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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1959
Page
3
A caption notes meat and vegetables cooked over coals in aluminum foil during a cookout scene. The image from the event emphasizes simple outdoor grilling with basic cookware.
Sul Ross State College hosts the Conservation Education Association's 6th annual conference in Alpine drawing members from nearly every state and Canada. A highlight was the new Science Building on the Sul Ross campus as delegates praised Big Bend climate and college hospitality.
Rains have improved conditions west of Alpine in the Glen area with hearty grass growth. Mrs Herbert Kokernot reports good weekend turnout at their ranch north of Alpine. Visitors from New York, the Dick Madisons, plan to photo the new developments at Big Bend Park. An amoeba eats by folding its food into its body.
Locals Mr and Mrs Donald Watkins and son Greg moved to San Benito as he takes the post of high school band director. Pres at Sul Ross College hosted a Student Council convention with Mr and Mrs J W Gentry returning from Nampa Idaho. Mrs Myrtle White visits John and wife of Milford Utah. Mrs Lula Hurley of Austin visits Mrs T M Hill. Walter Reed Levelland High School principal and son visited Mr and Mrs James Parker Bowden. Reed accompanied by his two sons. Mr Reed's sister Mrs H M Bowden of Chula Vista California visits his parents. Jay and Ann Fielder of Amarillo visit Mr and Mrs W G Fielder and her parents.
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