Avalanche of Alpine and Far West news advance
The Avalanche publishes weekly Friday issues from Alpine Texas with staff including James W. Glasscock and Mrs Jean Glasscock. Local correspondents cover Fort Davis Marathon Big Bend and national park scenes. The paper invites corrections for any erroneous reflections upon notice to the editor.
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James W. Glasscock
Faito
Jean Glasscock
Jesse H. Hays
A. N. Alkire
Fort Davis
Mattie V. Chambers
Marathon
Etta M. Koch
Big Bend National Park
Avalanche
Alpine ISD Trustees Election Set for Tomorrow
Tomorrow, April 2, Alpine Independent School District voters will choose two trustees. Only two candidates announced: incumbent Reginald Wotan and challenger Jim Francois. The community is urged to vote and show support for the two named nominees.
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Alpine Independent School District
Reginald Votan
Jim Francois
Reggie
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Reginald Wotan
Avalanche editors thank readers as new team takes helm
The Alpine Avalanche announces gratitude to readers after three months of new management. It pledges a bigger paper with more news about Alpine Marathon Fort Davis Big Bend Park Study Butte Terlingua and surrounding areas and recalls the paper's 65 year history and mission to serve the community. The piece notes Red Cross volunteerism and disaster aid in 1953 54 and summarizes relief efforts nationwide.
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Alpine Avalanche
Alpine
Marathon
Fort Davis
Big Bend National Park
Study Butte
Big Bend-Davis
Etienne de Grellet
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American Red Cross
Alpine and Far West Texas News In Brief
April 4 1990 notes 22 miles of Santa Fe track near Paisano Pass west of Alpine toward Presidio. G W Baines re elected mayor LB S ta r age city commissioner E C Mosely second commissioner T F Skevington county tax assessor candidate. J C Fuller attorney lets contract for new office building on Hill Building site. J F Miles reports cold snap down to 26 kills early fruit. Pat Neff speaks at U S Highway Assn meeting in Delia. Border Patrolman Jess Hill moved to Galveston. H S Hunter urges Mountain Time east to Del Rio. Old-Timers dance at courthouse with McGinley’s Alpiners. C O Sealander takes over Holland Hotel management. SP offers San Antonio round trip $15 no tax. Walter Garnett and Fay Tims wed in San Angelo. Santa Fe buys 600 acres in San Angelo for terminals. Over 90 blocks of Alpine paving finished. West of the Rockies shown at Mojave Theatre. Babe the circus elephant to travel after winter in heated quarters. oil used for skins and wheels and cooking and power.
Bellamah Goes to Austin for Region VI Band Contest
Joe Bellamah, pann director of Sul Ross State College, travels to Austin to judge the Region VI Interscholastic League Band Contest at the University of Texas campus on Thursday and Friday. The Navy reports carrier-based aircraft within striking distance of 90 percent of inhabited areas in wartime.
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Joe Bellamah
Pann
Sul Ross State College
Wedesday
Austin
University of Texas
Ready Writing Contests Boost Student Achievement
An Alpine High report discusses Ready Writing Contests and a 3R focus. It notes benefits of extra practice hours in writing, student participation in essay contests, and how parental encouragement can raise academic achievement.
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