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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1959
Page
3
The National Geographic notes that Greeks viewed longitude as length and latitude as breadth, since the Mediterranean dominated their world. They described the sea as long east to west and narrow north to south, shaping early geographic concepts.
Marfa Chamber of Commerce schedules a four day horseback ride from April 16 to 19 with Sheriff Bar rett in charge and Buck Newsom offering saddlehorses at Bedford for hire. Riders pay about five dollars a day for chuckwagon meals, supply their own mounts, and camp at Big Hill and Lajitas before ending at Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park.
A reader recalls seeing Jim Espy and reports Mr and Mrs Frank Edwards of Ft Davis operating the Trading Post in Alpine last week. They mention many tourists visit the museum there. Gene Benson, after major surgery in Houston, is improving. Summer temps in Alpine average from 60 to 70 degrees.
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