Kring Dies in Korea of Football Injuries
Sgt. Marshall Gwin Kring, 20, died in a Korea Army hospital on Tuesday Oct 8 from injuries sustained in a football game the prior Sunday. He played for the U S Army Frontiersmen and was recently promoted to sergeant. Funeral services were pending with burial planned in Alpine Texas. He was born June 27 1948 in Sonora and moved to Alpine in 1952 graduating Alpine High School in 1967. He married Elaine Babcock Dec 16 1967. Survivors include his widow and parents of Alpine plus relatives in Sonora Menard Alpine and Sonora.
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Marshall Gwin Kring
Korea
Cloyce Crawford
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Alpine
Gwin Kring
Young Kring
U.S. Army Frontiersmen
Ricky Cowell
Gene Cowell
Sergeant Kring
Sonora
Texas
Alpine High School
Elaine Babcock
Sul Ross Homecoming Set for Oct 24 26
More than 6 000 letters invite alumni of Sul Ross State College to homecoming events October 24 to 26. Activities include rodeo opening night October 24, a football pep rally, parade, homecoming queen ceremony, and a postgame dinner with Ex-Student Association President Glenn Beard presiding.
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Sul Ross
al Ross State
National Association
B.C. Graves
Clip & Brand Club
Kokernot Lodge
L1th Street
Holland Ave
Highway 118
Jackson Field
Student Association
Glenn Beard
Regents OK Sul Ross building plans and library renovation
Sul Ross College board of regents approved archi tects Jessen Millhouse Greeven and Crume to design an industrial arts building and library renovation on campus in Nacogdoches. Construction of the new library by J.W. Cooper Construction, Odessa, is set for occupancy in June 1969. A two year depository contract with First National Bank of Alpine was also approved.
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Sul Ross College
College
Board of
Regents
Nacogdoches
Norman L. McNeil
Sul Ross
Jessen
Millhouse
Bryan Wildenthal
J.w.cooper Construction Co
Odessa
Overseas Mail Data Offered For Christmas Delivery
Postmaster Billy B West announces designated mailing periods for surface transport SAM PAL and airmail to overseas Armed Forces. Periods run from October to December to ensure parcels reach destinations before Christmas.
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Billy B.west
PAL
FBI to Hold Area Meet Here On Oct 15
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announces a nationwide conference on Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes to be held at Kokernot Lodge Alpine October 15. Local attendees include Sheriff Carl C Williams Pecos Police Gene Martin and others from Fort Stockton Pecos and San Angelo area banks.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Kokernot Lodge
Alpine
Ray L. Faisst
el Paso
IBY
Brewster County
Carl C. Williams
Pecos
Gene Martin
Department of Public Safety
Leon Roberts
Fort Stockton
Bobby Bell
The
Security State Bank of
United States
Canada
Mexico
Hoover
Bucks Face Jal Trip After 2-2 Start in 1968 Campaign
Alpine's Fighting Bucks depart at 2 p.m. for a non conference game at Jal New Mexico on Friday October 11. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Mountaineer Time. Last week Monahans Laboes defeated Alpine 35-12 at Jackson Field. Adan Llanez scored early for Alpine and Pancho Gonzales added a late score after Llanez 88 yard run.
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Alpine
Fighting Bucks
Jal
N.M
Mountaineer
Monahans
Jackson Field
Laboes
Loboes
Bucks
Adan Llanez
Pancho Gonzales
Llanez
DRT District Meeting Slated in Alpine Sunday
DRT District 1 plans its annual convention in Alpine on Sunday October 13 with a luncheon at the Ponderosa Restaurant at 1 30 p m hosted by the Hally Bryan Perry Chapter. Speakers include Mrs Robert F Hallock and other DRT officials.
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Alpine
Hally Bryan Perry
DRT
Ponderosa
Anna D. Linn
Robert F. Hallock
San Antonio
Sarah Miltin Hill
Eldorado
Jack Silva
the Children of the Republic of
Legion Auxiliary to Send Gift Boxes to Viet Nam
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Big Bend Unit No 79 will ship Thanksgiving and Christmas boxes to Alpine servicemen in Vietnam for the third year. Chairman Mrs David Kokernot requests updated names and addresses, including changes since last March, and contact details for helpers. Boxes mailed late November and four weeks later for Christmas.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Big Bend
Alpine
Vietnam
David Kokernot
Texas
Absentee Voting Opens October 16 for General Election
Absentee voting for the November 5 general election starts Wednesday October 16 and runs through Friday November 1. Ballots may be obtained at the county clerk office. Texans will vote on 14 proposed constitutional amendments along with state and national candidates.
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Weeneesey
Alpine High coach Bob Rains named Booster Club Coach of Week
Bob Rains, father of Alpine High School football player Tommy Rains, was elected Coach of the Week at the Monday night Boosters Club meeting. Meetings are held each Monday in the Central School cafeteria at 7:30. Films of the Alpine Jal game will be shown next week.
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Bob Rains
Tommy Rains
Sch
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Kring
Sadie Archer
Tomumner
Menard
Roy Stillwell Jr
Wayne Caulk
Sgt
Marshall Kring
Regents OK SR Building
Overseas Mail
Anahuac
W.B. Clayton
Dallas
Raymond P. Swofford
James Smith
Lubbock
Republic of Texas
United States of America
Jim Skinner
Hugh Dallman
Legion Auxiliary
Viet Nam
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