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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1954
Page
4
Attending the 9th district meeting of Texas Garden Clubs Inc in Pecos last Thursday were Mes t James Louie Fordhyheimer W M Meador Perry Cartwright and Roy Whiteside of Alpine.
Mr and Mrs Henry Bailey and Mrs Walter Brown traveled to Houston last week for business. Mr Bailey and Mrs Brown returned over the weekend concluding their trip.
Local items list out of town friends visiting for funerals. Murphys Johnson, Kimballs, Adams family, and Lassiter family visitors from Monahans Deport Paris Kermit Alpine Abilene San Angelo and more attend services. Other notes include Waller family trips to Oklahoma City for a Penney convention and Ruby June Burcham moving to San Francisco for Pan American Air Lines assignments.
Alpine High School girls lost to Lake View 51-41 in the regional tournament first round at Lubbock, then defeated Sonora 51-34 for third place. Nora Payne scored 48 points across the two games with Delma Hernandez 19 and Pat O Donnell 25. Betsy Ross led Sonora with 13.
The Avalanche lists Democratic primary candidates on July 24 1954 with cash in advance rates for precinct county and district notices. The notice states prices of 10 15 and 20 dollars respectively and notes subject to voters action in the primary.
The notice lists JIM SKINNER for Sheriff, AVORA OWENS for County Treasurer, J. W. FRAZER for County and District Clerk, and TOM YARBRO for Commissioner Precinct 3 with re-election hints. It notes player scores from a Lub bock game at Chapman field house and mentions poor attendance and no all tournament selections or trophies.
About 400 motor vehicles had been licensed for 1954 by Wednesday noon at the tax collector’s office. Of these, 292 were passenger vehicles, leaving roughly 1600 county vehicles unlicensed based on last year’s April 1 total of 1904. March 31 is the license deadline, and owners are urged to secure plates promptly.
The El Paso chapter of the Sul Ross Ex-Student Assn will entertain at a reception during the Texas State Teachers Assn convention in El Paso this week. Frances Newsom of Alpine, secretary, announced the event Friday from 4 30 to 6 p.m. in the Garden room at Paso del Norte hotel. Jean Berry, El Paso school teacher and Exes president, oversees arrangements.
Texas teams and fans rally as players chase bold goals and coaches praise grit and unity. A season motif centers on determination, teamwork, and the pursuit of championships amid growing rivalries and early setbacks.
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