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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1950
Page
8
A heavy rain last Monday afternoon from South Alpine flooded many areas. Residents, including a noted local felon, faced cleanup with mops and brooms while some kept their spirits up. Wilfred helped with the effort using muscles not recently exercised.
A jittery column blends local notes on rains gauges pre season talk and civic projects. It highlights Alpine square dance Promenaders aiding the public school band, August 5 square dance to fund uniforms, and the opening of the Alpine public library on August 4. Also mentions football prep, local support for coaches Red Pierce and Ken McAllister, and a push to back school music programs.
Sul Ross Skyline reports Frank Woodward Jr a Sul Ross neology major pursuing a masters degree has been named the Walter B Sharpe scholarship winner The $750 prize is one of two annual awards for outstanding geology students funded by a private endowment by Governor Jim Hogg The Texas University geology faculty select winners based on character leadership and academics Woodward is the only recipient to date
William Jesse Burnham of Marathon attends the second six weeks term at Sam Houston State Teachers College, as enrollment nears a summer high but falls short of the 2500 target due to draft-age dropouts. Enrollment ends August 25.
A Sul Ross student, Woodward, praised as a rock and minerals authority in the Big Bend region, will join the Geology department at the University of Texas as an assistant when he begins work there in September.
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