Bucks to Meet Van Horn in Nonconference Showdown
Alpine Fightin Bucks, rated highly in Class AA, travel to Van Horn for a 7:30 p.m. Friday game. This nonconference tilt precedes District 6-AA play with McCamey slated for Oct. 30. Bucks aim for sixth straight win after a 58-0 rout of Parkland of Ysleta. Van Horn lost 33-0 to Marfa Shorthorns.
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Alpine
Fightin’ Bucks
Big Texas
Eagles
van Horn
McCamey
Bucks
van Horn Eagles
Marfa Shorthorns
Parkland
Ysleta
Big Lake
Sanderson
Fort Stockton
Ector
Odessa
van Ham
Tommy Weston
Pete Wylie
Espinosa
Richie Leyva
Wylie
Gonzales
Elisio Leyva
John Sublett
Alpine FFA Wins At Pecos Fall Fair and Festival
Alpine FFA earned grand champion titles and multiple breed honors at the Pecos Fall Fair held last weekend. Officials reported 250 entries, with Alpine showing 19 fat lambs, 4 breeding sheep, 2 Hereford heifers, and 1 rabbit pen.
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Alpine Ffa
Pecos
Larry Mills
Joe Chapman
Robert Sims
Hampshire
Jay Foster
Joe Frank Ramos
Sooty Roberts
Guadalupe de la Rosa
Armando Portillo
Jake Brisbin
Frank Hernandez
4-H Member Brings Jim Dandy to Texas State Fair
Entering Fair Kim Lane of Brewster-Jeff Davis 4-H will exhibit Jim Dandy at the Texas State Fair in Dallas from October 17 to 23. Affected by Alpine roots, Kim is in the 8th grade at Central School with five years in 4-H. His father bred the steer, and he travels with county agent Billy G Hill and Pecos County 4-H Club members in a van with W. T. Posey.
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Kim Lane
Jim Dandy
Dallas
Kim
Central School
Alpine
Joe T. Lane
Lane
Billy G. Hill
Pecos County 4-H Club
W. T. Posey
Pioneer rancher Mrs Decie Dies at 92 in Marathon
Mrs Ed Decie 92 longtime Brewster County ranching pioneer died at 7 45 am Friday October 9 after a fall in her Marathon home Funeral services were held October 10 at Marathon Methodist Church with burial at Marathon Cemetery She is survived by three sons Zeb Zenas Zoye and a daughter Zetha Hicks born February 12 1872 in Denison she married Ed Decie in Coleman in 1888 and the Decie family operated ranches around Sonora and Marathon Note: Mr Decie died February 24 1922.
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Ed Decie
Brewster County
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Satuday
Marathon Methodist Church
Marathon Cemetery
Geeslin
Elmo Weston
Tom Yarbro
Marathon
Decie
Zeb
Alpine
Zenas
Zoye
Zetha Hicks
Denison
Coleman
Sonora
Decies
Wedin
Absentee Voting Opens for General Election
Absentee voting opened yesterday for the General Election to be held Tuesday, Nov. 3. The last day for voting in person or applying for absentee ballots by mail is Oct. 30. Applicants must send a poll tax receipt or exemption certificate. Alpine residents and small cities with populations under 10,000 over 60 may vote without prior registration.
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Alpine
Lobos seek upset at Stephen F. Austin in Lone Star clash
Sul Ross State College Lobos travel 550 miles by bus to Nacogdoches for a Lone Star showdown with Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at 7 30 p m Saturday. Coach Slaughter notes last year’s 34 14 loss and stresses maintaining two solid halves to stay in title hunt.
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Sul Ross State College Lobos
Deep East Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Lobos
San Angelo
Nacogdoches
Southwest Texas
Sul Ross
David Slaughter
Lumberjacks
Texas Agt
Lone Star
Slaughter
SFA
Ronnie Stephens
Boerne
A. C. Lex
Arthur Davis
Kermit
Sammy Sparks
van Horn
Stephen
Texas Lutheran College
Eastern New Mexico
McMurry College
East Texas State
Alpine School Enrollment Rises Slightly From 1963 Figures
Alpine Public Schools show an enrollment increase as of Oct 8 1964 over the same date in 1963. Superintendent Jack Brock announced the board meeting updates noting totals for Alpine High Centennial Central and overall numbers. The board approved sending 18 members to the Big Bend School Men’s and School Board meeting in Barstow on Oct 19 and reviewed the financial report budget and tax data.
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Alpine
Jack Brock
Alpine High
Centennial
Central
Big Bend
Barstow
Neville Haynes
Pete A. Gallego
Albert V
Bob) Halpern
Edward J. Foley
Billy Holland
Eva Jeanne Mills
Woodward Rites Held for Mrs Ann Woodward
Mrs Ann Woodward 55 died Oct 10 in Brewster County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born Feb 27 1909 in Beaumont she moved to Alpine in 1956. She served First Christian Church and Eastern Star and led Rainbow Girls and local post office groups. Funeral at First Christian Church with Eastern Star rites. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include husband Frankie Bea Poor San Antonio daughter Grant Woodward Jr El Paso brother Frank Tervis Beaumont sisters Milan Hurlbut Houston and C D Hurlbutt Houston six grandchildren pallbearers and ushers named.
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Ann Woodward
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Beaumont
Alpine
San Antonio
Postal Service
First Christian Church
Eastern Star
Rainbow Girls
Beauceant
National Federation of Post Office Clerks Auxiliary
Order of Eastern Star Chapter
Elm Grove Cemetery
Geeslin
Houston
Jett Graeham
Dal Herring
Vernon Boysen
Gene Hillger
Marvin Kay
Joe MacLean
Ray Morrow
Virgil Polacek
Carl Shults Jr
Roy Whiteside
Texas Travel Editors Tour Preview in West Texas
Frank Hildebrand of the Texas Tourist Development Agency plans a West Texas stop for the Texas Tour of the Travel Editors. The group will visit Alpine on Nov 10, tour Mount Bell/ Big Bend area Nov 11, and stay at hospitality houses with Alpine Chamber of Commerce hosting. National Park Concessions arrange lodging with Charles Blakey coordinating and Perry E Brown supervising Park activities.
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Texas
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Frank Hildebrand
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
West Texas
Big Bent National Park
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Supt
Perry E. Brown
Big Bend Park
National Park Concessions
Charles Blakey
Chuck
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Big Bemi-Davis Mountain
Presidio
Camino del Rio
Marfa
San Antonio
John Copnally
New Garbage Rules Aired Across City Council Meeting
City officials outlined the new garbage ordinance and invite residents to obtain a copy or discuss regulations at the City Office. About 35 residents attended Tuesday’s council session. no changes to the ordinance were announced, as officials want to see the rules work. A request for new street lights was denied due to depleted budget funds.
New 84-inch Telescope Planned for McDonald Observatory
NASA funds a three year build for the University of Texas led 84 inch telescope at Fort Davis to study planetary atmospheres and atmospheres of satellites. The project backs a $700000 initial contract toward a $2 million total with UT Austin and McDonald Observatory preparing a larger facility and staff growth. The telescope remains under UT Austin direction for operation while NASA funds construction.
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McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
University of Texas
NASA
University of Texas News and Information Service
Harlan J. Smith
University of Texas Astronom
University In Austin
McDonald
Punt Pass and Kick event for boys at Buck Stadium
All boys ages S to 13 are invited to compete in the Punt Pass and Kick event at 4 30 p m today at Buck Stadium sponsored by Brewster County Motors and the Ford Motor Co.
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Buck Stadium
Brewster County Motors
Ford Motor Co
Burdwell Family Visits Spence in Memphis
Mr and Mrs G B Burdwell and son Jim visited Mr and Mrs Ray Spence last week. Mrs Burdwell is the former Marilyn Morgan of Alpine. They reside in Memphis Tem.
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G. B. Burdwel
Jim
Ray Spence
Burdwell
Marilyn Morgan
Alpine
Memphis
Tem
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Chris Kouitz
Alpine High School
Mrs. Decie
Fort Davis Observatory
W. A. Thornton
Santa Rosa, Calif
Sam Bunton
King Terrys
Mr. Thornton
Mrs. Bunton
Our Lady of Peace Church
Richard P. Lynch
Melvin Slover
M. P. Slover
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