Alpine Avilancy Comment Column Laughs at Office Debris
In a Highlander Alpine issue Claude Coleman jokes about the office looking like a landslide after gusts of hot air and a new typeface. Barry Scobee at Fort Davis praises the font while editor Bennett’s crew note fan mail from Kansas and quip about naming the avalanche in the Alpine Avilancy column.
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Claude Coleman
Sul Ross
Highlander
Alpine
Claude
Aubrey Webb
C. C
The
Claud
Kansas
Alpine Avilancy Publishing Co
Brewster County
Tex
Brewster
Texas
Neck of the Woods
West Texas Cage Meet Sets Region 8 Showdown at Sul Ross
Four district champions Marfa Mexican, Grandfalls, El Paso High, and Odessa High meet for Region 8 title at Sul Ross Gymnasium starting 1:00 am with Odessa and El Paso opening round. Early pairings include Odessa vs El Paso at 9:30 am, Marfa vs El Paso at 11:00 am, consolation at 7:00 pm and the championship at 8:00 pm under C A Gilley Region 8 athletics director.
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West Texas
Sul Ross
Gtandfalls
el Paso High
Odessa
James
Odessa High
el Paso
Logan to Move Wool and Feed Business to East Holland
Jimmy Logan owner of Alpine Wool and Mohair announced he leased part of the old Modern Garage on East Holland Avenue and will relocate his business immediately. The fireproof building will hold about four carloads of wool and ease crowding from rapid growth. Logan also serves as the local Texco feed dealer.
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Jimmy Logan
Alpine Wool & Mohair
East Holland Avenue
Logan
Texo
Alpine Schools Return to Normal Attendance
Attendance at Alpine schools has returned to normal after a flu and cold outbreak. Supt Dick Bankhead reported that 738 pupils were enrolled across the city’s four schools last week.
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Dick Bankhead
64 SR Students On Fall Honor Roll
Sixty four Sul Ross State College students were named to the fall honor roll. More than 80 percent are girls. The 15 percent top group includes four seniors and 55 underclassmen across 13, 16, 17, and 17 students per class. Notable names and Alpine counts appear among the honorees.
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Sul Ross State College
Aleta Bierschwale
Alpine
Jimmie Lou Powell
Paving Expanded on East Holland Ave in Alpine
Work under way on widening East Holland avenue to 40 feet for two blocks under J B Davis contractor. Bridge east of Brewster County Motors already widened to 40 feet under State Highway dept. Financing shared by city and state. Mrs Edgar Martin traveled to San Angelo for mother Mrs W E Douglas illness. accompanied by Mrs Tess Everett visiting sister Mrs N Maier. they returned to Alpine reporting improvement.
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Holland Avenue
J. 8. Davis
Brewster County Motors
State Highway Department
Alpine
Edgar Martin
San Angelo
W. E. Douglas
Tess Everett
N. \. Maier
Alvine
Douglas
WPA Plan Adopted For Adobe Construction By SA Profs
The WPA and US Army in the Southwestern Area adopt specifications by Prof. W. J. Smith of Sul Ross College for making and laying adobe materials. Spees notes the Ft Davis school project and Quartermasters Dept. publish the standards. Smith aims to reproduce Musquiz ranch house gear. Smith says work will begin once funds match WPA money. Industrial Education students draft plans from measurements at Musquiz canyon site between Alpine and Fort Davis.
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U. S. Army
Works Progress Administration
Southwestern
W. J. Smith
Sul Ross
A. E. Spees
el Paso
Southwest
Smith
Musquiz
WPA
Industrial Education Department
Musquiz Canyon
Alpine
Fort Davis
Marathon High Seeks District Hoops Finalists
Marathon High Mustangs reached the District 30 Interscholastic meet semifinals in Fort Stockton, edging Pecos High 25-21 to advance. They fell 47-42 to Grandfalls in the semifinal, with Huelter scoring 27 of Marathon’s 42 points. Standfields Cowboys claimed the district crown by beating Sanderson 35-24. Marathon had earned Brewster County’s bid by sweeping Alpine High.
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Marathon
Mustangs
Fort Stockton
Huelter
Ove Pecos High
Oswald Adams
Standfals Cowboys
Thumps
Sanderson
Brewster County
Alpine High
Vannoo y Boy Improves After Auto Sled Accident
Elbert Vannoy son of Mr and Mrs W E Vannoy shows improvement after severe injuries from being thrown from an auto drawn sled at Christmas. He has been moved from hospital to home as he recovers from a fractured skull and a broken arm.
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Vannoy
Elbert Vannoy
W. E. Vannoy
Erection of Hangar Approved at Local Air Field
Work to begin tomorrow on a 43 by 30 foot sheet metal hangar for Civil Aeronautics Authority flight instruction. Four 500 foot wide runways are being prepared, with a net wire fence surrounding the field. About 35 men to be employed. dining room and kitchen work also underway at Sul Ross cooperative home. NYA supervisor J T Wil Mam eon and Luxton oversee projects. Alpine NYA quota expansion may provide more employment for needy boys.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
J. T. Wil- Mameon
Nya
Aviation School
Sul Ross Girls’ Co- Operative
J. T. Luxton
Williamson
Texas Exes Picnic at Vernon McIntyre Ranch
A UT Ex-students picnic is scheduled for Saturday at 5 PM at the Vernon McIntyre ranch. All ex-students are asked to contact Dr. C. B. Casey or Miss Anna D. Linn for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Vernon McIntyre Ranch
C. B. Casey
Anna D. Linn
Want'dman Arrest in Alpine Linked to Car Theft Ring
Earl Griffin age 30 and accomplice Karl Larsen were arrested by an FBI agent and Sheriff on Dyer Act charges filed in Omaha Web. They allegedly ran an auto theft scheme accounting for 20 stolen cars in Chicago and vicinity, sold as new in California through a dealer arrangement. Griffin and Larsen were in Alpine briefly posing as livestock buyers, purchasing mares and sheep. they may be returned to Omaha for arraignment. A cafe named Roy's Gate opened nearby by Mrs E E Johnson and Roy.
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Earl Griffin
FBI
Taylor
Omaha
Web
Pecos
U. S
Griffin
Karl Larsen
San Angelo
Chicago
California
Alpine
Brewster County
Alpine Native Clyde Riggs Dies in Tucson This Week
Walter Carrizozo resident since childhood Clyde Riggs, widow of Barna Riggs, formerly of Alpine, dies in Tucson this week after long residence elsewhere. Local notice notes her Alpine connections and acknowledges family in nearby communities.
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Mac Ate Jr
Tucson
Walter
Carrizozo
Caesar
Clyde Riggs
Barna
Dr Crumby Heads to New Mexico for Recuperation
Dr Crumby and Mrs Crumby left early this week for a ranch near Socorro New Mexico where he will recuperate. It is possible he may enter the veterans hospital in Albuquerque for a stay before returning. Dr Sims from Port Arthur will run the local office in his absence.
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Ana Rs. B. R. Crumby
Socorro
New Mexico
Dr. Crumby
Albuquerque
Crumby
G. M. Sims
Dr. Sims
Port Arthur
Benefit Show For Alpine School Band At Granada
A Granada benefit tonight supports the Alpine school band with a liberal share of proceeds added to funds for new uniforms. The theater offers its regular program plus the film Return of Dr X. Three calves donated by H L Koker Jr Weston Bros will be given away after the first show at 9 p.m. Band Boosters urge strong turnout to complete the uniform fund soon.
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Granada Theatre
Granada
Dr. X
H. L. Kokeraot Jr
Weston Bros
Band Boosters Club
29 Auto Licenses For 1940 Issued To Date
Twenty-nine 1940 automobile licenses had been issued at the tax collector's office up to yesterday noon. Vernon McIntyre received the first passenger vehicle license for the new year, No. 133-401. There were 24 passenger vehicle licenses listed yesterday, 4 farm.
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Vernon McIntyre
Baby incubator joins county health service equipment
A premature baby incubator, built by Ralph Peters as a courtesy to the Brewster County Health Service, is now part of the county nursing and health service. The transparent glass top reveals the baby and thermometer, with hot water bottles to keep the bed between 80 and 90 degrees. The base is removable for easy transport and a screened ventilation opening is provided. the incubator may be loaned to any doctor or at a doctor's request for life anywhere in the county.
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County Nursing and Health Service
Ralph Peters
Brewster County
New Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter Formed at Sul Ross Meet
A regional meeting at Sul Ross college formed a new Delta Kappa Gamma chapter named Gamma Gamma. The charter includes Big Lake Crane Iraan Fort Stockton and McCamey with Mrs J B Young of Crane named resident and Mrs Benedette Williamson of Iraan an honorary member. First meeting set for Crane on April 6 with sixty members attending. State officers Catherine Young Clack Burkburnett and Eula Lee Scarter Fort Worth attended plus Dr F M Kercherville of the University of New Mexico as guest. The oil refining industry ranks highest wage levels in Texas.
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Sul Ross College
Gamma Gamma
Big Lake
Crane
Iraan Fort Stockton
McCamey
J.B. Young
Benedette Williamson
Iraan
Catherine Young Clack
Burkburnett
Eula Lee Scarter
Fort Worth
F. M. Kercherville
University of New Mexico
Wild-Life Movie Scheduled Here
A local showing of a wildlife film is planned with a list of participants and sponsors. The event references the Gay Fish and Oyster commission and mentions a schedule around March 7 with licenses and vehicle plates due by April 1.
Sul Ross tour to boost attendance in West Texas area
Dr. G P Smith and Dr. B F Berkeley will start a two week tour March 4 to promote Sul Ross College. The program targets West Texas high schools and faculty meetings with more than 20 meetings including color pictures of the college and Big Bend park. The first tour covers Rankin east to Coleman Santa Anna south to Brady Mason El Dorado and west to Sonora Ozona and Tran with future tours planned for Monahans Kermit Uvalde Winter Garden and Lower Rio Grande valley districts.
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West Texas
Sul Ross
G. P. Smith
B. F. Berkeley
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend Park
Rankin
Coleman
Santa Anna
Brady, Mason
el Dorado
Sonora
Ozona
Tran
Monahan
Patton Dies in El Paso. Noted Local Cowman and Inspector
M R Patton long known in Alpine and the Uvalde area died in El Paso Friday at age. He retired in 1928 and had lived in El Paso for ten years. Survived by wife Mary and four sons Hal Todd George and M R Jr and four daughters Doug las Blalock Trigg Snodgrass. Burial to be in El Paso on Saturday.
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M. R. Patton
Todd Patton
Alpine
el Paso
Patton
Uvalde
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Alepine
Cemetery Association Urges Dues Payment and Lot Sales
Alpine Cemetery association officers thank members for past dues and donations but note several members have not paid. Georgia Stroudallman at the First National Bank handles dues of 3 dollars. Lot sales are managed by Mrs. Dallman and payments go to her.
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The
Alpine Cemetery Association
Georgia Stroudallman
First National Bank
Father of Mrs Ray Spence Dies in Houston
R J Morris father of Mrs Ray Spence of this city died at his Houston home on February 16. He leaves seven children with all but two present at the funeral. Interment was in Houston beside his wife who died sixteen years ago. A former Alabaman, he had lived in Texas for many years and enjoyed a splendid reputation in the community where he resided, including Tyler for several years before moving to Houston.
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R. J. Morris
Ray Spence
Houston
Spence
Chass Grugan
Glendale
Calif
Internment
Mr. Morris
Texas
Tyler
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Scobee
Bennett
Jefferson Davis
Intel
Holland Quarters
Homores
Freshme
EAD
E. Holland Ave
City and Highway Department
SA Prof
Marathon High
Want’dman
E. E. Johnson
Roy
Roy's
City
Baby Incubator
Health Service
Transpecos
Seer I
Pocoe
Tenas Widliers
Eileen Cothurtay
Gay Fish and Oyster Commission of
Saeret
Nonienen
Cemetery Assoc
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