Bucks Lobos Here This Weekend
The Sul Ross Lobos visit Stephen F. Austin for a key Lone Star Conference matchup. SFA leads 27 14 in last year’s tussle, while Sul Ross emphasizes a stronger defense and dual passing quarterbacks led by Joe Priest and Ronnie Bell. Chris Byerley provides a top receiving target as Maldonado Bell and Adams anchor the Lobos’ improved unit.
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Stephen F. Austin
Sul Ross Lobos
Nacogdoches
SFA
Sul Ross
Lobos
Roel Maldonado
Falturrias
Maldonado
Tarleton
Pete McGarity
San Antonio
Charlie Adams
Donna
Bernie Probst
Corpus Christ
Rick Barns
Denton
Joe Priest
Orton
Priest
Sam Houston
Ronnie Bell
Breckenridge
Southwest Texas
Bell
Chris Byerley
Perryton
City awards contract for municipal building conversion
City Council grants contract to John Bright Construction for turning the old bowling alley into a municipal building with negotiations to cut costs. Bright bid 65 042 later 60 000. Music system cut to save about 800. Council seeks cheaper mechanical equipment and lighting. Heating debate over electric versus gas. Also notes dry hole Mobil No 1 Sibley near Marathon drilled to 19500 feet after months of drilling and testing.
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John Bright
Dorothy McBride
Tom Connor
Norman Beard
Paul Vogt
Mobil
Sibley
Wild
Marathon
Musical Majority to Tour USO Stations From Sul Ross
Fifteen Sul Ross State University singers join a Pacific Command USO tour beginning today for eight weeks. The group represents the typical college student and will perform in Taiwan Korea Japan Thailand Okinawa Hawaii and the Philippines. Participants include Charles Burling Avis Faulk Donna Hine Gaby Ginn Beth Gibson Robert Herzing Joe Blatchford Dora Matthews Chip Thompson Dale Jenkins Larry Carter Roy Don Kennedy Carol Miller Tommie Shillingburg and others from Alpine San Antonio and Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Alpine
Pacific Military Command
Gaby Ginn
Dora Alice Matthews
Chip Thompson
Tommy Shillingburg
Carol Miller
Larry Carter
Avis Faulk
Standing
Dale Jenkins
Donna Hine
Chuck Burling
Bob Herzing
Beth Gibson
Roy Don Kennedy
Joe Blatchford
U.S
Sul Ross State University
Pacific Command
Ross Hise
USO
Texas Woman's University
Denton
University of Texas At Austin
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Texas A&i University
Kingsville
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Taiwan
Korea
Japan
Thailand
Okinawa
Lawaii
Philippines
Vietnam
Charles Burling
Devine
San Antonio
Hale Center
Robert Herzing
Uvalde
Dora Matthews
McCamey
Split Highway Plans Continue
The Texas Highway Department advances plans to convert U S 90 into two one way roadways. A public hearing was held in Alpine and the project is reviewed in Austin with 50 percent financing by the Bureau of Public Roads. The reroute would send eastbound traffic on Holland Avenue and westbound on reconstructed Avenue E.
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Texas Highway Dept
Alpine
Austin
Bureau of
Washington
Holland Avenue
Alpine Board Adopts Drug Policy and Class Plan Change
Tuesday night the Alpine School Board granted administration power to suspend students for illegal drug use, declined dress code action, and approved a 15 classroom unit plan with one special education class at the Junior High. TEA checks found no race discrimination. The district will pay $600 for a trailer and approve bills totaling $39,932.67.
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Alpine School Board
McFarland
Gerald Barber
UTEP
Clarence Winn
Texas Education Agency
Winn
FFA
Nine Rodeo Events Set at Sul Ross 24th Annual NIRA Rodeo
The 24th Sul Ross NIRA Rodeo opens at 7 30 p m tonight October 16 with nine events over four days. Men compete in bareback bull riding saddle bronc calf roping and bulldogging while cowgirls enter barrel racing breakaway roping and goat tying with a three woman calf dressing contest as a special event. College teams from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico expected. Sul Ross riders earned honors at ENMU meet earlier this month with Roy Clement of Dalhart winning the All Around saddle and calf and ribbon roping titles. Charlie Stewart of Uvalde high placed in goat tying barrel racing while wife and partner Mrs Stewart scored in goat tying and barrel racing. Clint Barber and Jack Ward posted high scores in saddle bronc and bull riding respectively.
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Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Sul Ross
Roy Clement
Dalhart
Enmu
Clements
Charlie Stewart
Uvalde
Fayle Pass
Clint Barber
Kissimmee
Fla
BNM S
Jack Ward
Odessa
Parkland Tilt Opens Loop Play
Alpine Bucks face Parkland of El Paso in District GAA action at Jackson Field. Parkland, 4-1, seeks win after losses and a recent 7-0 victory. Alpine, 1-3-1, aims to rebound with a pro offense. Bucks players listed include Neale, Williams, Stillwell, Pattillo, Rice, Mills, Peters, Coats, Drewery, McCollister, Neu.
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Alpine Bucks
Jal
N.M
Parkland
Fl Paso
Jackson Field
Lordsburg
Deming
Socorro
Clint
el Paso Andress
Alpine
Cal
McCamey
Pecos
Monahans
Fort Stockton
David Winters
Bucks
Ross Dunn
el Paso
Mike Gibson
Tom Connor
Tommy Rains
Boze Ansley
Mike Nea
Scott Williams
Guy Stillwell
Jim Pattillo
Jerry Rice
Homes Mills
Kenneth Peters
Tom Coats
Ron Drewery
Alex McCollister
Steve Neu
Canutillo
Air Tour Stops Here in Alpine for 21st Annual Tour
About 49 airplanes descended on Alpine Tuesday for the 21st Annual Tour of All-Texas air tours through Saturday. Roughly 125 pilots with companions visited Alpine Municipal Airport and were taken to motels by Sul Ross University buses. Planes came from Illinois, Oklahoma, Michigan, Maryland, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Texas. A reception for flyers was held Tuesday night at the Highland Motor Inn.
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Alpine
Alpine Municipal Airport
Sul Ross University
Illinois
Oklahoma
Michigan
Maryland
Missouri
Indiana
Wisconsin
Texas
Highland Motor Inn
Governors' Meet Is Postponed on Inter National Bridge
Governors Preston Smith of Texas and Oscar Flores of Chihuahua postpone the inter national bridge meeting at Presidio Ojinaga scheduled for Friday October 17. A mimeographed statement from the Governor Day Committee says both offices announced the postponement and a new date will be set later. The delay appears linked to Operation Intercept.
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Preston Smith
Texas
Oscar Flores
Chihuahua
Presidio
Ojinaga
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National Musical Council
Tommie Shillingburg
Kermit
Parkland Tilt
Air Tour
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