Alpine Teacher Lou Reid Wins Teacher of the Year
Mrs Lou Adaline Taylor Reid longtime Alpine educator and mentor wins the Teacher of the Year honor for Alpine Public Schools. She taught junior high math and coached number sense contests while serving 22 years in Alpine and 32 years in Texas schools.
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Alpine
Lou Adaline Taylor Reid
Texas
Reid
Knox Reid
Central School
Groesbeck
Baylor University
Fort Davis
Sul Ross
Delta Kappa Gamma
American Association of University Women
Presbyterian Church
Cooley Resigns as Alpine Fire Chief After 25 Years
J C Cooley announced his resignation as chief of the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department effective next Wednesday October 28 after more than 25 years in the role and over 30 years with the department. He serves as county commissioner of Precinct 1 Brewster County and says the move will let him focus on county business.
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J. C. Cooley
Alpine Volunteer Fire Department
Cooley
Brewster County
Children Will Aid UNICEF Trick or Treat Plan
Sunday Oct 25 the Girl Scouts Boy Scouts and children from churches meet at 5 30 pm in the Methodist Church undercroft to Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Children wear id stickers and collect pennies to aid hungry and sick children worldwide.
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Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Methodist Church
T. B
Unicef
Telephone Jobs To Be Awarded In West Texas
Big Bend Telephone Co based in Alpine will award contracts next week totaling about 1.6 million dollars for new rural lines and equipment in West Texas. Bids are set for October 27 28 and 29 with contractors expected from Minnesota Arkansas Wisconsin Mississippi Oklahoma and other states. The REA loan of 2.2 million funds a system serving about 800 customers in six West Texas counties.
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Big Bend Selephone Co
Alpine
West
Texas
Minnesota
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Big Bend Telephone Co
Nutt Services Set Saturday
Jake Nutt aged 54 died Tuesday en route to Fort Stockton hospital after a heart attack at his Marathon ranch. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Marathon Methodist Church with burial in Marathon under Geeslin Funeral Home. Survived by wife Barcie Fries tag, one daughter Jean McKinney, one sister, one brother, and two grandsons. active pallbearers listed.
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Jake Nutt
Fort Stockton
Marathon
Marathon Methodist Church
Geeslin Funeral Home
Nutt
Combs Cattle Co
Odessa
Barcie Friestag
Alpine
Jean McKinney
van Horn
John Lamb
Dixie
Wash
Buster Nutt
David Combs
Sam Mather
Arthur Cavness
Tom Henderson
Donnie Parker
Weir Hall
Louie Granger
Walton Shoe
Wallace Chambers
Gene Watson
Guy Combs
Harry Cartwright
Bird Babcock
Bob Bigler
Ex Coach Featured As Speaker At Sul Ross Homecoming
Former Sul Ross football mentor Dr. B C Graves is slated as homecoming speaker at 9 30 a m Saturday at Sul Ross. Graves coached 1923 42 with 1926 and 1958 breaks and now serves as chief psychologist at the U S Air Force Rehabilitation Center Amarillo. The 1964 65 homecoming queen crowning follows at 1 45 p m at Jackson Field with a four attendant court and runoffs Friday. Ex students elect officers after the morning assembly and festivities include parades dances and alumni events.
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Sul Ross State College
Tonger
B. C. Graves
Sul Ross
Stanford University
Canyon
Leitha Chaffin
Jame Warner
Amarillo Tascosa High School
U. S. Air Force Rehabilitation Center
Amarillo Air Force Base
Jackson Field
Donna Dryer
Jeanie Nail
Sharon Snodgrass
Marilyn McKenzie
Janet Tidwell
Lobos Welcome East Texas Lions In Homecoming Clash
Sul Ross hosts East Texas State in a Lone Star Conference football showdown at Jackson Field set for 2 p.m. Saturday. East Texas, coached by Ernest Hawkins after V. Sikes death, seeks to best Sul Ross after last year’s 7-0 hard fought win.
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East Texas State College
Sul Ross Lobos
Jackson Field
Lions
Texas
Siki
Sikes
Ernest Hawkins
Lion
David Slaughter
Sul Ross
Hawkins
East Texas
Services Held For Mrs. Thelma Gross
Thelma Gross formerly of Alpine died Monday. Graveside services were held at Elm Grove Cemetery at 4 p.m. Wednesday. She was married to the late Curtis Gross, who died in 1947, and moved to Houston after his death.
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Thelma Gross
Alpine
Elm Grove Cemetery
Gross
Curtis Gross
Houston
Burks Family Guests Visit Odessa Leader’s Kin
Mr and Mrs John H Burks and daughter Grace of Odessa were week end guests of Mrs John C Epperson. Burks is a brother of Mrs Epperson. Mrs W I Winter and children were in Midland on business Saturday.
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John H. Burks
Grace
Odessa
John C. Epperson
Mr. Burks
Epperson
W. I. Winter
Midland
Homecoming Friday Bonfire and Pep Rally Planned
Homecoming spirit will rise Friday night with a large bonfire and pep rally near the Sul Ross tennis courts. All students and homecoming guests are urged to attend.
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Sul Ross
Homecoming Day Events at Sul Ross College
Registration for ex students starts at 8 a m in the Main Auditorium hallway with coffee and doughnuts. An all college assembly at 9 30 a m features Dr B C Graves and the Sul Ross Lobo Band. A parade at 12 45 p m precedes a 1 45 p m homecoming queen coronation at Jackson Field ahead of the 2 p m Sul Ross vs East Texas football game.
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Auditoriu
B. C. Graves
Sul Ross Lobo
Clyde Chessnutt
First Methodist Church
Billy Freels
Sul Ross
Byran Wildenthal
Graves
Exstudents Association
Alpine
Dr. Wildenthal
Jackson Field
Clip and Brand Club
Kobernot Lodge
Mexico
Mercury price soars to 400 dollars a flask
Mercury price climbs to a record 400 dollars per flask according to metal market reports. The Terlingua District in Southern Brewster County has produced much mercury in the past but has no active mining at present.
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Brewster County
Cancer Group Will Meet in Alpine for Educational Session
Robert P. Mosley of the Texas Division American Cancer Society will speak at Brewster County chapter's quarterly meeting at 4 p m Wednesday Oct 28 in the Alpine Community Center. Paul Vogt chapter chairman says it will be an educational session with no fundraising. Mrs Paul Cherry of Austin visited her mother Mrs T B Davis and returned home Monday.
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Robert P.mosley
Texas Division
American Cancer Society
el Paso
Brewster County
Alpine Community Center
Paul Vogt
Paul Cherry
Austin
T. B. Davis
Foreman Will Speak Oct 28 at Alpine High School
Congressman F. Foreman of Odessa seeks re election on the Republican ticket and will address the public at Alpine High School at 8 p m on Wednesday October 28. He is joined by his wife Barbara supporters and a Nashville string quartet with no admission charge per Brewster County for Foreman Committee chair Bob Corkins.
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F. Foreman
Odessa
Alpine High School
Barbara
Nashville, Tenn
Bob Corkins
Brewster County For
Clip and Brand Club hosts first cultural program at Sul Ross
The Clip and Brand Club of Sul Ross State College sponsors its initial cultural program on October 28 at 7 30 p m in the Main Auditorium. Rev Clyde Chesnutt pastor of Alpine First Methodist Church will speak on New Breed Play Boy Philosophy. Public invited.
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Clip and Brand Club
Sul Ross State College
Clyde Chesnutt
Alpine First Methodist Church
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W. L. Young
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D. D. Thomas
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LaBeff
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Lobos
East
Mercury
Cancer Group
Foreman
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