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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
1
Local notes report on constitutional amendments, delinquent tax suits, and reader letters. The Alpine chamber seeks funding for a moved building with Dick Cross Jr.'s $50 notes plan, while remodeling and new floors transform the town blocks. Dom Adams visits El Paso and Fort Hancock.
Watson Anderson Comets remain unbeaten after a 15 to 10 win over Houghtons Music and Appliance. Budd Pearce earned the win. Hap Newman took the loss as Jim Spann pitched for Houghtons. In Sunday action Baptist Church beat Catholic Church 17 to 10 with Poll leading Baptist at bat. Legion will host Holland Hotel Drug in a matchup of two undefeated teams. Watson Anderson faces Baptist Church Monday June 27.
The American Legion Auxiliary softball team will play their first out of town game Saturday night June 25 in Sanderson at 7 p.m. They request Alpine residents to attend. The following Friday July 1 at 8 p.m. the Marathon Study club team will visit to play the Auxiliary at the new Jaycee softball field.
Harry Watson Jr. came back Wednesday from a two week reserve officers training course at Fort Smith Arkansas. He was joined by Tim Stevens who will visit his grandparents Mr and Mrs Harry Watson Sr in Houston.
Benito Ramirez and Jose Ramirez both 21 cousins from Alpine are jailed in connection with the Alpine Lumber Co burglary on Monday night. They confessed to entering the same business last May 15 and about $5 in cash was taken. An ax damaged the safe door and the cash register while a door into the lumber sheds was broken to gain entry. This was the fifth burglary at the store. J W Gillett praised officers and Sheriff Jim Skinner Justice Raymond Garnett for their work.
The Alpine FFA Chapter was judged the top chapter in Texas at a State FFA committee meeting in Tyler. Alpine’s program of work and accomplishments led the list of five best chapters from ten areas, with Clifton Katy Victoria Nacogdoches also ranking high. The top chapters will receive bronze plaques at the state convention in Dallas on July 20 and Alpine’s program will compete nationally in Kansas City next October. Alpine has a history of strong national performance, with four state firsts and multiple top finishes since 1942, reflecting broad local support and active student leadership.
Raymond Quigg 36 died from a cerebral hemorrhage after a ranch accident near Marathon. The Del Rio ranchman and rodeo director was buried in the Masonic cemetery with Rev. H Morris officiating. Survivors include his widow Ada Lee, a daughter, parents, a brother, and a sister. Attendees included relatives from New Mexico Arizona Wyoming and Wisconsin.
Alpine civic group El Progreso backs a library expansion fund, with every member contributing at least one dollar and totals exceeding five hundred dollars raised so far. The Brewster County Court shows strong interest, and plans for a formal campaign will be announced soon. Friends of the Library seek ideas to build a first class facility. Rainy weather noted by a ring around the moon.
The narrative covers the promotional phase of the Big Bend National Park project from 1936 onward. It credits organizers like Arno B. Camerer and Daniel Galicia with international park ideas and notes J. E. Casner of Alpine for making key contributions while acknowledging inevitable omissions and minor errors in the historical panorama.
Dr H W Morcock compares state efforts for national parks and outlines what the National Park Service will do first to make Big Bend worthwhile for Texas after the land transfer. He notes a 1938 Park and Recreation Structures edition clarifying service plans and the park's regional appeal.
The Alpine Junior Cowboys pounded 19 hits including an inside-the-park homer by Right Fielder Finger to beat Balmorhea Yanks 16 2 at Kokekrnot field last Sunday. It was their eighth straight win and remain on top. Fred Slight pitched a complete game allowing eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Charles Livingston was elected worshipful master of Alpine Lodge No. 76 AF&AM at a regular meeting held last Thursday night. Other officers elected were James L. Crawford senior warden E R Hudson junior warden B B West tiler G B Crawford and Cecil Duncan as treasurer and secretary respectively. The new officers will be installed July 11 with past masters night observed at the next meeting July 7 when a master’s degree will be conferred and refreshments served.
Life magazine June 13 profiled Alpine flyer J. O. Casparis known as Eagle of the airways. W. W. Johnson visited in May to report on eagle hunting by airplane and on the All Girls rodeo at Fort Stockton. The piece recounts a dangerous coyote and eagle hunt and highlights Sul Ross College and its performers.
The Cowboys swept a four game set with Lackland Air Force Base Warhawks and Randolph Field Ramblers in San Antonio. McPherson sparked a 9th inning homer to break a pitchers duel. Bilgraves and Alpine fans noted. Sunday 7 4 win over the Hawks. 10 inning 8 8 tie and 3 run 10th for the Cowboys. Tuesday yielded a wild game with control issues as five pitchers issued 19 walks.
Trans-Texas Airways announces a 1325 mile circle trip plan called Introductory Educational Circle-Trip Short-Limit Fare. If approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board, the program would allow travel from any of sixteen Texas cities for a total route returning to the start. The fare translates to about 334 cents per mile, touted as among the lowest airline rates.
A Tuesday explosion in the paint room of the Davis Motor Co building sparked a fast moving fire that gutted the garage. Wally Davis says a worker was disconnecting a charged battery when the blast occurred. Three used cars burned. insurance coverage is unclear. The blaze caused thousands in damage despite quick firefighting.
Due to the resignations of Miss Robbie Ellis and Miss Virginia Ellis a new Fort Davis postmaster will be appointed. Mrs. Althea B R Taylor will be Acting Postmistress from July 1 1949 with an Inspector arriving June 30 to install her until a permanent appointee is named after civil service exams. Mr and Mrs M P Slover Jr and two children of Kermit visited the Slover family here last weekend.
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