Siping Snipes and Loyal Subs Welcome in Alpine
In a playful column the editor notes local sniping at the Old Man of the Mountain Peeks by Edwards and Wilfred, shares inside gossip about a Range Pow Wow editor, and celebrates loyal subscribers who promptly pay. Mr. B. J. Bourland from Eastland County sends a bundle of dollars, underscoring reader support and ongoing sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Wilfred
Fred H. Gaston
Alpine
Mr. G
Cas
B. J. Bourland
Brewster ‘County
Okra
Eastland County
Pate Named Alpine Chamber Manager After Directors Meet
J W Pate elected manager of the Alpine chamber of commerce at a directors meeting last weekend succeeding Lloyd Bloodworth who resigned to join a newspaper in Ruidoso NM. Pate a Texan born in Carthage served in the Navy since 1943 and held advertising and broadcasting roles in Waco Fort Worth and the Southwest network. He assumed duties as manager on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pate
Carthage
TCU
Waco Lions Club
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Hemerican Federation of Advertising
Fort Worth Advertising Club
Tme
Pate
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Lena Parr
Eugene Parr
Brewster County
Parr
Presbyterian Church Easter Services Set for Sunday
The Presbyterian church will hold two Easter services Sunday morning and afternoon. Rev. Fred S. Rogers, pastor, announces the first service at 10 o clock with the Junior choir and the second at 1 o clock with the Senior choir. The pastor will deliver an Easter message at each service. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Fred S. Rogers
Historical Group To Meet May 12th
May 12 meeting set for the Big Bend Scientific and Historical Museum society after wartime suspensions. Presiding will be Henry T. Fletcher with committee members W. J. Smith and Miss Brit coordinating exhibits photography and building prep. full program to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
C. B. Casey
Lutie Britt
Miltia Will
O. E. Sperry
Miltia Hill
Dr. Sperry
Henry Key
W. J. Smith
Brit ' Henry T. Fletcher
Rotary delegates attend District 115 conference in El Paso
Johnny Newells president of the Rotary club Mrs. Newell Ro M Hawkins Sul Ross president and past district governor Jack Cross Alpine club president elect and M A Webb secretary attended the Rotary International District 115 conference in El Paso this week Newell served on the Credentials committee Hawkins appeared on the program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Newells
Apic Rotary Club
Alpine Fort Stockton Gap on Highway 67
Fragmented OCR text discusses a project on U S Highway 67 near Alpine Fort Stockton with references to road work and agencies. The readable lines mention a gap on Highway 67 and a potential inspection or action by authorities, but concrete details are unclear. The item reads like a damaged public notice or planning memo with missing context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine-Ft. Stockton Gap
Building On North Sth Street Being Enlarged
The Humble service station at College avenue and North Fifth street is being enlarged and modernized. The original building will be extended to about triple its former floor space. Flowerland run by Mrs. Hoyle Cooley and Mrs. Judy Deis occupies the present structure. A 15 by 40 foot room is added on the north side for Walter Henderson's Radio and Typewriter Shop. F. E Weyerts owns the property and IH. H. Weyerts is the contractor in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
North Fifth Street
Flowerland
Hoyle Cooley
Judy Deis
Walter Henderson
F. E."weyerts
IH. H. Weyerts
Religious Emphasis Week to Be Held at Sul Ross College
Rev J W Bi Mason pastor of the First Baptist church of Sayer will lead Religious Emphasis Week at Sul Ross College April 20 to May 3 under BSW sponsorship. Services are at 10 35 a m and 7 30 p m daily in the auditorium with private conferences in the afternoons. Mason a Texan native with degrees from the University of Texas and studies at Southwestern Theological Seminary and Hartford Seminary has served in Comstock Pearsall Memphis El Campo Environs and Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
Bi) Mason
First Baptist Church of
Sayer
BSW
Sul Ross College
Mason
Texas
University of Texas
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Fo Worth
Hartford Seminary
Bill
Comstock
Pearsall
Memphis
Eainburg
Snyder
Giant Convulsions of Nature Leave Big Bend Beauty
In Big Bend area a tumult of volcanic-like scenery gifts awe and vivid views. Robert Wear reports the chill wind and Persimmon Gap overlook the Chisos range near Marathon on a clear day. The feature describes the Ghost Mountains and desert cascades, with references to Langtry Roy Bean and local roadways toward Del Rio and Sanderson along the Pecos River canyon. A continuation on page A2 notes an Easter cantata by Fred B. Holton at the Christian church, with details of the program and Easter worship services led by Rev. John E. Pickering at 11 a.m. and the cantata at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wear
Bend National, Park
Aly New Yorker
St Os
Marathon
Foes Maxwell
Persimmon Gap
Chien Mountain
Miler Tigh
Langtry
Roy Bean
Jersey Lily
Ava Fronier
Pecos
Pecor River
del Rio
Abe Sanderson
Devil River
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Easter Cantata At Methodist Church Sunday Morning
Easter Cantata The Story of Easter by Ellen Jane Lainz will be presented at the Methodist church at 730 Sunday morning under the direction of Mrs Winter with the cappella choir and soloists including Leonard Ford Eldon McGonagill and G C McDaniel The program lists cantata sections from Palm Sunday to The Resurrection and The Easter Benediction with choral and solo performances by named musicians from the church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Matthew
Ellen Jane Lainz
Wm. I. Winter
Wm. Sloan
Raymond Wheat
Jesus
Eldon McGonagill
Leonard Ford
Judas
Hott
Peter
Pilate and the
Leonad Ford
G. C. McDaniel
Doctor Hill returns after over two years in Navy service
Dr. Malone V. Hill re joins Alpine for a terminal leave that ends June 1. He plans to visit Eldorado and then Rochester Mayo Clinic for a six week post graduate surgery course before reopening his Alpine practice. He served two years and one month as lieutenant commander surgical specialist in the US Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone V. Hill
Navy
Alpine
Eldorado
Texas
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Jyne
Hill
US. Navy
Norman
Okla
Norfolk
Lido Beach
S. 1
Seventh Fleet
South Pacific
Milne Bay
Beach Heads
Leyte
Lingayen
Subic Bay
Marivales
Corregidor
Cebusity
Navy Base Hospital No
Australia
Dara Board
Australia-New Guinea Command
Birmingham
San Francisco
Equalization Board to Meet for City Tax Roll Review
John Gillett and F L McCollum will join the city board of equalization. The board has been appointed and will meet next Wednesday at the city office to check the tax rolls and equalize taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gillett
F. L. McCollum
Equalizatio Ind
Mth
Alpine Man Badly Cut In South Alpine Affray
Victoriano Rodriguez of Alpine suffered a serious chest wound and minor lacerations after a Friday night affray in South Alpine. Manuel Robledo, also of Alpine, is jailed on bond awaiting grand jury action following the incident. Cecilio Rodriguez, Victoriano’s brother, was arrested in Marfa after reportedly arriving with a gun. A pursuit and exchange of gunfire with officers occurred as Robledo fled into darkness.
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Victoriano Rodriguez
Alpine
South Alpine
Manuel Robledo
Rodriquez
Cecilio Rodriquez
Victoriano
Marfa
Manuel
Alpine Rotary Open Forum Promoted Here
Alpine Texas Rotary sponsors an open forum to discuss timely problems. The first meeting will be at the chamber of commerce offices next Friday evening. The forum seeks public participation and aims to address local needs with a world peace perspective.
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Alpine Rotary Lab
Chamber of Commery
Open Forum
Alpine
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Ine Flight Daily East and West Is Scheduled
Texas Air Lines inaugurates first regional service in the tri county area. A contract with Noel Taxi Service covers passenger transport to and from the army air field between Marta and Alpine used as a company air port. One daily eastbound flight serves Del Rio, Uvalde, San Antonio and Houston with Del Rio connections to Eagle Pass and Laredo. Eastbound plane arrives at 12:30 pm and departs 12:40 for El Paso, reaching there at 2:10 pm CST. Five seat twin engine Cessnas are in use. 10 seat planes expected to replace them this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Air Lines
Tri-County
Noel Taxi Service
Army Air Field
Marta
Alpine
Scheol Stompany
del Rio
Uvalde
San Antonio
Houston
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Riande Valley
Air Field
el Paso
Ariving
Alpine Cats Edge Internationales In Close Sunday Game
The Alpine Cats defeated the Alpine Internationals 7 to 8 at Kokernot Field in a nine inning game. Davis, McNeill, and Malish led the Cats with strong hitting while Chon Sotelo and Marcello Alarcon starred for the Internationals. Approximately 400 fans attended the HATCH broadcast as C West and Barney Malish prepared for upcoming games with Lubbock Brownfield Littlefield Seagraves Tahoka and Abilene. The El Paso Texans are slated to visit Kokernot Field next month with a firm date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Eidelberg
Alpine Cats
Alpine International Club
Kokernot Field
Davis
Cats
Chon Sotelo
Marcello Alarcon
Pilar Hernandez
Alarcon
Rigas
Moore
Gaga
Llanes
Tiny Valenzuela
McNeill
Malish
Davis Hite
Ting
David
Marcello
F. Fierro
Chon
Bob Burleson
Thornton
H-A-T-C-H
Cate
C. West
Barney Malish
Mes
Lubbock
Brownfield
Littlefield
Seagraves
Tahoka
Abilene
el Paso Texans
Correction on district league meet results misprint
The Ava nche reports a correction for last week's district Interscholastic league meet. Tack Burris of Alpine Central Ward School won the 100 yard dash and also took first in the broad jump and 50 yard dash, per Central School principal G Hannaford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avanche
Tack Burris
Alpine
Central Ward
Jack
Avalanche
G. Hannaford
Prineival
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Jack Robinson
J. W. Pate
C. C
Calif
William Harrell
Mercedes
Winsner
Lenora Anderson
Vallejo
Cali
Harrell
Fifth Marine Division
Iwo Jima
China
BIG Bend Society
Rotary Meet
U. S
Ieee
North Sth Street
Christian Church Choir
Fred B. Holton
Christian Church
Fred Williams
Betty Ruth Pickering
Iano
Calvary
Lamb of God
John E. Pickering
R. Hill
Billie Weston
Merchant Marine
NewAiirLine
Highland
Rotary
Ine
Pauronize Avalanche
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