Alpine City shifts bond power to citizens on water needs
Mayor W E Lockhart and Commissioners Gene Hillger and Glenn Burgess said Alpine will not initiate water bond elections. Instead, such votes will be called only if a legal petition from taxpaying residents is filed. The commission cited the prior water bond defeat and urged citizens to stay informed and act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Lockhart
Gene Hillger
Glenn Burgess
Alpine
City Commission
Alpine to join fund drive for Warm Spring Foundation
Twenty five years ago in Avalanche dated January 12 1934 Alpine planned to participate in a national drive to raise funds for the Warm Spring Foundation established by the President. The item notes related local activities including a basketball game where the House of David defeated Sul Ross Lobos 44 38 before about 400 fans and Buck Caraway scored 15 points. It also lists various local incidents and visits from early January including a kitchen accident at Midway Cafe and residents traveling to El Paso Marathon and Pecos along with local business and bank details.
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Alpine
Warm Spring
House of David
Sul Ross Lobos
Buck Caraway
Lobos
Alpine High notes and regional farming sales excerpt
An Alpine Chronicle item highlights a 1953 Alpine High School graduate Tommy Van Auken now pursuing a doctorate at the University of Illinois, urging more French study and broader physics coursework. The piece also records local school views on course demand and a broader agricultural market report with sheep, goats, and cattle prices and sales by Worth Evans, Frank Jones, Bryan Hunt, A. J. Clarkson, Abe Mayer, and W. B. Mitchell.
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Alpine High Exes
Tommy van Auken
John Newell
Alpine
Tommy
University of Illinois
Princeton
Worth Evans
Frank Jones
San Angelo
Caton Jacobs
Christoval
Bryan Hunt
Sonora
A. J. Clarkson
Abe Mayer
W. B. Mitchell
Know Your City Schools in the 1950s debate
The article compiles Tommy's praise for AHS science progress and writing emphasis, notes calls for faster math pacing and more analytic courses, and contrasts education costs with outcomes. Dorothy Thompson's Ladies Home Journal column critiques schools as luxury palaces and links spending to depressions, then counters with Alpine examples and wage effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Commy
AHS
SHS
Ladies Home Journal
Dorothy Thompson
New England
Europe
Implication
Odern
Series 60 stake shows its stuff on off the road jobs
The article highlights the versatility of the Series 60 engine in off road applications. It notes improved torque and reliability for rugged terrain, with the engine powering light commercial vehicles and specialty rigs.
Allied Van Lines Free Estimates for Distant Moves
A terse notice from Allied Van Lines offers free estimates for household goods moves across all 48 states and Canada. The message directs inquiries to Box 1094 and PAS-4035, signaling nationwide service for distant relocations.
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Lele
James W. Glasscock
Irs
Jean Glasscock
Mayo Cleveland Hallie Stillwell
Marsbell Miller
Miss Callie
Sam D. Adams
Ranch
Big Bend Park
Fort Davis
Marathon
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Alpine, Texas
Ene
Alpine Cemetery Association
H. F. Dallman
EL Paso, Texas
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Avalanche
Ed W. Nevill
Midway Cafe
Tom
R. T. Lewis
el Paso
Morgan Terry
San Antonio
Ray McNeil
Pecos
T. A. Beard
Felix McGaughy
EFC Paso
Lillian Sonnier
Harold Moyer
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Roswell
N. M
Marfa
6Th Street
Dr. Wright Hospital
First National Bank
Jay Emer Morgan
Tional Bank
Eton
Harrow
America
Beause
Aif
Brady
Texaco
Anill
Chevrolet
Casner Motor CO. Inc
West Holland
Coats
States
Canada
Eater Omases
Marta
City Drug Store
and Professional Pharmacy
R. A. Bow
Jack Bow
Penney
KNIT
Crawford Insurance
Agency
General Insurance
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