Park visitors praise Big Bend grass and conservation gains
A writer recounts travel in Big Bend park noting friendly rangers and staff, improved roads, and visitors staying longer. He highlights lush grass, rainwater absorption, and conservation as proof against overstocking. He seeks a Fort Pena Colorado photo for Avalanche archives and announces Region VII basketball tourney at Sul Ross with eight teams and two Sul Ross games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort” Pena
Colorado
Marathon
Regional basketball crown at Sul Ross for eight teams
Eight teams from districts 93 to 98 converge at Sul Ross gym for regional boys basketball with first round matchups Reagan Alpine Balmorhea Clint and Grandfalls, plus consolation rounds. Also reports on a new local AAUP chapter formation at Sul Ross and water supply improvements for Alpine and area.
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Sul Ross Gym
Old Santa FE
Balmorhea
Grandfalls
Clint
van Hor
Reagan County Owls
Alpine
Reagan
Lake View
Rankin
Marfa
Sul Ross Gymnesium Homat
Silbert and Sullivan Musicale at Sul Ross College
The Music and Speech departments at Sul Ross College stage Gilbert and Sullivan’s H M S Pinafore in the college auditorium on February 27 and 28. Principal cast includes Leonard Hise Earle Hise Ross Hise Lynn Hise Bebe Hall Betty Rumbaugh Jean Locker Darrell Phillips Francisco Patino. Rossonian choristers form the First Lord’s Sisters and other ship crew roles. Tickets 60 cents students and 1.20 adults. Curtain at 7 p m. Production directed by C S Mudd Mrs Freda Powell and Glenn F Davis.
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Sul. Ross College
Gilbert and Sullivan
Leonard Hise
Earle Hise
Ross Hise
Lynn Hise
Bebe Hall
Betty Rumbaugh
Jean Locker
Darrell Phillips
Francisco Patino
Rossonian
First Lord
C. S. Mudd
Freda Powell
Speech Department
Glenn F. Davis
Division of Fine Arts
Old Bus Station Cafe Becomes Rose Cafe Name Change
The Bus Station cafe at N. 6th and W. Ave. D is renamed the Rose cafe after a full interior rebuild. Mr. and Mrs. Thorne own and operate the business with new lunch counters shelving and booths in the dining room. The kitchen was enlarged and a storage room added under Mr Burdett’s ownership and supervision.
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N. 6Th
W. Ave. D
Thorne
Burdett
Important Dates To Remember For Alpine
Important dates and meeting times for Alpine clubs and events listed. Includes Lions Rotary and Pilot club meetings at Holland hotel and region club events. Basketball tournaments and school events scheduled at Sul Ross gym and local auditoriums with tax and election deadlines noted.
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Avalanche
Alpine
Chamber of Commerce
of C
Region Club
Reg
American Legion
Lions Club
Holland Hotel
Rotary Club
Pilot Club
Sul Ross
El Paso Contractor Low Bidder On Seal Coat Roads
Hugh McMillan of El Paso was the low bidder on Brewster county highway seal coating bids opened in Austin. The winning bid totaled 47 754 dollars for improvements on U S 67 from four miles north of the 67 90 Junction east of Alpine to the Pecos county line, State Highway 118 Alpine Big Bend park road from Alpine 19 9 miles south, and State Highway 227 Marathon Big Bend park road from Marathon south to Spring Creek.
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Hugh McMillan
FEL Paso
Brewster County
Austin
el Paso
U. S. 67
Alpine
Pecos
Calpine
Big Bend
Park
Marathon
Big Bend Park
Spring Creek
PTA Votes Funds To Aid Alpine Public Schools
Alpine PTA met Monday evening in the high school with Ries Malone Hin presiding. The group voted 400 for the home economics department for ten electric sewing machines 100 for the English department for audio aids and 150 for the music department. A folk song and dance program from Centennial school featured a Three Bears pantomime and numbers by a rhythm band and Mother Goose songs. Attendance awards were given and a social hour followed. Visitors from El Paso included a mother for the 4th grade Jr. and Mrs Alfred Creigh and daughter Linda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Pta
Ries Malone Hin
PTA
Centennial School
Beta Lassiter
TH. Etheridge
Charles Wade
Verner’ Parker
Martin Olson
Marvin Kay
Murder Case Goes To Jury Thursday
The murder trial of Jack Meeks for the death of Enrique Tercero at Dell City, Hudspeth county, Sept 25 1949, moved toward a verdict after venue transfer and a Monday jury selection. District Judge Alan R Fraser presiding.
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Jack “Meeks
Enrique Tercero
Dell City
Hudspeth County
Alan R Fraser
Hudspeth
James Sanders
Meeks
Wm. E. Clayton
Jack Fant
el Paso
W. H. Fryer
Coyne Milsted
Alpine Appeals Residents To Sign Post Cards For Queen For A Day
Alpine chamber of commerce urges every resident to sign a post card voting for the town to host the world premier of Queen For A Day. Five thousand cards are distributed at local venues with final submission by March 2.
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Iy & Peasy
Granada Theatre
Alpine
Chamber ‘Et Sommenes
United States
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Cne
Holly ‘Com
Hol‘Swood
California
RVLF
Fis
Mar. Kay
Aler’ “of ‘Commerce
Tes Alpine
Mutual Broadcasting F
Alpine Public Library
Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Starnes
Marathon Big Bend Park road to be paved final link
The National Park Service plans to finalize paving the Marathon road no. 227 from Persimmon Gap to the park entrance linking the State Highway Department route with the Big Bend basin. Dr. Ross Maxwell says only war emergencies could cancel the project, with 26 miles already paved and the middle stretch remaining. New headquarters buildings, utilities and a radio telephone link system are under construction to improve park operations and emergency communications.
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Marathon
Big Bend Park Road
Therathon
Big Bend Basin
National Park Service
Ross Maxwell
Big Bend Na Fonal
Maxwell
State Highway Department
Persimmon Gap
National Park
Bastworth
Chisos Mountains
Old Basin
Alpine
Dr. Maxwell
Poet
Basin Lquarters
Marfa
Motorolay
Two New Homes Under Construction In Alpine And Suburbs
Work has begun on two new residences in Alpine and suburbs. A frame Austin stone home for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Starnes rises on East Ave B near their recently sold home. A third bedroom residence for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carpenter will be built along Loop Road west of Kokernot Park on a creekside tract. Plans exist for additional Alpine homes in College Hill, with one set of plans drawn but no contract awarded.
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Charlie Watson
Santa Fe
South Hill
Moss
Alpine
Newtown
Jerry Starnes
East Ave
Starnes
California
Harry Carpenter
Loop Road
Kokernot Park
Carpenter
Laop Road
Bindersblock
College Hill
Autoist Injured When Car and Truck Collide
Ken Honneger of Salem Washington was badly bruised and cut when the car he rode in left the pavement and struck a Borden milk truck north of the S P underpass west of Alpine. Officers said he dozed as he emerged from the underpass and the eastbound car hit the turning truck near George Lines cafe. He was treated locally and taken to the veterans hospital at Big Spring. The car was wrecked and the milk truck damaged.
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Ken Honneger
Sacress
Salem
Wash
Borden
S. P
Alpine
Honneger
George Lines
Veterans Hospital
Big Spring
Public Schools Week Observed March 5 9
Governor Shivers proclaims Public Schools week urging residents to visit schools March 5 through 9. The note invites citizens to see new teaching methods and how tax money funds education, meeting students and teachers to witness democracy in action.
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Shivers
West Texas Utilities Plans Radio Tower Upgrade
West Texas Utilities Co announces installation of a 60 Wyat t two way radio station antenna on the old scenic-drive hill south of town. The over 100 foot tower will enable office to field contact with units as far as McCamey, improving regional service. Dom Adams was a business visitor in El Paso this week.
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Twoway
West Texas Utilities Co
D. C. Littleton
McCamey
New Committee Chairman Installed For Boy Scouts
Dr R M Hawkins was installed as district chairman at a Sul Ross cafeteria dinner led by Guy King El Paso Scout executive. The gathering planned activities for the Big Bend district with group meetings to set goals for Cubing Scouting and Exploring units and includes leaders from Alpine Fort Davis Marfa and nearby towns. Continued on page 4
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Yucca Council
Big Bend
Sul Ross
Dr. R
RM. Hawkins
Guy King
el Paso
R. M. Hawkins
Alpine
Felix McGaughy
Harry
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Siarzuan
Burlesors
U.S
Ross Gym
St. Edward's U
AAPU
College
93Lpine
Marfaght
Reagan County
Sul Ross State College
Daniel 4. Pollock
American Association of University Professors
Gwendolyn A. “Beeler
Daniel J. Pollock
Stathere. Thomas
Fay Hamilton
Byrd Bacon
Elton R. Miles
Lute ,Britt
Victor J
Smith
Clifford B. Casey
William H. Jack Perryman
A. N. Foster
Chhapter
Te Sul Ross
Canada
American Bar Association
Lesa
American Medical Association
Association
Silbert and Sullivan Musicale
Music-Speech Depts
FFA
International Enoir
Wayland College
St. Louis Browns
White Sox
Kokernot Field
Alpine Public Schools
Carlos Molinar
Eulalio Rodriguez
J. W. Gilmer
Elfido (Lito) Hernandez
Jose Valenzuela
Reginald Votaw
Peyton Cain
Alpine Schools
Ne Ford
Kenneth Stucke
Frank Votaw
Brewsier County Motors
Ken McAlister
Jas. L. Crawford
Hunter
Fort Stockton
Miles Pierce
Traan
Ork
Dom Adams
Boy Scouts
DR. Hawkins
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