Borderway Highway Project Moves Through Alpine Area
The state aided Borderway route from Alpine toward Presidio County progresses with right-of-way negotiations and an 11 mile segment being prepared. State officials vow the road will be among the best in the state and federal interest hinges on its military value. Separately a fatal paralytic stroke claims Mrs. J Raborn of Alpine, a longtime resident and church member, with funeral services held at the Methodist church.
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Alpine
del Rio
San Antonio
el Ps
Presidio County
State Highway Commission
Marfa
Com‘stock
Georgia
Reuben Miney
Tha
Mia
Lula Murphy
Eugene Miney
St. Louis
Floyd Miney
Oklahoma City
Louis Raborn
Raborn
Etricken
G. W. Baines
Knox Reid
T. A. Beard
Lem Taylor
Felix McGaughy
Stack
City Schools Close May 23 For Commencement
The Al Pine public schools will close Monday May 23 marking the end of the term. D M Major superintendent announced key events include baccalaureate Sunday May 2 at the Junior High auditorium with Rev J T Redman delivering the sermon. Senior high commencement is planned for Wednesday May 25 in the college auditorium. Central ward exercises are May 23 and Junior high on May 24 at the Junior high auditorium. Jack Greear is valedictorian with a 96 average. Audrey Lewis salutatorian with a 94 average.
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Al‘Pine
D. M. Major
Jack Greear
Audrey Lewis
J. T. Redman
Methodist Church
College Auditorum
Central Ward
Fourth Drawing At Granada Theater Draws Crowds
The Granada theatre filled to capacity for another drawing as Alpine merchants held the lucky number for a bedroom suite giveaway. Mrs. John Iveine won last week's prize and two more drawings are planned, one each Tuesday night for the next two weeks.
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Granade
John ‘Ievine
Oddfellows Gather for 113th Anniversary in Fort Davis
Oddfellows from Davis Marfa Sanderson and Alpine lodges meet in Fort Davis for a joint anniversary program at Keesey grove. Alpine lodge leads the program followed by a basket supper. Event starts at 6:00 PM and includes members and their families.
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Oddfellows Fromort Davis
Marfa
Sanderson
Alpine Lodges
Fort Davis
Keesey Grove
Oddfellows
Singers Meet At Fort Davis Sunday
The singing convention moved from Marfa to Fort Davis at the Presbyterian church 3:00 pm Sunday. The program includes a welcome address song directed by Leonard Maxcy and two songs directed by Miss Irma Lee Batey plus a quartet from First Christian Church of Songs directed by W Bridges. Special performances include Harmonica Twins Hor ace Oliver and Mr Slover of Alpine and a handsaw gong by Charles Special.
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Marfa
Fort Davis
Presbyterian Church
Ong
Leonard Maxcy
Irma Lee Batey
First Christian Church of Songs
2. W. Bridges
Mrs. Prank
Harmonica
Horace Oliver
Mr. Slover
Alpine
Raymond
Charles
Independent Gas Station Opens in Alpine
An independent gas station opened this week on Holland Avenue across from the Highway Service station. It will sell Pecos valley gasoline near Fort Stockton at about three cents below the prices charged by other Alpine stations, under the management of W. H. Cooley and Oscar Hale Jr.
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W. H. Cooley
Oscar Hale, Jr
Holland Avenue
Highway
Pecos Valley
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Paving and Rerouting 11 Mile Strip of U S 90 Planned
State Highway Department announces plan to pave and reroute 11 miles of a border highway near Comstock Val Verde County. Surveys will be completed in a month with bids possible in June for grading drainage and bridges. Funding partly by Val Verde County with total cost around 60000 dollars.
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State Highway Department
Austin
Associated Press
Evening News
Val Verde County
Pecos River
Comstock
Highway Department
Val Verde
lLangtry
Hera
Industrial education display at Alpine Mercantile window
The senior high school's industrial education class presents an exhibit in the Alpine Mercantile window this week. Students urge the public to view the quality work completed during the past term.
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Alpine Mercantile
Tew
Burglaries at Alpine Residence Reported
Mrs Bird found her East Avenue C home burglarized last week with jewelry and valuables stolen from a trunk in a back bedroom. Entry was made by slicing a window screen and lifting the catch. officers pursue clues and fingerprints as a check of area peace officers continues.
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J. C. Bird
East Avenue C
Otticers
Inter scholastic League meet draws large crowd and strong tennis
Contestants and visitors flock to the Inter scholastic League meet starting yesterday and streaming through tomorrow night. Director General Coleman says attendance may be lower than last year, with 700 to 800 out of town guests expected, though steady competition across athletic and relay events promises a lively finale.
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Torrow
Coleman
Alpine Lions Put Welcome Signs on Major Highways
Welcome signs are being erected this week by the Alpine Lions Club. One sign is at the east edge of town on U S 90, another at the west edge on the same route, and a third at the north edge on the Alpine Pecos highway. The signs read welcome and include the Lions meeting date and place.
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Alpine Lions Club
Alpine
Alpine-Pecos
West Texas Chamber Plans May Convention Theme
Sweetwater reports plans for the fourteenth annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce meeting set for May 12 to 14. The program prioritizes united regional progress and cutting public expenditures. Invitations target 500 local public expenditure and taxation committee members and include speakers such as Dr Herman Gerlach James, president of the University of South Dakota.
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Sweetwater
West Texas
Herman Gerlach James
University of South Dakota
School of Government of
The
High School Honor Roll Is Announced
The honor roll for Senior and Junior high schools for the last six weeks was announced by D. M. Major. Names include Senior High seniors Jack Greear and Audrey Lewis plus others across junior high and elementary grades. The Central ward school honor roll was noted in the previous Avalanche issue.
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Boonr
D. M. Major
Jack Greear
Audrey Lewis
Isabel Yates
Allene Martin
Dorothy Ann
Perkins
Marguerite Seales
Dorothy Burnham
David Major
Richard Lewis
Julia Gentry
Merritt Hopson
Earl Langford
Bulger
Paul Penrod
Frinces Morejock
Florence Forchheimer
Margaret Fletcher
Lucille Anderson
John Holland
Joe Hord
Bobbie Major
Rade
Alice Blucher
Lola Lee Young
Margie Pouncey
Virginia Holland
Lucyle Ferguson
Margaret Adams
Norman Wright
Jack Hord
Central Ward
The
Avalanche
Cooking school begins May at Alpine in homemaking program
May 4 start date for a cooking school in Alpine led by Miss Constantine of Gateway Stores Homemakers Bureau. The program covers meal planning, preparation, budgeting for entertainment, and household problem solving with free information requests to the bureau. Julia Wright, national director, praises Constantine as an experienced lecturer with original ideas and recipes.
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Wits
Waewen Eall Atewsy
Ava
Innis Metal
Alpine
Shea Whch
Wen
Miss Constantine
Gateway Stores
Julia Lee Wright
Safeway Stores
Julia Wright
Alpine Declares Apr 25 30 as Spring Clean Up Week
Mayor G W Baines proclaims April 25 to 30 as Spring Clean Up Week in Alpine and urges all residents and organizations to participate. The drive funds pre school health checks by the Parent Teacher Association with transportation and committees led by Mrs Crawford Terry and others, aiming to prevent childhood diseases and reduce later life health costs.
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Alpine
G. W. Baines
F.T. A
Mt Wae
The
Camaign
PT. A
Chamber of Commerce
Baines
Offtelas
Land
Apri
M. H. Moorman
Recommission Refuses SP Cut in Sunset Argonaut Plan
Austin reports Texas Railroad Commission chair C. V. Terrell said the Southern Pacific request to merge the Sunset Limited and the Argonaut between Orange and El Paso would be denied. The decision faced delays due to absent commissioners and faced opposition from railway unions over wage-cut plans linked to service reductions.
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Austin
C. V. Terrell
Texas Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
Sunset Limited
Argonaut
Orange
el Paso
New Orleans
Los Angees
Railway Brotherhoods
Chicago
G. M.gunn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Commission
Sandifer appointed to fill unexpired county treasurer term
Commissioners court named A. B. Bandifer to succeed the late M. T. Chastain as county treasurer after 17 applicants were considered. The unanimous vote followed minutes of the proceedings. Bandifer, an Alpine business leader, will assume duties once the audit is completed, likely within the next ten days.
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A. B. Bandifer
Commissioners Court
M.T. Chastain
Sandifer
Alpine
Court House
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