Alpine Juniors Claim Van Horn Tourney Spots
Alpine Central teams excel in the Van Horn JL S basketball tournament. Alpine Centennial boys win the championship with a 34-18 Small Boy victory over Van Horn, while Alpine Central Small Boys edge Maria for a consolation title. Alpine Central boys claim big boy title by default over Maria and defeat Sierra Limca for a 32-12 consolation win. League results show Alpine dominance across divisions with multiple byes and close scores.
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Alpine Cen- Broat
Sierra Limca
Tn Small Boy
Alpine Central
Alpine Cen- Wue
van Horn Small Toys
Big Boy
Maria Blackeal
Alpine
van Horn
Open House At Utility Firm Draws Large Crowd
Hundreds attend the West Texas Utilities open house in the Masonic Building showing Frigidaire appliances. Abby Andrews of Fort Worth and Don Purdy of Abilene participate in displays while Mrs. Walter Brown visits relatives in Fort Smith Ark and Alpine grade teams finish basketball the week of February 21 29.
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West Texas
New Quarters
Masonic
Abby Andrews
Fort Worth
Frigidaire Sales Corp
Frigidaire
Walter Brown
Sam. Rainey
Fort Smith
Ark
Oklahoma City
Henry Bailey
Bailey
Dellas
First Christian Church
Jim Nichols
Art Wenger
Texas Christian University
Robert E. Peterson
Ann Bounds
DSF
D. W. Wells
Hunter
On the Waterfront Leads 1954 Academy Nominations
Hollywood reports the film tops Oscar nominations with Marlon Brando cited for best actor and three supporting actors among eleven total nominations. The Country Girl Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Three Coins in the Fountain compete for best picture. Karl Malden Lee J Cobb and Rod Steiger named from Waterfront for supporting honors.
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Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Karl Malden
Lee J. Cobb
Rod Steiger
Alpine locals note visitors and travels across Texas
Local items list residents and visitors including Mrs J E Burgess returning from Amarillo, Mr and Mrs Vernon McIntyre visiting San Antonio and Cameron, Claude Hess of Weatherford in Alpine, A J Gonsoulin of McAllen in town, George P Hair of Hope Arkansas visiting relatives, and Mrs B A Wight of Kermit visiting family. Also mentions Sterling A Swift in town, Johns Newell’s family in Austin, Mrs Fred M Jack recovering from a heart attack, Dr R M Hawkins and his role, Smirley Scales’ hospital stay, Milton F Sonny Gilmer recovering from major surgery, and Sherman Newsom’s return after helping install a radio station.
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A. J. Gonsoulin
McAllen
Union Trailways
Alpine
George P. Hair
Hope
Ark
Walter W. Esch
Milton F
Sonny) Gilmer
J. W Gilmer
el Paso Natural Gas Co
el Paso
Fellowship Guild Chili Supper Planned at First Christian Church
The Fellowship Guild of the Christian Women’s Fellowship will sponsor a chili supper Saturday at the First Christian Church. Tickets cost $1 for adults and 75 cents for children. Proceeds fund missionary and benevolent projects. Meal served from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Fellowship Guild of the Christian Women’s Fellowship
First Christian Church
Beving” ‘Ton Reed
Miles Pierce to Show Rambouillet Sheep in San Antonio
Alpine breeder Miles Pierce, noted for top honors in El Paso adult open breeding show, will bring Rambouillet ewes to San Antonio next week and then to San Angelo and Odessa shows. He recently sold four ewes for 125 dollars each to Nelson Elevator Co. of El Paso for transport to Colorado.
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Miles Pierce
Alpine
el Paso
San Antonio
San Anelo
Odessa
Nelson Elevator Co
Colorado
On Waterfront Brings City and Sea Clash to Twin Peaks
The Waterfront story plays tonight through Tuesday at Twin Peaks Theatre. Brando stars as Terry Malloy with Eva Marie Saint as his love, Karl Malden as the priest, and Lee J. Cobb confronting him in a brutal dockside climax.
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Twin Peaks
Marlon Brando
Terry Malloy
Eva Marie Saint
Karl Malden
Brando
Lee J. Cobb
Two Criminal Trials Set in District Court
District court schedules two criminal trials for Monday. Defendants are Jimmy Fierro charged with forgery and Andres Gonzales charged with assault with intent to murder. District Attorney Lucius Bunton of Marta will prosecute.
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Jimmy Fierro
Andres Gonzales
Lucius Bunton
Marta
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Paul R. Weyerts, D. V.in
West Ava
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Booster Mills
Luther Anderson
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BY Bob Thomas
Bing Crosby
Pvee
Karl Malden Lee
Eva Maree
AK ‘Rank
Julius Caesar
J. E. Burgess
Amarillo
Vernon McIntyre
San Antonio and
Cameron
Claude Hess
Weatherford
Bernal Tight
Casner Motor Co
Chevrolet
B. A. Wight
Kermit
J. W. Rixon
H. S. Kokernot Jr
Almer Sisk
Liberty
Otis Kimball
Carlsbad Cay
Sterling A. Swift
Austin
Sul Ross State College
Prentice-Hall Inc
New York
W. J. Newell
John Newell, Jr
Young Newell
University of Texa
Fred M. Jack
Memorial Hospital
Cleburne
F-J Farm
R. M. Hawkins
Smirley Scales
Southwestern General Hospital
Mrs. Scales
Sherman Newsom
Cortez
Colo
Cactus Network
Mr. Newsom
KVLF
Richard Mose
Henry LaBeff
Dave Elliott
David Wells
Willy Shaw
R. A Weber
Bernard Socha
Sandy Alderson
E. Beall
Will Teske
Milton Smith
Kurt Lange
Walter Esch
Livingston Funeral Home
Berta Wallace
Walter Graef
Fellowship Guild
Limas
Joz
Cherry Pie
Amtee
Peg
Cuemics
Sable
Rinso
Woodbury Soap
Adams ‘M-System Grocery
Santone
Winter Cleaners
Big Bend
Big Bend Plumbing
J. E. Newell
Psis
WTO
Memorial Arts
Texas
H. F. Dallman
Alpine Cemetery Assn
N. Sth
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