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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1960
Page
12
The Alpine Avalanche lists staff names and departments including editor and publisher, advertising foreman, and correspondents for Big Bend Park Fort Davis Marathon and Oil Editor. It notes publication as a second class matter at Alpine Texas and provides subscription rates and correction policy.
Texas River Road from Presidio to Study Butte authorized by Highway Commissioner Herbert Petry. He says the route will be one of the most scenic in the Texas Highway System and a third entrance to Big Bend National Park, aiding regional tourism and future Mexican corridor links. Local leaders urge Alpine and other towns to unite to boost tourist traffic and promote Big Bend area attractions. The bluebonnets are blooming along the river signaling prime nature viewing in Brewster and Presidio Counties.
Brewster County property owners vote on February 20 to split the sheriff and tax collector assessor offices. Proponents urge separate tax assessor to ensure full attention to each role and require a chief deputy if the sheriff heads the tax office, or vice versa, for efficient county administration.
Twenty five years ago in the Big Bend and Davis Mountains region the West Texas Historical and Scientific Society planned its annual meeting at Sul Ross College near Friday. Reports would come from Victor Smith Miss Laine Britt Dr. Clifford B. Casey Barry Stoboe Henry T. Hess E. E. Townsend and others. The Elmo Johnson W D Burcham election contest would be decided in February district court. Johnson protested irregularities after losing precinct four by a narrow margin. J D Jackson, Alpine pioneer cowman, was named to the UT board of regents by Gov Allred. E Morgan & Son of El Paso won the dormitory contract for Sul Ross College. McMurry Plumbing and J E Lamb handled the heating and plumbing work. Newsreel footage featured Clyde McFarland and others in tuxedos with stockmen as a playful theme. Highland Hereford calves sold for 13.50 at Kansas City. Granada hosted a social at the home of Mr and Mrs Matt Smith. The Monday Night drawing yielded a 130 award. Pine residents attended Ziegfeld Follies in San Antonio. Ralph Peters led remodeling work on the First National Bank in the Holland Hotel building. J E Burgess left for Abilene, returning Monday. Marathon Study Club elected new officers. Verlingua hosted an informal party with local residents. Clay Holland spent time at the Waldron mine. Nipine dentist visits noted.
Pvt Charlie N. Watson Jr. completed an eight week basic Army administration course at Fort Ord. Training covered typing, record keeping and Army ser vices. Watson entered the Army in September 1969 and had basic training at Fort Owl. He is a 1951 Alpine High School graduate and a 1959 University of Texas graduate.
Marathon youths Frederic Tate and Guy S Combs III are named on the honor roll for the first semes ter at Texas Military Institute San Antonio Tate promoted to cadet sergeant son of Mr and Mrs Bill Donnell Combs junior son of Mr and Mrs Guy S Combs Jr this notice notes their academic recognition and rank advancement.
A dialogue exercise from Conversational Spanish by M P Slover aired on Radio KVL invites readers to letter questions to Box 1043 Alpine Texas. It presents a humorous exchange between Corporal Lopez Sergeant Perez and Pepe about a cake bet, dreams of flying, and a moon voyage, rendered in Q A format with Spanish and English lines.
A notice lists numerous defendants with J W Newton and Esther Young among them. It commands filing a plaintiff's petition by 1 oclock AM on the first Monday after 42 days, in Brewster County Texas, case No 3015, trespass to try title across several land surveys. Also includes a Texas highway construction bid invitation with locations across multiple counties and submission deadline. The document closes with a Benjamin Franklin quote about forgiveness.
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