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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
9
An Austin report notes Texas bird life faces its worst predator the house cat. A field biologist counted wild cats along a Austin to Mineral Wells trip, noting many mourning doves and other birds were devoured. The piece urges keeping tame cats penned and to kill stray housecats to protect birds.
Sul Ross college to offer summer classes for grades one and seven in the education building supervised by Mrs Faye Vice and Miss Myrtle Whiteside. No tuition, small supply fee. registration Saturday June 6 9 to 12. First grade feature is baby band work under Mrs Allie McIntyre. High school courses include US history first and second year algebra and English. Credit by meeting with officials. 12 weeks starting June 9. Out-of-town tuition five dollars. local tuition none.
State of Texas to George A. McKay and others unknown heirs and claimants. Texas State Parks Board petitions Brewster County to condemn 640 acres in Big Bend National Park area near Rio Grande on land described as Survey No. 9 in Brewster County. Special Commissioners set July 6, 1943 for hearing at Alpine court house to determine damages and issue decree vesting title to the land in Texas for park purposes.
Fred MacMurray stars as a doctor in The Lady Is Willing alongside Marlene Dietrich at the Granada. The film marks his first character role with the actor darkening his hair at the temples for the part.
Vice-President of the International Peace Monument Association urges support for a memorial in Big Bend National Park. The Alpine FFA chapter plans scrap iron drives to aid the war effort, with 35 members attending a picnic and boys coordinating the collection and sale proceeds to fund chapter activities.
Rev Kenneth Clark of the Assembly of God Church tracked a wolf to its straw-stack den and captured eight young wolves, turning them in for a total bounty of 24 dollars. He used the money to buy new song books. Dr H W Morelock, president of Sul Ross State College, advocates creating an 1 800 000 acre international peace park along the Rio Grande in Big Bend Texas and Chihuahua Mexico. He proposes a summit of U S officials and Mexican representatives to formalize the park and dedicate an international peace monument as a Magna Carta of modern times.
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