Border Trails Assn looks to boost traffic on Highway 90
Members and directors of the Mexican Border Trails Association met in Sander son to discuss increasing travel on Route 90 from Jacksonville Florida through New Orleans Houston San Antonio Del Rio and to the junction with US 80 at Van Horn. Plans include official designation of No 90 from Van Horn to San Diego and cooperation with the western Travel US 90 branch. The next meetings are Aug 9 in Alpine and Sept 12 at Big Bend National Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
van Horn
San Degio
Calif
Border Trails Division
Alpine
Big Bend National Park
Lon Garrison
A. F. Garrison
Moscow
Idaho
W. Leon Evans
H. S. Sanborn
Mammoth Cave
National Parks Concessions Inc
L. L. Lewis
Big Bend Park
Gustavo Valdes
Ciudad Acuna
Mex
Valdes
Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Baskett
del Rio
Ralph de Sota
Brewster County
Hugh White
G. C. McDaniel
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
J. D. Holman
Gene Hilger
Glenn Burgess
Tom Yarbro
Marathon
Alpine Pilot club delegates attend Pilot International convention
Mrs. Milton Smith president and Mrs. Mae Ament with her grandson Garland Gilbert of Houston returned from Tulsa Oklahoma where the 32nd Pilot International convention gathered delegates from the United States Canada Bermuda England France Japan Mexico and Hawaii at the Mayo hotel July 8 11. International president Mrs. Mildred Boyer presided and Texas members Marguerite Dimerling Beaumont Nellie Vickers El Paso were elected to lead the organization with the theme To Keep Freedom in the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Smith
Alpine Pilot Club
Mae Ament
Ament
Garland Gilbert
Houston
Tulsa
Okla
Pilot International
U. S
Canada
Bermuda
England
France
Japan
Mexico
Hawaiii
Mayo Hotel
Mildred Boyer
Oklahoma City
Texas
Marguerite Dimerling
Beaumont
Boyer
Nellie Vickers
el Paso
Alpine and Lamesa Set Bi-District Title Clash
Alpine and Lamesa earned next week bi-district finals after Pecos forfeited and Lamesa won District 7. Big Bend Post No 79 arranged a playoff in Lamesa for July 20 21 with a potential third game July 22. Sixteen players and Coach Pete Bromley will travel by school bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend Post
American Legion
Pete Bromley
Alpine
Pecos
Aline Legionnaires
Alpine Lads
District 7
Crane
Pyote
Odessa
Lamesa
Alpine Legionnaires
Big Bend Post No. 79
Bromley
Alpine Post Office Receipts Dip Slightly in 1953
Post Office receipts for Alpine declined modestly from 1952 totals for the year ending June 30. Fiscal 1953 four quarters added to 43 315 48, down from 45 232 40. West Texas offices reported similar declines as local residents noted a Fort Worth visit by Mr and Mrs O J Casstevens to Rev Glenn Bales and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Postoffice
B. B
West Texas
O. J. Casstevens
Fort Worth
Rev
Glenn Bales
Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Seminar Set at Alpine
A Texas civil defense and disaster relief seminar hosted by Sul Ross State College in Alpine runs July 28 through August 1. Attendees include William L. McGill state coordinator, Texas Highway Patrol, the Red Cross, welfare, aviation, medical and fire officials, with county judges and mayors invited. The program aims to strengthen the state’s disaster response from tornadoes to atomic threats and flood survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Waco
San Angelo
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
William L. McGill
Texas Highway Patrol
National Red Cross
Civi Defense and Disaster Relief
The
Big Bend
Texas
Joe R. Humphrey
Texas Education Agency
State Division of Civil Defense and Disaster Relief
Sun Ross
Old Timers Gather for Fabens Event
Readable fragments show names of settlers including John Yarbro Mara thon Luther Yarbro Mar athon Will Yar bro Marathon and Sam Nail linked to Fort Stockton Alpine Marathon Chisos Mountain area with origins in Pecos Coke County and earlier migrations dating from 1889 to 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabens
John Yarbro
Marathon
Pecos
Luther Yarbro
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Will Yarbro
Coke County
Sam Nail
Chisos Mountain
Major Street Improvement Plan Noted In Alpine Area
Bill Sohl elected commander of Big Bend Post No. 79 American Legion at Legion hall. New officers to be installed next regular meeting in August. City and County Commissioner Lee Smith announce major street improvement program including 20 blocks of strip paving and seal coating 20 to 30 blocks. Projects cover Ave C, N7th, N10th, W Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Nations, Ave A, N Walker and West College Ave with base laid and topping by contracted crew. Additional paving planned in South Alpine and seal coating across town. Cost estimates pending for College Ave reconstruction beyond high school field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sohl
Big Bend
American Legion
Legion Hall
Tom Coats
Grady Nelon
Chas. Ives
Elvie F. Williams
M. L.hopson
Peyton Cain
C. S. (Buster) Wyatt
Howard Hamilton
Anita Hollis
Q. W. Abington
Sherman Newsom
Pete Adams
J. T. Carney
David Kokernot
Post
College Avenue
Lee Smith
Ave. C
7Th Sts
N. 7Th St
Ave. D
N. 10Th
W. Eagle Pass
Uvalde St
9Th
Nations
Walker St
Ave. A
N. Walker
W. del Rio
Highway 118
Alpine
H. C. Hernandez
S. 2Nd
Holland Ave
Ave. G
S. 7Th
13Th St
Smith
West College Ave
College Ave
Rains and Showers Hit Big Bend and Surrounding Areas
Rains and showers drenched scattered parts of the Big Bend Davis mountains region this week with two to three inches reported on several ranches including O2 McElroy and Fowlkes. The system extended west of the Alpine Terlingua road toward the Rio Grande and into Big Bend National Park. Large swaths including the Basin and areas near Marfa Fort Davis received rainfall, while Alpine area was largely missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Big Bend
McElroy
Fowlkes
Rio Grande
Big Bend National Park
Marfa
Fort Davis
Alpine
Meriwether
Glass Mountains
Ed Dodson Dies in Ozona Former Alpine Editor
Former Alpine resident Ed Dodson died at his Ozona home Tuesday at about 70. A West Texas printer, he worked for The Avalanche then co-published the Alpine Industrial News before its consolidation. He and his sister and Mr Easterling published the Alpine Guide weekly. A niece Mrs Lilly V Phelps and her daughter attended his funeral in Ozona on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Dodson
West Texas
Alpine
Ozona
Dodson
The
Avalanche
Alpine Industrial News
News
W. C. Easterling
Easterling
Alpine Guide
Lilly V. Phelps
Jack O’brien
Ozona Wedness
Morrison Dimes win precursory Alpine Little League series
Morrison's Dimes clinched the four win no loss preliminaries in Alpine Little League, sponsored by the Alpine Lions Club. Regular play began with Morrison's Dimes defeating Baker's Gems 15 to 3, as teams M System Prune Pickers, Baker's Little Gems and Safeway Cubs join Morrison in Tuesday and Thursday league games at the Legion softball field for 9 to 12 year olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Lions Club
Morrison's Dimes
Morrison’s
Baker's Gems
Legion
M” System Prune Pickers
Baker's Little Gems
Safeway Cubs
Cowboys Oilers Set for Local Baseball Series This Week
Alpine Cowboys host San Angelo Colts in a two game series at Kokernot field after a 13-2 win over the Colts. Odessa Oilers visit for a 3 pm doubleheader tomorrow and Sunday. Sul Ross Day and Little League Day events accompany the slate. Brooke Medical Center brings star players for July 25-26. Cowboys enter El Paso semi pro tourney with first game next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Cowboys
San Angelo
San Angelo Colts
Pokes
Odessa Oilers
Kokernot Field
Oilers
Odessa
Sul Ross
Brooke Medical Center
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Paisano Baptist
Brooke
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Marvin Rotblatt
Chicago White Sox
Bob Turley
Browns
Cowboys
el Paso
Tom Chandler
Area Camp Meeting Held at Mitre Peak
About 68 people attended a one day Area camp meet at Mitre Peak last Friday. The event closed with supper and a campfire led by camp chairman M. W. Collie Mrs Colle of Midland area president Tom Brandon and Mrs Brandon of Odessa area director Mrs Lenna Sawyer of Odessa and Mr and Mrs Joe Black of Midland former camp directors. Alpine residents also joined including E. M. Conner family C E Pickett Helen Nichols Sue Bounds George Bevier Pamela B F Berkeley Billy West Janith Billy and Roscoe Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitre Peak
M. W. Collie
Colle
Midland
Tom Brandon
Brandon
Odessa
Lenna Sawyer
Joe Black
E. M. Conner
C. E. Picket
Marine recruiter to visit Alpine for interviews
Sgt. Cliff Fagen, a Marine recruiter, will be in Alpine next Tuesday July 21 to interview young men and women interested in joining the U S Marine Corps. He will be located at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Fagen
Alpine
U. S. Marine Corps
Cowboys Fall to Carlsbad Potashers in Longhorn League clash
In Carlsbad New Mexico the Cowboys lost 8 to 5 after outhitting the Potashers 13 to 11 Linker started and took the loss Russell finished with Ellis. Tom Chandler homered and drove in three runs Stevenson DiPrimio and Linker contributed extra base hits Cowboys split a doubleheader at Fort Bliss with Stout and Ellis to win the Saturday game Swain Chandler and DiPrimio powered the offense while Johnny Carruthers returned from injury with two hits and four RBIs in four at bats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad Potashers
Longhorn League
Carlsbad
N. M
Cowboys
Pats
Linker
Pokes
Russell
Ellis
Tom Chandler
Stevenson
DiPrimio
Inge Paso
Fort Bliss
Cowboy
Swain
Chandler
DiPrimo
Thomas
San Angelo
Falcons
Johnny Carruthers
Mallett
Former SA Student Becomes WAC First Lieutenant
Mrs. John R. Powell of Austin was sworn in as first lieutenant in the Woman's Army Corps reciting the oath before Major General K L Berry. The Alpine native, Sul Ross State College graduate, will serve in the Texas Military District and the Fourth Army while remaining at the Adjutant General's Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Statesman
John R
Bettie) Powell
Austin
Woman's Army Corps
Powell
Texas Adjutant General's Department
K. L. Berry
Texas Adjutant General
Texas Military District
Fourth Army
Adjutant General's Department
San Diego
Calif
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
University of Texas
Medical College
Galveston
Gen. Berry
United States
Texas
Powells
Sin Alpine
Alpine Cowboys
Sul Ross
New Well at Girl Scout Camp Tests Over 100 Gallons
A new well at Mitre Peak Girl Scout camp north of Alpine topped 100 gallons per minute in a bailer test conducted with no water level drop. The well reaches 224 feet deep and a two inch line will connect it to the Fern canyon pool site above the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitre Peak
Alpine
Fern Canyon
Paisano Baptist encampment to hold 33rd session
Large attendance expected as Paisano Baptist encampment opens its 33rd annual session with an evening service next Monday. Dr. Perry F. Webb and Dr. F. B. Thorn lead preaching, with a large local staff including Sam Means and Ray Collins. The new office building and dormitory mark major upgrades on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paisano Baptist
Perry F. Webb
First Baptist Church
San Antonio
F. B. Thorn
Wichita
Kas
Paisano
Kyle M. Yates
Houston
Andrew Q. Allen
Dallas
L. H. Tapscott
Brotherhood
Sam Allen
Wayland College
Sam Means
Silver City
N. M
Troy V. Campbell
Ray G. Collins
Yates Brown
Midland
Bernice Ward
Alpine
Billy Graham Film to Be Shown at Sul Ross Tonight
Billy Graham evangelistic film Oiltown U S A in natural color screens at Sul Ross auditorium tonight at 8. The 90 minute feature stars Colleen Townsend Evans Paul Power Robert Clarke and others with Redd Harper Cindy Walker. Sponsored by Alpine Ministerial Alliance. No admission charged but a free will offering will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oiltown
Billy Graham
Sul Ross
O'Clock
Colleen Townsend Evans
Paul Power
Robert Clarke
Georgia Lee
Ralph Ward
Houston
Graham
Great Commission Films
Hollywood
Alpine Ministerial Alliance
Rehearsal Called for High School Band
A special rehearsal is set for next Monday at 7 30 p m in the high school band hall. All interested students and patrons are invited to attend.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Border Trails Assn
Alpine Post Office
Perry Webb
SUL Ross College
Fort Penn Colorado
Camilla Henderson
Bee County
Baylor County
W. N
Newt) Gourley
Kendall County
I. C
Bud) Roark
Oklahoma
Denton
Reagan Canyon
Sohl
AL Post
Cowboys Oilers
WAC
Crane Baptist Church
H. L. Kobernot Jr
C. T.mitchell
Don Littleton
Littleton
Friendship Circle
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