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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1936
Page
3
A roll of local visits includes Marathon residents and guests in El Paso San Antonio Del Rio Cameron and Cameron area events. Flu cases rise with new reports as Alpine and San Angelo activities continue. Mrs Ritchey Worthington McGonagill Parker and others host and attend gatherings in town.
Mrs J F Bennett becomes Terlingua Avalanche correspondent replacing Mrs Spalding who left Marathon. Earl Anderau shines locally by shooting under par on the nine. Many residents and visitors from Alpine Study Butte San Antonio Boulder Colo El Paso and Stephenville appear in this week’s notes as illness travel and social visits move through the district.
Herbert B. Pruett, a well known Brewster County rancher, announced this week his candidacy for justice of the peace in precinct No. 1. He states he is competent to serve the office, promising fairness and appreciation for support from precinct residents.
Local notes report Tiehayed showers caused Torillo creek to run for a day and Rio Grande to surge unusually for the season. Predictions say battening down and fash will bite when conditions align. Joe Harmon lands the season’s largest fish. cacti and yucca bloom earlier than in years. Cal Ory oversees stock shipping in quarantine area with deputies reporting burros shot. Guests include OM Edwards, LC Fenwick, T L Miller of Brownfield Texas, Chas Davis and RV Nabers of Austin.
The regular monthly chamber banquet on Monday March 16 at Hol l ane hotel featured a St Patrick theme with forty members, including a Rotary club program. Invocations, Irish songs by Donald Peters and Mar verte Seales, and talks on housing for Summer Students, West Texas Chamber meaning, plus a Trumpet Quartet performance framed the evening. Visitors include D. W. Collins, D. W. Jr. Marathon, J. R. Simpson and wives, and guests from San Antonio to Washington, with notices of ongoing reports and upcoming April 20 program.
The piece notes Bill Duncan, longtime Sul Ross and Alpine athlete, earning a contract with the Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas baseball league and reporting for training in Shreveport Louisiana. Duncan, a standout pitcher and former Alpine High football player, is Cecil Duncan’s brother and was highly regarded in this region.
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