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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
1
Rain totals reach about one and a half inches in Alpine for the week with 99 of an inch by 8 a.m. yesterday and nearly another half inch by press time. The bulletin notes the upcoming primary election next Saturday and urges civic participation amid concerns over voter apathy and public land issues in Texas tidelands debates.
W. B. Dorris Sr. was elected post commander at the Alpine American Legion Big Bend Post No. 79 monthly meeting in the Legion hall. He succeeds Sherman Newsom and will be initiated before the September state meeting. Dorris, a World War II veteran, has worked for the post since its organization. Troy Mosely and Peyton Cain were elected first and second vice commanders. Other officers include Thomas Coats as finance officer, Elvie Williams as adjutant, M. L. Hopson as chaplain, David Kokernot as historian, Phillip Newsom as service officer, Billy Jack Burcham as sergeant at arms, and Grady Nelon as property custodian. The executive committee comprises the post commander Newsom, Q. I W. Abington, Bob Willoughby, H. L. Kokernot Jr., Fritz Weyerts, and Troy Mosely. (Continued on Page 6)
Local town reports a cotton screen door remedy for flies spreading after a Deadwood Pioneer Times article. Mrs Gilbert of Richmond and two Tulsa housewives popularized the method, leading to cotton sales surge while officials study the effect. Lions convention attendance noted in brief.
Alpine Cowboys opened two game series last weekend against Lackland Air Force War Hawks, winning 14-3 and 16-1 as Bob Bilgrave and Nobby Graves pitched well. Offense featured 14 hits in each game, including homers, triples, and multiple doubles. Congressman Ken Regan and Mrs Regan attended the Sunday game. Next, the team prepared for a two game set against Sinton Oilers while city officials explored a new McIntyre ranch well after TNT tests.
Fifty absentee votes in the July 22 Democratic primary had been received at the county clerk's office up to yesterday noon. They were divided by precincts as follows: 1 West thirteen, 1 East twenty two, No. 2 six, No. 3 nine. July 18 is the deadline for absentee voting.
New officers were elected for the coming year at the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting held Wednesday night at the Legion hall. Tom Stowell was elected president to succeed Tom Coats, with Phillip Newsom as vice president, Erwin Murray as secretary, and Tom Stovell as treasurer. New directors are Hank Finger, Billy Weston, and Troy Mosley, while outgoing directors were Keith Morrow, Jim Stovell, and Joe Clark. Directors serve two years with holdovers having one year remaining.
Alpine business houses will close 3 to 8 pm on the next three Saturdays to watch baseball at Kokernot Field. Alpine Chamber of Commerce president Felix McGaughy says merchants support H. L. Kokernot Jr. for promoting the games. Filling stations and cafes are not asked to close.
Fort Davis coroner Barry Scobee ruled inquest findings on Kenneth Keizer Littlejohn, a 23 or 24 year old found mummified on Forrest Weston ranch June 5. A handwritten note in his coat stated death by his own hand, prompting murder suspicions amid tangled Texas case details including a Watson county arrest toll and links to a 1940 boarding house, with fingerprints sent to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A 20 mile stretch of State Highway 118 from Alpine to Big Bend park road will begin July 20 under a contract awarded to D. O. Ileson. Grading drainage and topping will take 175 working days. Half the road is already paved with the other half ready for topping this year. Bids for bridges over Calamity and Sheep creeks 22 and 28 miles south of Alpine will be opened in Austin next week.
Alpine Country Club announces a members only dance and grand bingo party on Saturday July 22 at eight o'clock. Kidwell's orchestra will play modern and square dancing while the Pow Wow room hosts the bingo with substantial prizes. Soft drinks will be available. The event starts a series of membership entertainments as the club seeks active participation.
Mr and Mrs William Powell Sul Ross college faculty depart tomorrow for a lengthy European itinerary. They sail July 19 from New York aboard the Westerdam with stops in Amsterdam Scotland England Norway Denmark Germany Austria Switzerland Paris and return by September 16. Highlight includes the Passion Play in Germany and visits to Vienna Salzburg Geneva and other cultural sites. The Powells teach in Sul Ross departments of Speech and Visual Aid Education.
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