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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1940
Page
6
Central Power and Light Co plans to enlarge and remodel the Marathon generating facility to handle a steady rise in load. New equipment will include an additional generating unit and removal of ice machinery to free space. Local labor will be used where possible with J A Coleman of Marfa directing construction.
The annual report shows 16 163 co operators allow hunting and fishing while 7 017 exclude it leaving more land for sportsmen. A Bay City angler later caught an eight foot shark with a redfish inside its stomach illustrating odd fishing misadventures.
In Fort Davis Lucio Granado dug a hole for a fruit tree and found broken and intact earthen jugs buried near the old fort grounds. The jars, likely ancient, bore Nassau in Die Indias and French wording with no dates. Lucio gave the jugs away while Mrs. Merrill collected pitchers. wildlife week plans and stamps fund nationwide restoration efforts March 17 to 23.
Alpine High School held a Wednesday after noon try-out track meet at Jackson Field with winners listed by event including 80 yd dash Wayne Mosley and Beckett in sprints, 100 yd dash Beckett Weston McCall, 440 dash Reaves Chambers Sharp, 120 high hurdle Wayne Mosley Richmond McCall, shot put Beckett McCall Crawford McCall Rowland, high jump J. Cook and J C Walker, 80 run Mosley Whiteside War, 440 relay Beckett Weston Mosley McCall, broad jump Wayne Mosley Beckett J C Walker, 80 relay Whiteside Young Richmond Forrester J. Javelin Beckett Nichols Wright, mile relay Wow Coastal Beat Crawford Wright Cook Terry.
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