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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1956
Page
1
Alpine reports clothing plant activity with 150 workers and a $4000 weekly payroll at Dickie plant. Sightings include educators traveling to El Paso and San Angelo for association meetings, plus interest in Big Bend National Park sparked by Better Homes and Gardens article.
Drilling on Kokernot Hill widens to 740 feet with driller Paul Gooden setting casing. He aims to recover lost tools and push the test to 2000 feet after casing is in place. Operations paused at about 1625 feet due to stuck equipment.
Gulf Ou Lo No 1 Camp near Marathon bottomed at 6572 feet in sand and shale. core 6563-6572 feet yielded nine feet before tool issues. Pure Oil Co No 1 Massie West near Alpine has been plugged and abandoned with no shows. J B Mantooth and Hargus visiting in Houston and Baytown.
Alpine moves toward a 340 000 clothing plant with a lease purchase plan. Frank Attaguile of El Paso will select a site near Kokernot Field on April 5 for a plant that would employ up to 150 workers with a weekly payroll around 8000 dollars. The campaign, led by Marvin Kay, has supporters including KVLF Radio and local merchants, but the goal was shy by about 9980 dollars yesterday.
Forty two bulls and five heifers sold by the Highland Hereford Breeders Association at Balmorhea brought $13,103 total with an average of $279.1 The sale featured Joe Lane Alpine paying the top price for Domino Leiston 198th at $750 and multiple bids from Reid Bros Fort Davis Forker Gage Ranch Marathon and Ponder Ranch El Paso among others.
Marvin Kay and D L Thomas were entered in the Alpine School Board race this week by petition. Election day is Saturday April 7 at the Chamber of Commerce building with Carl Shults as election judge and Ray Morrow and G C McDaniel as clerks.
Alpine High PTA approved a committee proposal to spend 300 dollars on science films to enhance the high school teaching program. Paul Hill chaired the committee, with W. H. Hance and Mrs. Lora Belle Lockhart as members. A Mexican supper fundraiser was planned, and officials praised the film library addition to Alpine Public School.
The Short Story Contest sponsored by El Progreso club and KVLF Radio named Deryl Parker first, Lyons Lockhart second, and Gwen Walker honorable mention. Cash awards will be presented to the winners.
Yarbro seeks a second term as commissioner of Precinct 3 Brewster County serving Marathon. He has lived in Marathon 30 years and in the county 48 years and notes roads paved from Post south of Marathon and Marathon to Fort Stockton. He is a Big Bend Lions Club member, a Mason, and church board member.
Former Missionary in Korea Reverend William N Blair D D will preach at the morning service Sunday March 18 and speak informally at 7 p m The public is invited to hear him
Central School to present a special concert Monday at the High School auditorium starting 7 30 pm. Junior High and Beginner Bands perform with a clarinet duet Song of India featuring Brown and Julia Brown with Peggy Theophilus on piano.
Two Hollywood representatives discussed filming a Clark Gable western in the Big Bend region. They visited Terlingua and Big Bend National Park guided by Alpine Chamber officials D. D. Thomas and Levin Davis after tours of Fort Davis and the Scenic Loop.
Local residents report visits and travels including Mrs Hallie Suntwei and Mrs Lollie Ritchey in Yo gum for a Virginia Madison book review, Mrs Stillwell and Mrs Ritchey planning San Antonio and Houston trips, and several families attending the Fred Waring show in San Angelo. Others host guests from Austin New York City Houston and Phoenix, with Friday night stops en route and relatives visiting in Fort Stockton Pecos and Odessa.
White Sands Proving Ground and Baylor square off in Alpine with two games today and tomorrow at Kokernot Field. Sul Ross aims to rebound to keep a strong 2-2 mark as they face White Sands, Baylor, Colorado, and Hardin Simmons in a 12 day stretch. Paul Fiest leads Sul Ross hitters at .500 with James Hopkins close behind, and a proposed lineup lists McCarson Hopkins Bieder man Patterson Snodgrass ODay Fiest with pitchers Jones Friday and Watts Saturday.
The Big Bend Soil Conservation District hosts a demonstration on the Rex Ivey Place north of town from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, March 19. It will show oil and water conserving practices including range pitting with district equipment and a new machine by F. L. Coldwell Co, plus a wire spreader and tractor mounted post hole digger. Coffee doughnuts and soft drinks provided by Alpine Chamber of Commerce. Rev Roy H May and family visited Alpine last week. May is pastor of the First Methodist Church in Gonzales.
The 16th District American Legion and Auxiliary announce their spring convention set for March 24 25 at the Legion Home Alpine program includes luncheon at Holland Hotel Ballroom unit reports at 215 pm awards at 330 pm and a smorgasbord tonight. Sunday features combined memorial services barbecue at Decie Ranch and joint meetings at 10 am and 2 pm at Alpine facilities. Bill Dorris and Mrs Henry Bailey lead the district Legion and Auxiliary respectively.
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