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Elvis Presley To Appear In High School AuditoriumELVIS PRESLEYElv s Presley, the 20-year old fireball from the Louisana Hay-ride, is coming to the Alpine High School Auditorium, for a personal appearance on Thursday night February 10th at 8 O’clock, and the good-looking youngster, who combines country music with bop jn the fastest selling style available, will be sure to have the young un—from 9 to 90—w.thhim all the way,Presley, along with his musical sidekicks, Scotty Moore and Bill Black, came upon his career quite by accident when a recording manager heard him making a personal record, and was so impressed that he signed him up tomake record.-. The phenomenal i uccess of “That’s All Right Mama” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky” started a series of hits including 1 don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shim’, “Good Rockin' Tonight” and his latest release, You’re a Heartbreaker”, and Milk Cow Blues Boogie”. Elvis also does a number of novel and rhythmictunes on his persona] appearances, as well ai nice ballads.For a youngster catapulated from obscurity into a top ranking spot on the big Louisiana HayTde Show, Presley is remarkably pleasant and friendly, and always enjoys chatting with his many friends and fans He's single, and has no serious interests of heart, devoting what time he has to spare from his busy schedule of personal appearances, to working on his car, and indulging n his hobby of collecting pink and black clothes.Scottv Moore play’s the gone guitar, and Bill Black thumps the bass, and enjoys telling a few yarns on the other boy's on the show.The show ts being given as a benefit for the F.F.A Boy’s of A.HS.Extension Courses SetDuring the month of January, Sul Ross was busy organ.zing the following extension courses:Big Lake, Ed. 338 (Audio-Visual *, W. T. Powell.Crane, Art 332 'Teaching Art in the Grades*. Miltia Hill.Eagle Pass, Ed 571 (Teaching Spanish-Speaking Children*, Dr G P. Smith.Odessa, Ed 635 'Seminar in Elementary Education*, Dr. Virgnia Link.These classes re setting a pree-dent in their meeting schedule. Instead of meeting twelve times during tne semester, tnese classes will have fifteen three-hour sessions. Reports from (the Pubi c Service show the* classes to be well-attended.| -RETURNS FROM JAPANA 1C Gerdme Barrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barrow of Alpine, arrived home last week-end from 18 months’ service in Japan ! on a six-weeks’ furlough before reporting to Lackland AFB. San j Antonio. He is a teletype com-! municat.ons technician in the Air i Force. His wife, the former Miss I Dolores Markham, daughter ot , Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Markham, Al-I pine, is attending Sul Rosa College. «
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Alpine Sul Ross Skyline
Alpine, Texas, US
Wed, Feb 09, 1955
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