Alpine Rescue Dog Saves Grand Prairie Boy In Rain Squall
A Greenville Herald Banner story by Douglas Bennett details Doug Bennett and his dog McTavish rescuing a 44 year old Grand Prairie youth during a Lake Tawakoni rain squall. McTavish, a half German Shepherd half Collie trained in rescue work, swam to shore with the frightened boy. The piece also notes Monica Heiman's book on Johan August Udden and his Texas geology ties, including Terlingua quicksilver, Big Bend, and the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.
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Greenville Herald Banner
Douglas Bennett
Dougas
D. M. Bennett
Alpine
Grand Prairie
Douglas Dog
Greenville
Lake Tawakoini
Monica Heiman
Johan August Udden
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Terlingua
Big Lake
University of Texas
DR. Udden
Sweden
Minnesota
Midwest
Texas
Shafter
University of Texas Mineral Survey
Marathon
Bureau of Economic Geology
Udden
The
Big Bend
Sul Ross football camp shows youth in drive to beat New Mexico Western
Sul Ross State College coach David Slaughter and aides train 63 players for the September 14 tilt with New Mexico Western University at Silver City. Freshmen and sophomores predominate, with one senior and limited juniors, as drills focus on conditioning and timing ahead of the game.
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Keady
David Slaughter
Sul Ross State College
New Mexico Western University
Silver City
Slaughter
Richard Harvey
Frank Krhut
Sul Ross
Lobos
Afra
Luz Pedraza
Donna
Marvin Agnew
Eastland
Warren Sheeler
Corpus Christi
Harold Gary
Seph
Cross
Sul Ross Plans Nuclear Fallout-Shelter Center on Alpine Campus
Sul Ross State College officials seek federal aid for a 69,300 square foot facility combining classrooms, gym, infirmary and student housing. The lower wing would serve as a fallout shelter. The $750,000 project depends on Congress funding and Civil Defense grants.
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Region V
The
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Sul Ross State College of Federal Cooperation
Alpine
Bryan Wildenthal
Institute
Community Facilties
HHFA
Burling Rites Today in Alpine for Charles F Burling Sr
Funeral services for 83 year old Charles F Burling Sr longtime Alpine resident will be held at Our Lady of Peace chapel at 2 p m. Burial follows in Imn Grove Cemetery under Geeslin Funeral Home guidance He died in El Paso Monday Born in Germany he was a railroad man with over 50 years service He married Jane Ross May 24 1912 in Sanderson later moving to Alpine in 1919 Survivors include wife six sons five daughters one sister and two brothers Active pallbearers listed also mention2 male names and 2 female names from the survivor list plus local names
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Charles F. Burling Sr
Alpine
Our Lady of Peace Arch
Imn Grove
Geeslin Funeral Home
Burling
EL Paso
Germany
Jane Ross
Sanderson
Rosary
Geeslin Funeral
Charles Burling Jr
Las Cruces
N. M
J. B
Bill Burling
James Burling
Alamogordo
Ed Burling
Massachusetts
Jerry Burling
Amarillo
Margaret Mc~Enna
Dorothy French
Marie Smith
Barbara Causey
Jean Martin
Albouquerque
Margaret Burling
Portsmouth
Ohio
Henry
Bernie Burling
Rudolph Krenek
Jack Powell
Eric Williams
Kenneth Stucke
Les Bell
Otis Cogins Jr
Barker
Willie Shaw
J. M. Floyd
Note on clipping provenance from Houston Chronicle Aug 20 issue
This note credits hunter Metcalfe of Marfa and Gladys Bennett for bringing attention to a clipping from the Houston Chronicle dated August 20. The item preserves a reader’s acknowledgment of source and transmission chain.
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Earter
The
Houston Chronicle
Hunter Metcalfe
Marfa
Gladys Bennett
Alpine Texas Town Described With Charm And History
A vivid portrait of Alpine Texas highlighted by its handshake welcome, cool climate, rancher atmosphere, Sul Ross State College, and proximity to Fort Davis. The piece paints small-town life along Highway 90 with fading dusk, passing freight, and the claim that Alpine’s lightning strikes for visitors, inviting them to linger and enjoy.
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Alpine
Texas
Davis Mountains
Ft. Davis
Sul Ross State
Two Buck Bucks Miss Game Against Marfa Shorthorns
The Fighting Alpine Bucks travel to Marfa to face the Marfa Shorthorns in a 1963 football season opener. Two starting backs will miss the game Tony Green knee trouble and Esteban Rodriguez a shoulder injury. Coaches Boyd and Burleson shift several backs to fill gaps and aim for revenge after last year’s 22 to 0 defeat.
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Fighting
Alpine Bucks
Marfa Shorthorns
Marfa
Gam
Bucks
Tony Green
Esteban Rodriguez
Boyd
Burleson
Shorthorns
Credit Men Meet in West Texas Semiannual Conference
Credit association officials from a 104 county West Texas Panhandle region plan a two day gathering beginning Sept 7 at the Jimmy Pate ranch near Alpine and concluding Sept 9 in Marfa. Noel Woodley leads the West Texas group with speakers from the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston and the Plain Production Credit Association.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Marfa
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston
Jimmy Pate
Alpine
Marfa Reduction Credit Association
Noel Woodley
Plain Production Credit Association
Chean
West Texas Group
Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston
PCA
Texas
W. N. Stokes
W. H. Calkins
Marfa Production Credit Association
Claude F. Lee
Wade Reid
Fort Davis
Worth Evans
Hayes Mitchell
B. F. Gearhart Jr
David Combs
Marathon
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Maria
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Bruce Pearson
Ed Foley
Worth Frazer
Wayne and
Robert Cartledge
Elton Miles
M. S. Cash
Dudley Dobie
G. V. Ramsey
L. Skinner
W. D. Smithers
Bobby Wixson
Heiman
West Texas State College
Canyon
Swante M. Udden
Guadalupe Heights
Route 1
Box 36
Kerrville
Congress
Community Facilities
B. R. Cantrell
Pampa
Alege
Highway 90
Kenneth Nester
Frosty Walker
Munizz Connor
Joe Cobos
Lee Roberts
Ruben Martinez
Leonel Cordova
Eraclio Espinosa
John Sublet
Elisio Leyva
Marshal Kring
Tommy Weston
Bryan LaBeff
Manuel Muniz
Orlando Sandate
Joe Valenmiela
Leonel Cord
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