Rodeo Opens Tonight At Sul Ross With 12 Colleges
The annual NIRA Rodeo starts at 7 30 tonight and runs through Saturday at Sul Ross State College as part of Homecoming activities. Entries from 12 colleges including South Plains Tarleton Texas Tech and Hardin-Simmons plus two Oklahoma teams and three New Mexico colleges are expected with nine events planned and a Rodeo Queen presentation on opening night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NIRA
Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Paul Weyerts
Rodeo Club
South Plains College
Levelland
Tarleton State
Stephenville
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Roswell
New Mexico State
Las Cruces
New Mexico Military Institute
Rodeo Committee
Walt Alsbaugh
Altamosa
Colo
East Texas Lions face Lobos in decisive Lone Star showdown
East Texas State led by Ernest Hawkins seeks a Lone Star Conference title tilt at Alpine against Sul Ross Texas A&I and McMurry in a three way tie for second. Lions boast 24 returning lettermen, a potent offense led by James Kirkland and Benny Kirkland, and strong receivers Black and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lobos
East Texas State
Alpine
Sul Ross
Texas A&i
McMurry
Richard Harvey
Lions
Harvey
Stephen F. Austin
East Texas
Ernest Hawkins
Hawkins
Wayne Crawford
Sam McCord
Vernon Hutchins
Jimmy Jones
Curtis Guyton
Hawkin
Arthur James
Benny Kirkland
Jim Dietz
James
Texarkana
Abilene Christian
Ogg
Wietz
Kirkland
Lion
Tom Black
Richard Houston
Tommy McCormack
Black
Central Islip
N.Y
Houston
Vienam
Henry Luman
Garland
Luman
Jay Johnson
Montclair
N.J
Wayne Mardis
Fort Worth
KVLF to Air Top SW Games This Saturday
KVLF 1240 Radio will air two Southwest Conference football games this Saturday. The SMU Texas Tech game with Connie Alexander starts at 1 45 p m, while the Texas Rice matchup with Jack Dale on play by play begins at 1 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KVLF
SMU - Texas Tech
Connie Alexander
Texas - Rice
Jack Dale
District VFW Meets Abilene Leader J W Bill Cole Speaker
J W Bill Cole of Abilene commander of the Texas VFW during 1956 57 will be principal speaker at District 5 VFW meeting hosted by Alpine Post 7207. The event runs Saturday and Sunday Oct 26 27 with Cole known for national VFW contributions and state roles as chairman of the Department Building Committee. He is a WWII veteran and Abilene post former commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W
Bill) Cole
Abilene
Opernee of
Cole
VFW
Lone Star State
District 8
Texas
Eva Mae Johnson
Sweetwater
Pugh Rites Held Sunday
George Pugh 74 longtime Alpine resident died October 17 after a long illness in a Bangs rest home. Funeral services were held October 20 at First Methodist Church with Masonic graveside rites at Elm Grove Cemetery. He was husband of Brewster County clerk Sara Pugh and leaves two sisters, a brother, and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pugh
Alpine
Bangs
Sara Pugh
Brewster County
Edwin Chappell
Elm Grove
Frank Woodward Jr
Vernon Boysen
Howard Hardegree
John Allen
Jim Boyd
L.D. Harris
Carl Shults Jr
Frank McCollum
Paul E . Pugh
Dallas
Brown County
DeLuxe Cleaners
Masonic Lodge
R.A. Forbess
la Guna Park
J.E. Tucker
Brownwood
Jean Pugh
Springerville, Ariz
Homecoming at Sul Ross Sets Parade and Events
Twenty floats entered for the Sul Ross State College Homecoming parade as part of a three day program. Activities include NIRA rodeo, ex-student registration, football game vs East Texas State, Barbecue at Kokernot Lodge, and two dances in the HPE Building and Student Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State College
Don Stafford
NIRA
Forme Sul Ross
B.C. Graves
HPE
Kokernot Lodge
11Th Street
Holland Avenue
Highway 118
Jackson Field
Ex-Student Association
College
John Schneers
SR Brands
Student Union
Alpine Hosts Canutillo Fightin Bucks in District Showdown
Alpine High School's Fightin Bucks seek a second straight District 6-AA win by hosting Canutillo at Jackson Field at 7 30 p m Friday Oct 25 The Bucks split leadership with Marfa after beating Parkland last week while the Alpine B team hosts Crane at Buck Stadium with 25 cent student admission and 75 cent adults injuries at guard and linemen loom for Alpine ahead of the AA clash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Balmorhea
Canutillo
Gadsden
N. M
Marfa
Fabens
Mafa
Parkland
Catedral
el Paso
Bucks
Eagles
Ansley
Buc
Canatillo
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W.D
Bill) Smithers
Bryan D. Wildenthal
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