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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
8
A female cougar about 100 pounds was killed by Lee Duncan in the Mount Ord area last Friday. A second cougar seen nearby escaped as Duncan hunted with dogs. Rancher J A Anderson praised Duncan’s young hounds as among the finest he has seen.
Baylor University student Jack Robinson 22 will lead a three day youth revival at First Baptist Church Alpine February 4 5 6 with Miss Eunice Parker assisting. Robinson a standout athlete and BSU leader has competed for Olympic team 1948 and toured Hawaii with youth revival teams.
A sequence of named payees and amounts appears with vendors and individuals such as J. W. Espy Andy Keane Granada Theatre C. W. Cox Ed Fowlkes Bobby Jones Alpine Cafe Johnny Vick H. C. Espy and others receiving payments ranging from 28.40 to 360.00 tied to multiple businesses including LaBeff Ritter Motors and Wilson Feed Supply. The list shows a variety of payments totaling hundreds of dollars to various individuals and firms.
Word reached Alpine this week of the death of W. E. Phelps 62 a former Alpine resident at his Santa Fe de Pot office in Gallup New Mexico He apparently died of a heart attack He had served as deputy sheriff jailer and peace officer in Alpine and moved to Gallup about 30 years ago where he was city marshal special officer and at his death a Santa Fe special officer He was a first cousin of Mrs Henry Lacy of Alpine Survived by his wife three sons one daughter and seven grandchildren New arrivals include Sammie Black daughter Sandra Dawn born Jan 23 weight 6 lbs 1 oz and John Waldrum daughter Sandra Jo born Jan 21
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