Bridge Tubes To Be Moved To City Yard
Mission and Mayor concur on moving bridge tubes to the city yard for use at the Main Street creek crossing near Brewster County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Lockhart says the tubes will be buried after the crossing is bulldozed and opened. American Legion representatives Sherman Newsom and Jimmy Eichholtz urged smoothing rough edges at the Stn Street Alpine Creek crossing to allow the street’s reopening after months of closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh S. White
W. E. Lockhart
Lockhart
Main Street
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Sherman Newsom
Jimmy Eichholtz
American Legion
Big Bend Post No. 79
Stn Street
Alpine Creek
Re-Election Mrs Avora Owens Declared In Race
The Avalanche notes cash in advance political announcements and lists candidates for office subject to the City Election on April 1, 1958 and the Democratic Primary July 26, 1958. Re-Election Mrs Avora Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Press Association
Avora Owens
Marfa News Notes and Fort Stockton Anniversary Cheer
The column covers local Marfa readers planning to stay, congratulates George Baker’s Pioneer on its 50th anniversary in Fort Stockton, and recounts a highway cops and robbers chase involving Dr. D R Stringer. Also mentions a Huntsville subscriber renewing, agate man Frank Woodward bound for Marfa sale, and community chatter about the Avalanche nickname and a heart attack recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baker
Fort Stockton
George
D. R. Stringer
Wood
Denton
Daniel Wells
Huntsville
Texas
Frank Woodward
Marfa
American Road Builders’ Association of
Washington, D. C
Charlie Chambers
R. G. McMurry
China Springs
Rotary
Jim Casner
Sis Benson
Lil Edwards
Miller to Talk in Longview Rotary Event
Supt. George W. Miller of Big Bend National Park will address the Longview Rotary Club on Tuesday March 18. Mayor Hugh S. White of Alpine will introduce him. Miller travels from Tulsa for the Interior Field Executives Management Conference and will be met by White and others en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Miller
Big Bend National Park
Rotary Club
Longview
Hugh S. White
Alpine
East Texas
Miller
Tulsa
Okla
Department of Interior
Fort Worth
Mayor White
Herman Ledbetter
Marfa
B. W. Crane
Texas Co. Consignee
Supt. Miller
Big Bend Park
Hereford sale nets strong prices at Highland event
Champion Ranger Lad yl and reserve Ranger Publican A-15 each sold for 700 dollars at the Highland Hereford Sale. Sixty three bulls were sold with an average of 400 dollars per head. The pen of three bulls brought 560 per head and McAdoo led purchases with more than 25 thousand dollars for 17 bulls. Auctioneer Walter Britton supervised with help from Bill Wright Frank Newsom and Bert Reyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger Ladyl
Joe T. Lane
Marfa
Bill Sohl
Alpine
Ranger Publican
Hayes Mitchell
Champion Pen
C. K. Smith
W. E. Love Estate
Gage Holland
Marathon
E. G. McAdoo
van Horn
McAdoo
Walter Britton
College Station
Bill Wright
Fort Worth
Frank
Sandy) Newsom
el Paso
American Hereford Assn
Bert Reyes
Texas Hereford Assn
Sul Ross Ex Named Colorado High Coach
Homer G. Jefferson, a Sul Ross State College graduate, is named head coach at Colorado High School Texas. He succeeds Bob Reily who resigned. Jefferson earned a BS in 1952 and a Masters in 1955 and is married to Eleanor Sublett of Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer G. Jefferson
Sul Ross State College
Colorado High School
Colorado City
Texas
Bob Reily
Jefferson
Sul Ross
Eleanor Sublett
Dave Sublett
Alpine
P. D. Coulson
BSU Cagers To Play BPR 5 Friday Night
The Baptist Student Union basketball team will face the Bureau of Public Roads quintet at 8 30 p m Friday March 14 in the Alpine High School Gym. Admission is 25 cents for children and adults. BSU players include Jack Harris James Ham Charles Darwin Don Lamb and Leo Stephens all Sul Ross State College students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Student Union
Bureau of Public Roads
Alpine High School
BSU
Sul Ross State College
Jack Harris
James Ham
Charles Darwin
Don Lamb
Leo Stephens
Local News Briefs Reach Hobbs and Sul Ross
LUSALS and Mrs. Ted Brown of Hobbs New Mexico visited Mrs. Brown’s parents Mr and Mrs S A Matlock last week. Jimmy Matlock made the honor roll for the fall semester at Texas Western College. Jane Caradine returned home from a visit with her sister in Sweetwater. Lt Laurilee Tucker United States Air Force visited her parents Mr and Mrs H Leo Tucker and sister Nancy Sul Ross senior. Lt Tucker completed the Officer Personnel Course at Lackland AFB and heads to March AFB California for squadron personnel duties. Mrs Tucker’s mother Mrs C Skinner and sister Mrs J E Deck and Mr Deck of Ft Stockton joined Laurilee’s birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Matlock
Texas Western College
S. A. Matlock
Laurilee Tucker
United States Air Force
H. Leo Tucker
Nancy
Sul Ross
Tucker
Lackland Air Force Base
March Air Force Base
Riverside
Calif
C. Cskinner
J. E. Deck
Deck
Alpine installs stop signs on four major streets
City Secretary John Stovell announces completion of stop sign installations at Holland Avenue US Highway 90 North Suh Street Fort Davis Highway Avenue D and Avenue G in Uniiajor Streets Alpine city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
John Stovell
Holland Avenue
North Suh Street
Fort Davis Highway
Alpine High buys ten special slide rules for math classes
Miss Johnnie Weyerts stated yesterday that Alpine High School has ordered and will receive ten specialized slide rules for use in the special mathematics classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Weyerts
Forchheimer Addresses Marfa Rotarians on Tourism
Alpine Chamber of Commerce president Paul Forchheimer spoke to the Marfa Rotary Club about the upcoming International Rotary Convention in Dallas next June. He urged cooperation among the Big Bend and Davis Mountains area to draw tourists and keep visitors in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Forchheimer
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Marfa Rotary Club
Dallas
Alpine Tourist Committee
Big Bend- Davis Mountains
Alpine Church of Christ to Broadcast Spanish Radio Program
The Alpine Church of Christ arranges with KVLF for a weekly Spanish religious broadcast. It will air Thursdays 5:30 to 5:45 p.m. with Valente Rodriguez of the Ojinaga Mexico church as speaker. Local support aids Latin American missions in Mexico including Ojinaga and Mulatto congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Church of Christ
KVLF
Valente Rodriguez
Church of Christ
Ojinaga
Mexico
Mulatto
Hospital patients and newborns in Brewster County
Patients at Brewster County Memorial Hospital included Angel Bermudez Mrs Juan Ramos Mrs Laurie Pattillo Scotty Roberts from Alpine Ernest Salgado from Marfa Margarita Flores from Terlingua new mother of a baby boy Mrs Granada Hortencia of Ft Davis had a girl Jesita Ramos of Alpine welcomed a baby girl and Petra Benavidez of Terlingua had a baby boy last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Angel Bermudez
Juan Ramos
Laurie Pattillo
Scotty Roberts
Alpine
Ernest Salgado
Marfa
Margarita Flores
Terlingua
Granada Hortencia
Ft. Davis
Jesita Ranos
Petra Benavidez
Rancher Duo Escapes Injury After Jeep Tumble With Bulls
Ranchman Bill Sohl and Hunter Lee Duncan escaped serious injury when Sohl's Jeep truck with a trailer carrying two Hereford bulls overturned returns from the Highland Hereford Bull Sale at Marfa. The bulls purchased by Sohl and Gage Holland caused the trailer and truck to overturn during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sohl
Lee Duncan
Sohl
Marfa
Gage Holland
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Will
Manley Johnson
J. G. Howell
Gryder
A. P. Belcher
Presley
de Aun
Johnson
Douglass W. King Co
P. D. Box
San Antonio
Atlas Tire
ATLAS
Bud
Chevron
East Holland
Tennyson
Kosa-Tv
Colorado High
Ted Brown
Hobbs, N. M
Brown
Jane Caradine
Sweetwater
Milton Nickel
Leroy Stonehouse
E. Ave
Uniiajor
Foday
Big Bond Pharmacy
Mavc
Bill Sehl
Neville Haynes
Dr. Donald
GOD
Bible Study Hour
Preachi
Franks
del Norte
Peyton
Pillsbury
Kimbell
Crystal
Ade
del Monte NO
Nabisco
Garde Fresh
Vantan
Rome
Golden Firm
California
Long
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Crisper
Hater
Holland
Stoxley’s
Hea Ig
Honor Land
Carnation
Ane
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Chore
del Monte
Hershey's
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee
Boy-Ar-Dee
Schillings
Forchheimer
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