. The group meets park officials and mentions fluorspar mill plans and local news from Alpine and Study Butte. No injuries reported.
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Charley Blakey
Big Bend National Park
Grady Nelon
Chisos Mountains
Blakey
Big Bend
Alpine Bucks Set To Host Marfa In District Showdown
Alpine undefeated with eight straight wins and 6 points allowed hosts Marfa in a key District 6-AA game at 7 p.m. If Alpine wins they secure the district title. a Marfa victory could create a three way tie.
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Alpine
Marfa
Fighting Bucks
Marfa Shorthorns
Bucks
Crane Golden Cranes
Crane
Alpine Bucks
Big Lake
Sanderson
Fort Stockton
Ector
Parkland
van Horn
McCamey
Bucks Edge Crane 3-0 in tough defensive win
The Alpine Fighting Bucks held off four Crane drives at the goal line to win 3-0 behind Eli Jio Leyva. Crane dominated offense but failed to reach pay dirt as Alpine capitalized on key defensive stops and a late screen to Cordova.
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Alpine Fighting Bucks
Crane
Eli Jio Leyva
Golden Cranes
Cranes
Buck
Dan Brents
Alpine
George Gonzales
Kirk Looney
Lobos Host Howard Payne in Home Finale Saturday
Sul Ross State College Lobos, 4-3-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the Lone Star Conference, host undefeated Howard Payne at Jackson Field Saturday night at 7:30. Dad's Night honors fathers of Lobo players as Sul Ross seeks to cap the season with a win and stay in title contention before a road trip to Sam Houston in Huntsville on November 21.
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Jackson Field
Sul Ross State College Lobos
Howard Payne
Lobos
Sam Houston
Sul Ross
David Slaughter
Yellow Jackets
Howard
Speech Drama Festival Due at College Saturday
Sul Ross State College hosts a high school speech drama festival in the Little Theatre guided by Dr. Katherine Boyd. Participants include teams from Alpine Fort Stockton Van Horn Sonora Del Rio San Felipe El Paso Andress and Bel Air El Paso. Activities run 9 am to 4 pm with prose poetry readings, persuasive and extemporaneous speaking, acting and debate plus a 4 pm reader’s theatre The Glass Menagerie.
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Sul Ross State College
Katherine Boyd
Alpine
Fort Stockton
van Horn
Sonora
del Rio San Felipe
el Paso Andress
Fl Paso
Bel Air
Little Theatre of the Fine Arts
Sul Ross
Tennessee Williams
Alpine FFA Captures Four Firsts at Big Bend District
Alpine FFA teams won four first places at the Big Bend District Leadership contests held last Saturday. Competing schools included Alpine Marfa Balmorhea Pecos Fort Stockton Iraan Imperial and Grandfalls. Alpine’s winners included Greenhand FFA Quiz and Guada-
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Alpine Ffa
Big Bend
Alpine
Marfa
Balmorhea
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Iraan
Imperial
Grandfalls
Greenhand
FFA
Guada
FFA Contests in Alpine Decide Zone Winners and State Qualifiers
Senior Farm Radio and Senior Farm Skill contests led to Balmorhea Marfa and Alpine top teams. Balmorhea won the Greenhand Chapter Conducting Contest with Marfa second and Alpine third. Winners advance to Big Spring on Nov 21 for a shot at Huntsville state contests in December. Hulan H Harris oversaw with VA teachers Gail Harris and others. A banquet followed in the Central School Cafeteria. Karen Yakubanski Alpine FFA Sweetheart won the Big Bend District contest and will enter Area II in May. The Northern Lights are reported at 50 to 500 miles high.
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Lupe de la Rosa
Scotty Robits
Jimmy Gallego
Balmorhea
Iraan
Don Capron
Joe Chapman
Mark Morell
Marfa
Rick Dawkins
Lanny Mills
Jake Brisbin
Lary Mills
Ricky ‘Cowell
Mark
Gail Harris
Lamesa
McCauley
Welch
Truitt Vines
Big Spring
Raymond Hold
Lorainne
Karen Yakubanski
Alpine
FFA
Big Bend
Whites to visit district after election win
Richard White newly elected congressman from the 16th district and his wife Cathy will leave El Paso around November 15 to tour the district thanking voters. They then plan to depart the 21st for Washington DC to look into living arrangements and schools.
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Richard White
Cathy
EL Paso
Washington, D. C
Chorus Rehearsal Slated Sunday in Big Bend Area
The Community Chorus directed by Ross Hise invites all singers in the Big Bend area to attend a 3 p.m. Sunday rehearsal for the second Messiah rehearsal. Soprano alto tenor baritone and bass voices are still needed according to Mr Hise.
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Ross Hise
Big Bend
Hise
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