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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1951
Page
4
FOR SALE OR TRADE 6 ICE BOXES PRICED FROM 350 TO 89 3 electric refrig es pri fine Rachange 106/N. th St Alpine property will earn six percent with safety Storey Whiteside Lumber Co Phons 74 P O Box 899 Alpine 3 30 tie
Midland Livestock Auction on Thursday August 2 saw a steady market across most classes. Butcher cows slipped about 50 cents per hundred, good grade steer calves remained strong, and totals reached 568 head with fat calves and yearlings at 34 to 50 dollars per cwt. Canners and medians ranged from 19 to 26.50 with a 23 steer calf group at 36 per cwt. Heifer calves sold near the same, and the American Cancer Society was awarded 988 research grants nationwide.
Alpine residents and visitors are listed in a regional roundup. Alfred E. Creigh and daughter Lindy spent time in San Antonio. Mrs. George Pugh visited relatives in Santa Ana Brownwood and Lubbock. Trips include Chihuahua City Mexico, Tucson Arizona, Colorado, El Paso medical travel, and Paisano encampment attendance.
A string of visitors and relatives tour Alpine and nearby towns. departures and arrivals include Mrs. J. G. McClancy and daughters in Beaufort visiting Jack Fruge. Miss Dorothy Ligon and Miss Elena DeVaney attend a New York City school administrators conference. Peggy Louise Berkheimer plans to work in San Diego after a two week Alpine stay. A Fort Davis diary recounts Atlantic voyage sickness and voyage progress toward Bremerhaven with notes on channel sights and currency exchange.
John W. Gillet mayor of Alpine attended El Paso Rotary Club luncheon honoring Sgt. Shipman recruiting officer. El Paso club and Colonel Duggan Southwestern District Commander hosted to praise recruiting service in the El Paso area including Alpine.
Mr and Mrs G K Lange express sincere thanks for messages of good wishes and flowers sent by the Alpine Rotary club and others during their time in Rochester Minnesota. The thoughtful gestures greatly cheered them and reminded them of supportive friends in Alpine and beyond.
A Paris cancer conference concluded cancer stems from many factors rather than a single cause. Degenerative tissue changes may combine with outside agents of the industrial era. Research is funded by the American Cancer Society through the 1951 Cancer Crusade. Local campaign runs through August. RG Elliott is campaign manager.
Memorial service for encampment association members held at Baylor University. Baptist Bible chair funds split between Sul Ross Alpine and Texas Western El Paso. New officers elected: Crawford Mitchell president and grounds superintendent. D C Littleton assistant. Rev M Turner executive vice president. Rev Herschel Ford Rev James Leavell Rev Glenn Bales vice presidents. Secretaries Paul Keith Jesse Blackwell. treasurer Frank Barton. New directors include D C Littleton Sullivan Newsom Vernon Yeatley Straussinson Barton Clinton Tennyson Sid Kyle Hubbs Reeves Alexander. Camp dates set for next year July 21 to 27. first camp June 16 50 and boys camp June 23-27. District 7 Brotherhood Sept 2-3. One million volunteers sought by American Cancer Society. 1951 Crusade underway.
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