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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1950
Page
1
A local note reports Donald Yeats Forbes born Feb 2 at Nix Hospital San Antonio weighing 7 lbs 2 oz, second son of Lynn and wife. The event sparks celebration as dad, a plant foreman, plans to meet milestones while Alpine prepares for upcoming community activities and construction projects.
Hugh White a Gladewater business leader has purchased a 14 acre tract south of the college campus from Mrs. Joe Park of San Angelo and plans to develop it. White, a school board president and former chamber leader, will move with Mrs. White once housing is secured. Park had acquired the land while agent for American Railway Express and planned a grocery and cafe before his sudden death. Park later moved to Shreveport and now lives in San Angelo.
A formal ground breaking will be held at Sul Ross on Tuesday February 28 at 4 p.m. The program includes a short service and a talk on the expansion project by Dr. R M Hawkins with music by the Sul Ross Lobo band. The public is invited and the board of regents will be represented by Hon. William L Kerr. A detailed notice will follow.
Rev. J Kenneth Adams arrives with family as the Church of the Nazarene welcomes its new pastor in Alpine He comes from Pueblo Colorado where he served two years He is an ordained elder known in church circles The Adamses include a son eight and a daughter six now at the parsonage.
Funeral services for John Clanton prominent Alpine citizen and bank cashier were held Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev. Austin H. Dillon officiating. He died Friday morning at his home. Clanton born February 12 1910 in Houston was educated in El Paso and came to Alpine in 1931 to work at the First National Bank. He married Lucile Perry in 1934 and leaves two children Bobby 13 and Ann 9. survive by parents and two sisters Mrs C W Roebush El Paso and Mrs Edgar Durham Booneville Ark. He also engaged in ranching and leased the Kendrick ranch from Maurice Minchen of Mexico City. Floral offerings filled the church and many friends attended from Alpine and surrounding communities. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs Joe Davis Mrs Upsord Taylor Mrs Howard Langford of Uvalde and Mr and Mrs Robert Manning of Brownfield. Continuation noted on last page.
Grand jurors for the February term are summoned to report next Monday with petit jurors also being called to appear on Wednesday February. Names include Manuel Aguilar David Combs W R Green C A Shely Earl Anderau H D Cross P V Cartwright Jim Francois E R Hudson W J Newell J R Rucker W A Wilson Jr Wi Winter Charlie Uranga Leroy Roark. Most civil cases will be addressed. criminal cases depend on grand jury indictments.
The Marathon Mustang Band led by E. Joe Lee earned a best small band trophy at the 3rd Annual Band Clinic in Del Rio with 11 Southwest bands in attendance. An All-Star band featured Marathon players, and Sul Ross State College capped the night with a football-show finale at Marcy Memorial stadium.
F. C. Fulcher announces candidacy for reelection to the office of commissioner of Precinct 4. He has served two years and asks Democratic primary voters to support him on July 22 in the Big Bend area. Fulcher is a longtime local businessman and ranchman known to constituents.
Over two million Scouts and leaders celebrate Scout Week including a 7:30 p.m. service on Scout Sunday February 12 at the Baptist church in Alpine Peyton Cain will speak. The second national Jamboree runs June 30 to July 6 at Valley Forge Pa with Alpine Scouts registered from Troop 41 and 44 and Post 46.
The Alpine chamber of commerce announced this week that building note number 3 was paid with a check for 50.63 to W I Winter, who held the note due February 1 and had bought several notes for the project. His note matures in September 1955 and earns about 14.60 in interest at 5 percent. Mrs. Cross and child return from Pharr visit in the Valley.
The 6th annual Big Bend Livestock Show takes place tomorrow at the Big Bend Wool and Mohair Co. warehouse with 290 animals shown. Students and exhibitors will register for lamb and steer judging beginning at 10 a.m. and after lunch, with a dress beef give away to raise premium funds and out-of-town buyers invited.
William J. Bishop, 70, longtime Marfa businessman and West Texas pioneer, died Tuesday at his home after a heart attack. Born January 25, 1880, in San Angelo, he moved to Presidio county as an infant, homesteaded near Marfa, and ran a Marfa feed store for 25 years before retiring. He was a Methodist and Odd Fellows member. Services were held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Methodist church with burial in Marfa cemetery. Survivors include his widow Alice Mulhern Bishop, two daughters, two brothers, one sister, and two grandchildren.
The Baptist Student Union announces a five day series of special services at the local Baptist church from February 15 to 19. Sul Ross students Jimmy Wilson Harold Scarbrough Don York Wes Scarbrough Clayton Wagner and Bob Bell will speak each evening at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend. James W Glasscock of the El Paso Times and his family will cover the Alpine Livestock show. Representative Tom Stovell departs for Austin to attend a special Legislature session.
William Wallace the memory wizard will present at the high school auditorium at 11 a.m. next Thursday February 16 as part of Southern School Assemblies. The public is invited to attend. He has been featured in Ripley cartoons Strange As It Seems and in Dave Elman hobby shows. Wallace describes his life from Hazelton Pennsylvania to New York City where a vaudeville memory act inspired him to study and practice, eventually memorizing the 1100 page world’s largest mail order catalog after 20 hours of effort.
Brewster county contributions to the March of Dimes stood at 1449.35 this week announced by county director M. C. Kay. The tally, after deductions and future donations, breaks down into Marathon area 462.22 with local campaign leaders and clubs, Big Bend park and Terlingua 110.91, and Alpine 876.22. Kay praised local citizens and co workers for the strong response.
County Judge Felix McGaughy was elected chamber president at the annual Alpine gathering. J L Kerby and Frank McCollum named vice president and treasurer with directors Starnes Ward and Kay. A Monday board session planned a five to ten member Alpine wide effort to promote a regional “Fabulous Empire” from Marathon to El Paso along Highway 90.
Gas explosion at Hudsons bakery plant on North Fifth Street injures only baker R E Keating with burns to arms. He and two other workers were near the oven. Mr and Mrs Hudson and two others uninjured. Glass shattered, minor overall damage.
Cub Pack No 41 will meet at the Baptist church Sunday evening at 7 15 February 12. This is a service with the Scout troops. This brings to a close Scout week. All Cubs parents and Pack committee members are asked to be present.
Brewster county will receive about ten miles of new surfacing on U S Highway 90 from 5.5 miles east of Alpine to Altuda. The project, directed by the state highway engineer, costs about 29400 dollars and aims for feasible economical execution. John Young is in El Paso this week for medical attention.
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