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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1959
Page
2
Alpine Avalanche issues a miscellany masthead listing staff and offices including James W. Glasscock and Jean Glasscock with editor and publisher roles. It notes mailing address 125 N 6th St Alpine Texas and includes subscription rates, correspondence on errors, and advertising contacts.
A man enters the Bookstore of Benjamin Franklin asks for a book. The clerk finds it, wraps it, and quotes a dollar. The customer negotiations, reads it, and insists on seeing Mr Franklin at the printing shop.
Locals list visits among family and friends in Alpine and nearby towns. John Lamb Mes and Mr and Mrs Allessio of Walla Walla, Washington, visited Mrs Sam Nutt and Buster. Nearby guests included Cliff Wilderspin and Ben Gearhart from Midland and Marfa respectively.
In Avalanche July 12 1935 report two thousand people attended the Big Bend Davis Mountains Fourth of July display. F P Fulcher and J W Cooper families tied for first prize while Mrs Elle Chastain won earliest settler prize and Mrs Etheridge oldest registered lady. Caroline Sue Burge won the baby under two prize. Uncle Bev Greenwood oldest man. J C Langford of Hot Springs on the Rio Grande claimed longest distance traveled. Other prizes went to Guy Crawford and Mrs Tom Bowles.
Nurses stay at the Gage Hotel during a summer honeymoon while Mr and Mrs Roberts depart for a trip to Shreveport Louisiana. Alpine visitors include Mrs Anderaw and Miss Marjorie Lewis who attended a bridge party.
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