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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
1
The Avalanche prints a Christmas greeting from Alpine merchants and a long meditation on American democracy, work ethic, history, and the need to preserve heritage. The note criticizes excess recreation and signals hope for continued service to readers and customers.
The Texas Highway Commission announced a large repair and rehabilitation program under President Truman's emergency order. Brewster and Jeff Davis counties will see about 77 miles of seal coat work on U S 90 U S 67 Park Road 3 to Indian Lodge Marathon to Spring Creek Alpine road segments and a total projected cost near 79 000 dollars.
The Alpine Cowboys invite all Alpine youngsters to Kokernot field tonight at 7:30 for Santa Claus to distribute candy and fruit. The park lights shine with Rudolph, carols, and a planned North Pole arrival. Kiddies urged to bring Santa letters to the ball park. First Methodist Church hosts a Christmas vesper service at 9 p.m. Sunday. Alpine Bucks win second tournament of the year in Fort Davis events. Marathon and Alpine teams feature in volleyball and basketball. Sul Ross Lobo football dinner honored the season with coach Red Pierce predicting a strong next year.
Harold Z Haas, son of Enon Haas of El Paso and nephew of Harris Smith, long-time Brewster county resident now in Joplin Missouri, was decorated for heroism in Korea. Sgt Haas received the Bronze Star for courageous service contributing to an effective defense line and repelling an enemy attack.
Billy Dorris, recently recalled to active Navy service, completed his physical in Houston on Monday and will report for duty January 16. The note closes with a Christmas greeting and a reminder that personal security comes from hard work.
Sul Ross College Music and Speech Depts presented A Christmas Pageant a poetic dramatic choral fantasia on the birth of Christ in the college auditorium Tuesday night December 19. The combined forces directed by Glenn F. Davis and Freda G. Powell featured the Rossonian Choristers with soloists and tableaux enhanced by lighting by W T Powell.
Hank Finger Jr. 24, Alpine chamber of commerce manager and Sul Ross alumnus, died from a fractured skull after a car crash near Del Rio at about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Henry C Finger Sr and Mrs Finger accompanied the body to Alvin for burial.
Pablo Rodriguez, about 45, was killed when the car he rode in left Highway 227 near a bridge and plunged over an embankment near Marathon Big Bend park road about 440 miles south of Marathon. The older Rodriguez, a ranch operator, suffered minor injuries and received treatment.
Alpine party guests of ranchman Nevill Prownes returned Tuesday from a hunt in Tamaulipas Mexico with a full bag of ducks and geese. Members included Jack Fruge Benson Des O'Donnell Hill Ray Tavett Keith Morrow Billy Meriwather and Chas Sirington. They crossed the Rio Grande at Reynosa and roved inland to San Fernando reporting 90 ducks and 16 Canadian and snow geese. The party hunted ducks and geese on the run and noted abundant large game in the area.
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