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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
9
Pop's Place on Holland Avenue unveils an attractive new front and counter. The updated storefront aims to draw customers with a brighter, more inviting look. The shopkeeper says the change reflects a desire to improve the customer experience.
Sul Ross State College awarded 26 football letters for the 1957 season. Moe Hedrick announced 24 players and 2 trainers received letters, with Seldon Hensley the lone fourth letter recipient and team co captain.
Dan Goynes of George West Texas won first prize in the Big Bend Sportsman's Club blacktail deer contest. He earned a high powered rifle as top prize. Bill Stevens of San Antonio took second prize field glasses and W I Hendren received a .22 calibre rifle as consolation. Goynes posted a 108 percent score, Stevens 103 percent.
Locals report Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moore spending Thanksgiving with relatives in Uvalde. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Kimball returned to Alpine after a lengthy stay in Liberty. Barbara Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wally Davis, fractured a foot yesterday while events unfolded. Primitive man first created mosaics by placing pebbles on cave floors, a technique later used by Ancient Sumerians and Egyptians in decorative glass jewelry.
A local advisory cautions drivers to watch for school kids in crossing zones and to slow down near schools, stressing pedestrian safety and clear visibility for motorists.
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