Governors of 3 States Meet at Alpine Friday
Governors Price Daniel of Texas Teofilo Borunda of Chihuahua and Raul Madero of Coahuila will visit Alpine for a Friday luncheon hosted by Alpine and Marfa chambers and the Big Bend National Park Development Committee. They fly in from El Paso via the International Good Neighbor Council meeting and return the same day.
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Alpine Country Club
Texas
Chihuahua
Coahuila
International Good Neighbor Council
el Paso
Chambers of Commerce of
Alpine and
Marfa
Big Bend National Park
Dick Rogers
Alpine
Herman Ledbetter
U. S
J. T. Rutherford
Dorsey Hardeman
Joe F. Muguerza
Monterrey
International Council
B. E. Godfey
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Price
Army Engineer proposes Alpine Creek flood control study
An Army Corps of Engineers official outlined a possible flood control project for Alpine Creek with estimated total costs between 1 million and 3 million dollars. The city would bear over 10 percent of costs, and a 50 thousand dollar survey would be needed if a House panel approves. The plan envisions a dam and reservoir but would not supply drinking water. experts urged continued sub surface well exploration and noted lengthy timelines.
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Alpine Creek
Army Corps of Engineers
Woodson
Army Engineers
Pecos River
Alpine
U. S
J. T. Rutherford
House Public Works Committee
House Committee
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Ashley Classen
el Paso
Alpine Cowboys praised in Electric Times feature
The West Texas Utilities Co publication highlights Alpine as a premier baseball town with Kokernot Field, paying tribute to Herbert L. Kokernot Jr. and noting his three national sponsor awards. The issue also covers National Children’s Book Week, library notes, hunting tastes in the Big Bend, and a short anonymous poem about travel and chance meeting.
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Kokernot
Electric Times
The
West Texas Utilities Co
Kokernot Field
Alpine
Southwest
Texas
Alpine Cowboys
Herbert L. Kokernot Jr
the Cowboys
Bonnie Newell
Autumn Queen Festival Date Rescheduled by Alpine High
Alpine High School officials announced the Autumn Queen Festival is moved from November 14-15 to November 22 due to unavailable orchestra. Homecoming activities remain on November 14-15 as planned.
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Alpine High School
Year's Rainfall Best Since '41 in Alpine Area
Snow fell briefly in Big Bend and Davis Mountains country as foggy drizzle persisted for a sixth day. Alpine logged 1.44 inches since Friday noon, bringing the year to 21.88 inches, the highest 10 month total since 1941. Rainfall and snow were reported across Big Bend National Park with several ranches noting up to 2 inches in the past week. Detailing station totals, Panther Junction showed 13.08 inches for the year while Basin recorded 15.68 inches.
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Big Bend- Davis Mountains
Frank Young
Ray Spence
Roy Whiteside
Alpine
East Texas
Altuda
George W. Miller
Big Bend National Park
Panther Junction
Basin
Maverick
Persimmon Gap
Boquillas
Bucks Travel to McCamey for Key Conference Game
The Alpine Bucks travel to McCamey to face the Badgers at 8 p.m. in a 4A4A conference contest. Both teams seek their first wins after early losses. Buck injuries include Russell MecAfee, while starting lineups feature Rios, Hensley, Sawyer, Stone, Williams, Hoffman, Green, Davis, Thomas, and Salgado.
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Badger
Badgers
Seminole Indians
Bucks
Russell Mec-Afee
Carlos Rios
Harold Hensley
Arnold Sawyer
Jack Stone
Dennis Williams
Dell Hoffman
Morris Green
Billy Davis
David Thomas
Mickey Logan
Pete Salgado
Buck
Denver City
Fort Stockton
Seminole
Learn Spanish With Slover Public Spanish lessons offered weekly
The Avalanche introduces a new public service feature Lessons in conversational Spanish by M. P. Slover of Alpine High School. The lesson appears on Page 1-B with Spanish phrases and English translations. KVLF radio will air the lessons Fridays from 7 05 to 7 30 p m at no charge to the media.
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The
Avalanche
M. P. Slover
Alpine High School
Southwest
KVLF
Slover
University of Texas
Texas A&i
Alpine
Alpine FFA leader Bill McDowell visits area schools
Bill McDowell state president of the Future Farmers of America visited Alpine yesterday. A Whitewright High School graduate, he spoke to Alpine FFA members about increasing leadership activities in FFA work and planned to visit Marfa and Van Horn to reach more high school units in the region.
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Bill McDowell
Future Farmers of America
Alpine
Whitewright High School
FFA
Alpin
Marfa
van Horn
Lobos at Nacogdoches Saturday Night
The Lobos travel to Stephen F. Austin for a Saturday night game after a Mexico City trip. Both teams seek their first conference win as Sul Ross sits 0-3 and the Lumberjacks 0-4. The Lobos welcome back QB Bill Young and feature Tommy Johnson as a key rusher.
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Lobos
Nacogdoches
Stephen F. Austin
University of Mexico
Mexico City
Sul Ross
Jacks
Texas A&i
Lumberjacks
Southwest Texas
Lobo
Bill Young
Young
Jesse Geron
Graves
Tommy Johnson
Tommy
Austin
George Plunkett
Glenn Treadaway
Connie Rudd
Roy Woerner
Jerry Thormahlen
Gene Lay
Clyde Evatt
Ramiro Leal
Pumas
Mexico
Carnival At Alpine High Saturday Hallo ween Parade
Alpine High School plans a Halloween Carnival on Saturday November 1 with a 5 pm parade followed by a barbecue in the Home Economics building hosted by the Junior Class. Adult admission is $1 and 75 cents for children.
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Alpine High School Student Council
Home Economics
General Election Voting Arrangements Announced Tuesday
Absentee voting for the general election set for Tuesday Nov 4 will close Friday afternoon in the district clerk office. Alpine Precinct Iast votes at Chamber of Commerce building 1 West at the Courthouse and No 3 at Centennial School gym. Marathon Terlingua and Big Bend Park will vote at usual locations. 12 absentee ballots had been cast yesterday afternoon at the clerk office.
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Alpine
Rotary Tilts Postponed For Weather This Week
Rotary Club president Jim Francois announced postponement of kid football games to Thursday night November 6 due to weather. Centennial Small Boys, conference champs, will face Van Horn. Parochial School midgets for ages 9 to 11 join Pee Wee contests. Nine teams with 140 boys participate in the Rotary Bowl, spanning about 15 hours.
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Jim Francois
Rotary Club
Rotary
Francois
van Horn
Alpine Central Cafeteria Sets Record for Dinner Attendance
A record 220 children dined at Alpine Central Cafeteria on Tuesday, marking the highest school day dinner attendance to date.
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Alpine Central Cafeteria
Berta Lassiter Returns From Austin Meeting
Mrs. Berta Lassiter of Alpine returned Monday from Austin where she attended an executive committee meeting of the Texas State Teachers Association. She is a member of Alpine Centennial Primary Department.
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Berta Lassiter
Texas State Teachers Association
Alpine Monday
Austin
Lassiter
Alpine Centennial Primary
KVLF to Resume Weather Station Operations Nov 4
KVLF will start weather reporting from Alpine after Nov 4 as equipment moves from Sul Ross State College. Technician Childers will arrive Nov 4 to install gear at KVLF east of Kokernot Field. Observations will be taken daily at 5:45 am 11:45 am and 5:45 pm and relayed to Weather Bureau officials.
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Paul Forchheimer
Chamber of Commerce
Regional Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Childers
Sul Ross State College
KVLF
U. S
Chamber of Commercce
C of C
Gene Hendryx
Hendryx
Weather Bureau
Sul Ross
Officers Named By Red Cross In Brewster County
In its October meeting the Brewster County Chapter of the American Red Cross announced its officers and directors for the upcoming term. Plans were laid for the Disaster Training Institute to be held November 24 to 26 with 17 officers present. New officials include Campaign chairman Duane Smith and campaign co chairman Jim Parker. Disaster preparedness subcommittee chairs are Martin Olson for food, Mrs Mabel Hamilton for clothing, and Mrs George Baines for shelter. water safety chair Miss Jewell Pye. public information chair Mrs Elton Miles. A professional Red Cross worker will instruct during the institute. Detailed plans are being prepared by disaster preparedness and relief chairman D D Thomas.
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Brewster County
American Red Cross
Duane Smith
Jim Parker
Martin Olson
Mabel Hamilton
George Baines
Miss Jewell Pye
Elton Miles
Red Cross
D. D. Thomas
Alpine and Gilmer Aiken Fund Grants for October Payroll
Alpine schools received 13228 dollars in per capita and Gilmer Aiken Foundation Funds for October payroll. The funds are ear marked to pay local school payrolls.
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Gilmer-Aiken “Foundation
Top Rail Notes on the American Royal
Kansas City coverage reports Texas calves winning the grand and reserve titles at the 60th annual American Royal stocker and feeder calves sale. Holroyd and House of Cedarville, Kansas, claim grand honors with 20 light-weight Hereford calves while J A Mathews of Albany, Texas, takes reserve. George Jones’ steer calves finish third as Catto Gage and Palomas Ranches place fourth and fifth.
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Dorothy Gage Forker
Kansas City
Texas
Holroyd
House of
J. A. Mathews
Albany
Mathews
Big Bend- Marfa
West Texas
George Jones
Catto-Gage Ranch
Alfred Negley
Palomas Ranch
Jones
Frank Newsom
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Legion To Hold Free Barbecue Tomorrow
All members of the American Legion and eligible applicants are invited to a free barbecue hosted by Big Bend Post No. 79 at the Legion Home tomorrow evening starting at 5 30 p m This event open the Legion annual membership drive and welcomes veterans from the Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard and Air Force who served during designated wartime periods or who held U S citizenship at entry
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American Legion
Big Bend Post No. 79
Legion
American
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Air Force
United States
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Army Survey
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N. M
Divion
Joe Weller
Princton
N. J
Big Bend
Highlands of Scotland
American Rifleman
Wyoming
Eastern Seaboard
Mr. Weller
West Point
Jack Briggs
San Antonio
Jack
New Jersey
Fr. E. Weyerts
D. M
Bennett
McCamey
Alpine Bucks
Crane
Eddie Coplen
W. S. Thomas
Russell Fowler
Gary Huffman
Alton Jordan
Denis Watkins
Billy Bradford
Nelson Huffman
Jimmy Bone
Don Parmelly
Jimmy Bowden
Huffman
Bowden
Berta
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