25 Years Ago in Alpine Big Bend and Local News
A 16 year old, Stokes Sharp, died from a fractured skull after an auto accident near Alpine. A truck incident crushed a man near Terlingua while a fire destroyed a suburban home in the county. The Big Bend Park fund, led by El Paso businessmen, aimed for 10 000 dollars with committee chair A B Poe. Various residents from Alpine Marathon and surrounding towns traveled, recovered, or planned trips, with few personal updates and community notes.
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CCC
Chisos Mountains
Big Bend Park
Terlingua
Alpine
E. Thomason
el Paso
Big Bend National Park
A. B. Poe
Stokes Sharp
Fort Stockton
Alpine Hospital
Aviation Safety Courses Planned for Texas Regions
Aviation safety refresher courses announced for Texas pilots and interested locals. The Texas Aeronautics Commission will present sessions in Monahans Pecos Marfa and Van Horn during Sept 10 to Oct 5 1962. In Marfa meetings set for Sept 12 19 26 and Oct 3 at 730 p m at the Vocational Ag Building Marfa High School.
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Ustin
Anl
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Monahans
Pecos
Marfa
van Horn
Vocational - Ag
Marfa High School
Alpine High School Opens With Bond Improvements
Tuesday marked the first day of school with refreshed rooms and new lighting as Alpine High prepares for the season. Students and staff express pride in the improvements funded by the community bond issue. Buck Stadium hosts the season opener against the Del Rio Wildcats at 7:30 pm. Sophomore Buck Bryan Laeff suffers a neck injury. he is recovering after a hospital stay. Community chatter notes local activity around town and plans for moving to Van Horn.
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Alpine
Alpine High School
Bucks
del Rio Wildcats
Buck Stadium
Buck
Bryan Laeff
Bryan
Hendryx declines National Parks Advisory Board post
Gene Hendryx of Alpine refuses a nomination to the National Parks Advisory Board, stating duty to Texas and plans to influence state parks reform. He notes possible recommendations for Texas state parks to be proposed at the next legislative session and expresses intent to apply conservation efforts within Texas parks.
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Gene Hendryx
Alpine
National Parks Advisory Board
Stewart L. Udall
Melville Bell Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
Wallace Steger
Stanford University
Marian S. Dryfoos
New York Times
Robert Stoul
University
California
Udall
Hendryx
West Texas
Texas
Alpine Avalanche Classified Rent Notice
The Alpine Avalanche lists a late classified rental for a room in a house. The ad notes the space is unfurnished and recently painted and gives contact details for Jethro Nishy in Alpine, Texas.
Denton TWU Summer Commencement Honors Alpine Graduates
Denton Texas Woman’s University held summer commencement exercises in Guinn Auditorium recognizing graduates including Jeanne Pate Alpine who earned MLS in library science and listed major fields of study.
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Denton
Texas Woman's] University
Guinnass
Alpine
Jeanne Pate
MLS
Library ‘Science
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