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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1954

Page

4

Pope and family visit Tulsa from Oyster Bay on California trip

Pope stewardess for American Airlines stationed in Tulsa visited her parents Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Pope and her brother Bob. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graper last week en route home from California with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jonas of Oyster Bay, N. Y.

Mise Jonel] Pope American Airlines Tulsa Okla L. C. Pope Bob Frank Jonas Oyster Bay, N. Y Fred Graper California

Paratrooper becomes pastor in West Texas town

Fort Davis welcomes Rev. Robert D. Lovell, a Dallas native and Yale divinity graduate, who is now the first full time pastor of First Baptist Church. Lovell served in the Eleventh Airborne during 1946-47 with 10 jumps in Japan and later pursued religious work in Connecticut and Chicago before settling in Fort Davis.

West Texas Fort Davis Robert D. Lovell First Baptist Church Espirit de Corps Dallas Mr. Lovell Southern Methodist University Baylor University Yale University Divinity School New Haven Conn East Waterbury Mt. Carmel Church Mt. Carmel Vermont Boston Lovell Japan Betty Lee Rosser Cleburne Field Street Baptist Church Yale Divinity School Chicago West Texas

Alpine High Names 56 Honor Students for Third Six Weeks

Alpine High School announces 56 students named to the third six weeks honor roll and first semester honor roll. Among honorees are 20 seniors and 11 juniors with a mix of freshmen and sophomores. The district notes 24 percent of enrollment achieved honors, close to the 25 percent SAISCC benchmark.

James Crawford Alpine High School Don Burgess Sue Bounds Dorothy Roberts Jerry Forbes Frank Young Gwen Walker Betty Gilbreath Betty Vogt Janith Vest Mary Ann Lane Mary Anita Kay Marion Brooks Georgia Morgan Mary Ella Vanney Lazaro Valenzuela Pam Bevier Tyrone Hilger John Hayslip Janith West Mary Ellen Vanney Pam John Prestridge Joanna Newell Jack Burgess Jimmie Matlock Joyce Lockhart Jerre Willams Hobson Wildenthal Bobbie Lisenbee Jerre Williams Karen Wetmore Imajeanway Bud Smith Dickie Allen Treva Boyd Bob Carruthers

Pecos and Junction High Schools Dominate Band Awards

The Pecos High School band directed by Bill Carrico won the best playing and marching trophy while Junction High School, led by Harvey Ramsey, earned the baton trophy for bands under 45 members. Several Alpine and Marfa residents have sung in the choir, with ticket duties split among Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Marathon venues. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students.

Richard Klein Joyce Lockhart Ann Bounds Mary Jo Bowden Bob Carruthers Dan Logan James Wood Robert MacCallum Joanna Newell Junction High School Harvey Ramsey Carrico Mr. Ramsey Sul Ross College Dally Alpine Marfa W. C. Friesen Merle Bennett Friesen Frances Mitchell Graham Inda Benson Adams Delbert Bowles Ira Bowles Alpine High Glenn Davis Sul Ross Fine Arts Mitchell Keesey Miller Fort Davis Eva Chaffin Marathon

Local notes from Alpine and area visitors and events

F S Breshears of Houston plans a weekend visit to Mrs Breshears and Sondra. Mr and Mrs W G Bennett and their small son visit Mr and Mrs W M Meador. Mr and Mrs Keith Morrow were in San Antonio last week. Mrs W C White and two sons of Gladewater visit Mr and Mrs Hugh White. Edward King had a tonsillectomy in an El Paso hospital yesterday. Mrs King stays with him. Mr and Mrs A J Joyce visit Honey Grove to see daughter Mrs Levin Davis and family and a newborn grandson born about 10 days ago. J Roy Spence learned of the death of his niece Mrs Bill Durrett of Seattle, oldest daughter of Mrs Annie Kellogg, who has visited the Spences in Alpine. Alpine women chaperoned the Alpine High school band to the Del Rio festival last weekend: Mesdames J W Shepperd, S A Matlock, B B Bounds, F S Breshears, D J Pollock and M A Ohlund.

A. J. Joyce Honey Grove Levin Davis J. Roy Spence Bill Durrett Seattle Wash Annie Kellogg Spences Alpine del Rio Mesdames J. W. Shepperd S. A. Matlock B. B. Bounds F. S. Breshears D. J. Pollock M. A. Ohlund

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