Waldings AvalancheEditorial and staff notice
Alpine Texas newspaper page lists editor publishers and staff with management roles and local correspondents. Subscription rates show Brewster Jeff Davis Presidio counties 2.50 yearly 1.50 six months elsewhere 8.00 yearly 1.15 six months. The paper offers corrections on notice to the editor at the Avalanche office.
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Alpine
Texas
Congress
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio Counties
Avalanche
Alpine Volunteer Fire Fighters Earn Full 25 Percent Fire Credit
Alpine again has a full 25 percent fire credit thanks to volunteer firefighters. In 1954 the department answered eight calls with estimated property damage of 9645 dollars. The unpaid volunteers drill weekly and are on 24 hour call when alarms sound.
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Alpine
Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept
The Right Man For The Job On Highway 90
Travel Highway 90 Association officials chose Peter Koch as executive vice president and general manager. Koch brings know how in selling the scenic Highway 90 route to tourists and will spend the association’s money wisely. Pete, called by many in the Southwest, has concrete plans for future development of Highway 90 travel that will unfold with interest.
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Peter Koch
Koch
Pete
Southwest
Contributions To March of Dimes In Alpine Brewster County
Community fund drive in Alpine and Brewster County aims to surpass the 1954 March of Dimes total of 2775.60. Civic groups firms and individuals mobilize for the campaign with many painless giving options such as Block of Dimes parking meters and Mothers March to raise nickels dimes and quarters for crippled and ill children.
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Alpine
Brewster County
Oil wells live longer due to new techniques
The article notes oil wells in the United States increased from about two years of life in 1865 to seven years by 1865 and 21 years by 1930, with reservoir engineering such as fracturing and acidizing lengthening life to about 30 years at Pitch Lake in Trinidad, highlighting consumer benefit from longer production life and improved methods. It also mentions blowout patches causing wheel imbalance and tire wear.
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United States
Trinidad
Alpine News Briefs from 25 Years Ago in 1830s Snippet
Deputy Sheriff W C Allen and Border Patrol Officer O M Stetson were slightly wounded in a clash with rum runners near Fanch south of Alpine. Santa Fe Railroad plans a depot east of the old townsite to serve Presidio at the border terminal. Candidates include T M Shely for Precinct 3 commissioner Brewster County and Eugene Benson for Commissioner of Precinct 2. Limpa Canyon route talks conclude between rancher B McCutcheon and county officials. Alpine fur dealer reports 1929 fur sales totaling $30,000. W O Hale seeks Sheriff tax collector post. Marathon State Bank shows deposits of $149,204 and loans of $122,960. Senator Benjamin F Berkey travels to Austin for a special session. Marcus Hulings, son, and Miss Mary J Teece of Terlingua visit Alpine.
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W. C.’Allen
Border Patrol
O. M. Stetson
Fanch
Alpine
Santa Fe Railroad
Presidio
Millington Addition
Rio Grande
Church Calendar Highlights Local Faith Services and Leaders
A compact calendar lists multiple churches with service times and pastors. First Baptist on East Avenue D, Our Lady of Peace on West Avenue G, First Christian on West Avenue D, Christian Science on East Avenue E, Church of Christ on East Avenue D, Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel on East G, St James Episcopal on North 6th, First Methodist on third & D, and Mexican Methodist on South Ist. services include Sunday worship, Bible classes, youth groups, and midweek meetings led by named pastors and directors.
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First Baptist Church
East Avenue
Glenn Bales
Baptist Training Union
Our Lady OF Peace Catholic Church
Holand A. Vonderharr
West Avenue
Our Lady of Fatima
Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel
E. Avenue
Raul Falcon
Pastor Bible School
ST. James Episcopal Church
North 6Th
Robert Y. Davis
Canterbury Club
Holy Goramur
Education writing and reading program notes in Alpine area
The article surveys teaching writing trends, handwriting legibility, and discipline in schools. It highlights teacher models, left handed pupils, and two goals of handwriting. It cites G Stanley Hall on juvenile delinquency and notes Alpine’s 20 year pay as you go policy. It also covers Alpine High School teen programs and Central School reading gains with strong phonics support and high book counts by students.
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Jhildren
G. Stanley Hall
Captain Kidd
Jack Sheppani
Dick Turpin
Hall
Garry Cleveland Myers
el Paso Times
Myers
Austin High
Alpine School
Don McNa
Jimmy Owens
Terry Bedys Cowell
M. C. Jerre Williams
Paul Kill
Alpine High English
Alpine High
Paul Hill
Ben Peterson
Annapolis
Jesus Mireles
Germany
Tommy Woodward
Uncle Sam
Carolyn Smith
Wayland College
Gene Hendryx
KVLF
Hendryx
Alpine
Alpine Central School
Ida” Mae Williams
Central
Movie On Billy Graham To Show At Granada Here
The Granada Theatre will show The Mighty Fortress starring Billy Graham's movement for two nights January 27 and 28. The film depicts a religious resurgence across Europe and is paired with three additional features on the same program.
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Billy Graham
Granada
Dury Rasa
Weswme
Grane Gy
Europe
Alpine
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