Bucks To Open Basketball Season Nov 28
Ambling around with Tim Glasscor Vince Lockhart reports from Bombay that a new publishing venture aims to produce low cost books for Indians in 1961 while a Don Robinson column in the November American Press ponders newsprint as cattle feed and promotes inventive marketing of newspapers as edible meals for farm areas.
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Bucks
Vince Lockhart
Bombay
India
Vince
Don Robinson
American Press
Gunmen Rob Texas Couple Near Alpine
A Big Spring couple, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Basden, were robbed of nearly $400 in cash and jewelry at a roadside park east of Alpine around 7 pm on Wednesday November 16. The robbers, wearing coveralls and dark clothing, disabled the Basdens’ car and waited for a passing motorist to seek help before the Brewster County sheriff’s office was alerted at 8 pm. The attackers fled in a vehicle.
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Pemdat Wind
She
Alpine
C. P. Basden
Presidio
Brewster County Sheriff's Office
Basden
Basdens
Rovers
Sul Ross Lobos Close 7 3 Football Season At Home
The Sul Ross Lobos defeated Howard Payne 10 in the season finale at Jackson Field to finish 7 3. Key drives included Hatfield Phillips and Dunham scoring early and in the third, while Jim Hollingsworth and Cantrell sparked drive sequences. Sul Ross ended Lone Star Conference play 4 3, with Texas A I and Lamar Tech among top teams.
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Arthur Bent
Avalanche
Sul Ross Lobos
Uttain
Jackson Field
Lobos
Howard Payne
Jackets
Lobo
Wolves
Jerry Cantrell
Jesse Hatfield
Jim Hollingsworth
Brownwood
Hatfield
Bill Phillips
Joe Dunham
Cantrell
Payne
Yellowjackets
Phillips
Dunham
Hine Hatfield
Earl McKinley
Yellow Jackets
Texas A&i
Lamar Tech
East Texas
Secon
Sam Houston
Southwest Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Sul Ross
Texas A&j
Rice
Baylor
Highland Hereford Bull Sale Set for Dec 14 at Marfa
Plans completed for the Highland Hereford Sale to be held December 14 at the Highland Sale Pavilion Marfa Fairgrounds. Judging begins December 13 with the heifer event at 2 pm and bull judging at 10 am. Auction at 1 pm features 58 registered bulls and 150 commercial heifers.
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Ranch News
Fuans
Marfa
Marfa Fairgrounds
Highland Hereford Breeders Station
Joe T. Lane
Ohn
C. Burns
Walter Britton
KVLF To Broadcast A&M Texas Contest Thanksgiving Day
KVLF Alpine will air the Texas A&M vs Texas game Thanksgiving Day starting at 1 15 pm sponsored by Humble Oil and Refining Co. The telecast will also be shown on KMID TV Midland. Incident reports include a robbery where Mr Basden lost 55 in cash and Mrs Basden 38 plus a 900 valued faring and a watch as suspects fled toward Alpine then north toward Fort Stockton.
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KVLF
A&m
Alpine
Texas A&m
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Humble
Kmidtv
Midland
Caaillac
Lincoln
Texas
Hal A Burnett Jr Promoted to Major
Hal A Burnett Jr son of Mr and Mrs Hal Burnett of Alabama has been promoted to major. He serves as commander of the field office in central Italy for the 163d Military Intelligence Battalion.
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Hal A. Burnett Jr
Hal Burnett
Burnett
Italy
163D Military Intelligencer
Jim Roberts Pioneer of Brewster County Dies
Jim Roberts longtime Marathon ranch foreman and Hereford cattle breeder died in a San Antonio hospital after a long illness at age. A Navarro County native, he moved to Brewster in 1686 with J C and Mary Roberts, later joining A S Gage Ranches. Survived by Alma Brown Roberts and children Travis Jack and Mary, service held in San Antonio with interment at Mission Burial Park.
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Jesse Roberts
Jim
Marathon
San Antonio
Navarro County
Brewster County
J.C
Mary Doolen Roberts
Jim Roberts
A. S. Gage
Gage
Gage Ranch
Roberts
Mara
Alma Brown Roberts
Trinchera
Colo
Mary Pugh
Springerville
Ariz
Oole
HH. L. Roberts
Porter Spring Chapel
Mission Burial Park
Big Bend Players Call Meeting At Sul Ross Campus
Big Bend Players schedule a 7 30 p m meeting Wednesday November 23 in the Fine Arts Building on Sul Ross State College campus. Mrs Nelle Mae Mellroy urged all members to attend. Supt Peyton Cain attended Mountain Area School Administrators meeting in Marfa Monday morning. Enrollment remained at 1086 this week, six under the three week record of 1101.
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Big Bend
Big Bend Players
Sul Ross State College
Nelle Mae Mellroy
Peyton Cain
Mountain Area
Marfa
Thanksgiving Service Set For Thursday at Union
Thanksgiving service scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Clanton Newbill as host pastor. Rev. R. E. Streetman of the Baptist Church will be the speaker, joined by other ministers in the ministerial alliance. Music directed by Glenn Davis. Before the union service, Rev. William Anthony will conduct Holy Communion at 4 a.m. in St James Episcopal Church.
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First Presbyterian Church
Clanton Newbill
R. E. Streetman
The
Baptist Church
Ministral Alliance
Glenn Davis
William Anthony
St James Episcopal Church
Alpine Students Return After Holiday Break Schedule
Alpine students will begin holiday recess Friday December 8 and return to classes Tuesday January 3. The period covers the two-week break with no additional events noted.
Castolon To Get Electric Line From Oak Springs
The Rio Grande Electric Cooperative and the National Park Service have signed agreements to extend electric power from Oak Springs to Castolon in Big Bend National Park. The 30 mile line will be built by Irby Construction Co under J Lyman Davis with work starting soon and completion aimed for mid January 1961 serving Maverick Mountain Ranger Station and Castolon facilities.
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Rio Grande Electric Cooperative
National Park Service
Oak Springs
Castolon
Big Bend National Park
Stanley C. Joseph
REA
Thomas J. Hurd
Bracksttville
Jake Murrah
Marfa
Irby Construction Co
Jackson
Miss
J Lyman Davis
He Irby Co
Joseph
Maverick Mountain Ranger Station
Area Receives Good Rains Across Big Bend Country
Beneficial rains fell over most of the Big Bend and Davis Mountains area Sunday and Monday. Reports list rainfall amounts near Spine, northeast of Marathon, and Brewster County ranches. Fresno Creek at Lajitas rose high, blocking workers on a river road project.
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Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Roy Lassiter
Spine
Jimmy Pate
Steve Stumberg
Marathon
Ach Dike Cox
Brewster County
Mex Ivey Jr
Study Butte
Fresno
Lajitas
Civil Air Patrol Week Proclaimed in Alpine
City of Alpine proclaims December 1 1960 as Civil Air Patrol Week to honor volunteers for search and rescue mercy missions disaster relief and aerospace education and to urge local observances and ceremonies honoring CAP members and cadets.
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Shereas
Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force
Humanit
W. E. Lockhart
M. D
Alpine
Woody Hitchcock Named Tackle On All-District Team
Alpine High junior Woody Hitchcock earned a tackle spot on the 4AA all district football team as part of Crane High School’s dominance in the selections. Fort Stockton, Marfa, and McCamey also landed players with Crane leading the list during the district meeting in Fort Stockton.
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Woody Hitchcock
Otsy Neil Hitchcock
Alpine High
Frank Bustamante
Mento
Fort Stockton
Crane High School
Marfa
McCamey
Ipine
Steve Schrocks
Pine
Jimmy Dutton
Crane
Charles Peek
Marta Adams
Fort
Robert Nunez
Bruce Boyd
McCanes
Jary Huffman
Marfa High School
Johnny Searls
Paul Lively
Ibacks
Jimmy Winterstein
Gene Griffin
Eddie Webb
Order
Maria and
Honea
Harlow
Jim Adams
Fox Stockton
Hayes
Mecamey
Gragory
Kirkman
Uce
Aline
Cano
Marta
Conner
Carroll
Me‘amey
Sarabia
Howell
Sampion
Denver
Lights To Go On Saturday In Alpine Downtown
Alpine plans Christmas lights on Saturday night November 28 with stringing beginning Monday. Santa Claus visits December 3 at the Court House with candy gifts for children. Merchants set December holidays for December 26 and January 2 due to Christmas and New Year on Sunday. An update notes Mary Rosita of Sulphur La left after visiting Dr. and Mrs. John M. O'Donnell. John O'Donnell and son from Golden, Colorado arrived to visit relatives.
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Corpinas
Alpine
Pete Bishop
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Pam
Retail Merchants Committee
Mary Rosita
O. P
John M. O'Donnell
John O'Donnell
John
Golden
Yalo
Colorado
City Begins Drilling Meriwether Well
The city awarded a drilling contract to R. G. Dixon for a Meriwether Ranch water well northwest of Alpine near Sunny Glen. The bid was 8.30 per first 100 feet or 7 per last 400 feet, with 12 percent net hole and 4 inch casing. Drilling targets 400 feet or until water production. test in Duff Trachyte rock. Water expected after reaching 200 feet.
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Billy Meriwether
Ralph
Sh&sa By. Co
Bucks Open Season With Sage Valley Trip Schedule
Alpine basketball preview lists coach James Crawford building a 3 term Buck squad with returning lettermen Walter Peters Gary Clay Bain Ward and a lineup of seniors juniors and sophomores. The schedule opens December 2 at Sanderson and includes the Marfa tournament Pecos tournament and Reagan county trip with hopes to challenge 4A foes. Marfa is tipped as the preseason favorite.
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Bucks
Valentine
Sanderson
James Crawford
Buck Mennes
Walt Peters
Gary Clay
Bain Ward
Richard Hale
Bobby Salgado
Pete Hernandez
Joe Molinar
Nilo Minjares
Lee Anderson
Manuel
Marathon
Pecos
Reagan County
Big Lake
Fort Stockton
Marfa
Crane
McCamey
Crawford
Dee
Valentine Tere
School report cards due after second six weeks end
Alpine School officials said the second six weeks of the current school year ends Thursday Dec. 2 and that report cards are due Friday Dec. 2. The note specifies the deadline for distributing student evaluations to parents and guardians.
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Alpine
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