County Officials Urge New Specs for Hospital Equipment
Brewster County commissioners and two local doctors called for rejecting all bids for the new county hospital equipment and furniture and drawing up a fresh set of specifications. They fault the Foster and Davis design from El Paso for not offering equal bid opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County Commissioners’ Court
Foster and Davis
el Paso
Gene Héndryx
Robert Valadez
John W. Pate
W. E. Lockhart
Felix McGaughy
Rex Ivey
Tom Yarbro
San Angelo
Joel Wright
Hendryx
Valadez
Davis
Foster
Amblin Around Alpine Texas Transcribed Notes 1957
A collage of letters and observations from Alpine and nearby towns include thanks to the Marfa High School Band for a welcoming reception, letters to wrong Texas towns, and local notes on events, people, and a school scholarship photo in Texas Outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
Texas
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Jimmy Humphrey
Marfa High School
Alpine High
Pol
Texas State Teachers Station
Texas Outlook
Bank Improves U.S. Standing
The First National Bank of Alpine rose 74 places to 5173rd among 5200 U S banks in 1956. Deposits reached 4,238,764 on Dec 31, up from 5247th in 1955, in the American Banker annual roll call. There are about 14,000 banks nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Alpine
United States
American Banker Publication
New York
Alpine Bank
Alpine Lions Club Minstrel Friday Night at High School
Members of the Alpine Lions Club will hold their annual minstrel show Friday night in the High School auditorium. Money from the show will be used to provide glasses for the needy and for operations on children's eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Lions Club
Lions
Alpine School Board Re-elects Officers at April Meeting
Alpine Independent School District re elected J C Coleman as president Reg Votan as vice president and Ray LaBeff as secretary at the regular April organizational meeting in the High School building. Coleman and Ward took oath of office and pledged to pursue the district finances and program as promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine School Board
J. C. Coleman
Reg Votan
Ray LaBeff
Billy Ward
Marvin Kay
Joe Page
Ralph Peters
Coleman
Ward
Alpine Independent
Alpine
Lenna Shadix
Alpine Central
Shadix
Alpine High Qualifies Nineteen for UIL Regional Events
Alpine High Principal James Crawford announced that nineteen Alpine students qualified for the UIL regional literary and track and field events in Odessa. Qualifying occurred at the district meet held March 29-30 in Alpine, where Alpine won decisively in both literary and athletic contests. Debaters Miss Myrtle Whiteside with Jane Bohannon and John Pate travel to Odessa with their coach, while Don Burgess and M. P. Slover participate for declamation. Betty Vogt, district poetry champion, accompanies Slover and Vogt to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High
James Crawford
Odessa
Alpine
Crawford
Myrtle Whiteside
Jane Bohannon
John Pate
Slover
Don Burgess
Betty Vogt
Mr. Slover
Miss Vogt
Impressive Tenebrae Service At St James Wednesday
An all male St James Episcopal Church choir directed by William H. Martin will sing Tenebrae at 7 30 p m Wednesday April 17 in St James Church. The service traces Holy Week themes with candles extinguished and darkness followed by the Resurrection symbol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
St. James Episcopal Church
William H. Martin
St. James Church
Gether
Lord
Episcopal Church
Alpine High Band Wins Odessa Music Contest
Alpine High Buck Band wins the University Interscholastic League Music Contests in Odessa, taking the sweepstakes trophy for superior concert playing and sight reading in Division I. Twenty of 22 ensemble members earned 1st Division medals, with multiple named soloists and directing awards cited by judges from USC and other universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High
Odessa
Alpine Public
Willa Dale Hilbrich
Mary Anita Kay
Clarence Sawhill
University of Southern California
Hugh McMillan
University of Colorado At
Boulder
Colo
Robert L. Renfroe
Texas City
McMillan
Pete Valenzuela
Alpine High School
Alpine Opens With McCamey
The Alpine Bucks opened the 1957 baseball schedule in McCamey against the Badgers. The 29 man squad is young and inexperienced with Eli s io Hern a ndez Pete Salgado and Dale Hoffman contesting catching duties and Urbano Rios Pete Salgado Elisio Hernandez Armando Baeza and Denny Thomas among pitchers. First basemen include David Ritter and Jimmy Ramos with infielders Billy Davis Robert Lujan Carlos Rios Henry Valenzuela Lyons Lockhart and others and outfielders such as Joe Sanchez Willie Valenzuela Manuel Espinoza Lyons Lockhart Mickey Logan Russell McAfee Dennis Williams Tony Stringer and Foster Rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Bucks
McCamey
Badgers
Bucks
Pete Bromley
Pony League
Elisio Hérnandez
Pete Salgado
Dale Hoffman
Urbano Rios
Elisio Hernandez
Armando Baeza
Denny
Cemetery Association Barbecue Postponed
The Alpine Cemetery Association barbecue scheduled for Saturday April 27 has been postponed. Officers said the new date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Cemetery Association
Brewster County Memorial Hospital Plaque Honor Roll Appeal
Brewster County commissioners name Alpine hospital the Brewster County Memorial Hospital to honor veterans of World War I World War II and the Korean War. Veterans groups seek public help to compile a complete list of Brewster County service members who died in those conflicts for a plaque in the hospital reception area. Send names and death dates to Mrs. M. L. Hopson Alpine Texas before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Court of
Brewster County
Alpine
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Commissioners’ Court
M. L. Hopson
Box
Texas
Sul Ross and St. Marys Open 3-Game Diamond Series in Alpine
Sul Ross State College Lobos host St. Marys University Rattlers at Kokernot Field in Alpine with a 2 30 p m start for today and a 1 p m twin bill tomorrow. Sul Ross owns an 8 8 record and brings pitchers Calvin Jordan Buddy Watts Paul Ingle plus hitters O Day and Herb Biederman in a renewed rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Alpine
Sul Ross State College Lobos
St. Mary's University Rattlers
Kokernot Field
Lobos
Southeastern Oklahoma Savages
White Sands
N. M
Proving Grounds Rockets
Calvin Jordan
Buddy Watts
Bob Dickson
Paul Ingle
Dickson
George Martin
O’day
Herb Biederman
Gary Cox
St. Mary’s
Pete Swain
Special Easter Services Listed
Alpine Ministerial Alliance schedules two Easter services. Good Friday at First Christian Church 7 p.m. April 19 with Rev. Gene Brice leading and Mrs. Bohannon delivering the message. Sunrise service Easter Sunday at Kokernot Field 6 a.m. directed by Rev. Ralph Wootton with Rev. George Thomason as speaker. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Alpine Ministeral Alliance
First Christian Church
Gene Brice
J. F. Bohannon
the Nazarene Church
Kokernot Field
Ralph Wootton
George Thomason
Brewster County Financial Report Published in Avalanche
The county financial statement for the quarter ending March 31 1957 appears in The Avalanche on page 7. The Commissioners Court voted unanimously last January to publish quarterly county financial statements in The Avalanche at 50 cents per column inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Commissioners’ Court
Safeway Store Robbery Details Reported
A Safeway store was robbed of 34.28 dollars at 12 45 a m last Saturday. A truck driver in the parking lot heard breaking glass and saw a man enter through a west side window. The driver feared a gun and did not enter. Manager Ray Hancock said cash registers in the front were emptied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safeway
Ray Hancock
Post Offices to Close Saturdays Nationwide Under New Order
Postmaster General Summerfield orders all post offices to close to the public on Saturdays and Sundays effective April 13, with limited mail distribution on weekends and changes to window hours Alpine and other cities. Lobby hours remain 6 am to 9 pm daily. Second class money orders and non essential services to be reined in with further funding needed from Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Summerfield
Department
Congress
Park Housing Work To Start At Big Bend National Park
Park housing construction by The Lawler Construction Co of Abilene, the low bidder, will begin soon at Big Bend National Park. The $336,314 project includes 12 three bedroom and two two bedroom residences for park staff and 10 units for seasonal workers, with final approval pending at Washington. Kay in charge architect Peter Kay from San Francisco will inspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawler Construction Co
Abilene
Big Bend National Park
George W. Miller
Park Service
National Park Service
Washington
Miller
Santa Fe
N. M
San Francisco
Kay
Peter Kay
Western Office
Division of Design and Construction
New Dr Pate Office Building Under Construction
Construction is under way for a $32,000 Dr John W Pate office at Avenue E and 2nd Street W. Pecos builder D F Faulkner leads the Haydite block structure with cream brick. The 50 by 58 foot 14 room facility includes an overhang, central heating and refrigerated air. completion expected by June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Pate
Avenue E
2Nd Street
Ranger Hill Promoted to Sergeant in Texas Ranger Unit
Arthur Hill, long time Alpine resident, is promoted to sergeant and reassigned to the Fort Worth Dallas area in the Texas Rangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Arthur Hill
Alpine
Fort Worth-Dallas
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Janeth West
Betty Gilbreath
Lolly Lockhart
Tony Stringer
Dennis Williams
Harry Miles
John Hayslip
David Shearer
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Pate
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