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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1949
Page
8
The public is invited to a free color moving picture this afternoon at 4 oclock in the high school auditorium. The film portrays life in Williamsburg Virginia and is sponsored by the El Progreso club. A new product, a frozen citrus puree for orange or lemon sherbet, is described as satin smooth with ripe fruit flavor.
The column praises Alpine residents for strong school programs and community projects. It notes Central School Girls Chorus under Mrs Bogel, the Browns and Cubs baseball show, and the Dallas Symphony concert marking Alpine's musical history. It highlights local pride in Made in Alpine goods, a thriving school system, and support for Jaycees soft ball diamonds.
Five time world champion Toots Mansfield of Big Spring faces John D. Holleyman of Ozona in a Pecos rodeo calf roping match at 2 pm Sunday. Each man ropes and ties 10 calves with fastest time winning, upcoming after Holleyman defeated Troy Fort at the San Angelo rodeo.
The Region VIII band section lists contributors including Plainview instrumental music supervisor H. 8, twirling and drums director Marion McClure from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, brass solo Joe Haddon from Texas Tech Lubbock, D. W. Crain from Abilene schools, woodwinds Jerome Zoller San Antonio and James F Hemms director of Newman High School Sweetwater Texas.
Eddy Riggle recalls the group sightseeing on the way to and from Huntsville visiting the State Capitol in Austin Sam Houston Memorial Park in Huntsville Texas A M College in College Station and the Buchanan Dam in Burnet The report also notes how to mend a frayed electric cord by splicing soldering and taping the wires.
Over one thousand music students and directors from the Trans-Pecos region completed the University Interscholastic League contest at Sul Ross last Saturday. John Carrico of Sul Ross directed events with choral groups and judges including Clarence J. Best and Merl Cornelius.
The board outlines a central heating plant at the high school using a 1.6 million Btu boiler and hot air system to heat the high school gym VA and Home Economics buildings. Insulation and brick veneer will boost efficiency. Right of way talks with landowners proceed. The building committee will report biweekly on progress.
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