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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
6
A Pecos citizens group and school band visited Alpine Tuesday boosting the town’s rodeo set for July 3 and 4. The marchers played a concert at the Helland hotel corner before a large local turnout, with the Pecos delegation returning via Fort Davis after traveling from Marfa.
Miss Ann Ellis becomes secretary for the chamber of commerce succeeding Mrs. Josephine Wright who left for Laredo with her husband Booth Wright. Mrs. Berta Clark Lassiter filled in as temporary secretary for a week after Wrights departure.
Fort Davis Texas June 7. Malcolm and Mrs. Evans Bartlett teachers ventured through Santa Helena canyon on the Rio Grande lacking a boat and using an inner tube. They swam seven miles of gorge with two dozen photos and were guided by Jack Wise arriving at dusk with onlookers awaiting them.
Drilling resumed at Kokernot No. 2 test on the W. D. Wilcox property forty miles south of Alpine after a brief shutdown for repairs. Rainbow shows of oil continued with at least three encounters in the past ten days. Depth reached about 1150 feet.
The band hall hosted both new and old members as they plan a summer schedule with rehearsals on Tuesday Thursday and Friday at 4 p m. Two groups will exist an experienced band and a beginner training unit. A concert series begins Tuesday at the swimming pool with all college students invited for free tickets. Director Mr Pinkerton will interview families on Monday for enrollment in the beginner classes.
Alpine Texas Mayor L B Starnes proclaims June 8 to 14 as Flag Week urging display of the U S flag on municipal buildings homes and vehicles and inviting patriotic exercises parades and home business displays to express love of country and democracy signed June 3 1939 with city seal.
Rotary groups sponsor four boys teams in Alpine with about 100 participants. Four group heads organize with captains Sublett Vannoy Crawford Reaves. Early games include Sublett 13 Vannoy 10 and Reaves 16 Crawford 4 with Crawford later beating Vannoy 9 8. Two weekly games run until July 13 followed by possible city championship. games start at six at Central ward. umpires Spec Johnson and Tubby Lease. Public invited.
Alan Fraser spoke at a Rotary luncheon about education as the key to preventing crime. He cited 37 murders and about 4000 major felonies, noting young people under 20 are the most likely offenders. He urged social reform and inoculation against crime for youth.
Snow White the large white bear roamed Bushland near Saint Jean de Terre Neuve Que for nearly three weeks before being shot by hunters. Residents seek an explanation for the freakish color of the animal.
The narrator describes a remote Big Bend region in Texas as a vast, almost academic landscape of volcanic rock and scarce vegetation. They praise its potential as a public park with roads connecting thousands of acres and foresee Texas benefiting from its realization.
A fragmented note addresses readers who have not witnessed an event or scene. The text hints at sharing a hidden view or experience and invites attention, though specifics remain unclear from the OCR fragment. The tone suggests a reflective appeal to unseen audiences.
Continued from page one the public address addresses students not at the event and outlines expectations for attendance and participation. The brief notes emphasize inclusion and responsibility for school activities and communal goals.
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