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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1953
Page
1
Fire Chief J C Cooley warns that during next Monday's telephone switch over phones may be silent temporarily. Report a fire by dialing 2111 and give your name and address along with location of the fire. The line also connects to a radio station for immediate location announcements.
The First Baptist church 1953 Vacation Bible School ends with a 7 30 program. Enrollment reached 146 with 114 average attendance over two weeks. Students raised over 31 for the Southern Baptist Cooperative program. Diplomas will be issued and a handwork display shown after department demonstrations. Parents and others are invited to attend.
Sgt. Cliff Fagen, a Marine corps recruiter, will be in Alpine on Tuesday June 16 at the post office to talk with young men and women about joining the U S Marine corps.
The fourth annual Band and Twirling Workshop at Sul Ross College opened with 225 high school participants from 34 Texas towns and one Wyoming town. George Earle of Casper, Wyoming joined the attendees. Two public concerts are planned with Dr. Walter Beeler in charge and twirling champion Ted Otis. The first concert will be Friday June 12 before the library building, the second at Jackson Field on Tuesday June 16.
More than 300 boys ages 9 to 16 from the area are set to attend the Royal Ambassadors camp at Paisano Baptist encampment grounds starting next Monday. A 40 plus counselor staff joins camp director Ken Green and others for a full program with dormitories meals and transportation. The Junior Girl Ambassadors camp runs June 22 26 and the intermediate GA camp June 29 July 3.
The Alpine Cowboys host their first home game of the season at Kokernot field Sunday, after workouts began last Sunday under Tom Chandler. The team, featuring pitcher Tommy Bowers and batter Johnny Carruthers, beat the Jal Gassers 81 in Jal, New Mexico, with Chandler managing behind the plate.
Alpine Masons held Past Masters Night at the Masonic building with over 50 members present. E M Meacham of Alpine received a Master’s degree officiated by seventeen past masters of Alpine lodge No. 766. a dinner preceded the degree work.
Miss Katherine Thee of Alpine will graduate in July from the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing in El Paso after a three year program. She has been active in the Children of Mary Sodality basketball team freshman class officer plays choir student council and will study psychiatric nursing in New Orleans for three months following graduation.
Delegates from Alpine Marfa Fort Davis Marathon Presidio and Van Horn will meet at the Paisano hotel in Marfa Sunday at 1 30 p m to discuss reorganization of the Mexican Border Trails Association The association which has not been active for some time includes towns on U S 90 Considerable work has been done to divert traffic to Highway 90 with good results The job is a big one said Hugh White president of the Alpine chamber of commerce and can be accomplished only through the combined efforts of every town on U S 90 Highway 90 runs from Jacksonville Florida to Van Horn 100 miles west of Alpine
Mrs M P Slover Jr of Ker mit suffered a broken hip and head injury when two autos collided head on four miles west of Pyote Sunday night. Mr Slover and their children Sharon Gail and Steven were injured. the other driver was fined 750 dollars and jailed eight months for intoxicated driving and aggravated assault.
One hundred twenty 4-H club boys aged nine to 16 and county agents from 20 West Texas counties participated in a three day camp on the Sul Ross campus. They swam, dined, and attended a program in the college auditorium with Dr. Bryan Wildenthal welcoming them. Local guitar performer Charlie Cook entertained, the program was taped by Bill Williams, and the group later traveled in a caravan to the Big Bend National Park.
Sam Houston State placed five on the Lone Star conference all star team for 1953 led by unanimous pitcher Jesse Hernandez. Lamar Tech and Sul Ross trailed with multiple selections including two and four first team spots respectively, while Sam Houston's Joe Hodges earned unanimous catcher honors.
The Texas Game and Fish commission will hold public meetings in the Trans-Pecos to discuss hunting regulations. Meetings start Friday night June 19 in Alpine with subsequent sessions in Van Horn Pecos El Paso and nearby counties, all at 8 p.m. at the county courthouses.
Billy Mills completed boot camp in San Diego California and is on a two weeks leave visiting his mother Mrs H M Mills and other relatives. He will report back to San Diego for assignment.
Alpine High principal James Crawford released on June 9 the names of 47 students who earned the sixth six weeks honor roll for the 1952-53 term and 48 who made the semester honor roll. Seniors led with 12 on both lists, with juniors 16 strong. freshmen seven and sophomores 12 also earned honors, the largest group in AHS history.
A letter from George and Mrs. Koury outlines their summer Europe tour. They describe London coronation events and daily highlights from Rotterdam to Paris, praising Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Brussels while noting Cologne’s wartime destruction and the Rotary convention in Paris.
Alpine prepares to switch from manual to dial telephone service with over 1000 phones changing numbers. A new building houses the dial equipment and business office while Mayor Gillett and San Angelo’s mayor will announce the completion.
Dr. Bryan Wildenthal president of Sul Ross College presented a check for 642.66 to the San Angelo Disaster Relief fund during a San Angelo business trip. The money was raised by a Sul Ross Fine Arts Department benefit featuring Alpine and Marfa public schools.
Pvt. Ruben N. Ortega of Alpine reported missing in action May 20 in Korea. He served in the 5th Armored Division and had been in Korea about three months. Ortega is the son of Crispin Ortega of Alpine and was inducted last October.
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