Sul Ross College Fall Session Set to Start Monday
Sul Ross College plans its fall term with dormitory openings and registration beginning Monday September 10. Freshman orientation starts at 10 am with tests and counselor assignments, followed by open house and activities in the Student Union. Upperclassmen register Tuesday, with dances, pep rally, and all college events through Friday and a Church Day on Sunday.
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Jackson Field
Sul Ross State College
Dudley Dobie
Hallie Stillwell
Ranch
New York City
Hallie
Amblin Around Alpine And The Big Bend And Davis Mountains
El Pasoans will visit Big Bend National Park for a meeting hosted by Mrs. Helen D. Gibb at the park in December. Abstract and title firms across 12 regional counties expect strong turnout, boosting travel to Big Bend and the Davis Mountains.
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Amblin
Alpine
Big Bend and
Davis Mountains
Mrs. Gibb
Chief Operator Olga McCord Named for Alpine Center
Miss Olga McCord of Marfa is named chief operator for Southwestern Bell's new Alpine long distance center. She will move to 102 E Ave D with her mother Mrs Anna McCord to supervise Alpine operators. McCord began on switchboards in childhood and has worked with the company since 1920s. She is active in the First Methodist Church of Marfa and the Marfa Pilot Club and enjoys growing African violets.
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Olga McCord
Marfa
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Alpine
E. Ave
Miss McCord
Anna McCord
Ovale
Texas
Telephone Company
First Methodist Church of
Cowboys Finish Third at Wichita NCBA Tourney
Alpine Cowboys place third in the National Baseball Congress event at Wichita Kansas. Ray Van Cleef starred with a pivotal triple play. Clyde McCullough named tournament MVP and All Star. Pitchers Toby Newton Boyd Linker earned wins. Team led by sponsor Herbert Kokernot Jr and manager Tom Chandler and praised as most popular. Podres absence shifted pitching, Navy ruling halted return. Buddy Watts strong in Deming and Linton games.
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Wichita
Kan
al Pine Cowboys
Ray van Cleef
Fort Wayne
Ind
Clyde McCullough
Chicago Cubs
Ibullpen
van Cleef
McCullough
Toby Newton
Boyd Linker
Cowboys
Herbert L. Kokernot Jr
Tom Chandler
Alpine
Sporting News
Johnny Podres
Podres
Brooklyn Dodgers
Navy
Norfolk
Football District 7A Holds Fall Meeting at Alpine High
Twenty members of Football District 7A met at Alpine High School last Friday. Attendees included Supts Hamilton Still T A Pollan Matt Bader and C O McKinney, plus coaches and principals from Alpine Fabens Marfa Sanderson Ire Big Lake and other member schools. They approved dividing gate receipts, league jerseys rules, and eligibility lists, set a referees schedule with Clive Sanders of Odessa, and organized a Winter basketball plan with Marfa chosen as district chair and Ledker as secretary.
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Cain
Crawford
JSV
District 7A
UIL
Rhea Williams
Austin
Clive Sanders
Odessa
Sander
Still
Marfa
Ker
Marfa High
Fabens
Alpine
Big Bend Country Sees Broad Rains Push Yearly Total to Seven Inches
General rains spread across the Big Bend area with Alpine reporting seven inches for the year after a days of mist and showers. Ed Davidson northeast of Alpine measured 1.5 inches while Otis Kimball in the Glass Mountains recorded an inch. Sul Ross weather station logged 2.6 inches by nine yesterday, as creeks began to run and Big Bend National Park officials noted ongoing showers for three days.
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Big Bend
Big Bend - Davis
Ed Davidson
Alpine
Otis Kimball
Glass Mountains
Kesey Kimball
Miles Pierce
George W. Miller
Big Bend National Park
Chises Mountains
Sul Ross State College
7A Teams Face Tough Foes Schedule Shows
Alpine and district 7A football schedules reveal tough opponents. Iraan San derson and Alpine vary in difficulty. Bucks and Big Lake lead in eligible players. Complete district list includes Alpine Fabens Marfa San derson Iraan Big Lake with varied Sept Oct dates and opponents.
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Sanderson
Iraan
Sonora
Ellorado
Big Lake
Fort Stockton
Alpine
van Horn
Fabens
Burress
Marfa
San Felipe
Ozona
Rankin
Pecos
Cathedral
el Paso
Crane
Travel to Big Bend Park See Sharp August Rise
Big Bend National Park saw August visitors reach 15 068 up from 12 456 last August as Supt George W Miller notes. For Jan–Aug 1956 total visitors reached 36 008 vs 60 612 in 1955, a rise in travel to the park. Overnight occupancy in Chisos Mountain cottages totaled 4384 in August, up 324 from 1955. About 3100 campers used NPS grounds.
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Big Bend National Park
George W. Miller
Supt. Miller
Chisos Mt
National Park Service
L. C. Ritchey Dies Suddenly in Carlsbad
L C Ritchey of Marathon prominent Brewster County businessman died in his sleep in Carlsbad New Mexico while en route home from vacation. He was a Pearbeer Distributor for a large West Texas area and is survived by his widow and their son Clinton of San Antonio. Funeral arrangements are pending with Livingston Funeral Home and will be announced on KVLF.
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L. C. Ritchey
Marathon
Brewster County
Carlsvad
Big Bend
Shriner
Dave Elliott
Alpine
Ritchey
Carlsbed
Mr. Ritchey
Ritcheys
Clinton
San Antonio
Livingston Funeral Home
KVLF
Alpine Public Schools Begin Full Term With New Assignments
Alpine Public Schools opened the 1956 57 term with 924 enrollments across Alpine High School Alpine Central and Alpine Centennial School. Three last minute faculty changes moved Mrs Pope to Alpine Central Mrs Read to Alpine High and Mrs Leavitt to Alpine Centennial while 10 Sul Ross student teachers began internships with the district.
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Alpine
Alpine School
Alpine High School
Alpine Central
Alpine Centennial School
Alpine High
Alpine Centennial
Jo Pope
Lulu White
Chelsea Young Read
Rebecca Terry
Dorothy M. Leavitt
Pope
Uvalde
Medina
Sanderson
Read
Leavitt
Tennessee
Hay Roughage Program Opens in Brewster County
Patrick F. Sullivan announces a hay and roughage program in Brewster County. Applications are accepted by James A. Boyd in the TSC office through December 3, 1956, for a certificate worth 7.50 per ton toward roughage purchases through December 31, 1956.
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Brewster County
Patrick F. Sullivan
FHA
Sup
Onc
James A Boyd
TSC
New Phone Directories To Be Delivered Today
Alpine will receive the new Southwestern Bell telephone directory on Friday containing the Sept 16 numbers. Manager Bob Montgomery says about 1700 listings will be included and 1900 copies printed with extras for replacements and new customers.
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Alpine
Bob Montgomery
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Montgomery
Chalk Talk by Cartoonist at Alpine High School
Student Council sponsors Chalk Talk on Sept. 13 by Bob Wood at 10 30 am in the Alpine High School Auditorium. Admission is 10 cents. The artist draws large colored pictures writes up side down and backwards and creates portraits of people in the audience.
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Bob Wood
Alpine High School
Humble Oil Banquet Highlights Alpine Attendees
Coach Curtis Kelley and Gene Hendryx of KVLF attended the Humble Oil Co annual football banquet in Odessa last night. Also present were Henry Bailey Alpine Humble dealer John Preson Bailey Service station Jim Glasscock of The Avalanche and coaches Al Milch Lee Galloway and Doyle Stout of Sul Ross.
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Curtis Kelley
Gene Hendryx
KVLF
Humble Oil Co
Odessa
Henry Bailey
Alpine Humble
John Preson
Bailey
Jim Glasscock
The
Avalanche
al Milch
Lee Galloway
Doyle Stout
Sul Ross
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Big Bend Park
Ken. McAllister
Central School
Florence Morse
Hersey
Mich
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McAllister
Ken
Mayo Cleveland
Ruel Warnock
Ruel
Buddy Watts
Linton
Pokes
Clint Hartung
Washington
Sunaay
Deming
Jerry Mallett
Watts
Newton
Boyd Atte
Arson
Atone
Sekerana Utter
Levin Boos
Peters
Alpine Hi
Bucks Begin
Bucks
Pmu
Fobens
Maria
Troan High
Sanderson Eagles
Eagle Pass
Cathedral ‘Parochial’ High School of
Burgess High
Golden Crane
Anthony
McCamey
Favens
Bunice
Grand Falls
Eagle Pasg
Burgess
Bettigene Slover Yume
Terry
Ralph Wootton
Annie I. Dendy
Murl M. Brunner
Lois Stephens
John Hogue
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Anita Phillips
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