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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1959
Page
7
The Alpine Avalanche invites readers to report any erroneous reflections on the character standing or relation of any person firm or corporation in its columns so management may promptly correct the record.
A 10 day Paisano Baptist Encampment session served about twenty thousand meals. Improvements costing around $1000 were planned before the next session. Mary Catherine Ingston, six, died in Santa Anna after a brief illness. Benino Cobos, about 49, was found dead near Alpine from a bullet wound, with Justice Frazer citing loss of blood. Fort Davis native Cobos had lived in Alpine. he was a stepson of Dario Cobos. Grand jurors named for August term of district court include Jesse Allen and others. Local schools were to close for a one day event called by State officials from 14 counties. Various residents visited, shopped, or returned from travels, including Misses Thalia and Frances Gillett, and Mrs. Graves Bogel.
Mrs L C Miller hosted relatives from Duncan and Burkburnett while Rev L A Sublett entertained Midland friends and Odessa guests over the weekend. Fort Davis High honors Ronnie Rinehart valedictorian and Mike Woolley salutatorian earned scholarships from Texas Western and Hardin-Simmons respectively. Fort Davis Junior High campers from El Paso joined leaders from Alpine and Fort Davis Presbyterian churches for a Knox Knoll outing and Sunday picnic.
Old Fort Davis items report CCC built furniture for state park hotels at Bastrop. News includes bridge results with 24 guests, hostesses at the Scobee home, family arrivals and a new baby girl named Sarah Vir Wood born August 1 in Pecos. Reverend Reemstma and wife reside in Fort Davis for a month as he ministers in Oklahoma. Marathon correspondent resigns. Louise Crawford to take over as co respondent next week.
Locals recount trips to Junction Austin and Corpus Christi and describe visits by Baines San Antonio and guests at Paisano Encampment. A wedding reception in Austin honors David Pierce who recently wed and plans move for work. Also noted are teaching moves, barbecues with Johnsons, and island travel from El Paso to Hawaii with Kilgore.
The typing department has relocated to the Vocational Ag Building and the Foreign Languages department French and Spanish under MEP have moved. Slover has been moved.
A fragmentary card thanks friends and neighbors for support as Creed Taylor’s family relocates to add typing desks for the upcoming school year due to limited space at the high school.
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