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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1955

Page

3

Registration of New Cars Totals 276 in Brewster County

Brewster County 1954 car registrations total 276, highest December at 38, beating August’s prior high by eight. January was the lowest month with 12. Total for 1953 was 340. Notable registrants include Dorothy M. Kelley Balmorhea Buick sedan and Casher Motor Co Alpine among many Alpine entries. Gulf Oil Corp Fort Worth listed.

Brewster County Dorothy M. Kelley Frank N. Newsom Alpine L. B. Willeford Big Bend Estelle D. Martin Frank Hofnes Jr Chrysler Z. M. Decie Casher Motor Co Chevrolet Hugh S. White Buick Joe Page Yetha Wicks Marathon Bent Telephone Co GMC Casner Motor Co Terlingua Mining Corp R. Fryar Fort Davis Ford Elizabeth Beoker Sul Ross John W. Craig Jr Davis Aline DeSoto Lon A. Garrison Nat Park Plymouth Graef Bros Forrest C. Walker L. S. Bell A. J Ruth Norton Mlett John I. Smith Pickup Tom Lujan R. E. Stewart A. C. Broadfoot C. V. Turner Tyrone T. Kelly G. A. Morris John R. O'Donnell W. B. Dorris Sr Jay H. Floyd Cadillac Edgar F. Norton Ww. King Jr R. D. Votaw Dan F. L. Votaw Gulf Oil Corp Fort Worth Wash

Pecos Sheet Metal Works Relocates to West Highway

Brown Sheet Metal Works once at 218 W Holand Ave. is renamed Pecos Sheet Metal Works with a new base on Highway 90 west of the underpass. Partners Bill Burling and Ralph Fabian run operations in Alpine and Pecos while C. C. Brown moves to Waco.

Pecos Sheet Metal Works West Highway Brown Sheet Metal Works W. Holand Ave Pecos

Alpine High notes diverse school and community updates

Alpine High reports census efforts by M P Slover listing 350 pupils of 1150, Texas funds covering about 26 percent of operating costs, and concerns over $1,500 in per capita allocations. The article outlines classroom teacher activities, writing projects led by Paul Hill, and plans for a US Army Reserve unit in Alpine led by Captain Charles Wade. It also mentions notable staff and alumni and local budgeting reflections.

Alpine Good ‘Neighbor Commission Austin Texas Vir-ginia Parker Good Neighbor Commission Vir Ginia Alpine High M. P. Slover Span Schieverent State of Texas Alpine High Vocational Naking Letty Jean Akin Lenna Shadix Ida Mae Williams Central School Delphine Young Berta Lassiter Texas State Teachers’ Assn Paul Hill Alpine High School Alpine Avalanche Mr. Hill Hill John Dewey Charles E. Wade Centennial ‘Culty Wade Apido USA USAR

Army Couple Returns to States After Year in Japan

Captain and Mrs. Frank G. Snow return with two children after spending a year in Japan. They contrast Alpine’s dry climate with Japan’s greenery and are visiting Eva M. Hill. Snow entered the Army in 1942, served in Korea in 1952, and at U S Eighth Army in Seoul before posting at the Fuchu Depot near Tokyo.

Japan Frank G. Snow Alpine Frank James Sharon Lee Eva M. Hill Apt. Snow Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland States Snow Korea 7Th Rko Division U. S. 8Th Army Headquarters Seoul Fuchu Tokyo

Brown Promoted at Fort Benning Joined 4th Division

Jed Brown promoted to staff sergeant while stationed at Fort Benning Georgia. Serving with the 4th and 3rd Infantry Divisions in the Military Police Corps, he will be discharged in January and return to Alpine with his family. Mrs Evelyn Matlock daughter of Alpine residents plans to attend Sul Ross in spring. Oil leasing occupies almost 30 percent of Kansas area.

Jed Brown Fort Benning 4Th Infantry 3Rd Infantry Sergeant Brown Military Police Corps Army Alpine Evelyn Matlock Sul Ross Brown A. Matlock

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