Alpine 8th Graders Triumph Over West Pecos 50-16
Alpine 8th grade football earned its first victory by defeating West Pecos 8th graders 50-16. Sebastian Cervantes scored three times including a 93 yard rush, while Rudy Ramos and Carlos Espinoza contributed scores and defensive plays. Alpine led 20-8 after one, 42-8 at half, with key interceptions by Keith Graham and Eddie Navarette sealing the win. They next play Marfa Jr. High in Marfa at 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Alpine
Rod DeVoll
Jackie Doris
Bobby Ramos
Armando Uranga
Moises Brito
Clayton Salmon
Henry Vega
Tony Ram‘rez
Paul Hise
Moises Viscaino
Mark McClean
Eddie Navarette
Russell Karr
Rudy Ramos
David DeLao
Greg Corkins
Jerry Orndorff
Glen Boyd
Manuel Fuentes
Pio Molnar
Jimmy Moreno
Clay Lane
Keith Graham
Clinton Smith
Kelly Graham
Jeff Pratt
Charlie Espinoza
Sebastian Cervantes
Joe Hoyer
T. Barnett
West Pecos
Pecos
Briel Fuentes
Cervantes
Carlos Espinoza
Fromm
Pio Molinar
Molinar
East Pecos
Marfa
Jr. High
Barnett
Food voucher issuance dates listed for Big Bend area
The Community Action Agency announces emergency food voucher distribution at six neighborhood centers in Marfa Presidio Alpine Marathon Valentine Fort Davis from Oct 6 to Oct 10 with times 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. except Valentine 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Vouchers depend on family size and income per a recent survey.
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Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio Counties
Planer
Adi Hed Gonzales
The
Community Action Agency
Big Bend
Marfa
Presidio
Alpine
Marathon
Valentine
Fort Davis
Bucks to face Monahans in Friday football clash
Alpine residents can buy reserved adult tickets for 1.50 and student tickets for 0.50 at the high school principal until 2:30 p.m. Friday. The Alpine Bucks travel to Monahans for a Homecoming game at 8 p.m. Friday. Monahans seeks a strong home showing after a 19-17 win over Crane and a 21-6 loss to Artesia. Alpine has losses to McCamey and Pecos and a tie with Fort Stockton.
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Monahans
Alpine
Monahan
Lobos
Bucks
Crane
Ector
Artesia
N.M
Club
McCamey
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Best Accepts Alabama Call As North Side Plant Pastor
Rev. James Best longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church here since 1967 has accepted a call to lead North Side Baptist Church in Decatur Alabama and will leave here in November. He came from Lufkin where he led Clawson Baptist Church. He serves as Alpine Ministerial Alliance president clerk treasurer of Big Bend Baptist Association chaplain of Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept and of the local Masonic lodge. He and his wife have three children Theresa 14 Daveta 13 and Timothy 11.
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James Best
First Baptist Church
North Side Baptist Church
Decatur
Ala
Mr. Best
Lufkin
Clawson Baptist Church
Alpine Ministerial Alliance
Big Bend
Antelope Season Opens Across Southwest Region
Hunting enthusiasts from the Southwest converge on Big Bend County for the annual antelope season opening Saturday October 4 and running through Sunday October 12. Land owners in Brewster Culberson Huth Jeff Davis Reeves and Presidio Counties hold 1027 permits for 1969. Bag limit is one antelope per person. Mule deer season follows on November 29 in the Big Bend Country.
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Southwest
Big Bend
Eugene Willman
Brewster
Culberson
Huth
Jeff Davis
Reeves
Presidio
Alpine High School football teams lose 22 players
Twenty two Mexican American players left Alpine High School varsity and B football teams alleging prejudice by Coach Boze Ansley. Ansley denies discrimination and notes a 12 year coaching history. Thirty seven players remain. no junior high departures reported.
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Alpine High School
Boze Ansley
Ansley
Alpine
Medy Baby
Fort Stockton
Richa Bain
Monhans
Albert Hallford
Lobos Open Lone Star Conference Play After Cameron Win
Sul Ross defeats Cameron 29 20 as defense leads the Lobos with a fumble recovery by Bill Welch and key plays from Larry Cottrell Cecilio Lara and Carts Byerley. Roel Maldonado 11 tackles and Rick Burns 30 yard interception return highlight a balanced effort.
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Cameron State
Sul Ross
Southwest Texas
San Marcos
Lobo
Cameron
Bill Welch
Artesia
N.M
Lobos
Larry Cottrell
Seminole
Cecilio Lara
San Antonio
Carts Byerley
Perryton
Glen McWhorter
Denton
Roel Maldonado
Falfurrias
Rick Burns
Alpine Announces Adult Education Courses At High School
Alpine High School will host Adult Basic Education classes starting in October. Registration takes place October 2 at Centennial Junior High from 7 to 9 p.m. Courses lead to GED or high school diploma eligibility and cover reading English math government health and possibly typing and homemaking. The program runs two weeks with classes twice weekly for two hours each night.
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Alpine
Alpine High School
Centennial Junior High
Davies Named Rector for St Andrews Las Cruces
Rev. Evan Davies vicar of the Episcopal Church of the Big Bend will become rector of St. Andrews Church Las Cruces New Mexico on November 1. He has served as vicar of St. James Alpine and St. Pauls Marfa and led missions in Sanderson Presidio and Van Horn. A Kansas native, he came to the area in 1966 from England where he was Pembroke College chaplain. he and his wife Verlaing married there before leaving for the United States.
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Evan Davies
Episcopal Church of
Kansas
Father Davies
England
Pembroke College
Verlaing
States
Mexico Halts Fluorspar Truck Movement
Mexican officials at La Linda stop fluorspar trucks moving from the border crossing to Marathon for processing and shipment. A Dow Chemical Co. official says the action may be retaliation for the U S interception program targeting drugs at the border.
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la Linda
Mexico
Marathon
Dow Chemical Co
Dow
U. S
Intercept
United States
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Oscar Cordova
Jose Carrillo
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Joe Quesada
Orlando Leyva
Hector Holguin
Noah Natividad
John Bridges
Henry Valenzuela
Scott Lewis
Manuel White
Rudy Rodriguez
Larry Lara
Ricky Harvey
Ricky Pate
Jimmy Carrillo
James Valenzuela
Pallener
Brent Parsons
Joe Garcia
Louis Ramirez
Henry Fierro
Joe Madrid
Ricky Rodriguez
Catarina Enciso
Jim Ponton
Jeff Williams
Mo Morrow
Lonnie McMillan
Nabor Gonzales
Bobby Nichols
Forest Hendryx
Robert Fierro
George Mata
George Leavitt
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