Harold Rahn to Vote in City Election First Time
Harold Rahn, a 30 year Army and Marine veteran, will vote April 1 marking his first voting experience and first poll tax payment. The Alpine area recalls 25 year changes with traffic fines, post office corner history, and local notes from the Alpine Avalanche.
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Harold Rahn
Army
Marine Corps
Harold
Milton Smith
Alpine
Holland Avenue
Ross College
Jag Harris
Fuller Building
Hill
Alpine Avalanche
Billy West
Sul Ross Lobos Take Nonconference Wins Over Wayland
Sul Ross Lobos defend home court in Alpine with a 94 to 84 victory over Wayland Pioneer in the opener and a 57 to 55 triumph in the rematch. Lobos snap two straight road losses with two wins in January nonleague play.
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Sul Ross Lobos
Wayland
Sul Hoss
Wayland Pioneers
Alpine
Lobos
Pioneers
Big Bend feeders head for state stock shows
Youthful feeders from Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties prep for state events after the Big Bend Livestock Show. Alpine's Bob Stowell plans to enter in Fort Worth, with peers from Alpine Marathon and Fort Davis entering lambs and calves in El Paso and Houston shows. Grand champion calfShown by Gibby Grubb. numerous buyers including Lone Star Brewing and Pearl Brewing purchase top animals.
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Big Bend
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Fort Worth
Bob Stowell
Alpine
Marathon
Fort Davis
el Paso
Houston
Gibby Grubb
Hereford
Roy Largent & Sons
Champion
Shannon Grubb
Bob Kelley
Lone Star Brewing Co
Pearl Brewing Co
J. D. Holman
Forest Walker
Johnny Fitzgerald
Morgan Chaney
Bobby Kelly
Russell McAfee
Keesey Kimball
Joe Lane
Bill Donnell
Ben Gearhart
Herbert Kokernot
Bill Gearhart
David Ramos
Gilmer Morriss
First National Bank
Dennis Wynne
American Legion
Raymond Thomas
Alpine Chamber Names Major C C Committees for 1958
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce held its initial 1958 officers and board meeting Tuesday naming auding budget and finance committee members Forrest Walker Jack Stowell and Dict Rogers. Other committees include building grounds Levin Davis Norman Beard and Kenneth Stucke and an expanded congressional action committee with many names.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Forrest Walker
Jack Stowell
Dict Rogers
Auding
Paul Forchheimer
Levin Davis
Norman Beard
Kenneth Stucke
Gene Hendryx
Congressional Action Committee
Milton Smith
Fred Jack
Charles de Barbrie
John Gillett
C. EF. Patterson
J. W. Pate
Jim Glasscock
Bryan Wildenthal
Paul Vogt
Henry Bailey
Bevington Reed
C. A. Roberson
Peyton Cain
J. I. Casner
W. D. Rich
Watchman Injured as Train Hits Police Car
A city police car was demolished when struck by an eastbound freight train at the Brewster County Motor Co crossing at 8 45 p m Tuesday. Watchman Rackley escaped serious injury with a head cut but no fractures after the collision with a passenger train entering from the east and the freight train.
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Price Rackley
Rackley
Southern Pacific
Brewster County Motor Co
Marathon School Upgrade Under Way With New Toilets
Builders begin a masonry extension at Hidalgo Ward School in Marathon to install modern toilet facilities. The project, budgeted at about HOW, aims to finish within 40 days per Toy Whiteside. Also, the Loop Road residence for Mrs Meriwether was completed last week by Whiteside Lumber Co.
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Hlorey Whiteside Launcher Co
Hidalgo Ward
Marathon
Toy Whiteside
Exploration Crews Move Through Alpine Area
Two additional exploration teams arrive as others depart. States Exploration Co of Sherman Texas leads the new party with J Everett as chief working for a major oil company. The crew rents space above Alpine Drug Co and locals house in town.
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Antman
Alpine
States Exploration Co
Sherman
Texas
J. Everett
Alpine Drug Co
Everett
Canada
van American Petrolean Corp Seiamograph Varty No. 44
Hlobba
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Te Davidson
Denia
A and M Place in National Wool Judging Contest
Texas A and M finished third in the National Western Stock Show Collegiate Wool Judging Contest in Denver. Martin Graham of Marathon won the highest placing individual for the Aggies.
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College Station
Texas A&m
Western Stock Show
Denver
Martin Graham
Marathon
Tear
Buck Cagers Deliver Victory Over Marfa 49-44
Alpine Buck cage team beats Marfa 49 to 44 as Oscar Jiminez returns for the Shorthorns. Turner led Alpine with 14 points, Bass 13, Sanchez 8, Davis 7. Buck B squad lost 39-30. Next home clash vs Traan designated March of Dimes game.
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Sanderson
Bucks
Marfa
Shorthorns
Oscar Jiminez
Bake Turner
Robert Bass
Joe Sanchez
Billy Davis
Buck
Hunter Gymnasium
Fabens
James Crawford
Bob Crawford
Tony Ceraldi
Ruben Gallego
Joel Brown
Pete Salgado
Lorenzo Cobos
Morris Green
Foster Rich
Harold Hensley
Frank Ramirez
Turner
Sanchez
Alpine
Bic Lake
The
David
Goliath
Legion Sponsors Tub of Dimes for March of Dimes Drive
American Legion Big Bend Post 79 begins a Tub of Dimes in front of the post office at 7 30 a m on Saturday to support the annual March of Dimes campaign. The 40 and 8 train will visit the post office in the afternoon and donors may use parking meter funds in the tub.
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American Legion
Big Bend Post No. 79
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Ab pineTraan
Isbell Taken By Death In Texas
Funeral services for B D Isbell known as Shorty were held in San Angelo and Alpine Texas with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. He died of a heart attack at home on Saturday morning. He owned Isbell's Garage on North Mth Street and had resided in Alpine about 20 years. He was born in Falkville Alabama. Survivors include his mother Mes To Tabell of Decatur Alabama five sisters and a brother. Funeral services were also held in Alpine at the First Christian Church under Livingston's direction.
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Isabell
Pam
Johnson Fox Chapel
San Angelo
Fairmount Cemetery
Isbell
North Mth Street
Alpie
Weath
Texas
Falkville
Ala
Mes To. Tabell
Decatur
Five Sinters
Mra
Hill Rhodes
Alpine
Irene Scott
Charlie Martin
Odessa
Mea
von Wilson
Galveston
Henry Powell
Athens
W Hootshell
First Christian Church
Livingston
Literary Track Meet Plans Set by 7A District
Alpine High School hosts a planning meeting with 22 representatives from Alpine Fabens Marfa Sanderson Iraan and Big Lake for a spring University League track and literary meet. Dates listed include March 21 one act play April 11 literary meet April 12 events at Sul Ross and Sul Reas with a track meet at Kaan. A fuller report will appear in next week's Avalanche.
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Alpine
University League
Fabens
Marfa
Sanderson
Iraan
Big Lake
Sul Reas
Sul Ross
Kaan
Avalanche
Bien Venido motel expansion begins on Holland Avenue
Reconstruction of Motel Bien Venido starts Monday as owners Mrs. Fills McBride and Mr. and Mrs. H J McBride announce a project valued over 140000 dollars. The 29 unit motel will grow to 41 units with two stories and a U shape, featuring a central 20 by 45 foot heated pool and upgraded amenities. The John G Elliott Construction Co of San Angelo holds the contract. architect is Max B Lovett of San Angelo.
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Bien Venido
Holland Avenue
Fills McBride
H. J McBride
el Paso
San Antonio
John G. Elliott Construction Co
San Angelo
Max B
Alpine High Girls Invite Opens Friday Tourney Card
Alpine High School hosts the fifth High School Girls Invitational Basketball Tourney in the Alpine High Gym with four preliminary games Friday led by Presidio vs Grandfalls at 3 p.m. and Alpine vs Van Horn at 8:30 p.m. Fort Davis, Balmorhea, Grandfalls and Sanderson compete, trophies and 10 individual honors are planned, and all sessions charge 50 cents adults and 10 cents for grade school children.
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Alpine High School
Presidio
Sanderson
Balmorhea
Fort Davis
Barstow
Alpine
van Horn
Alpine High Girls
Elva Molinar
Rankin
Alpine High
Clay Cade
Lucia Valenzuela
Brewster County Poll Tax Sales Lag Shown
Brewster County lags in poll tax sales with only 686 of the 700 needed issued by Wednesday afternoon and about six exemptions noted. Chief Deputy Vic Heil of the tax collector's office said the 1966 total must reach 700 by January, comparing to 1957’s 119 for an off year.
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Brewster County
Vic Heil
Brewster County Auxiliary Plans 7:30 Meeting
The Brewster County Women's Hospital Auxiliary announces a 7:30 p.m. meeting on Tuesday January 28 in the hospital dining room. Members are asked to donate old or torn white sheets to the hospital.
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Brewster County Women's Hospital Auxiliary
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Rotary Club
Weldon Hankln
Bobby Dunn
Hankla
Don Littleton
Tom Stovell
Jimmy Pate
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Edith Hale
Jimmy
Pete Bromley
Alpine Hh
A&m
Pete
Panhandle
Joe Davidson
Twin Peaks Outdoor Theater
Gene Wendryx
KVLF
Joe
Johnny Newell
Eigil Defense
Big Bend National Park
Green Gulch
San Antonio Express
Evening News
Rick Tate
Forker-Gage Ranch
Davis
Kroderick Webb
Forker Gage Ranch
Ki. J. Dobyns
Russ Johnson
Ian DeVoll
John Skinner
Barbara Grubb
W T. Jones
Mar
Aby Reeves
Heavy
Mort Davis
Garren
Martha Ann Gearhart
Valentine
Mitchell
Hick ‘Tate
Marker Gage
Hob Stowell
Bobby Kelley
Shannon Giube
Port Davis
Hutter
C. C
Legion
Tub of Dimes
B. D. Isbell
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