Bighorn Transplants and Local Notes From West Texas
Four bighorn sheep including two ewes and two rams now reside in the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in Brewster County Texas. Twenty-five additional bighorns are planned as broodstock. Hunting of bighorns has been closed in Texas since 1906. The piece also lists short local items: a Fort Davis tale in Nay lor's Epic Century, Grace Wallace’s long-range antelope shot with a .270, and car selling notes from Forrest Walker and J Y Walker. A reader from Lubbock comments on Alpine and Fort Davis, with flood and crop loss mentions near Presidio Balmorhea Pecos, and notes on rangeland grass. The El Paso Sunland Club plans a new brochure and Pearl Brewery signs feature the Big Bend Park images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Black Gap
Texas Game
Arizona
Texas
Brewster County
Lara Williams
Lubbock
Alpine
Fort Davis
Presidio
Balmorhea
Pecos
Lubbock County
el Paso Sunland Club
el Paso
Southwest
Big Berd National Park
Pearl Brewery
Lobos Battle Bearkats In San Marcos Clash
Tae Sul Ross State College Lobos thrill fans with a strong showing against the Sam Houston Bearkats in San Marcos. The Lobos edge to a 21 8 deficit after three quarters as Sam Houston capitalizes on a costly turnover and a late drive. Ramiro Leal and Tommy Johnson connect on a 3-yard score in the second, with Bill Young to Harry Walker for the two point try making it 14 8 at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldon Hensley
Tae
Sul Ross State College Lobos
Sam Houston Bearkats
Southwest Texas Bobcats
San Marcos
Sam Houston
Lobos
Kats
Sul Ross
Nevers
Lobes
Tommy
Ramiro Leal
Tommy Johnson
Bill Young
Harry Walker
Bearkats
Bill Bryant
1958 Cemetery Dues Notice From Alpine Association
The Cemetery Association urges members to pay 1958 dues before year end. Grass lots cost 12 dollars, without grass 8 dollars, and half lots without grass 6 dollars. Send payments to Mrs. Z. M. Decie, Box 722, Alpine.
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Cemetery Association
Z. M. Decie
School District Valuations To Be Discussed At Tuesday Meet
Alpine Independent School District plans to discuss a proposed increase in property valuations at the regular school board meeting next Tuesday night October 14. The 7:30 p.m. session at the High School Building invites public attendance as the district tries to raise revenue with a new tax office. Board President J C Coleman noted uncertainty on timing while an attorney studies the issue. Tax Collector Assessor Jack Joyce aims to open the new office at 5th Street and Avenue E around October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Independent School District
J. C. Coleman
Jack Joyce
5Th Street
Avenue E
Bucks Idle After Loss to Sonora Bronchos
Alpine High School’s Bucks were shut out 6-0 by Sonora, with 14 first downs for the Bronchos and 4 for the Bucks. Sonny Sykes scored for Sonora in the second, as Alpine fumbled twice near scoring chances. Coaches Bromley and Cade said the open week offers a needed breather before a five game stretch.
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Alpine High School Bucks
Sonora
Bucks
Bronchos
Pete Salgado
Robert Lujan
Buck
Alfred Sykes
Eddie Sosa
Bromley
Cade
Crane
Seminole
McCamey
Denver City
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Seniors at Alpine High Host Saturday Car Wash
Alpine High School seniors organize a car wash for Saturday October 11 at Richard Tucker's Mobil Station on East Holland. They offer pickup and delivery, tickets cost 1.50 dollars, with a drawing for a free car wash held late in the day to boost support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Richard Tucker
Mobil
East Holland
Mrs Bell 75 Laid To Rest In Alpine Funeral Services
Mrs Levi Bell 75 longtime Alpine resident died at home early Thursday in Oct. Funeral services were held at First Methodist Church and burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery Pallbearers named from Alpine and Marfa. She is survived by husband two sons two daughters nine grandchildren two great grandchildren born Bertie Harper Floresville 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Bell
Alpine
First Methodist Church
Elm Grove
M. K. Brown
G. A. Bridges
Rudy Krenek
Carl Shults
Claude Garner
J. L. Holder
A. A. Good
Marfa
Haywood Childers
Beaumont
SK. J. McKnight
Elmer Sheppard
Pasadena
Texas
Mrs. Bell
Bertie Harper
Floresville
VA Home Loan Funds Available for Alpine
Veterans Administration offers direct loan funds for qualified veterans to buy or build in Alpine. Under new law loans can be up to 13 500 with 4 percent annual interest. Information provided to H Leo Tucker, local architect and engineer, by VA Regional Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Alpine
H. Leo Tucker
Two Airmen Missing After Rio Grande Search
Millsap 47 and an unnamed companion flew a Piper Tri-Pacer from Presidio toward Alpine to refuel and reach Odessa after viewing flood at the Rio Grande. The search spanned 250 miles from Presidio with Air Force Civil Air Patrol and private planes joining. A sighting of wreckage near Santa Elena Canyon in Mexico yielded only oil barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millsap
Presidio
Rio Grande
Odessa
Alpine
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Jim Skinner
Brester County
Mexico
Santa Elena Canyon
J. O. Casparis
Ector County
A. M
Slim) Gabrel
Big Bend Squadron
CAP
Girl Scouts To Open Drive In Alpine
The Girl Scouts of Alpine launch an all-out fundraising drive Friday at the Community Center at 10 a.m. Volunteers gather for coffee and doughnuts and to receive instructions. The drive aims to clear past Permian Basin dues and complete payment on the Girl Scout hut.
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Girl Scouts of
Alpine
D. McCollister
Girl Scouts of Alpine
Herb Harlow
John Richard Whiteside
TWC to air Texas Western vs West Texas State game
KVLI Alpine will broadcast the Texas Western West Texas State football game at 1 45 p m Saturday per sponsors Humble Oil Refining Co. The on air time and sponsor are announced for listeners preparing to tune in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KVLI
Alpine
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Antelope Kills Tallied Across Alpine Marfa Hunts
Game Warden Sanford DeVoll reports 733 hunters joined three antelope shoots in Alpine Marfa Van Horn Sierra Blanca and Kent. A total of 684 antelope were killed with Alpine drawing 350 animals by 374 hunters and Marfa yielding 334 from 359 hunters. One violation was filed in Alpine for double kill. no violations or accidents elsewhere. The third hunt continues in Van Horn Sierra Blanca and Kent, with 166 permits issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Marfa
Sanford DeVoll
van Horn
Sierra Blanca
Kent
DeVoll
de Voll
Planes Bring 135 To Alpine For Tour Stop
One hundred thirty five travelers in 54 private planes of the Texas Air Tours spent the night in Alpine. They arrived from across the United States and Canada and were hosted at a dinner by Alpine Chamber of Commerce aviation committee members. Carl Rusk led the tour as committee chairman. Planes departed Tuesday morning toward Van Horn and El Paso, with the tour ending in San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Air Tours
Alpine
United States
Canada
Alpine Country Club
Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Rusk
Ft. Stockton
van Horn
el Paso
San Angelo
Crash injures Mrs Bre Hart and granddaughter near McCamey
In a Saturday night collision near McCamey a station wagon carrying E B Watson of San Angelo and his three sons struck a truck driven by Thomas D Parker of Kermit. Mrs Bregg and granddaughter Phyllis Watson were hospitalized in Midland. Mrs Watson treated at McCamey Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Breg
Alpine
McCamey
E. B. Watson
San Angelo
Thomas D. Parker
Kermit
Bregg
Phyllis Watson
Midland Memorial Hospital
Watson
McCamey Hospital
Clifford
Bradley
Phillip
Breg
Burglars Strike At Marathon And Alpine
Sheriff Jim Skinner reported burglars struck a French store in Marathon and the Circle W cafe in Alpine late Thursday night or early Friday. A quantity of clothing was taken in Marathon and about 65 cents in change from Circle W. Footprints suggested a female suspect. no arrests were made yet.
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Marathon
Circle W
Alpine
Jim Skinner
Lions Gather Clothing for Rio Grande Flood Victims
Alpine Club members launch a clothing drive for flood victims in Ojinaga Mexico. In cooperation with Lions Clubs of Presidio and Ojinaga, residents are urged to donate clothing bed covers and household items in good condition to the Alpine Community Center. City of Alpine will box label and ship items free via Lions clubs in Presidio Ojinaga for distribution. The drive will continue for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Club
Rio Grande
Ojinaga
Mexico
Lions Clubs
Presidio
Alpine Community Center
Alpine
Lions Club of
Presidio Ojinaga
Lions Club
Brewster Red Cross Sends Food For 500 Mexican Flood Victims
Brewster County chapter of the American Red Cross sent food for 500 people in Santa Elena Mexico. A J Bierschwabe said 500 pounds of beans 500 pounds of flour and dried milk were delivered by Art Gard and Grant Woodward with Park officials to flood victims isolated by Rio Grande waters. Governor Teofilo Berunda appointed Mayor Jesus Rohana relief commissioner of northeastern Chihuahua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Red Cross
Santa Elena
Mexico
Brewster County
American Red Cross
A. J. Bierschwabe
Rio Grande
Castelon
George W. Miller
Big Bend National Park
Art Gard
H Home Service
Grant Woodward
Park Service
Miller
Jesus Rohana
Ojinaga
San Carlos
Teofilo Berunda
Chihuahua
Rohana
Jim Hamilton
ARC
Sweetwater
Bierschwale
Presidio County
Marfa
Presidio
American National Red Cross
Alpine High to Compete in 4A UIL Spring Events
Alpine High School joins Seminole Fort Stockton Denver City Crane McCamey in a 4A UIL district for 1959 60 with track field and literary events. Enrollment figures list Seminole 425 Fort Stockton 367 Denver City 321 Crane 272 McCamey 245 Alpine 218. One act play April events set at Crane High School Auditorium and other eliminations scheduled in Crane with golf and track meets in Crane Odessa or Monahans as backup venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Seminole
Fort Stockton
Denver City
Crane
McCamey
Crane High School
Odessa
Monahans High School
Central
Centennial
Rhea Williams
Texas Adds 18313 Acres To Black Gap Preserve
The Texas Game Commission expands the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in Brewster County by 18 313 acres through the Shurley property purchase. J A Walker pays 155000 for the new land, funded by state and federal matching funds. A deer and javelina hunt will run Nov 1 to 8 on the original area with 400 permits drawn after Nov 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Game Commission
Black Gap
The
Game and Fish Commission
Brewster County
Tom Moore
Alpine
Shurley
J. A. Walker
Baptists Plan Mission School in Trans-Pecos Area
A School of Missions sponsored by the Baptist General Convention of Texas opens Sunday October 12 in Alpine Marathon Fort Davis Fort Stockton Marfa Van Horn and Balmorhea. Speakers include Rev Ted Badger Dr Byron F Todd Mrs Charles H Rankin and Dr Vernon C Elmore with nightly programs through October 16 and film reports plus foreign missions books for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Trans-Pecos
Ted Badger
Southern Baptist Missionary
Cavite
Philippines
Byron F. Todd
el Monte
Calif
Charles H. Rankin
Colorado
Vernon C. Elmore
Baptist Temple
San Antonio
Alpine
Marathon
Fort Davis
Fort Stockton
Marfa
van Horn
Balmorhea
School of Missions
Rankin
Todd
Elmore
Alpine School Officials Forward Regional Accreditation Report
Alpine School officials sent the Southern Association School Report evaluating Alpine Schools and teaching conditions for accreditation suitability under the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association
Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
$3,000,000 Programmed In 3 Counties
State Highway Commission plans 300000 for 12 more miles of river road from the Big Bend to Presidio. The completed 64 mile route along the Rio Grande would cost about 2000000, with current work from Terlingua to the Presidio County line. Petrey urged approval of a constitutional amendment to fund state advertising benefiting the Big Bend area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
River
Big Bend National Park
Presidio
Rio Grande
Herbert C. Petry Jr
Carrizo
Highway Commission
Petry
Marfa
Hugh McMillan
el Paso
Lajitas
Presidio County
Brewster
Fort Davis
Petrey
Texas
Big Bend
Big Bend N. Park
Alpine
Moisture Penetration Surpasses Six Feet in Sunny Glen
Soil conservation technicians reported moisture penetration over six feet in grass covered areas of Sunny Glen last weekend. The measuring stick capped at six feet as the soil below remained very moist. In contrast bare ground showed penetration of about one inch.
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Sunny Glen
Alpine High Hosts Sixth Annual Girls Basketball Tournament
Grandfalls High School Fort Davis Brackerville School accept invitations to Alpine High's sixth annual girls tournament set for January 23 and 24.
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Grandfalls High School
Fort Davis
Brackerville School
Alpine High
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Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Delores
Naylor
Epic Century
Bess Powers Johnson
Jose
Grace Wallace
Austin
Sul Ross College
Dallman Ranch
George Gayle
Houston
J. T. McClure
McClure
Miss Wallace
Kimball
J. Y. Walker
Forrest Walker
Casner Motor Co
J. Y
Jim Casner
Vernon McIntyre
Vernon
Girl Scouts
Hugh White
Mitre Peak
Mitre Peak Camp
Bre Hart
Hua
UIL
Black Gap Wildlife
Moore
Baptists Plan Mission School
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