Park Dedication Monday Draws Dignitaries From Three Nations
About 750 to 1000 people are to attend the Big Bend National Park dedication Monday November 21 in Alpine Basin. Cabinet officer Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay will lead the ceremony at 11 30 am with officials from Washington Austin Santa Fe and Mexico and Gov Allan Shivers expected in the program.
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Big Bend National Park
Washington
Alpine
Lajitas Air Strip
Holland Hotel
Park
George W. Miller
Big Bend
Sul Ross State College
U. S
J. ‘T. Rutherford
Supt. Miller
Paul Forchheimer
Rutherford
Frank Quinn
Austin
State Parks Board
B.F. Berkeley
H. L. Winfield
Fort Stockton
Jim Casner
R. E. Thomason
el Paso
E. E. Townsend
Cal Huffman
H. W. ‘More
Grand Canyon National Park
Ariz
Bandolier National Monument
N. M
Carlsbad Caverns
White Sands National Monument
Wil
Sul Ross performs La Boheme with college cast
Opera presented at Sul Ross College Auditorium last Sunday featured four Sul Ross men Buddy Caleote Glendyn Snodgrass Dan Beaver and Billy Hogan as soldiers in the sidewalk cafe scene. Crowd smaller than hoped. critics praised the music and noted understanding the English libretto was challenging.
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Sul Ross College
College Auditorium
Sul Ross
Buddy Caleote
Glendyn Snodgrass
Dan Beaver
Billy Hogan
el Paso
San Antonio
Texas
United States
Bryan Wildenthal
Big Bend
Alpine to Get New Telephone Building and Long Distance System
Ground broken for Alpine’s new Southwestern Bell Telephone building with a $290,000 project. The structure will house offices, operations, and a lounge, and will enable a nationwide long distance dialing network once installed.
Kemp Explains Phone Operations at Lions Club Meeting
C Marshall Kemp district manager of Southwestern Bell describes Alpine's new toll center and nationwide dialing in Dialing Area 915 with Sweetwater as the center. He notes residents will dial long distance without an operator, while automated systems record calls for billing. He cites operator counts in Texas from 1920 to 1955 and says coin box, collect, and person-to-person calls still need operators.
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Alpine
Montgomery
United States
Canada
Marshall Kemp
Atau
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lions Club
Holland Hotel
Kemp
Sweetwater
Texas Telephone
Marathon Fort Stockton Highway Work Inspected
Brewster County contains seventeen miles of the new road as Marathon officials inspect progress. County Judge Felix McGaughy and Commissioners Lee Smith Robert Valadez Tom Yarbro and Rex Ivey traveled to Marathon for the tour. Judge McGaughy expects completion by January 1.
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Marathon
Fort Stockton
Brewster County
Felix McGaughy
Com
Lee Smith
Robert Valadez
Tom Yarbro
Rex Ivey
McGaughy
Oil Drilling Activity Near Alpine Reports Depths
Gulf No. 1 Camps near Alpine drilled to 1993 feet in lime and shale. Sun No. 1 McElroy, 38 miles southwest of Alpine, reached 8455 feet in dolomite and sand and prepared to take a drillstem test.
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Gulf No. 1
Sun No. 1
McElroy
Alpine
Hunters Told Rooms Open Week After Park Dedication
Alpine motel and national operators remind deer hunters that all rooms are booked for Sunday night November 20 due to Big Bend National Park dedication ceremonies, but ample rooms will be available for the rest of the week.
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Natel
Alpine
Becau
Big Bend National Park
P. J. Simpson Begins Navy Boot Training
P J Simpson, Alpine high school graduate and son of Mrs. Sam Maddox, started Navy training in San Diego after enlisting ten days ago. He completed his physical in El Paso and was sworn in at Albuquerque. Navy recruiter Chief Thomas Williams notes many openings and invites inquiries. Funeral services are set for Geneva Molinar at 4 pm Monday for nine month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Molinar. burial in Alpine cemetery.
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FJ. Simpson
Navy
Alpine
el Paso
Albuquerque
San Diego
Sam Maddox
Alpine High School
Thomas Williams
Geneva
Seninda Molinar
Fred Molinar
Fort Davis
Livingston Funeral Home
Alpine Cemetery
Deer Season Opens Sunday in Big Bend Trans-Pecos Area
Deer season starts Sunday November 20 and runs through November 26 in the Big Bend Davis Mountain region with many entrants expected for the contest run by the Big Bend Sportsmen's Club. Shooting hours are from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset with licenses required, limits on bucks, and dogs allowed to trailing wounded deer in Brewster County. Big Bend National Park remains closed to hunting and all game transported through the park must be checked at entrance stations to avoid incidents.
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Big Bend-Davis Mountain
Big Bend
Big Bend National Park
George W. Muller
Alpine Bucks Face Crane In Season Finale at Home
Alpine High hosts Crane Golden Cranes in the final 1999 football game. The Bucks aim to spoil Crane’s District GAA title bid while honoring nine seniors at 8 p.m. Coaches praise effort despite a 33-0 loss to Pecos last week.
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Alpine High School Bucks
Crane Golden Cranes
Crane
Alpine
Bucks
Curtis Kelley
Nine Bucks
Freddy Davis
Phil McGaughy
Alan Turner
Bobby Chavarria
Earnest Fierro
Leo Salgado
Terry Beckett
Don Burleson
City Buys Terry Land To Boost Water Supply
City of Alpine agrees to pay 70000 dollars for the Terry property to obtain water rights. A joint Brewster County and U S Geological Survey study backed the purchase, after a test well pumped 240 gallons per minute near the Daugherty pipeline. The deal covers leasehold oil and gas rights while Mr. Terry keeps one half of an eighth royalty.
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Alpine
V. H. (Tar
Terry
County of
Brewster
S. Geological Survey
Ashley Classen
el Paso
Daugherty
Sunny Glen
Jat
Hugh White
Mr. Terry
Miner Praised For Saving Man At Fresno Mine
Chavez a mercury miner from Ojinaga Mexico is praised for rescuing H B Turner a diamond driller at the Fresno mine Terlingua district Turner was blasting dynamite when a fuse prematurely exploded knocking him down Chavez entered the blast area pulling Turner to safety and is recommended for a national hero award by R N Pulliam Terlingua Mercury Corp manager.
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Woman Chavez
Ojinaga
Mexico
H. B. Turner
Fresno
Terlingua
Chavez
Jesper
Mr. Turner
R. N. Pulliam
Alpin
Terlingua Mercury Corp
Fire Station Contract Awarded To J. E. Gray
The City Commission let the contract for a new fire station to J. E. Gray Jr the low bidder at 11 450019 dollars The building will be 40 by 60 feet and erected behind the current station at the corner of North Street and West Avenue E Gene Hendryx KVLF manager spoke for the Cactus Network at a Texas Association of Broadcasters meeting in Dallas last Monday.
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J.E. Gray Jr
Gene Hendryx
KVLF
Cactus Network
Texas Association of Broadcasters N
Dallas
Alpine Scouts Boss Will Move If Interest Rises
Buffalo Trails Council plans to hire a Boy Scout director who would relocate to Alpine by March 1, 1956 to serve Presidio, Jeff Davis and Brewster Counties. Fund drive underperforms. supporters urged to donate at the First National Bank to sustain the Scout camp and winter programs.
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Alpine
Buffalo Trails Council
Is Area
North
Fort Davis
Big Bend
Presidio
Jeff Davis
Brewster
Palmorhea Highway
Scout Fund
Tom Stowell
First National Bank
R E Dickenson Named Chief Ranger at Big Bend Park
R E Dickenson a Texan is appointed chief ranger of Big Bend National Park announced by Supt George W Miller. He transfers from Chiricahua National Monument AZ and starts duties about Dec 4. His NPS career began in Grand Canyon in 1946 with key roles and two Marine Corps hitchs.
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Russe E. Dickenson
Big Bend National Park
George W. Miller
Dickenson
Big Bend
Chiricahua National Monument
Arizona
Mr. Dickenson
National Park Service
Grand Canyon National Park
U. S. Marine Corps
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Dorris and Stumberg Take Over Magnolia Station
Douglas Dorris and 1emple Stumberg begin operating the Magnolia service station at the corner of No 5th Street and Avenue D as the D S Mobil Service. They lease from Magnolia and bought part of T C Markham’s stock. Markham now warehouseman at Sul Ross College. Dorris, an Alpine High graduate and Navy veteran, is an ex Sul Ross student with a wife and three children. Stumberg, Sul Ross student, born in Alpine, is married with one son and Navy veteran.
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Douglas Dorris
1Emple Stumberg
Magnolia
No. 5Th St
Ave. D
D. & S. Mobil Service
T. C. Markham
Markham
Sul Ross College
Gil Kempfer
Wisconsin
Mr. Dorris
Riess Tools Stuck In Deep Water Well Test
Riess tools became stuck in a water well during a test last Monday. The unaged hole reached a depth of 1812 feet, hindering progress and prompting rescue efforts.
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Avalanche
Society News
Phone Co
6Th St
Southwestern Bell Tele
Amblin
Big Bend and
Davis Mountains
With Jim Glasscock
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Coheceit
Mony Colwell
Dick Cross
Green Brug
Willis Creen
Saing
Gravathon
New Fort Stockton
Arouna
J. A. Roach
C. B. Cox
G. Walker
Rachel Rixon
Tim. Nichols
Alpines
Jeanyson
Sng
3. R. Montgomery, Jr
Southwestern Bell ‘Telephone 36
Wen
Dial Telephone
Marfa
Suggs Construction Co
Big Spring
Guisance Gunnine
6Th Street
P. J. Simpson
Alpine Bucks
City
Terry Land
Miner
Man
J. E. Gray
R.E. Dickenson
Washington, D.C
United States Department of the Interior
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