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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1959
Page
8
School principals and science teachers met with a rep from a science equipment company to begin ordering gear for classes. A total of 3000 will be spent, Alpine receiving 1500 under the National Defense Act. Materials arrive by Sept. 15 for the new school term.
About 17 000 dollars were pledged to carry on the encampment work for the coming year after a Sunday morning collection. A 22 000 dollar goal was set and remains assured through late donations from area Baptist churches. Dr W R White of Baylor University was named head, with re elected officers and new three year directors announced. Sunday School collection totaled 332 dollars and will go to Sul Ross Baptist Student Center. About 900 residents stayed on site during the week long session starting Monday. highest attendance occurred Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr Perry F Webb asked to be relieved as encampment preacher. Jammes Landes invited to record next session starting last Monday in July.
Fort Davis residents attended the 1st Annual Rose Reading Conference with participants including Mrs. Lela Weatherby Hazel L. Tait Kenneth C. McCasland Mrs. Lillian E. Mimms and Mrs. Clora D. Gibson.
Safeway Stores report record sales for the four weeks ended July 16 totaling 14,145,217, up 2.6 percent from the same period in 1950. For the 28 weeks ended July 16, sales reached 1,308,542,249, a 5.5 percent rise over the prior 28 weeks ended July 18, 1959.
Pfc. Jose L. De La 0, 20, serving in Fontenet France with Headquarters and Service Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, is married to Rita and living with his parents at 103 W. Ave. F Alpine. He joined the Army in 1960, trained at Fort Carson and began overseas duty after July 20, 1960 with Company B. Aberdes special Proving.
The Alpine Avalanche notes sales totaling 1 249 271 893 dollars and reports Safeway Stores numbering 2183 in operation as of July 16, up from 2142 on July 18, 1958.
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