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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1951
Page
4
A scatter of old classified items listing land for sale with vague terms and a large outbuilding for conversion into apartments, near Ward school, plus notices for pets, used typewriters, telegraph trainee ads, waitstaff positions, and a death bereavement card. Multiple names and phone numbers, dates, and local business references appear amid general ads and notices.
Local notes list residents and visitors including Mr and Mrs Billy West heading to New Mexico and others from Alpine Odessa Midland Abilene and Cameron visiting relatives. Navy discharge for Elmer McMillan returns to Alpine. several trips to San Angelo Galveston and Colorado noted along with a baby Jaceline Lee born July 28 and family plans.
The Board of Regents of Sul Ross State College system held a quarterly meeting then visited Sul Ross to inspect the three million dollar building program nearing completion. In the president's office are Dr. Paul Boynton, Dr. Harmon Low, Walter Woodul, Emma Mae, Claude Isbell, H. L. Mills, with other regents listed as not shown.
A party from Indianola Iowa plans a three week trip visiting New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Montana and Canada. They will see Lake Louise and return via Washington Oregon and California. Mrs Virginia Rice and son John Wesley visit C Wes ley Bice at Alpine Courts. Frances Williamson and Miss Hetty Roberts from San Antonio join nephew Tony Roberts of Kelly Air Force base. Tommy joins Philip Roberts in El Paso for a weekend gathering.
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