Santa Fe Farm Home Special Brings 433 to Alpine Stop
Intense interest surrounded a two hour Alpine stop of a Santa Fe Farm Home Special run with cooperation from Texas A M College. About 433 people visited the train and heard talks by Grace Bedell of Sul Ross State Teachers College on home economics and by D H Reid and other A M personnel on agriculture and livestock work. J D Tinsley opened the program and County Agent Gibbons and others introduced the lineup. Continued on Last Page.
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Texas A. & M. College
Alpine
Iners
Grace Bedell
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Cially
Miss Bedel
San Angelo
J. D. Tinsley
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Gibbons
D. H. Reid
Helen ‘Gwift
T. B. Wood
Legion Seeks Help With Incidentals For Veterans
Big Bend post American Legion placed several mite boxes in downtown businesses to raise a fund for incidental costs in aiding veterans. Adjutant M. L Hopson says funds support paperwork for headstones, death certificates, and affidavits, noting no charges for ex service help and urging small donations to establish a deceased veterans fund.
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Big Bend Post
American Legion
M. L. Hopsson
Hopson
West Texas Chamber Plans My Home Town Oratorical Contest
Stamford reports the West Texas Chamber of Commerce will host the My Home Town oratorical contest during its annual convention on May 12 with cash prizes and scholarships. C M Caldwell of Abilene will direct the event, and up to six top contestants will address the convention on May 14. Entrants must be bonafide high school students through spring 1982 and deliver an original five minute speech about their hometown.
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Stamford
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
C. ‘M. Caldwell
Abilene
Cash Prises
West
Cold Wave Hits Big Bend Fruit Orchards
Severe freezes last week damaged Alpine area fruit with at least 90 percent of the peach crop killed and late blooming plums possibly spared. Sunny Glen ranch owner J P Miles reports all peaches killed but late plums unhurt, apples undamaged. Mitre Peak orchards owner A J Tippit likely faced similar losses as temperatures fell to 8 and 11 above prior days. Grassland weeds suffered, delaying regrowth by two weeks of warm weather.
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J.P. Miles
Sunny’ Glen
A. J. Tippit
Mitre Peak
Tipit
Miles
Boy Scouts Rally Set in Presidio District
Boy Scouts of this district will meet in a third day rally at Presidio on April 6 it was announced this week. Contests include building and water boiling semaphore and Morse code signaling first aid and the scout pace. Prizes for troop training and individual awards from the Presidio Ent-Teacher Association include watch canteen waterproof match box and flashlight. A troop size dutch oven will go to the winning troop. Leaders and scoutmasters line up at the school timing at 6 o'clock. A scout of honor meeting for all Scouts from Mar ts Valentine Marathon and Alpine is planned.
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Boy Scoute
Presidio F
Prent-Teacher Association of
Presidio
Hold Mexican in Rio Deaths
Preliminary hearing held before Judge W. Young for Manuel Navares charged with the murder of two Mexicans Manuel Calderon and Arcadia Jimines near Candelaria on Sunday March 8. Navares crossed the Rio Grande and surrendered to Mexican authorities, then was brought back to Marfa by Sheriff Joe Bunton. Bond set at $500. trial to occur in July term of district court.
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W. ©. Young
Manuel Navares
Manuel Calderon
Arcadia Jimines
Candelaria
Navares
Rio Grande
Calderon
Jimines
Hhad
Canyon Navarette
Joe Bunton
Marfa
Big Bend
One Hundred Rose Bushes Placed at Him Grove Cemetery
Mrs Lula Murphy, newly elected president of the Alpine Cemetery Association, announced this week that one hundred rose bushes have been set out along the cemetery drives. The association plans further planting of flowers and shrubs as part of a beautification program at the cemetery.
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Grove Cemetery
Lula Murphy
Alpine Cemtery Association
Henderson Seeks Brewster County Commissioner Post
J C Henderson announced his candidacy for Brewster County Precinct No 1 commissioner. He has lived in the county 15 years, owns property, pays taxes, and serves as a director of State National Bank. He cites farm management, banking experience, and a thorough business education as qualifications.
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Jimmie) ‘Henderson
Precinet No. 1
Brewster County
Henderson
el Paso
Bualreas College
State National Bank
County Warrants Ordered Paid by County Board
The county commissioners at the session held here this week ordered all outstanding warrants against the county paid except in certain classes. The classes excepted are Third and Third Class A. In the Third class all warrants are payable up to register number 19404 inclusive, while in Third Class A all are payable up to register number 19407 inclusive, it was stated.
County Lowers Livestock Valuation in Two-Zone Scheme
County commissioners reduced valuations for most livestock classes for assessment in the county while land valuations stayed unchanged. The area is split into north and south zones with distinct figures for watered land at two dollars per acre in the north and one dollar in the south, and dry grazing land at one dollar in the north and seventy-five cents in the south.
Right of Way for U S 90 Being Secured
City and county officials report progress in securing right of way for U S Highway No 90 from Alpine to the Presidio county line. The route has shifted inside city limits toward the county line and owners have promised cooperation at reasonable figures. County court members say they are working from the city limits to the county line and expect prompt highway commission action to finalize the 11 mile Borderway segment once right of way is obtained.
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Alpine
Presidio County
Highway Department
G. W. Baines
Elty
County Commissioners Court
Ielty
highway + department
Highway Commission
Bargain Subscription Offer From The Avalanche
The Avalanche offers a clubbing deal to readers allowing purchase of the Avalanche plus The Pathfinder and six other publications for a full year at $2. This is pitched as one of the best clubbing offers and urges readers to take advantage of the package.
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Avalanche
Road Work Progresses Along Limpia Canyon Route
Fort Davis reports road construction advancing from Limpia canyon to Prude ranch a five mile stretch. Engineers Litten B. Marshall and crews move toward Fowlkes hill with steam shovel to follow, finishing tough rock work near Limpia creek by week’s end. Governor Sterling visited briefly and appeared in good spirits after inspection.
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Fort Davis
Limpia Canyon
Prude Ranch
Litten B. Marshall
Fowlkes Hill
Indian Trail
Limpia Creek
Keesey Canyon
Prude House
Sterling
Sul Ross Lobos Open Spring Football Training Camp
About 25 to 30 players attended Sul Ross College spring football practice at Jack Jackson Field as coach B C Graves evaluates newcomers from Colorado Texas Sabinal Weatherford and other schools. The squad aims for three weeks of workouts with several veterans returning at key positions and plans for three junior college games against Mines Tech and another in April.
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Sul Ross College
Jack
Streas
Gadsters
B. C. Graves
Graves
Mike Porter
Colorado
Texas
Ware
Sabinal
Sullivan
McCamey
Mitehiel
Weatherford Junior College
Fredericksburg
Till
Elking
J Hateh
Clayton
A. Connally
Bost
Reese
Terrell
Robinson
Josie
Sheshment
School of Mines
Tech
el Paso
Niland
County Officers Get S Salary Cut
A ten percent reduction was ordered in all ex-officio salaries of Brewster County officers by the commissioners in session. The cut applies only to salaries. fees fixed by law remain unaffected, with the action described as lasting until further orders.
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Brewster County
Governor Sterling and party visit Alpine area this week
Governor Sterling and his delegation visited Alpine this week as part of a statewide tour. A luncheon at the Holland hotel welcomed the group, including the state board of control and the adjutant general, before Sterling spoke in Fort Stockton and El Paso on cattle association duties.
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Governor Sterling
Ron Sterling
Holland Hotel
Fort Stockton
el Paso
Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Amoctation
Alpine
State Board of Control
Governo
Sterting
Texas
Arrest One in Marathon Burglary Case
Pe re Espinosa, Alpine Mexican, confessed after arrest last week that he and Ricardo Jiminez Manuel Calderon and a fourth Mexican still at large robbed Ritchey Brothers store in Marathon about a month ago, taking about $100 in goods. Jiminez and Calderon were killed on the Rio Grande near Presidio county two weeks ago. loot recovery was reported and more expected to be returned to owners soon.
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Pere Espinosa
Ritchey Brothers
Mar= fathon
Espinoen
Ricardio Jiminez
Manuel Calderon
Jiminez
Calderon
Rio Grande
Presidio County
Mexico
Marathon
Hale
Local Post Active In Aiding Veterans
Joe Harmon, service officer for Big Bend post American Legion, announced that the post secured 21 adjusted service certificates for veterans who failed to obtain them previously. Hopson, post adjutant, noted many veterans never applied. A veteran must hold the certificate to receive cash compensation now or under anticipated cash payout changes this year. Hopson urged veterans to contact their nearest American Legion post for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Harmon
Big Bend Post
American Legion
M. L. Hopson
Hopson
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Sisters of the Poor
Lapel
BIG Bend Fruit
Southern Pacific
BOY Scouts
Rio
Jumas
Jas
J. C. Henderson
Manche
U.S.90
THE
LOBOS
P.T. A
Parents Teacher Association
Bobby Major
Arbor Day
Central Ward School
W. J. Smith
Tra Bowles
Central ‘Ward School
Worelock
Dalla
H. W. Morelock
Dallas
Ritchey Bros
G. Matthews
Matthews
Q. B Dent
Chicago
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