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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1958
Page
2
Alpine school officials announced Miss Johnny Weyerts head of the high school math department has been chosen by the Regional Executive Committee of Teachers of Mathematics to receive the annual Number Sense Sponsor's Award worth 300 dollars. Her students have won three state championships in the past decade.
Bill Shackelford leaves for Death Valley to work the summer then enrolls at Sul Ross in fall. Numerous relatives and friends travel, visit, and relocate for summer work, with stays in Marathon, Kennard, Austin, Las Cruces, and San Antonio. Fossil researchers from the Smithsonian visit Hotel Parkway for four weeks.
Pvt David M Hernandez 3 son of Mr and Mrs David Hernandez Alpine recently qualified as expert with the light machine gun in Germany He is a rifleman in Company A of the 11th Airborne Division 187th Infantry He entered the Army January 1957 completed basic training at Fort Carson Colo arrived overseas last December A 1954 graduate of Alpine High School Hernandez attended Sul Ross State College The 1st Marine Battalion landed in Cuba in June 1898 first U S unit to land during the Spanish American War The report also notes family visits and local events including a Stillwell fishing trip and a dance at the Marathon Post sponsored by the American Legion with music by the W Bar Playboys.
In June 1944 the U S Navy captured the enemy warship U 505 after crippling the submarine and forcing its surfacing. American sailors boarded the prize of war and claimed it for the United States.
The annual rate of farm operators realized net income rose to about 13 billion dollars in Q1 1958 from 11.7 billion in Q1 1957. Higher prices for beef cattle hogs eggs potatoes and other vegetables boosted income as supplies were smaller, says extension economist A B Wooten.
The document notes that U S submarines took part in every major operation and sea battle in the Pacific during World War II.
Ann Bounds daughter of Mr and Mrs B B Bounds of Alpine is an August degree candidate at the Harris College of Nursing Texas Christian University Fort Worth.
The barber shop will suspend operations every Thursday beginning June 5. Owners thank patrons for their continued support and remind customers of regular hours on other days.
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