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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1952
Page
1
A reader muses on a poetic fishing dream and the Wash ington status quo, likening it to a baseball manager choosing a pitcher. The piece condemns the annexation debate and Supreme Court ruling affecting Texas, urging voters to act before the general election. It notes Mrs. Jerry Swines and children returning from Fort Worth for school opening.
Rev. Jesse Pugh announces a 35 minute film Where the Bible Speaks to be shown in the First Christian church sanctuary Sunday evening. The documentary travels from Jerusalem to Samaria Galilee and the Mediterranean coast. It depicts the church through ages the Dark Ages and the Great Reformation and shows Pilgrim landing places and historic shrines. It offers a world wide survey of the church its beliefs and its mission program.
Kokernot field to gain 423 feet of red native stone masonry fencing seven feet high with white capped posts at regular intervals. A new masonry ticket office with access gate to first base bleachers, ambulance entrance and emergency exit gates are planned. An iron arch at the west entrance, a 45 degree entry to the highway, and an arched name sign will mark the field. J E Gray Jr contractor, Western Electric Co, and W J Smith architect coordinate the project for a year-round vista and improved grounds.
The district plans a large faculty for the new term with 876 students from grades 2 through 12 entering on September 2. Centennial and Central Ward schools will staff multiple sections per grade, totaling around 124 to 140 students per teacher and listing numerous teachers across grades. Specialized roles include music, exceptional children, speech, counseling, and vocational agriculture, with a total faculty of 52 classroom teachers plus specialists guiding 1,200 plus students in daily loads.
The case of J. K. Casner x and Robi N. Pulliam heard in district court ended with a hung jury. The August term recessed until September 9 for other trials while criminal cases moved from August 25 to September 22.
Alpine Cowboys lose 8-2 to Camp Atterbury and 7-6 to Anchorage Labor Union, then 15-6 to Los Alamitos, ending their run in the National semi pro baseball tournament at Wichita. Abramowitz and Robins pitched. Berberet, McClaren and Swain led Alpine hits. Zombfer and Kneupper among others contributing in a rough, error-filled week.
The Alpine International team dropped a 6-5 decision to the Carlsbad Lions on Sunday, ending their nine-game winning streak. Gage Tangs led offensively with four hits including two triples, while Dan Valenzuela relieved in the sixth, and Davis allowed 12 hits for Carlsbad. Eleven Internationals were left on base as the Lions seized two errors and a hit in the ninth to clinch the win at Ramos Field.
Mrs. Jack Johnson, educator in Alpine public schools, received her doctor of education on August 14 at Colorado State College of Education in Greeley. She previously earned a bachelor’s from Sul Ross and a master’s in 1942. Among nine doctorates at Greeley she was the only woman. Her affiliations include Delta Kappa Gamma and Kappa Delta Pi. Johnson and her husband’s sister attended the exercises, and the party later toured Rocky Mountain National Park.
Mrs John Weyerts a longtime Alpine resident has seen many grandchildren graduate from Alpine high School and fill local classrooms. Her family has attended Alpine schools since 1896 with 18 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Her daughters Edna and Johnnie led in 1920 and 1922 respectively, highlighting the Weyerts legacy in Alpine education.
Funeral services were held last Friday for Mrs Josie L. Elliott age 60 who died at her East Holland Ave home after an extended illness. Born in DeKalb in 1862 she married Hott Elliott in 1911 and lived in Texarkana Longview and Arkansas before moving to Alpine in 1945. Rev LeRoy Sewell led the First Methodist church service with interment at Elm Grove cemetery. Surviving are her husband R G Elliott Jr of Fort Worth daughter Mrs BE Hawkins of San Angelo three sisters and a brother J D O rear Jr of California six grandchildren.
Over 400 executives registered for a regional session this week in Alpine. Region 9 leaders, including Hal W Lewman, will close Friday after sessions at Sul Ross College featuring workshops on scouting problems and group discussions. Visitors toured McDonald Observatory and mingled with Rotarians and Lions during the regional gathering.
Report outlines a local gathering of the Brotherhood of District 7, noting speakers and attendees. The fragmented text references a meet at a community venue, mentions pride and lessons, and hints at discussions on governance and local concerns.
A large barn housing a machine shop garage and ranch machinery on Asa A ranch in Brewster County was burned last Sunday. A Mexican employee started the blaze by lighting a stove with gasoline in an adjacent building. He rode a horse to a corral, pulled a pickup from the barn fire, and saved several items before the structure suffered an estimated $8,000 loss with no insurance.
In Brewster county runoff, only 162 votes were cast with three polling sites. Stock law in Marathon precinct won all 66 votes. Write ins produced 40 votes for Virginia Young Granger over TB Henderson. Culver and Bell split the Supreme Court associate justice race with Culver 6 to 76. Incumbent Granger led a tie in the first primary among Granger and Henderson.
Fort Davis residents prepare to welcome Eddie Webster home from Houston in an iron lung. He will arrive by army plane likely Thursday or Friday, with family and neighbors offering aid. The four year old polio patient is to live at home with a chest respirator, funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, as Fort Davis marks a rare deployment of a lung in a small town.
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