Christmas Season Cheers Fill Mountain Peaks Avalanche Page
Readers are invited to enjoy a reflective note from Mountain Peaks editor on improvements, holiday spirit, and community. praise for Ben nett and the cleaner paper, plus a tour of Alpine Christmas lights at Tommy Barrow’s Co op and Kokerno field stadium with music. The editors thank patrons for encouragement and extend best wishes for a joyful Christmas season.
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Alpine
Tommy Barrow
Kokerno@ field
Professional mn Approaching Graduating Lobos As Season Ends
Twelve members of the Sul Ross State College Lobos football squad will graduate this year and have drawn interest from major NFL teams including the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, and Detroit Lions. Players named include John C. Waldrum, Frank Barton, J. L. Dodd, and John O. Parks. No contracts have been signed. Miss Helen Fielder of Las Cruces is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Fielder.
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Sul Ross State College
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Los Angeles—Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit Lions
John C. Waldrum
Frank Barton
J. L. Dodd
John O. Parks
Helen Fielder
Las Cruces
Mrs
W. G. Fielder
Lobos Face Tangerine Bowl Trip With Superstition
Sul Ross State Lobos prepare for the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando Florida. Coach Red Pierce and Jack Perryman lead the team leaving Christmas from the Davis Mountain country by chartered buses to route via San Antonio Houston Baton Rouge Tallahassee and Orlando to face Murray Thorobreds of Murray State College Murray Kentucky. The Lobos plan workouts at Rice Institute Stadium Houston and LSU Stadium Baton Rouge and Bobby Benson Memorial Field Tallahassee before the game. Police escort arranged from the Florida state line to Orlando. The team remains in good condition and carries a three underpass ritual before games.
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Sul Ross State College Lobos
Davis Mountain Country
Florida
Citrus Fruit Country
Orlando
Fla
Red Pierce
Jack Perryman
San Antonio
Houston
Baton Rouge
Tallahassee
Murray Thorobreds
Murray State College
Murray
Lobos
Rice Institute Stadium
Louisiana State University Stadium
Baon Rouge
Tallahasses
Bobby Benson Memorial Field
Ecort
Florida State Line
Pierce
Perryman
Danny J. Pollock
Sul Ross
Paul FE
Red” Pierce
William H
Jack” Perryman
Mrs Effie Williams Dies Here Last Friday
Mrs Effie Alice Williams age 72 years 10 months 25 days died Friday morning Dec 17 in Alpine after a four day illness. Born Effie Raney in Ft Scott Kansas she married W B Williams in 1893 who died in 1928. Surviving children are Edna Goodner Bert Williams R V Williams and A Ray Williams. Graveside services were held Dec 18 in Sierra Blanca with Rev J E Pickering officiating.
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Effie Alice Williams
Alpine
Williams
Effie Alice Raney
Ft. Scott
Kansas
W. B. Williams
Edna Goodner
St. Louis
Bert Williams
van Horn
R. V. Williams
el Paso
A. Ray Williams
Livingston
Sierra Blanca
J. E. Pickering
Hattie Roark
Ray Williams
Roy
Highway 118 Gets Paying Funds
The State Highway commission authorized 50000 for the second 10 mile strip of Highway 118 from 10 miles south of Alpine to 20 miles south and 210000 for drainage and grading of two more 10 mile sections from 20 to 40 miles south. Drainage on the second 10 miles should finish in January with hard surfacing after spring weather. The 40 miles of improved highway aim to provide all weather access into Big Bend National Park from Alpine. Work is by the State Highway department maintenance section in 10 mile blocks.
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State Highway Commission
Alpine
Big Bend National Park
State Highway Department
Henry Bailey Opens New Auto Dealership and Service
Henry Bailey opened a new auto showroom on N. 6th street near the courthouse with a 1949 Cadillac and Oldsmobile on display. A. R. Stambaugh heads the service department and Bailey promises top notch care, while additional showroom space is planned.
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N. 6Th Street
Ave. C
Henry Bailey
A. R. Stambaugh
Bailey
Granada Installs New Projection and Sound Equipment
Granada theatre has updated with a Sno white large screen and Western Electric sound gear. Two Breakert Super Simplex projectors with copper carbon arc lamps replace the old system. Manager C W Davis notes the new setup includes automatic reel change and a bell cue for changes.
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Granada
Western Electric
C. W. Davis
D. C
Davis
L. C. Griffith Theatres
Dallas
Addition Enables Motor Company To Enlarge Service Dept
A 32 by 50 foot addition at La. Beff Ritter Motors will expand the automobile service shop and show room. Dad Ritter notes feed is now at the rear and customers should use that door. The building length reaches about 170 feet and the former feed room becomes part of the Plymouth DeSoto service area.
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Beff-Ritter Motors
Dad Ritter
Plymouth-DeSoto
Dr Crissman Returns to Alpine Opens Office
Dr E M Crissman chiropractor returns to Alpine and opens an office in the Jones apartment building rear of the structure east of the Big Bend Abstract. His wife and two children accompany him to Alpine.
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E. M. Crissman
Alpine
Jones
Big Bend Abstract
Body falls 16 feet in first second without air resistance
The statement notes that ignoring air resistance a body drops 16 feet during the initial second of free fall.
Comings and Goings of the Holiday Season
Holiday travelers and visitors fill family homes as many Texans plan Christmas stays. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wood of Del Rio with Drury Wood, Dr. and Mrs. Cherry of Austin visiting relatives in town, and families from Abilene Houston Midland and San Antonio gathering for Christmas.
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C. D. Wood
del Rio
Drury Wood
Messiah Presentation Strikes Favorable Note
Christmas Seal sale ends soon for the Brewster County Tuberculosis Association. Chairman Al Donaubauer thanks buyers and urges late contributions to fund the 1949 program including school tuberculosis checks. A state conference in Austin and a full year-end report are planned.
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Brewster County Tuberculosis Association
al Donaubauer
Seal Sale
Austin
Miss Martha Shelby to be missionary to India soon
Fort Davis resident Miss Martha Shelby a former high school teacher reports her commission as a missionary to India. The Buck Hill Falls meeting on December 9 conducted the commissioning service led by Bishop Arthur J. Moore. Shelby lists Fort Davis Alpine and Austin as her origins with degrees from the University of Texas Sul Ross Kennedy Scarritt. Her departure date is not announced and she will publish a Hartford Connecticut address in the interim.
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Fort Davis
Martha Shelby
India
Miss Shelby
Buck Hill Falls
Penna
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Methodist Church
Arthur J. Moore
Atlanta
Shelby
Alpine
Austin
University of Texas
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Kennedy School of Missions
Hartford
Conn
Scarritt College
Nashville
Tenn
Stanley Jones
Paul E. Martin
Little Neck
Ark
Bishop Martin
John G. Prude
C. R. Fryar
Prude
Hartford, Conn
Belcher Injured in Auto Mishap near San Angelo
Word reached that Lobo lineman Jack Belcher and Sul Ross student Robert Smith were injured in a car accident near San Angelo Tuesday night. Belcher sustained cuts to face and neck needing about 25 stitches and will miss games at Orlando on New Year’s night.
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Jack Belcher
Robert Smith
Sul Ross
San Angelo
Belcher
Pierce
Orlando
Messiah Heralds Alpine Christmas Season At Rossonian
A brisk norther and a sterling performance of Handel's Messiah welcomed 500 Alpine villagers to a Christmas season concert. Rossonian choristers and the college symphony under Glenn F. Davis forge a yearly Texas heritage, showcasing Handel's dramatic fire and the Yuletide sections in a Sunday matinee.
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Preston Stedman
Handel
Davis Mountain
Texas
Glenn F. Davis
Sul Ross
Rossonian
College Symphony
Alpine
Daughter
Alpine Child Dies in Abilene After Illness
Bernice Williams four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Britt Williams died last Thursday in Abilene after transfer from suspected polio to diphtheria. National Polio Foundation arranged transport to Hendrick Memorial Hospital. Funeral services held at Livingston Funeral Home with eight siblings and the parents surviving.
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Bernice Williams
Britt Williams
Abilene
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
National
Livingston Funeral Home
Alpine Population Figures Updated On City Limit Signs
State Highway Department installs new Alpine city limit signs showing a population of 5750, replacing the earlier 3866, with placements along Highways 90 67 and 118 from Carlsbad to Big Bend National Park.
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Alpine
State Highway Department
Carlsbad
Big Bend National Park
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D'jya
Effie Williams
Dearest
Jesus
Holy Child
New Motor Home
Motor Company
Motor Service Department
DR. Crissman
J. E. Burgess
Comanche
Carroll Stevens
H. G. Watson
Mrs. T. O. Tipps of
Pampa
Bill Cotter
Barbara Beard of
Pharr
T. A. Beard
Joe Luckett
Midland
Jack Cross
Lucian P. Cherry
T. B. Davis
Fred Slight
Judge
R. B. Slight
George Baines
E. M. Elliott
Los Angeles
John Gentry
Texas University
J. W. Gentry
Bythel Dutton
Baylor University
Frank Dutton
Juanita Payne
Howard Payne
Mrs. E. S. Payne
Emily Livingstone
College of Mines
Charles Livingston
Dorothy Ligon
Carlsbad, N. M
Worth Frazer
Frazer
Carl Rogers
Marfa
Avilene
Seaboard Oil Co
J. W. Gilmer
Milton Gilmer
Jesse B. Gilmer
Milton Gilmer Jr
New Mexico A
Verna Bowers
Messiah
A. N. Alkire
Ft. Davis
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