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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
4
Local residents report visits and travels including Edwin McCollum family vacationing in Colorado and Little Miss Chachi Hawkins visiting grandparents in Odessa. Seagraves couple H V Coats stayed with Dr. Tom L Coats and family, while John Dormier returned to San Diego after a visit.
Michigan visitor Mich left Wednesday after a week with her brother Kurt Lange and family. Beeville residents Mrs. Morgan Terry and sons Phillip and Weldon visited Alpine relatives after a week with the W. H. Terrys. San Angelo guests of Cecil Hale included parents Ben Wagoner and J. B. Adkina. A California trip was noted. Bob Newbill, recently discharged from Korea duty, visited Rev. C. W. Newbill before returning to Athens. Frank B. Warnock and baby from Biloxi visited Dr. B. H. Warnock. he has a master's from Sul Ross and is Biloxi High principal. Mrs. Don Carlton with three children and friends from San Antonio visited local kin. S. A. Matlock and Jimmy and Mrs. Ted Brown spent time at Devil's Lake near Del Rio then visited Mrs. Matlock’s mother at Woodlake. they plan to return Sunday. Mrs. C. A. Brown of Monroe La arrived for an extended Alpine visit, staying with Mrs. T. F. Skevington. Grandson Charles Brown of Harlingen accompanied.
Mrs Inda B Adams finished a two weeks stay in Monterrey Mexico after sponsoring Alpine High School seniors trip. Dr and Mrs Nobel Armstrong and children Mildred and Boyd attended Kathleen Armstrongs Junior recital at the University Recital Hall in Austin before returning home.
Two Alpine students were elected to college class offices at Sul Ross. Sandra Ann Rogers was named Freshman president and Donna Rae Neeley Sophomore president. Others were chosen for each class including vice presidents secretaries treasurers reporters and sponsors with a graduate class president also elected. James Bow family news followed with discharge from the Navy and plans to move back to Texas from California.
The Tesnus post office in eastern Brewster County closed Tuesday after no applications were received for the postmaster position following Mrs. C. B. Cox’s resignation in January to move to Alpine. Cox had been assisted by Mrs. L. H. Carroll since February.
John B. Ely 84, once a gardener at Sul Ross college, has begun a music degree at the University of California. He seeks new knowledge to finish his original compositions including Bachiana performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Symphony. Ely also authored poems like The Ghost of the Chisos Mountains, admired by Cas Edwards and other locals.
Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Bishop of Crystal City announce the birth of their son Terry Joe on May 20 at Dimmit County Memorial Hospital Carrizo Springs He weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs M N Babo of Crystal City and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs D G Bishop of Melvin
Joe Bellamah, Sul Ross College band director, has returned to Alpine from a leave at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He and his family occupy the Thad Corkins residence on East Holland Avenue, while the Corkins have moved into their new home on East Avenue B.
The family expresses sincere appreciation to friends for flowers words of kindness and deeds during their recent bereavement. Mrs. Henry Newton Mr and Mrs Elmer Newton.
The article states that an automobile costing at least $60,000 in 1910 would be far cheaper today due to modern industrial machinery mass production and productivity, noting prices have been cut by about a factor of 30.
The Alpine Avalanche lists Forbes Publishing staff with Nell Forbes as Society Editor and A N Alkire as Fort Davis Correspondent along with Mattie V. Chambers as Marathon Correspondent. It notes post office entry and subscription rates for Brewster Jeff Davis Presidio counties and elsewhere.
Midland livestock market held Thursday June 10 reported a steady trend across all classes. Fat calves and yearlings sold from 14 to 19 dollars, cows 10 to 13.25, canners 6 to 9, bulls 10 to 13.75, stocker calves 12 to 18.50, cows and calves 85 to 159 per pair, hogs top at 22.25 per cwt.
The Lions season starts next Tuesday with Baker's Little Gems facing Model Cleaners. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children over 12. Visitors included R. F. Lindsay of Alto Texas Walter Beeler of New York and Ted Otis of Long Beach California. The Lions learned about Alpine schools after Peyton Cain's test and called for more understanding of school operations.
Casner Motor Co installs the Bear wheel balancing machine in its service department for 1500 dollars. The unit, the only one of its kind between El Paso and Del Rio, corrects road tramp and vibration from out-of-balance wheels or out-of-round tires. In China, Loi women tattoo rings on the backs of their hands.
Promote Durham's Ant Balls as a fast method to destroy red ant beds by dissolving in water and pouring on nests. Advertisement highlights price under five cents per den and retail jars priced at 35 and 60 cents available at druggists.
Columbia Picture drama Bad For Each Other stars Charleton Heston and Lizabeth Scott with Dianne Foster. The film follows a young surgeon who abandons service to the poor for luxury and romance amid a coal mine community and a ghost surgeon racket. Marjorie Rambeau returns. Arthur Franz and Ray Collins also appear.
Red Jones of Adamson High School held the visitors scoreless with one hit and four strikeouts. Midland matchups posed a tougher test as Dallas connected for six hits including a Lewis triple, while Hayes pitched for Midland.
Pete Swain and Snodgrass contribute two singles by Flop Parsons as Young Red Jones limits the Drillers to four hits for the Pokes who travel to Milwaukee Braves school in a Sunday lineup then Jal New Mexico next Tuesday to face the Gassers. They then meet Plymouth Oilers at Sinton and two games in Refugio before another Sinton game. Home dates with Fort Bliss Falcons set for July 2 3 4. Also notes 4 000 operations to make a watch component.
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