Alpine Avalanche Contributor Info and Policies
The Alpine Avalanche publishes Thursdays in Alpine Texas with office at 125 N. 6th St. P O Box 719. Subscriptions vary by county with a yearly rate of 3 dollars in Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties. The publisher disclaims responsibility for copy omissions and errors but will correct them on notice.
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Alpine Avalanche, Inc
N. 6Th S
Alpine
Texas
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Congress
Funeral services for Martha Crawford held in Alpine
Funeral services for Martha J Crawford aged 70 were held at the Church of Christ. She died at the home of Mrs Lee Harrington near Marfa after the family moved to Alpine 31 years ago. Surviving: two sons Guy B Crawford and John G Crawford. two daughters Myrtle Allen and Mrs Harrington. The Big Bend Davis Mountains region enjoyed favorable rains improving range condition. About 40 goats perished on the Decke ranch near Marathon in a heavy hailstorm with rain.
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Avalanche
Martha J. Crawford
Church of Christ
J. L. Crawford
Lee Harrington
Marfa
Alpine
Guy B. Crawford
First National Bank
John G. Crawford
Myrtle Allen
Crane
Harrington
Big Bend-Davis
Decke
Marathon
Pecan Field Day At Bradshaw Orchard Draws 52 Attendees
A pecan field day at Walter Bradshaw’s orchard on the Marfa highway in Alpine drew 52 participants from the region. Ford Hancock of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service led discussions on pecan orchard management, rosette disease, zinc spray, and pest control, with plans for annual future events.
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Walter Bradshaw
Marfa
Alpine
Buford Hancock
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
College Station
Hancock
Two Homemaking Courses Offered at Alpine High
Alpine High School homemaking department offers two summer courses in the Homemaking Building. A noncredit beginning sewing class starts 8:30 a.m. June 5, supervised by Mrs. Dorothy E. Perryman. A credit course for students in summer project work begins 10 a.m. June 5, requiring prior enrollment, group projects, and individual project reporting.
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Alpine High School
Dorothy E. Perryman
Baptists Change Time for Summer Schedule
The First Baptist Church shifts to summer times with evening services one hour later. Training Union begins at 7 and the evening worship at 8.
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Baptists
First Baptist Church
Training Union
Five 4H Club Members Attend District Conservation Camp
Five 4H members from Alpine and Fort Davis will attend the District 6 Boys and Girls Conservation Lab at Fort Clark Brackettville May 30 to June 2. They are James Justice Bill Stowell Lea Skelton of Alpine and Janet Grubb Ann Espy of Fort Davis. Morning sessions cover wildlife and plant conservation You and Your Community and My 4 H Story. Afternoon sessions cover water and firearm safety. Brewster County agent will accompany the group.
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Alpine
Fort Davis
District 6
Boys and Girls Conservation Lab
Fort Clark
Brackettville
James Justice
Bill Stowell
Lea Skelton
Janet Grubb
Ann Espy
Brewster County
Locals Visit Big Bend and Davis Mountains Area
LOCALS and Mrs Beavers visited Mr and Mrs Fred Jack over the weekend. They toured Big Bend National Park Presidio and other parts of the Big Bend Davis Mountains country.
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Was
Mrs. Beavers
Mrs
Fred Jack
Big Bend National Park
Presidio
Big Bend- Davis Mountains
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Is Press Association — Texas Press Advertising Representatives
Major Markets, Inc
E. 4Th St
New York
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Texas Press Service
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Brewster, Jeff Davis
Presidio Counties
James W. Glasscock
Jean Glasscock
Tom Farris Stillwell
Maribel Miller
Sam D. Adams
Lou Walker
Advertising Foreman
Big Bend Park
Egularly
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Walt Disney
Granada Theatre
Bradshaw
Douglas Bennett
John Joe Cadena
Donald Callahan
James Crawford
Billy Fielder
Vernon McCall
Emil Goeglein
R. C. McCollum
Conrado Ramirez
Harland Smith
Raul Sotel
James Sparks
C. H. Southall
F. M
Red) Stephens
Chas Uranga
Henry Uranga
Luis Uranga
Byron Wright
John D. Young
Virgil Young
Wayne Mosley
J. C. Walker
Bradford Nicholson
Raymond Reeves
Minnie Arriola
Kris Binion
Betty Jane Burgess
Jo Ann Carney
Mary Ethel Crawford
Marcella Dalton
Julia Beth Harmon
Jeanne Mollison
Ethel June Nail
Jewel Parsell
Nancy Salisbury
Mary Wade
Cotter White
Katherine Williams
Gladys Yarbro
Pauline Beall
Lethe Koonce
Nashville
Tenn
Carl Shults
J. E. Wright
Texas State Medical Association
Houston
Bekee
G. W. Baines
A. D. Stevens
Eldorado
Peyton Cain
J. Roy Spence
Pecos
R. A. Bennett
Oklahoma
Marathon News
Roy Stillwell
A. C. Spalding
Roy Stillwell Jr
Raul Juiar
Mary Lou Sims
Bonnie Parker
Clinton Ritchey
Virginia Young
Walter Skinner
Della Kimball
Frances Meeks
Jack Todd
Charlie Bassett
Leona Starr
Edward Bardwell
Marie Stillwell
George Hargus
Jean Arnold
Pat Lester
Louise Crawford
Express
D. N. Scott
G. Hill
Hill
Sul Ross College
Highland Motel
Highland Texaco
Highland Cafe & Grocery
Peyton Place
Twin Peaks Theatre
Tom Morton
Morton
the Alpine Drug Store
Claude D. Arnold
R. L. Evans, Jr
Twin Peaks
Pollyanna
Jane Wyman
Richard Egan
Fast & Sexy
Gina Lollobrigida
Dale Robertson
Bramble Bush
Jack Carson
Barbara Rush
Cash McCall
James Garner
Natalie Wood
Western Auto
Ice
Cape Cod
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