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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1958
Page
5
Duane Smith, 1954 Alpine High School graduate, is among three students earning top honors in the University of Texas business administration department this spring. He was a consistent honor student in Alpine and played on the Alpine district and bi district basketball teams.
At a staff meeting called by Superintendent George Miller, Etta M. Koch, secretary to Miller, received a $100 incentive award for outstanding performance in Big Bend National Park. The award, recommended by Region 3 and the Interior Department, marks the first such award at Big Bend. Also honored were Perry Smith and Rothwell P. Broyles for ten years of federal service with Length of Service pins.
Five Alpine youths Tony Stringer Gonzalo Valenzuela Jesus Valenzuela Fritz Weyerts and Dennis Williams were among 70 boys at the fifth annual Milwaukee Braves Baseball School held at Kokernot Field. Earle Halstead led the program with aides including Paul Waner Tom Chandler and Ray Van Cleef.
A Scoutmaster is needed in Marathon and interested individuals should contact Santiago Terazas or Alberto Garcia for details and to express interest.
Reyes Castillo's taxi and Don James's car collided at the corner of Avenue D and State 118 with no serious injuries reported.
Mrs Garcia, who recently moved from Eagle Pass to Alpine with her husband and children, was feted by local ladies who presented her a TV lamp. She also received gifts from Mesdames Rice LaBeff Heil Hamilton Turney and the hostesses.
SR students elected class officers for the summer term with James Boren and Bob Moore as presidents in different groups. Chelsea Read and Gary Carruthers appointed vice presidents along with secretary-treasurers. sponsors include Dr. Elton Miles and Dr. Walley Johnson. A Texan fruit shortage prompted tests on new peach varieties to guide production and sales strategies.
The first application for a patent on making condensed milk was rejected for lack of novelty and usefulness. The decision reflected early scrutiny of dairy process innovations and set a precedent for evaluating novelty in food preservation methods.
The article attributes the War Between the States with about 500000 lives lost and roughly ten billion dollars in property damage. It notes the immense human and financial toll across involved regions and communities.
Cheap but reliable used golf clubs offered by Benny Wright. Call TE 7-2121 for details and pricing as of June 26.
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