25 Years Ago in the Big Bend Region News 1937
A roundup from Sept 3 1937 reports a truck accident near Alpine that crushed a CCC worker’s chest, a fatal car crash near Fort Stockton injuring Stokes Sharp, and a suburban home fire in the county causing about 2000 in losses. It also notes El Paso’s fundraising aim of 10000 for Big Bend National Park, and local social notices including arrivals, travels, recoveries, and a child’s injury from a pressure cooker accident.
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CCC
Chisos Mountains
Big Bend Park
Alpine
Ree
Thomason
Aviation Safety Courses Planned
Aviation safety refresher courses will be offered by a Texas Aeronautics Commission representative. The sessions run in Monahans Pecos Marfa and Van Horn during Sept 10 through Oct 5 1962 with Marfa meetings at 7 30 p m on Sept 12 19 26 and Oct 3. Mr and Mrs Warren French of Akron Colorado former Alpine residents visited last weekend.
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Austin
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Monahans
Pecos
Marfa
van Horn
Vocational - Ag
Marfa High School
Warren French
Akron
Colo
Alpine
Alpine High opens with new lights after bond approval
First day of school at Alpine High School featured rebuilt rooms and LED lighting. Students and faculty praised the improvements and thanked residents for passing the school bond. Bucks football hosts Del Rio Wildcats at Buck Stadium 7:30 PM. Sophomore Bryan LaBeff injured but recovering. Seen Around notes list locals at pool, show, and other activities. Home Furniture ad ends snippet.
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Alpine
Alpine High School Bucks
del Rio Wildcats
Buck Stadium
Bucks
Buck
Bryan LaBeff
Bryan
Hendryx refuses U S Parks post in advisory board
Gene Hendryx of Alpine declines appointment to the National Paris Advisory Board offered by Secretary of the Interior Udall. He states his first duty is to Texas after West Texas voters nominated him for the Texas Legislature and vows to apply his conservation efforts to Texas state parks. He aims to push revamping reforms at the next legislative session for a sound, responsible parks system.
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Gene Hendryx
Alpine
National Paris Advisory Board
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Melville Bell Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
Wallace Steger
Stanford University
Marian S. Dryfoos
New York Times
Robert G. Spoul
University of California
Udall
Hendryx
West Texas
Texas
Alpine Avalanche rental ad for unfurnished room house
Classified notice lists an unfurnished one room house for rent in Alpine Texas. Contact Jethro Rush at 1508 North Sixth Street for details. Includes publication note for The Alpine Avalanche newspaper.
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Jethro Rush
Degree Commencement Friday Address By Dr John Guinn
The commencement program Friday morning August 24 features president Dr John A Guinn as speaker. Degree recipients listed include Jeanne Pate from Alpine earning MLS in library science among others.
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Xeceives
John A. Guinn
Alpine
Jeanne Pate
MLS
Library
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Jim Francois
W. Holland
el Paso
Big Bend National Park
Bissmen
A. B. Poe
Stokes Sharp
Fort Stockton
Alpine Hospital
Joe Moss
Moss
J. E. Casner
J. W. Gilmer
Jesse
Amarillo
Carl Shults
Pine Bluff
Ark
Ludige Ferguson
Johnie Weyerts
Rankin
John A. Weyerts
Ruel Warnock
Rose Winnette Coleman
Denver
Lamont School of Music
Mab McCool
Margaret Linn
Dallas
Cor
R. W. Arnold
Katherine
Dadie Sillwell
Iran
Anne Richburg
Vada Roberts
Rudy Green
San Antonio
Willie Green
Orewe
Terry Sheley
Charlie Sheley
Guy Stillwell
Complete Drug Service
Clifford B. Casey
Alpine Community Center
Maude Baines
Tom Conner
T. A. Beard
Norman Beard
John W. Gillett
Nellie Litchfield
Casey
Sul Ross State College
Boysen
Brady’s
Texaco Service
E. Holland — — Alpine
Siren Teen Talks
Patricia Want
Lynne Benge
Gwen Holland
Palmer Coats
Sanne
Diane Ritter
Lucy Jo Clark
Treva Smith
Jeanie McEntire
Alfredo Espinosa
Penney
Phillip Newsom
David Morrow
Alan Newsom
Connie Thomas
Lory Foster
Kay Chapman
Ponnie Dyke
Anne Hegelund
Joe Skelton
Nancy Benge
George Dooley
Ross Skelton
New Mexico
veenJal
N.M
Frank Young
U.S. Parks
Alpine Avalanche
The
Alpine Avalanche, Inc
St. P.O
Congress
Crawford Insurance
Agency
General Insurance
Albert Lamqrisse
Walt Disney
Enero
Spartacus
Forchheimer
Mors
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