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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1939
Page
1
A severe cold wave damaged fruit crops across Hilands with trees and shrubs harmed. A light Wed Thu shower yielded only 1.7 inches of moisture while eastern areas near Alpine reported six to eight inches. Temperatures then rose sharply and springlike weather followed. A similar freeze last year wiped out fruit in the region.
Apple, peach, pear and apricot trees suffered from a late week storm and freezing temperatures. Frost and blizzard conditions midweek killed much of the fruit set, with temperatures falling to 17 to 20 degrees. An orchardist saw possible scarce buds that might fruit.
Arthur C Allen aged 38 died of pneumonia at a San Angelo hospital after an influenza illness. He had managed the Ray Willoughby ranch 15 miles south of Alpine for just over three years and was born in Eden Texas. His wife and two children Patricia 11 and Charles 8 will stay here until the school term ends.
Thirty five or four visitors from ten West Texas counties will attend a district welfare workers meeting at the American Legion hall in Alpine starting at 9 a.m. County Judge R B Slight will give the welcome. speakers include R E Turrentine El Paso district TRC, J M Goodel e El Paso division of employment Miss Ruth Bailey State Welfare Department Paul Reed El Paso Dr Joel Wright Brewster County health officer District Attorney Alan Fraser Miss M Claire McGuire county health nurse. A noon luncheon is sponsored by Jeff Davis and Brewster counties. Music by Miss Mary Bess Hamilton and Wilfred Carrico precedes a scenic trip into the Davis mountains and a barbecue at Fort Davis hosted by Presidio county.
Alpine High School band made its first sectional appearance at the Region 8 contest in Odessa last weekend. In Class C, Alpine scored 13 points while Kermit led with 159. In marching, Alpine placed in the third division, ahead of only Garden City. Forty-three band members and several parents joined the trip.
The 15th District P T A meeting at Fort Stock ton included Alpine members who earned certificates for completing the Procedure Course. Certificates were given by district president Mrs Weasendorff to Mesdames F G Walker L C Pope H R Gard Childress E C Coleman Henry Weyerts and attendees included Nelle Ferguson J E Casner Pink Phelps G B Crawford Harris Smith Forrest Robinson James Cotter.
A report highlights Tibet as the highest country by average elevation, noting its plateau geography and extensive mountain ranges. Officials discuss implications for climate, tourism, and high altitude living.
A grassland and timber fire on the Gage ranch in Mount Ord country 20 miles southeast of here burned 15 sections after breaking out last Sunday. Fire was thought controlled Sunday night but wind reignited it. local ranchers, others, and CCC crews from Balmorhes responded on Monday.
Mrs. J C Bird advertised 15 head of registered bulls for sale on her ranch south of here. Willis McCutcheon of Fort Davis saw the ad and bought the lot for 70 cents.
Henry Coffield mayor W B De Volin and Jim Dezendorf reelected to Marfa city offices with unusually high turnout. Commissioners faced no opposition while Coffield defeated Gus Raetzsch. In Monahans Jimmie Terrell Sul Ross graduate elected city councilman and Earl Earp Alpine chosen city attorney. A Fort Stockton area study weighs sugar beets as a viable money crop. Pecos reservoir now holds 1 155 000 gallons boosting capacity beyond 1 500 000. Uvalde to form a sportsmen club with clubhouse on the Nueces river 18 miles north. Alpine's J F Scott leads Sierra Blanca school board race with 61 votes.
Fort Davis state game warden Tom Redford is the lone trained corraller in Texas and led the first state attempt to capture and relocate antelope. He studied New Mexico methods with Paul Russell, returning with equipment and know how to move antelope off Brennand ranch. The initial drive captured 33 of 42 driven, with 15 in a later run, and work paused for winter.
An increase of 78 in the scholastic population of Alpine Independent School District is reported by census enumerator M. P. Slover as of last weekend. The 1939 total is 1164, up from 1086 in 1936, with four colored children of school age enumerated this year, and most children living within Alpine city limits.
A depth of about 600 feet was reported yesterday at the H. D. Wilcox W. H. Kokernot No. 2 test well four miles south of Alpine in lime formation. The test lies on Sec. 23 BC J. W. Massey survey. There are over 600 incorporated towns in Texas.
A Coast Guard officer died when a plane crashed near Alpine. The incident halted a planned Rio Grande journey by six men in two rowboats who intended to paddle from Lajitas through Santa Helena and Mariscal canyons toward Big Bend National Park. The expedition included Rev Milton F. Hill, Sheriff J D Bunton, J B Little, Chaplain P Madden, Captain Collier, and R I Bledsoe, with aims to reach Santa Helena, Fern canyon, and Del Walker place before Hot Springs.
W. A. Weakley, a former Alpine and Marathon resident, died in San Antonio last Saturday after years of ill health. He had lived with his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Baines, in San Antonio. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Will Baines of San Antonio and Louise Weakley, a San Antonio teacher, and a son Ward of Hot Springs Arkansas. Niece Anja Wilson of Alpine. Interment in San Antonio Monday.
Representatives of 50 El Paso business concerns will travel on two chartered buses to attend the regular monthly chamber of commerce meeting. They will arrive late this afternoon via Fort Davis and the McDonald Observatory, with 12 entertainers including the Bluebonnet Square Dance team from Hotel Cortez club. A free courthouse performance follows a 7 p.m. dinner at the college cafeteria. Plates are 75 cents with CC office reservations.
Lieut Robert L Grantham 30 of the U S Coast Guard died when a Coast Guard plane crashed on the Mrs Kate Nevill ranch south of Alpine during a severe storm last week. Clifford J Hudder escaped by parachute as the crew tried to save the aircraft. The wreckage was found in Mount Ord country southeast of Alpine after planes from several points searched, and Grantham's body was taken to Arlington National Cemetery. Surviving widow resides in El Paso.
Mr and Mrs R E Carr of Ames Indiana are described as a childless couple who have raised 56 children by adoption or with the consent of the natural parents.
Marathon and Alpine students travel to Fort Stockton for Interscholastic League district meet. Alpine, bi county winner, staged its one act presentation. Field and track events run today and tomorrow with patrons and faculty in attendance. Winners advance to Region 8 next weekend with four districts competing.
Announcement of the regular PTA meeting set for next Monday at Junior High. The program outlines activities and speakers for the session.
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