Deer Season Opens in Big Bend-Davis Mountains Area
A record number of hunters is expected for the opening of deer season on Saturday Nov 26 in Brewster County with an estimated 5000 hunters. The season runs until Dec 1 with over 1000 special rancher permits issued. Deer are fat and plentiful and hunting may improve with colder weather. Ranchers with hunters must obtain shooting preserve licenses. unused meat can be delivered to an orphanage via DeVoll. The quail season started Nov 12 for 60 days and javelina season runs through Dec 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend- Davis
Sanford DeVoll
Brewster County
DeVoll
Trans- Pecos
Dees
Thanksgiving holidays close Alpine schools and Sul Ross
Alpine Public Schools and Sul Ross State College dismiss Wednesday afternoon November 23 for Thanksgiving. College students end at noon and public schools at the usual hour. Classes resume Monday November 28. Most Alpine stores close Thanksgiving Thursday November 24, restaurants and gas stations stay open. Christmas break begins December 22 with public schools resuming January 3 and Sul Ross registration starting January 17.
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Alpine Public Schools
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Sul Ross
Temporary Downtown Site For BB Museum Is Needed
West Texas Historical and Scientific Society seeks a vacant downtown Alpine room to display Big Bend Museum material for tourists and students. A rotating exhibit would run until funds are raised for a new museum building as part of city park plans. Citizens urged to donate space or volunteer time and join the committee.
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Clifford B
Casey
West Texas
West Texas Historical and Scientific Society
Alpine
Historical Society
Big Bend
Special Museum Committee
Clifford B. Casey
Lutie Britt
Anna D. Linn
Barton
McEntire Dies Suddenly at 57 in Alpine
Claude R. McEntire 57 died Sunday morning likely of a heart attack at his home in Alpine. He managed Kim Bell Alpine Co. born Sept 28 1909 in Corsicana lived 13 years here. Survived by wife four daughters two sons three brothers and nine grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at First Baptist Alpine burial Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Claude R. McEntire
Kimbell-Alpine Co
Corsicana
San Angelo
First Baptist Church
Elm Grove
Geeslin
Thanksgiving Service Set at First Methodist Church
The Alpine Ministerial Alliance sponsors a Thanksgiving service at First Methodist Church at 9 a.m. on Thursday November 24. Rev. Palmer McCown of Sul Ross State College Baptist Student Union will speak and an offering for the alliance transient aid fund will be collected.
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The
Alpine Ministerial Alliance
First Methodist Church
Palmer McCown
Baptist Student Union
Sul Ross State College
Alliance
Stolen Cars Recovered After Arrests in West Texas
Two boys accused of stealing cars in Alpine and Victoria Texas were captured in Lordsburg New Mexico and returned to Alpine Sunday night by Asst. Police Chief Bud Powers and Sheriff Carl Williams. A 1966 Chevrolet 2 door coupe belonging to Felipe Valenzuela, Sul Ross employee, was recovered.
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Alpine
Victoria
Texas
Lordsburg
N.M
Bud Powers
Carl Williams
Felipe Valenzuela
Sul Ross
State College
Powers
Lobos Open Cage Season Monday In New Mexico
Sul Ross heading to Albuquerque for 1966 67 season opener against the University of Albuquerque Dons at 7 30 p m MST. First home game set for Wednesday November 30 at 7 80 p m in Marfa Health Physical Education Building.
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Gerald Stockton
Sul Ross
Albuquerque
N.M
University of Albuquerque Dons
State College Rams
Health Physical Education
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Pat McKinney
Spring Creek
Marathon
BB Museum
C.r.mcentire
Earl Dunn
Lewis Gillespie
Earl Anderau
Wesley Martin
Mamiel Fierro
Wilson Justice
Tommy Wells
Marfa
George Jones
Margaret Rains
Silver City
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