Jim Casner Honored by Texas Tourist Council
Jim Casner will be honored Thursday October 9 by the Texas Tourist Council at a joint Rotary Lions meeting in Alpine. A Distinguished Service Plaque will be presented by Don Epperson at the Highland Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Casner
Texas Tourist Council
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Casner
Don Epperson
Alpine
Highland Restaurant
Paul Forchheimer
Rotary Club
Hugh White
Lions Club
Peter Koch
Big Bend
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend National Park
Trans- Pecos
Texas
Berta Lassiter
Big Bend Park
Homer Hudgins
J. FE
Jim) Casner
Hhis
State of
Lion and Rotary Clubs
J. E. Casner
Choir School Planned At St James Church
Boys and girls aged 8 to 12 are invited to join a choir school at St James Episcopal Church led by A Thomas Talbert. Training includes keyboard instrument and music reading. Interested youths should meet Talbert at noon October 19 at St James Church. one hour of instruction will be every Sunday from 2 to 3 PM.
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St. James Episcopal Church
A. Thomas Talbert
Avalanche in Alpine Delivers Late Edition This Week
Our paper will use the Van tiorn Advocate facilities again due to a missing part for our press. Publisher Gene Dow facilitates the arrangement. Delivery of this week’s Avalanche is expected Friday morning. A newer, more efficient press is on order and due within two weeks, to serve Alpine and also the Sanderson Times and the Big Bend Sentinel of Marfa now converting to offset and 5-column width.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Tiorn Advocate
Gene Dow
Avalanche
Alpine
Sanderson Times
Big Bend Sentinal
Marfa
Alpine Bucks Host Jal in Final Pre-District Tuneup
Alpine High faces Jal in a Fen district game at Jackson Field for the last tuneup before district 6-AA play next Friday night. Jal lost 41-6 to Pecos last week while Monahans beat Alpine 62-0. Ross Dunn is out for the season with a knee injury. The Buck JV visits Marfa at Buck Stadium for the Class 8 championship at 10 a.m. Head coach Hugo Pena leads the JV with wins over Kalinorhea Van Horn and Monahans.
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Jal
N.M
Alpine
Alpine High Bucks
Jackson Field
Pecos
Monahans
Istrict
el Paso Parkland Fadors
Bucks
Ross Dunn
Texas
Buck
Buck Stadium
Hugnio Pena
Kalinorhea
van Horn
Governors Preston Smith to Visit Alpine and Marfa Events
Gov. Preston Smith arrives at Alpine Airport on Friday October 17 en route to meet Gov. Oscar Flores of Chihuahua. The leaders will greet residents then tour Sul Ross University before a public barbecue in Ojinaga and an indoor luncheon in Marfa.
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Preston Smith
Alpine
Jaen
Oscar Flores
Chituahua
Presidio
Ojinaga
Texas
Smith
Sul Ross University
Marfa
New Alpine minister Rev. Arthur A. Hanna named
First Christian Church Alpine hires Rev. Arthur A. Hanna as its new minister. A native of Abilene Texas, he arrives from Big Bend National Park where he led an interdenominational Christian ministry in national parks for over two years. He has also served in Yellowstone Great Smoky Mountains Shenandoah and Everglades National Parks. Hanna holds BA and BD from Texas Christian University and Brite Divinity School and previously served churches in Atoka Oklahoma and San Angelo.
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First Christian Church
Alpine
Arthur A. Hanna
Hanna
Last Sunaof
Abilene
Texas
Big Bend National Park
Yellowstone
Great Smoky Mountains
Shenandoah
Everglades National Parks
Big Bend
Texas Christian University
Brite Divinity School
Atoka
Okla
San Angelo
Country Club seeks city aid to maintain golf course
Alpine officials heard Country Club speaker Thomas request city financing to keep the municipal golf course open. He urged adding caretaker Nilo Minjarez to the payroll at 475 dollars monthly for course upkeep. Thomas noted 40 percent of dues fund golf maintenance and seed donations help. The mayor and council will study the issue and reconvene with Thode in October.
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Alpine
Owntry Club
Lattyspain Thomas
Country Club
Wero
Thomas
Nilo Minjarez
Minjarez
Thode
City of
Maria
Council Seeks to Cut Cost of New City Hall
City Council discussed lowering costs for converting an old bowling alley into a municipal center. The mayor noted Bright Co. reduced its base bid to 64 000 and could work on a cost plus basis with Nesom as superintendent. Officials weighed contractor versus cost plus options and potential equipment savings.
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Tromer Hudgins
Jolu Bright Co
Jim Nesom
Bright
Nesom
Hudgins
Gamnett City Hall
H & J Supermarket
North 6Th Street
Avenue C
Comneeee
Joe Davidson
Granada Theater
J. W. Shepperd
Eualeey
Granada
Tom Connor
Mrs Collins 93 Dies in Brewster County Texas
Mrs. Lucille Collins a longtime Brewster County resident aged 93 died October 7 at Brewster Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was widow of W W Collins born 1875 in Folian Texas married 1895 in Stephens County. Funeral at 4 p m October 9 Geeslin Chapel with burial Finn Grove Cemetery.
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Lucille Collins
Brewster County
Brewster Memorial Hospital
W. W. Collins
Folian, Tesas
Collins
Stephens County
Texas
First Methodist Church
Alpine
Nellie C. Ferguson
Aland
Eva ©. McClenappe
Delmar . Collins
Marathon
Geeslin Chapel
Finn
Local Residents Visit Alpine Residents
Sarasota Florida resident Mrs L E Brock stayed with her mother Mrs Sam Bunton and sister Mrs King Terry Sr last week. Major and Mrs Darrell York of Port O Connor Texas are expected to arrive in Alpine Saturday to visit his mother Mrs Linnie York.
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L. E. Brock
Sarasota, Fla
Sam Bunton
King Terry Sr
Major
Mrs
Darrell York
Port O'Connor
Texas
Ir. Linnie York
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