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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1961
Page
7
Fort Davis High School captured the 32nd district basketball championship by beating Van Horn and Marfa in Van Horn. They advance to the 4 district regional at Alpine next Saturday to face El Paso, Midland and Fort Stockton teams.
Gibson's Third G Class enjoyed a Valentine party hosted by Mrs. Harvey Adams Mrs. Ernest Rivera and Mrs. Amelia Dutchover. Cpl. John C. Neill returning from leave visited with family in Fort Davis and San Antonio before returning to Ft Sill Oklahoma. Juan Dominguez injured his right thumb at Fort Davis High School while using a power saw. Don Melton led church services in Sublett's absence. Miss Lea Grubb Angela Capri attended the Texas A&M Freshman Prom. Kimball Miller and family welcomed a new baby Keesey Renfroe. Lou Walker elected treasurer of the Davis Mountains Park Managers Association. Interscholastic League play cast Donna Travin as lead in Sorry Wrong Number. Mrs. John Robert Prude director. Mrs. Jay Ward recovering from surgery expected back soon.
Dr Walker co authored a paper in the Journal of American Chemical Society titled A Study of Aluminum Bromide Dimethylether Systems by Raman Spectroscopy. The paper outlines Raman spectrograph use to identify molecular species and to measure properties of liquids that catalyze hydrocarbons. Walker is a senior research chemist at Humble Oil in Baytown and earned UT Austin degrees.
Marathon to compete in 62 events at Alpine Annual Invitational Inter scholastic League Meet on March 18. Maria Blackwell Presidio and Marathon schools have 111 entries so far with at least 259 entrants expected in the large event.
Report cards are due in all Alpine Schools today when school is dismissed.
Sealed proposals for constructing 1,369 miles of grading structures flexible base and two coat surface on U S 385 from Marathon area in Brewster County to sections near Marathon will be received in Austin until 9 00 A M March 18 1961 and opened publicly Plans and specs include minimum wage rates and are available from Charles T Holmes Alpine Texas and the Texas Highway Department Austin Usual rights reserved 3-2-2¢
Supt Roger Toll of Yellowstone and George Wright head of the National Park Service Wildlife Division were killed in a crash near Deming New Mexico after touring the proposed international park area in the Big Bend and Mexico. The report lists several local reactions and a string of regional notes from Alpine Marathon and Terlingua districts.
The Big Bend National Park Arbor Day program on February 26 planted trees near the lake parking lot with each family receiving a sapling. Visitors from Marfa Alpine and El Paso joined a community picnic at Daniels Grove after the ceremony.
A notice from the Federal Land Bank regarding a loan matter for Marfa Texas appears in this brief item. The document references the bank, the location Marfa, and a loan policy or schedule pending action.
Alpine High School backtrack standout One Buck Lee Anderson posted 28 points and set a new low hurdles meet record with a 21.0 second time at the Fort Stockton track meet on Saturday. Transportation requests for 19 Alpine students were mailed to the Texas Education Agency to secure a 75 dollar per child allocation.
Alpine enrollment climbs from 1068 on Monday February 20 to 1079 on February 27. Principal noted the increase occurred in Central, where 10 new students enrolled.
Head Building Custodian M K Brown and his wife Mrs Brown were called to Fort Worth after the death of Mrs Brown's sister Tuesday morning.
The Misfits stars Clark Gable Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift in a first run showing at Twin Peaks. The drama is billed as a must see with star power and period appeal.
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