Natural Gas Service Starts in Alpine Neighborhoods
W C Cole of Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp announces natural gas is now available in Alpine. First connections were made Monday, with meters being installed and more customers calling TE7 4560 to connect. Rose said plumbers will handle connections and house lines tested for leaks, about 1.5 hours per site. Gas customers total 1955 with Alpine 593, Marfa 908, Fort Davis 152, and Balmorhea 302. other towns had already begun service.
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Alpine
Claridge
Bill Winter
W.C. Cole
Marfa
Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp
Jack Minnox
S.M. Kerbow
Avalanche
Rose
Fort Davis
Balmorhea
Community Thanksgiving Service at Alpine First Baptist
The Alpine community holds a yearly Thanksgiving service at 9 a.m. Thursday November 25 at the First Baptist Church of Alpine. Rev Edwin Chappell of the First Methodist Church will preach with several local ministers participating. Offerings support the Alpine ministerial fund aiding transients.
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First Baptist Church of
Alpine
Edwin Chappell
First Methodist Church of
Bob White
Walter Esch
C.W. Newbill
J.L. Santos
Private Lives staged by Gamma Iota Cast at Sul Ross College
Noel Coward play Private Lives will be presented December 2 3 and 4 by the Gamma Iota Cast of Alpha Psi Omega at Sul Ross State College Little Theatre. Proceeds go to the college scholarship fund directed by E Clayton McCarty with cast including Donna Curtis Roy Lassiter Elyot Chase and others. Christmas street lights will illuminate Alpine after Thanksgiving.
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Noel Coward
Alpha Psi Omega
Sul Ross State College
Little
E. Clayton McCarty
Donna Cur
Annual deer contest planned by Big Bend Sportsmen
The Big Bend Sportsman's Club in Alpine sponsors a deer hunting contest from November 27 to December 12. Prizes include a Model 110 Savage rifle for the largest deer and daily prizes for the heaviest deer weighed. Tickets and contact cards are available at Alpine businesses displaying the club poster, with a 225 caliber rifle to be awarded as well.
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Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Big Bend Sportsman's Club of Alpine
Alpine
Big Bend Sportsman's Club
Hollis Completes 40 Hour Water Technology Course
Hollis, superintendent of Alpine Water Works, completed a 40 hour Water Technology course at College Station. The program was run by the Engineering Extension Service division of Texas A&M in cooperation with the Texas Education Agency and he earned a special certificate. He also received an American Water Works Association merit award for his department’s 1964 safety record. Most street lights have been strung.
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Werner Hollis
Alpine Water Works
College Station
Water Utilities Training Division
Engineering Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Texas Education Agency
Hollis
American Water Works Association
Alpine Bucks Meet Fredericksburg Bills in San Angelo
Alpine's Fightin Bucks clash Fredericksburg's Battlin Billies in San Angelo Friday in the Class AA playoff second round at Bobcat Stadium. Alpine home tickets go on sale Wednesday with reserved seats at two dollars and student prices of 50 cents to 1 dollar.
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Alpine
Fightin’ Bucks
Fredericksburg
Battlin’ Billies
San Angelo
Bobcat Stadium
Billies
Alpine-Fredericksburg
Iowa Park
Denver City
Abilene
Joe Boyd
Alpine Bucks
Ballinger Bearkats
Big Lake
Darwin Wicker
Granbury
Brownwood
Sul Ross Lobos Face Linfield in NAIA Playoff Saturday
Sul Ross State College Lobos unbeaten in Texas meet Linfield Wildcats in Midland Saturday night in an NAIA playoff. Lobos beat Sam Houston 29-23 to claim Lone Star Conference title. winner advances to NAIA Championship Bowl in Augusta with St John’s and Fairmont State.
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Sul Ross State College
Lobos
Texas
Linfield Wildcats
McMinnville
Orest Memorial Sadium
Midland
Sam Houston
Augusta
St. John's
Minnesota
Sul Ross
Fairmont
West Virginia
Bloomington
Minn
Alpine Teacher of the Year Named Finalist for Texas Honor
Mrs. Martin B. Olson of Alpine Independent School District has been chosen as Teacher of the Year by AISD faculty and is among seven finalists for Texas Teacher of the Year. She has 29 years in teaching, 16 in Alpine, and is noted for reading support and language training efforts.
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Walter Park
Martin B. Olson
Alpine Independent
Texas Education Agency
Olson
Texas
Brewster County
Texas State Teachers Association
Alpine
Methodist Church
AAUW
Delta Kappa Gamma
North Texas State
Sul Ross
US Air Force
Kirsten
AISD
Children's Hospital
Boston
Lagstaff
Art
Carl Delacato
Children's Institute of Philadephia
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Sibyl Chase
Roy Lassiter
Elyot Chase
John Langley
Victor Prynne
Joanna Hightower
Amanda Prynne
Joyce Webb
Louise
Helen Schwarz
Susan Braccini
Richard Wood
Donnie Embley
Happy Ricks
Eddie Bishop
Marie Walters
Denver
Cty-lown Park
Victor
Oregon
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