This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1964
Page
1
Mercury price climbs to 265 dollars per flask the highest in years and may spur new exploration activity in southern Brewster County sources in the mining sector say the market lift could trigger increased prospecting efforts.
An exhibit by seven North Carolina artists is on display in the Fine Arts Building gallery through March 28. The show is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, per art department head Mrs. Miriam Lowrance.
Names of mayor and council candidates were drawn for ballot positions at Tuesday's City Council meeting. For mayor the slate lists Winter and Lockhart. Regular term council seats list Stucke O'Donnell Newell Taylor Casey and for the unexpired term Elliott Rojo.
Solar Airlines representative R C Barber urged city leaders to authorize third level air service from Roswell to Texas towns including Presidio Marfa Alpine Pecos Kermit Midland and Dallas with flights beginning between April 15 and May 1 using twin engine Beech aircraft. City Council postponed action pending airport committee meeting.
Bryan LaBert Johnny Carpenter and Tomas Valenzuela are chosen to attend the 1964 American Legion Boys State at Austin. Alternates Shaw Skinner Guy Woodruff and John Sublett named. Dates set June 4 to 11.
The Lobos defeated Texas A&M 3-0 in the second game of a double header to secure a split with the Aggies. Texas A&M won the first game 5-4 after taking a 3-run fourth inning. Travis Thomson pitched nine innings of shutout baseball with two hits allowed, continuing a string of strong outings including a 2-0 win over New Mexico.
Alpine Texas council approves request to the Texas Highway Dept. to convert Holland Avenue and Avenue E into two one way streets to handle U S Highway 90 traffic. Newell opposed proposing continued construction and retention of current routing. Authorities note bond and campus impact concerns cited by local resident.
Sul Ross State College baseballers return home to Kokemot Field for a 3 game series with Texas Western College of El Paso after a Texas AGM set. The Lobos swept New Mexico 3 times last weekend, hitting .316 as a team and allowing .191 against. Ken Richardson led with a .583 average while Travis Thomson and Robert Rice paced the pitching.
Rio Grande Electric Cooperative will string a 21 mile line to serve Study Butte Terlingua and Lajitas. The new line will tie in east to the Big Bend National Park system and power is expected to come on around April 15 per district manager Jake Murrah. If mercury mining resumes in Terlingua power would aid operations.
Alpine High School announces its fourth six weeks honor lists with one senior and two juniors on the high honor roll and nine underclassmen also earning it. Thirty five students make standard honor roll, led by 14 freshmen. Named on high honor: Phyllis Avant, Juda Moore, Carla Winter. Standard honor includes seniors and a large freshman and sophomore cohort with many named students across grades.
Directors of Alpine Country Club remind the public of a 100 dollar fine for driving on the golf course which is owned by the City of Alpine. Autoists have parked on the course at night and water sprinklers have been broken. Police patrol requested and public urged to help prevent further damage.
Shaw Skinner earned a spot on the District 7AA All-District basketball team and tied for a shared place with Mike Robinson of Crane and Larry Merrifield of Stanton. Alpine players Bill Boreing Herman Gonmles and Joe Valenmela secured second-team honors.
Brews ter-Jeff Davis 4-H Club senior and junior teams won at the District 6 elimination contests in San Angelo during the stock show. Senior team totals led by Janet Grubb and Marsha Mills, with Mills as high individual in sheep and swine. senior Bill Stovell and Judy Owens also noted. Junior team members include Keith Johnson Homer Mills and Bob Owens with top beef cattle and sheep placements.
Sul Ross State College track team heads to Odessa for the West Texas Relays. Top entry is freshman miler Richard Gallegos, who set a school record with 4 14.1 for second in Laredo. Jesse Patterson, high jump, 6 3 1/2, placed fifth and will compete again. Odessa entries list Pettitt, Haas, Nelon, Collins among relays and field events.
Albert V. Halpern seeks reelection and Eva Jeanne Mills seeks the vacant seat of Sylvia Forchheimer after two candidates filed before the deadline. Absentee voting begins today at the county clerk's office, with the last day March 31. The election is set for Saturday, April 4 at the Chamber of Commerce building.
R G Bob Elliott announces candidacy for city council to fill the unexpired term of T A Beard in the April 7 election. Elliott, owner of Elliott's Shamrock Service Station, has 25 years in Alpine and 7 years teaching in Northeast Texas. He pledges to serve all Alpine people with efficiency economy integrity and to keep highway 904. He is a member of First Methodist Alpine Lions Club and Alpine Chamber of Commerce.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.