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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
7
Eighteen Girl Scouts from Alpine and Marathon will attend Mitre Peak Girl Scout Camp sessions this summer marking the camp's sixteenth year. Sessions run June 9 22 through Aug 10 with registrations listing multiple leaders and staff.
Matt Smith 60 prominent in Alpine business politics and fraternal life died early yesterday. He was born Sept 24 1879 in Ennis Texas and lived in Alpine since 1913. He served as Pet. 1 county commissioner from 1933 to 1937 and was Alpine Masonic Lodge worshipful master in 1925-26. He is survived by his widow one son Lee of Alpine and three daughters Mrs Raymond Garnett Alpine Mrs Ivan Newton Dallas and Mrs Marion Miller El Paso. Four hundred boys and girls from the Trans Pecos region are expected at the third annual boys and girls camp at Paisano sponsored by the Woman's Missionary Union District 7 Baptist Convention of Texas. Rev M M Fulmer of Alpine will be camp director. Another Alpine pioneer Mrs Mary A Garnett died in El Paso this week after 50 years in Alpine. She came in 1887 and was married to Ed Garett in 1890. She is survived by four daughters two sons three brothers and three sisters. The Marathon Wool Mohair Co reported selling 8000 pounds of wool at 31 cents per pound. Alpine students enrolled in the civilian pilot training class at Sul Ross College include Julius Floyd John Holland Merritt Hopson Lorenzo Valenzuela Gene McCain and T C Ezekiel. Queen Caroline wife of George IV was called Unhappy Queen of England. Alpine population shown in 1940 census with other West Texas towns. Notices of residents visiting Houston and Midland areas follow along with local social items and a public hearing notice for rezoning Lots 9 10 and part of Lot 8 Hancock Addition from residential to commercial in Alpine set for June 28 1963 at the Chamber of Commerce Building.
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