Alpine Lions Convention and County Bond Petition Plans
Alpine hosts a Lions convention amid praise for the event and calls for more such gatherings while Brewster County eyes a new courthouse project funded by bonds. A petition drive and public notice begin as officials plan with the architect to outline costs and signatures. The Avalanche emphasizes ethical reporting and community welfare over sensationalism.
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Court House
Brewster County
Iit
Commissioners Court
Alpine Group Seeks Truman Appearance at Park Dedication
Alpine men including Felix McGaughy Dr R M Hawkins F L McColum Jim Casner and Ross Maxwell travel to Washington to invite Mr Truman to dedicatory service at the park. They may shift the date to accommodate his appearance while park preparations and planning proceed.
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Washington
Mr. Truman
Felix McGaughy
R. M. Hawkins
Sul Ross College
F. L. McColum
Jim Casner
Ross Maxwell
Committee On Planning
Improvements Nears Completion at Jaycee Softball Field
Finishing touches are being made this week on the Jaycee softball field east of Kokernot field. The field has been leveled and plans to sod it this fall. O. D. Burleson donated equipment and labor for leveling. H. L. Kokernot Jr. will sponsor the remaining work and financed part of the leveling. Softball play will start around June 1 with at least six teams expected.
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Jaycee
Kokernot
O. D. Burleson
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Alpine Cowboys
Change in Alpine Mail Delivery Cuts Twice Daily Service
Alpine shifts from twice daily to once daily mail delivery following a Post Office department order. Despite reduced trips, patrons report little inconvenience and even faster delivery in some cases as carriers begin around 10 a.m. after Train No. 1 arrives. the San Angelo Standard- Times is included. Parcel post service was introduced last week.
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Alpine
Post Office Department
San Angelo
Morris Named Manager Station Operations for Trans-Texas
Houston April 26 Trans Texas Airways announces Nathan C. Morris will serve as manager station operations and traffic in Alpine. Morris, station manager for months, has worked with the airline since June 1947. His Marfa hometown and marriage to a Marfa woman are noted.
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Houston
Trans- Texas Airways
W. Bruce Hiatt Jr
Paul Welch
Nathan C. Morris
Alpine
Morris
Trans-Texas Airways
Marfa
Mail Delivery Schedule at City Office Station
The office receives all night mail and mail from Train No 1 from the east around 9 a.m. daily. No other parcel post arrives until 6 p.m.
Open House At Sul Ross Attracts West Texas Students
More than 125 high school students from several West Texas schools attended Sul Ross College open house on April 18 hosted by the Science and Geology clubs. George Hunt and W N McAnulty sponsored the event to acquaint students with Sul Ross science facilities and opportunities.
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Sul Ross
West Texas
Science Club
Geology Club
Sul Ross College
George Hunt
W. N. McAnulty
Mrs. Lewenthal Dies in Houston Hospital After Illness
Mrs. Sue Lewenthal 20 wife of Bert Lewenthal Alpine Texas died in a Houston hospital Tuesday after a brief illness. She had been in Houston for a few days and her husband joined her when her condition worsened. Interment was in Forest Park cemetery Houston yesterday at 10 a.m. The Lewenthals lived in Alpine for three years where Bert ran the Turf club. Miss Miltia Hill toured Del Rio last week with Sul Ross art exhibit and spoke to the Del Rio Woman's club on American Art.
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Sue Lewenthal
Bert Lewenthal
Alpine
Houston
Mr. Lewenthal
Lewenthals
Turf Club
Forest Park Cemetery
Miltia Hill
del Rio
Sul Ross
Women’s Club
Band Parents Host Record Bingo Night For Band Uniforms
Band Parents raised 374 dollars at a high school gym bingo party drawing over 350 players. Proceeds from the event funded new band uniforms overdue after a 10 year history, with almost 100 dollars from the concession. Lions club provided 800 feet of tables for a district convention prep, aiding crowd capacity.
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Ed Davidson
Wally Davis
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Carswell Hollingshead
John Newell
Band Parents Club
Newell
Lions Club
Lions
Alpine visit highlights Philip Morris landmark Johnny Morris
Johnny Morris Jr, the 48 inch tall living trademark for Philip Morris cigarettes for 16 years, visited Alpine with P. S. Butler and others. He toured merchants, recounted how he joined the firm as a New York hotel page boy, then travels 10 months yearly on goodwill tours in an MG Midget.
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Johnny
Philip Morris Cigarettes
Alpine
P. S. Butler
Albuquerque
N. M
Philip Morris & C O
WU. E. Nogales
P. Glosser
New York City
Johnny Morris, Jr
Philip Morris Co
Philip Morris
Philip Morris Advertising Agency
Alpine High posts strong regional academic showing
Alpine High School posted a strong regional meet performance in Odessa with top finishes in slide rule, typing, and arithmetic. Ronald Klein and Sylvia Smith led slide rule, Letha Alice Owens and Catherine Hill led ready writers, and John Newell placed in Arithmetic Number Sense. Coaches praised the faculty as Supt. Peyton Cain lauded the students.
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Alpine High School
Odessa
Bucks
Ronald Klein
Sylvia Smith
Alpine
Letha Alice Owens
Catharine Hill
John Newell
Bob Duncan
Marilyn Parker
Norma
Jerry Dickson
Fabens High School
Charlotte Slight
Lorena Uranga
Carroll Simpson
Jack Cooley
van Horn
Pyote
Iraan High School
Roman
Marfa
Flores
Jack Brown
Andy Hudson
Miss Smith
Peyton Cain
Board of Trustees
Marfa Concert Assn Launches Third Membership Drive
The Marfa Community Concert Association starts its third membership drive from May 1 for one week with headquarters in Alpine at Houghton's. An organizing meeting for executives, captains, and workers will occur May 1 at 8 p.m. at the Crews Hotel Marfa. John Lyons will assist in the drive, with refreshments provided and reservations requested before noon May 1 through chairwoman Mrs. Patty McKenzie Maria. The Alpine committee is led by Preston Stedman and includes Graves Bogel Georgia Dallman John Gentry Malone Hill Barton Warnock W. E. Lockhart Gene Houghton and others.
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Marfa Community Concert Assn
Alpine
Houghton’s
Crews Hotel
Marfa
John Lyons
Community Concert Assn
Patty McKenzie
Maria
Preston Stedman
Mesdames Graves Bogel
Georgia Dallman
John Gentry
Malone Hill
Barton Warnock
W. E. Lockhart
Gene Houghton
Dilley Banker Named President of Alpine Bank
Richard Rogers a veteran Texas banker was elected president of the First National Bank at Alpine in a Saturday board meeting. A 26 year Dilley State Bank veteran he will assume duties by June 1 and will organize personnel with help from outgoing VP G B Crawford. Rogers and his wife visited Alpine to learn about the town and its patrons.
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Richard
Dick) Rogers
Texas
First National Bank
Rogers
Dilley State Bank
Dilley
Alpine
H. L. Kokernot Jr
G. B. Crawford
Lions Elect Roy Carter West Texas Governor
Delegates from 36 West Texas Lions clubs elected Roy Carter of Kermit as governor of District 2-T-2, defeating George W. Spence of Ysleta by 10 votes after support shifted from Jack Hawkins. Midland was chosen as the 1951 convention site with about 400 Lions and families in attendance.
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Jim Carll
San Angelo Standard-Times
Lions Club
West Texas
Roy Carter
Kermit
Big Bend National Park
Holland Hotel
Dr Hawkins Speaks at Huntsville Chamber Observance
Sul Ross college served as honor guest for the Huntsville chamber of commerce twenty fifth anniversary banquet. Dr Hawkins former Huntsville schools superintendent and past Huntsville Rotary president addressed the event and civic work.
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R. M. Hawkins
Sul Ross College
Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
Hawkins
Huntsville
Sul Ross
Huntsville Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Census Enumerators To Complete Work In The County Next Week
Brewster county census workers wind up their field work with an expected finish date next week. J Roy Spence says enumeration is nearing completion and no release date for results is set by the Census Bureau. The district office in Odessa or the Washington bureau may announce later.
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Brewster County
J Roy Spence
Census Bureau
Odessa
Washington
Mr. Spence
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Powers That Be
Carlsbad
Truman
Ken Regan
Judge Felix
Alpine Group
BB Park
Jimmy Yancy
Pecos
Alice Allen
Trans-Texas
Johnny OF
Philip Morris’ Fame
Philip Morris Fame
AHS
Marfa Concert Assn
Carter
Dilley Man
Mr. and
Mrs. Rogers
Pecos Lions Club
Jo W. Camp
Marvin Kay
Alpine Lions Club
Jim L. Daugherty
Midland
Austin Dillon
Noble Armstrong
W. W. Adcock
Snyder
Cameron
Kermit Lions Club
Bill Cameron
Sam Furr
E. Furr
Sul Ross Glee Club
Marfa Lions Club
Granada Theatre
Glen Davis
Glee Club
W. E. Williams
High School
Alpine Club
Indian Lodge
Davis Mountain Park
McDonald Observatory
ANNS
Alpine Rotary Club
Ray Berry
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