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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1952
Page
4
An assortment of small ads lists worker wanted, services, and financial offers. A Waitress Wanted note promises neatness and says experience is unnecessary at Pop's Lunch. Also advertised are six percent first mortgage notes on Alpine property and ranch loan opportunities from Marfa, Texas, with prepayment privileges.
Receipts of 11 head and several large groups of stocker calves and yearlings highlighted the Thursday sale at Midland Livestock Auction Co. Prices varied with stocker yearlings and calves selling from $20 to $40, fat cattle and cows from $14 to $38, and bulls up to $75.50. Proceeds supported by consignor P. Scripps of Peeps county and Ciphen of Andrews among others.
Governor Shivers proclaims January as Hand Signal Month to curb traffic accidents. Homer Garrison Jr. cites Texas holiday deaths with over eleven fatalities per day from 1921 to Jan 1. Mrs Jud Collier outlines steps for interclub safety councils and city traffic programs including signals, school driver training, and drunk driving elimination.
Social notes list Mrs. M A Pierce returning from Gladewater after a visit with the Whites. Buck Bishop and family visited granddaughter Mrs Grady Nelon. Capt W B Billy Fielder USMC toured relatives at Alpine area. Louis Copper, discharged from the Navy, back in Alpine at Big End Park. Mrs Shaffer Arledge left for relatives. The Arledges travel via Abilene to Galena Mo for a stock farm purchase. Major and Mrs Paul Stack visited Grady Nelson’s family en route from San Antonio to Mountain Home AFB Idaho. Mr and Mrs C F Cox spent weekend in San Antonio. Mrs Cox’s sister Mrs P Mason and daughter Madie of San Antonio visited Alpine. Mrs Hally B Perry hosted weekend guests sisters Mrs Guy M Bryans and Mrs Richard W Nett of Houston, Nett a Sul Ross College relative. Harold Stack and sons Denver and Leon of Salt Flat visited Grady Nelson and family. Mr and Mrs B H Nelen and Mr and Mrs Syron of Hobbs NM visited Nelens’ home, with Lane family in Alpine.
Health officer Dr George W Cox warns that high winter polio cases in Texas could portend the worst polio year in state history Harris County reports unusual patient loads and Galveston records 21 cases since December 21 Funds mobilized by March of Dimes and National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis support professional training and county campaign efforts across Texas.
Mr and Mrs J B Pruett celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Marfa with about 400 guests from West Texas and New Mexico. The couple married in Fort Davis on December 26, 1901. Their family moved to Marfa in 1912 for schooling, later returning to the ranch near Fort Davis.
Bill Fruge of the Alpine FFA Chapter has entered a Hereford steer in the boys division of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition to be held February 15 to 24 at the Bejar County Coliseum. San Antonio’s third annual livestock exposition is expected to be the greatest yet, with entries well above 4 000 head, per Mark L. Browne, chairman of the general livestock committee. The world’s chain rodeo is also drawing strong advance interest, with Everett Colburn producing and mail orders now being accepted.
Mr and Mrs Soopy Gene Newman of San Angelo welcome daughter Nancy Ruth born in Carlsbad New Mexico weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces A former Sul Ross student Nan cy Shaw is the mother Grandparents are Frank Newman of Marfa and John Shaw of Carlsbad
In Alpine schools Billy Gilbreath, a sixth grader improving in reading, wrote Captain Colby of Our Fighting Jets after enjoying a library book. Colby sent thanks and an autographed photo, followed by Coward McAnn Publishing requesting permission to reproduce the letter for schools nationwide.
Jeff Davis County plans strong March of Dimes fundraising with events at Anderson school 2A a Mexican supper and dance netting 400 dollars. Central and high schools continue drives with a January 25 dance featuring the Anderson Schroeder orchestra at the high school gym. A drugstore food sale supports Polo Iun while envelopes reach every household. Corporal Bill T. Musgrave, Alpine, rises in the Marines after enlisting in 1951 and training at San Diego, serving as a tank crewman with the 7th Tank Battalion at Camp Pendleton.
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