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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1954
Page
12
A son named Richard Franklin was born Tuesday August 17 at El Paso Army hospital to Sgt. and Mrs. Richard F. Watts. The baby weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Thee of Alpine and Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Watts of Danville.
Mr and Mrs Elton R Miles announce the birth of a daughter Adri enne born Saturday Aug 21 in an Alpine hospital weighing 4 lbs 4 ozes Grandparents are Mr and Mrs A L Miles Gatesville They have another child Harry 12 Dr J E Wright was to undergo major surgery in an El Paso hospital today Mrs Graves Bogel returned from a summer trip visiting friends and relatives in San Antonio Corpus Amarillo and Huntsville Ala
Alpine Lions organize a local club in Big Bend National Park region with youth showing high exam scores. Game Warden Frank Hamer speaks on hunting and fishing safety. Lions honor Forest Weston guests visiting Kerrville crippled children’s home. Hallie H Veale, a pianist guest, recently moved from Perryton. Buddies Hawkins and daughters from Odessa were guests at the King Terry home.
Two-year suspended sentences were assessed against two local men on DWI charges in District court this week and their drivers license revoked. Sam Johnston and Paul A. Wilkinson of San Angelo were also charged in the case.
The report notes the Pecos River bridge flood as the worst in history with water running through the canyon. An all weather detour is opened with embankment completed though road sides are steep and heavily loaded trucks cautioned.
Mrs. Mary Faulkner of Tulsa Ohio is a guest at the home of her sister Mrs Ed Davidson and Mr Davidson. M L Hopson is in an El Paso hospital for treatment and possible surgery. Mrs Hopson is in El Paso with her husband. Mrs Roberta Schnitzius and children Susan and Phillip are visiting for several days at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred M Jack. Mrs Jack will accompany them when they return to their home in Dallas.
Mr and Mrs Burwell Boudreaux and their son Bill of Porterville California are returning home this weekend after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Joe L Smith and other relatives Their son Mike who spent the summer here with his grandparents will accompany them home
Floods forced closure of Highway 90 with a bridge washout and river rise. The Highway Department rapidly installed a temporary span and crews work around the clock to reopen the corridor between Van Horn and San Antonio. A permanent bridge costing about a million dollars is planned. The flood also damaged the Southern Pacific railroad marooning the west bound Limited for over a week and disrupting through traffic. Towns along the highway suffer economically due to the closure of this key east west tourist route between the West coast and San Antonio.
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