Amblin Around Alpine And The Big Bend And Davis Mountains
Local notes from Alpine and surrounding Big Bend region recount the first freight terminal decision by the Texas Railroad Commission. The Avalanche reports on site visits at Kokernot Hill and nearby Lajitas uranium prospects, rodeo events, minstrel show jokes, chuckwagon details, and community figures from Marfa, Marathon, Sierra Blanca, and Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amblin
Alpine
Big Bend and
Davis Mountains
Texas Railroad ‘Commission
Carris
JW. Prestridge
Buddy Hays
Society
Frank Ray
Work Will Begin This Summer On SP Freight Terminal
Texas and New Orleans Railroad officials plan a new 930000 freight terminal at Alpine Texas to replace Sanderson and Valentine yards. Construction begins this summer after the Texas Railroad Commission approved the project and land was purchased for about 100 acres alongside the old Marathon road.
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Texas and
New Orleans
Alpine
Texas Railroad Commission
Sanderson and
Valentine
Railroad —Commission
Berhard Lines
Houston
T&no
Southern Pacific
Marathon Road
Valentine and Sanderson
Texas
Tex
Lobos Face Texas A&M In 3 P.M. Clash At Kobernot Field
Sul Ross Lobos host Texas A&M in a key Southwestern Conference doubleheader after sweeping Texas Tech and splitting with St Marys. Kelton Russell pitches strong in wins with Hopkins Cash and Biederman driving offense as Lobos chase another pair of wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross Lobos
Texas Tech
St. Mary's University
Texas A&m
Avalanche
Aggies
Kobernot Field
Lobos
Lubbock
Kelton Russell
Raider
Hopkins
Norman Cash
Annual Barbecue To Aid Cemetery
Alpine Cemetery Association sponsors an April 16 barbecue at the American Legion Hall. Lamb and beef will be served with proceeds supporting cemetery upkeep after insufficient lot assessments. Mrs. Kang Terry Sr. leads overall, Mrs. AM. Turney handles ticket sales. The lamb comes from a February Big Bend Livestock Show auction and was donated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Cemetery Association
American Legion
Kang Terry Sr
AM. Turney
Big Bend
Cemetery Association
Gillet Re-Elected To Two Lumbermen Posts In Texas
John W. Gillett, president of Alpine Lumber Co., was re-elected director of the Lumbermen's Association of Texas and the Lumbermen's Investment Corp. at Fort Worth this week. He urged lumber dealers to push merchandising to meet trends in home repair and new construction.
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John W. Gillett
Alpine Lumber Co
Fort Worth
Lumbermen’s Association of Texas
Lumbermen’s Investment Corp
Gillett
Alpine Postoffice Installs Curbside Mail Chute
Alpine Postoffice adds a 24 hour curbside mail chute on the west side with two parking meters removed on North Sixth Street for motorists to post mail without leaving their cars. Postmaster Billy Vert West notes mail is collected throughout the day before dispatches. Mayor Hugh White says the space was made available for postal use.
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Alpine
Billy Vert
City Commission
North Sixth St
West
Hugh White
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Riess Delays as Kokernot Hill Well Reaches 150 Feet
Alpine officials report Riess to check at 150 foot depth on Kokernot Hill as Paul Gooden’s Wichita 15 drill rig advances toward 200 feet. Drilling began Saturday. 50 feet initial progress followed by slower pace after encountering a harder formation. Population crowds gather at the site while geochemists from the U S Geological Survey analyze samples for Brewster County water survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh White
J. E. Casner
Ray LaBeff
Mr. Riess
Simi
Calif
Alpine
Riess
Robert Littleton
Glenn Audsley
U. S. Geological Survey
Brewster County
Kokernot Hill
Paul Gooden
Wichita 15
Kokernot Lodge
Stephan Riess
Paul Forchheimer Named Rotary Club President
Paul Forchheimer was elected president of the Alpine Rotary Club for the coming year beginning July 1. He succeeds Fred Williams. Other officers include Fred Williams as president, Glenn Jats secretary, and Hunter treasurer. Directors are Dennis Brown Earl Petross and Kurt Lange. Sam Rice chaired the nominating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Forchheimer
Rotary Club
Rotary
Fred Willams
Fred Wilimerce
Glenn
Jats
Hee
Hares
Mi "Hunter
Dennis Brown
Earl ‘Petross
Kurt Lange
She Offiers
Sam Rice
Milton Styton
Public Invited To View Radio Free Europe Movie
The American Legion and Auxiliary call a joint meeting at 8 p.m. Monday April 11 in the Legion Hall. A film on Radio Free Europe will be shown describing its non governmental purpose of promoting freedom beyond the Iron Curtain in Russian satellite countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Radio Free Europe
Park Phone Dedication Set For Big Bend National Park
Bill Winter is appointed chairman in charge of transportation for the April 15 dedication of telephone service to Big Bend National Park. Officials invite transport providers and riders. Sen Pat Hardeman will make the first official call from Basin at 10 30 a m to Conrad L Wirth NPS director. Gov Shivers unavailable. Gov Cepeda Flores of Coahuila expected. barbeque lunch at noon. Committee includes Dr Bryant Wildenthal J E Casner Dick Rogers Mayor Hugh White W J Newell Gene Hendryx Paul Forchheimer.
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Bill Winter
Big Bend National Park
Mr. Winter
Texas
Dérsey B. Hardeman
Basin
Conrad L. Wirth
National Park Service
Washington, D. C
Hardeman
Allan Shivers
Roman Cepeda Flores
Coahuila
Bryant Wildenthal
J. E. Casner
Dick Rogers
Hugh White
W. J. Newell
Gene Hendryx
Paul Forchheimer
State Seeks Bids for Lemmons Gap Road Project
The Texas Highway Dept advertises bids in The Avalanche for constructing 4.568 miles of new road on Highway 90 in Lemmons Gap eastern Brewster County. The route will bypass sharp curves by rebuilding from 13.9 miles east of Marathon to Lemmons Gap, the only slow stretch on a transcontinental Highway 90 from Jacksonville to Van Horn. Bids open in Austin on April 19.
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Texas Highway Dept
Lemmons Gap
Brewster County
Marathon
Jacksonville
Fla
van Horn
Alpine
Austin
Bake Sale by Women of Presbyterian Church
The Women of the Presbyterian Church will hold a bake sale on April 23 at 8:30 a.m. in the Williams and Vogt Grocery.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Williams & Vogt
Southwestern Bell to Expand with New Downtown Facility
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. has purchased a corner lot at West Ave D and North Sixth St in Alpine for a new facility. The site, facing 80 feet on West Ave D and about 100 feet on North Sixth, was bought from Mr and Mrs George W Burdett of Blanco Texas. The building will house the business office and long distance switchboards, moving from the present site. Mayor Hugh White and Commissioners J E Casner and Ray Beff have assisted the company in planning the expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
West Ave
North Sixth St
Hugh White
J. E. Casner
Ray Beff
Telephone Company
Gilbert Fimann
George W. Burdett
Blanco
Texas
North Sixth
Walter Garnett
Easter Sunrise Service to be Held at Kokernot Field
The second annual Easter Sunrise Service will occur at Kokernot Field at 6 31 a m on Sunday April 10 with Rev Robert Peterson of the First Christian Church Alpine as preacher Special music will be provided The Alpine Ministerial Association sponsors the program led by Rev W Newbill president It will be broadcast on KVLF for those unable to attend.
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Robert Peterson
First Christian Church
Alpine
Apine Ministeral Association
W. Newbill
First Presbyterian Church
KVLF
Basement Blaze Closes City Drug Store
An oil leak from a boiler in the Hill Building basement caused heavy smoke early yesterday due to faulty wiring. The City Drug Store on the ground floor closed for the morning. Fire Chief Cooley reported two engines and eight man hours used with two CO2 extinguishers. Alpine Hospital patients were awakened but unharmed.
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Hill
City Drug Store
R. A. Bow
J. C. Cooley
Alpine Hospital
Breaks From Jail Robs Forchheimer Third Time
Juan Vasquez escaped from county jail Wednesday night while awaiting state penitentary transfer. He robbed the Forchheimer store again in fall and again during the latest escape, taking about $20. He was captured in Uvalde yesterday morning and recaptured for return to Alpine. Sheriff Jim Skinner and Texas Ranger Arthur Hill pursued him.
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Juan Vasquez
State Penitentiary
Uvalde
S. P
Jim Skinner
Texas J Ranger
Arthur Hill
Alpine
Building Permits Climb in Alpine Through March 1955
City records show first quarter permits in Alpine totaling 46 500 for 1955, up from 9 300 in 1954. March permits cover four residences and a Manning Minerals Corp warehouse, boosting the quarterly total to 527 500.
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Alpine
Manning Minerals Corp
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Jim Glasscock
Lajitas
Dick O'Neal
Felix McGaughy
Nig Bennett
Don Littleton
O'Neal
Universal Service Mining Corp
Joe Bellaman
San Angelo
Ross Brass Choir
Lions Club
Frank Young
Milton Smith
L. B. Guthrie
Charlie Hunter
Herbert Kokernot
Ted Gray
Ted
King Butane Appliance Co
David Boyd
Third St
Ed Davidson
Charles T. Smimh
Sierra Blanca
Mr. Smith
Holland
T. B. Davis
Border
Jack Stowell
Don Boston
Pecos
Sanderson
Commission
Tribune
A, and Company
Thru
Valentine, Texas
Texas Aggie
Rossonians
Cash
Biederman
Snodgrass
Don Pearson
Buddy Watts
Raiders
St Mary's University
Red Jones
Stemac
Rattlers
Patterson
Burkhalter
Brand
John Gillet
Alpine Postoffice
Alpine Deft
Riell
Wesley Boren
Rotary Head
Park
Alpine Telephone
Kokernot
City Drug
Forchheimer
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