14 Jul 1959
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1959
Page
1
Alpine Cowboys win the first half of the Sophomore League season by a wide margin and enter the second half even with the rest of the five clubs. League directors in Hobbs vote to split the season and determine a league champion by a playoff.
Alpine figures, events, and notices fill a community page. Bonds, park views, and a Big Bend feature connect Alpine to wider press. Local sports recap includes Cowboys and All Stars with game details and era notes.
Francis Cecil Duncan World War I veteran and Alpine post office employee died in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring after a month's illness. He would have been 64 Aug. 4. Funeral services were held in the First Christian Church with Masonic rites at Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by widow, one daughter, three sons, three brothers, two sisters, and 10 grandchildren. Duncan served in France with the 7th U. S. Army Engineers and later worked for the Katy Railroad, Orient Railroad, and National Park Service before joining the Alpine post office Nov. 22, 1937. He was active in the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Names of attendees and relatives listed.)
Three hundred fifty attendees from 27 Baptist churches across Texas join Paisano Music Camp led by W F Fordethase to end with concerts this Friday. Tonight 8 p m the tabernacle hosts a special program with a Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise excerpt. Directors include Euell Porter Baylor Ed Wittner First Baptist Lamesa and Harlan Hall Odessa. Cities represented span Lake Jackson Beaumont Baytown Fort Worth Abilene Big Spring Lamesa Midland Odessa El Paso Kernit Pecos Alpine and Fort Stockton.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Gibbens Jr and their three sons Scottie Johnnie and Gene have moved from Montgomery Alabama back to Alpine. Mr Gibbens takes over management of the Sul Ross Gulf Service Station in the Bill Cotter house location.
John Stuckwish of Brewster County Memorial Hospital was named Civil Defense director by unanimous council vote. Alpine School Board approved new typewriters and maintenance contract, to audit 1959 60 expenditures, set school calendar opening, and planned a 1960 61 budget review with a per capita state allocation and planned audits of athletic and general insurance details.
A fragmented notice lists games from July 14 to July 19 with mismatched times and teams. AGF faces Bank at 8 pm on July 14 while Morrison's competes at 6:80 pm. Other matches include Bank versus Forchheimer's and Morrison's versus AAF with various inconsistent times and venues.
Mid-American Minerals Co. well 1.43 Meriwether eight miles northwest of Alpine drilled to 870 feet with casing set at 27 feet after Hallitunion cement. A cable tool test hit a large crevice and substantial water at 734 feet. In Pecos County near Hovey, Hunt Oil Co. No. 1 Elsinore was drilling below 7400 feet with casing at 4126 feet.
Dr and Mrs J E Wright of Alpine will attend the national Golden Jubilee Boy Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs July 22. They travel from Midland by chartered airliner with master leader Carl Williams of Alpine and leaders Boyd Meyers of El Paso Avalon Paterson of Midland.
Herbert L Kokernot elected commander of American Legion Big Bend Post No 29 succeeding Bailey Other new officers include Davi Kokernot Stilwell Fritz Weyerts Bud Phillips Williams Skinner Eichholtz Stillwell Hollis executive committee Names appear in the article with August as the planned time for installation
Alpine recorded additional rainfall across Monday and Tuesday with lingering showers. Weather observers noted continued precipitation and cooler conditions affecting local activities and soil moisture.
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