General Election Campaign Sees Strong Voter Interest
Leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties in the Big Bend Davis Mountains region push for high turnout in the General Election next Tuesday November 3. Key races include Lyndon Johnson versus Barry Goldwater for president and battles in the Senate and House. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm across Brewster County with listed polling places and election judges. Absentee ballots count begins at 10 am.
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Big Bend-Davis Mountains
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
George Bush
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
Richard White
Ed Foreman
Odessa
Marathon
Sam Mather
Eldon McGonagill
Brewster County
Alpine
Sam D. Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
Jack William
Centennial
A. J. Gard
Wallace Chamb
Terlingua
Carl Thain
Pet
Big Bend National Park
Susie Waters
Felix McGaughy
Ray LaBeff
Curt Wise
Jim Francois
Sul Ross Lobos vs East Texas Lions Homecoming Thriller
Amblin Around reports last Saturday's Alpine Homecoming clash between Sul Ross Lobos and East Texas Lions was the season’s most thrilling game here. The piece notes calls for a daytime scoreboard at Jackson Field and mentions college scouts from Vanderbilt William and Mary Dartmouth Rutgers among others watching New Jersey tackle Mark Sohl, with aims toward Darrell Royal at Texas. Also covered is Ben Gallegos, Brewster County Democrat active, laid up in El Paso’s Hotel Dieu since Oct 14, who writes from hospital pledging renewed effort if discharged before November 3.
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Sul Ross Lobos
East Texas Lions
Alpine
Bucks
Ector Eagles
Lobo
Jackson Field
Bill Soh
Mark Sol
Mark
Redbank
N. J
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Vanderbilt
William and Mary
Dartmouth
Rutgers
Sohl
Bill
Darrell Royal
University of Texas
Ben Gallegos
Brewster County
Hotel Dieu Hospital
el Paso
Hotel Dieu
City-wide Choir To Be Formed For Christmas Cantata
A community choir will be organized Sunday to present a Christmas cantata under the sponsorship of the Mineral Alliance. Ross Rise, choral director at Sul Ross State College, is named director. all singers meet at First Methodist Church at 4 p m. Sunday.
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Minerial Alliance
Ross Rise
Sul Ross State College
First Methodist
City Council to Discuss Garbage Rates at Special Meeting
Complaints about the new garbage rates will be reviewed at a City Council special meeting Monday after noon.
Dr and Mrs Bryan Wilden Thal Leave Sunday for Austin
Dr and Mrs Bryan Wilden Thal departed Sunday for a business trip to Austin. The outing appears routine with no further details provided.
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Bryan Wildenthal
Austin
William A Morton Rites Held in Alpine Texas
Funeral services for 84 year old William A Morton longtime Alpine resident were held at Geeslin Funeral Home with ministers from First Baptist and First Presbyterian officiating. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery. Morton born August 22 1880 in Marshall moved to Texas at age six and spent his life as a carpenter and rancher with survivors including his wife four daughters two sons two sisters three brothers and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren.
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Geeslin
William A. Morton
Alpine
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Earl Dunn
First Baptist Church
Clanton New Bill
First Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Morton W
Sierra Blanca
J. R. Morton
Perry Cartwright
Mr. Morton
Marshall
Texas
Ovie Jones
Ballmorhea
Willie Tarpley
W. H. Terry Jr
C. T. Jones
Fort Stockton
Gilbert Stroether
del Rio
R. C. Morton
Houston
Dick Morton
Bertie Hughes
Abilene
Delsie Logan
Colorado City
S. R
J. E. Morton
Fred Morton
Eureka Springs
Ark
Spook Party To Be Held In Patio At Alpine High
Alpine High School sponsors its annual Halloween Carnival outside in the school patio on Saturday Oct 31. Activities begin at 6:30 and run until everything is gone with projects by Senior Class Junior Class Sophomore Class Freshman Class Band Pepsquad FTA NHS El Toro Drama Club and a special Children's Booth offering games prizes and food.
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Alpine High School
F.T.A
F.A
N.H.S
el Toro
Drama Club
Sul Ross intra mural rodeo slated for weekend
The Sul Ross College Rodeo Club hosts a two day event at the Sul Ross rodeo arena near Alpine. Gates open at 2 p m with admission 1 for adults and 50 cents for students. Events include bareback and saddle bronc riding calf roping ribbon roping steer roping bull riding goat tying barrel racing and a wild cow milking competition. Mickey Ford audience announcer from Pecos. Black Ranch of Marfa supplies stock. A dance follows Saturday’s show at Caser Barn with Gil Prather and his Rhythmaires. admission is 1 per person.
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Sul Ross
Rodeo Club
Mickey Ford
Pecos
Black Ranch
Marfa
Caser
Alpine
Gil Prather
Rhythmaires
Alpine Fire Department names new chief and marshal
Barrow Gordon Barrow is appointed chief of the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department by the City Council after J C Cooley resigns after 25 years as fire chief. Barrow, long time fire marshal, will be succeeded by Robert Boyd. The council thanked Cooley for his many years of service. Dr Don Gaddis urges passage of State Constitutional Amendment No 3 to broaden Kerr-Mill health benefits for those in need who do not qualify for Old Age Assistance, ahead of the November 3 vote.
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Gordon Barrow
Alpine Volunteer Fire Department
J. C. Cooley
Barrow
Robert Boyd
Cooley
Don Gaddis
Alpine
Big Bend Medical Society
Kerr-Mill
Gaddis
Alpine Bucks Open 6-AA District Play With McCamey
Alpine hosts McCamey in the district opener as key players return from injuries. Grant LaBeff and Elisio Leyva are cleared to play while quarterback James Moody may return after a fractured ankle. Alpine relies on a stingy defense and seeks its first district win.
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Alpine Bucks
McCamey Badgers
Bucks
Grant Bryan LaBeff
Elisio Leyva
Joe Boyt
Alpine
McCamey
Robert Cassillas
Ridgley Hollifield
James Thornton
James Moody
Fort Stockton
Merchants Begin Plans For Christmas Activities
Alpine merchants and the Alpine Chamber of Commerce map Christmas plans including a window decoration project, additional street lights, and a Christmas pageant with Girl and Boy Scout troops. Sul Ross College Choral group may headline the pageant under Ross Hise, as committees coordinate with Ray Morrow.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Homer Hudgins
Paul Forchheimer
Derry Blish
Ray Morrison
Ray Morrow
Betty Gaddis
Ruth McCollister
Wendy Blumenfeld
Alpine High School announces first six weeks honor rolls
Alpine High School lists students on High Honor Roll with 95 to 100. Senior groups include Palmer Coats Berry Ponton Shaw Skinner. Juniors include Linda Bierschwale Rochelle Sohl. Sophomores include Debbie Boysen Jeanette Kelch Mary Bell Lockhart Georgie Oates Margaret Rains Jacobina Skinner. Freshmen include Sammy Morrison Jeanie Smith. A Honor Roll covers 90 to 94 with numerous names across grades.
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Palmer Coats Berry Ponton Shaw Skinner
Linda Bierschwale
Rochelle Sohl
Debbie Boysen
Jeanette Kelch
Mary Bell Lockhart
Georgie Oates
Margaret Rains
Jacobina Skinner
Sammy Morrison
Jeanie Smith
Alpine ministers plan town religious census by churches
The Alpine Ministerial Alliance sponsors a religious census on Sunday November 1 starting at 12 30 pm. All churches may join by sending delegated helpers to the First Baptist Church by 12 30 pm for orientation and census materials. A sack lunch will be provided.
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Alpine Ministerial Alliance
Walter Esch
First Baptist Church
Esch
Antlerless Deer Permit Process Outlined by Officers
Ranchers may apply for antlerless deer permits through Game Conservation Officer Sanford DeVoll or Sam Brownlee within days. Permits require land size at least one section and depend on deer numbers fawn crops and range. The season runs November 28 through December 12 and there have been recent hunting violations in Brewster and Pecos Counties.
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Sanford DeVoll
Sam Brownlee
DeVoll
Brownlee
Dee
Brewster
Pecos
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Bryan LaBeff
Lee Roberts
Ruben Martinez
George Gonzales
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Leonel Cordova
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Pegay Vincent
Esther Wright
Elaine Babcock
Joe Davenport
Mike Dorris
Diane Headrick
Joy Heil
Pat LeMaster
Dora Matthews
Janet Mills
Lea Skelton
Selly Turner
Cources
Maria Valero
Diane van Pelt
Robin Sohl
Freshmen Nancy Coats
Regina DeVoll
Emily LaBeff
Caroline Matthews
Elizabeth Santos
Susan Harkey
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