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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1940
Page
2
Local notes report extended stays and visits by residents and relatives. Names include Saagene Parr Albany visitors Mrs. Guy Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. J A Gonagill Bierathon, Ray Lassiter from OC camp, Gene Matger Mauston visitors to Kate Nevill, George Pugh Clarence Lee at Met Springs, M L Cotton Wallde visitors to C G Moraiesa, W L Thomas Béarnthon family, birth at Alpine hospital, Mrs P D Coulson hosts, and Mr and Mrs George A Brown.
Local notes report Chas Livingston’s short stay at Hot Springs on the Rio Grande. Austinites Mrs Arch Allen and friend visit the Kokernots at the ranch. Duane Smith family and Mrs R S Carnes host relatives over the weekend. Fort Davis visitors Mrs Don Carlton and Jo Ann stay with P D Coulton. Houston visitors Mrs D N Hendricks and Jean visit J H Elliott family. Maxey family weekend in Mullins returns with Mrs Maxey. Hollywood visitor Mr Joe Barber stays with L B Starns. Barber is Mrs Starns’ brother. Dr Carroll Vaughn attended the Texas Chiropractic Research Congress in Fort Worth with Mrs Vaughn. Mrs E L Cross returns from Dallas. retires from Cross store. Mrs E L Cochran of Clint visits Rudolph Mellard and W B Cochran. Rev E Buford Isaacks visits Cisco for family time. will lead church services next Sunday. Miss Una Joy Casner home from TCU due to grandmother Mrs E V Casner's death. Gay Copeland and daughter of McCamey spend weekend with C W Copeland. Edward Copeland to visit in McCamey. Gene Pugh takes mother Mrs W N Pugh and sister Mrs Arthur Forbes to Brownwood. Mrs Forbes cared for her ill mother. Miss Drotha Johnson and Mrs [text ends]
More than 100 Sul Ress students with faculty sponsors visited Big Bend park last Saturday for a long college outing. The group left the campus at 8 AM in faculty and party vehicles, with 50 Girls Cooperative Home students joining 35 by truck to reach the park. Descriptive talks by Dr. O E Sperry and Dr. Smith accompanied stops, including a climb to the Chinese Wall and a two hour trek to The Window. Lunch was served army style at CCC Camp with help from Capt. Kirk Scott Lt Scoggins and CCC workers.
A. H. Fulcher of San Angelo visited parents Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Fulcher with Lake View high school students including Hallie Fulcher on a trip to Alpine and Big Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Swann arrived to take a position with The Avalanche. Swann, a former Sul Ross student, previously worked for the Avalanche shop and in Portales Daily News for two years.
The Avalanche lists candidates for the Democratic Primary on July 27 1940 with advance fees required. Calvin Huffman Maverick County for Representative District 87 Fowler Roberts Big Lake Alan R Fraser Alpine re election R B Slight re election Clarence Hord Elmer Taylor re election Sam E Nelson Burwell Boudreaux A B Sandifer re election H R Gard John Stovell re election Chas G Burnam re election
Lakeview high school seniors from San Angelo joined 20 classmates at Lawrence Hall and toured the Big Bend with faculty sponsors. The group visited St Helena canyon and Terlingua en route to Alpine after attending a Delta Phi revue. Grandfalls and Sul Ross attendees joined the weekend trip linked to Senator Berkeley and Sul Ross faculty.
A brief note reports two sheets priced at 56 cents each and totaling 500 units available at the avalanche office. The fragment provides limited context on item type or event.
Brewster County Democratic executive committee schedules precinct meetings for tomorrow to select delegates for the county convention on May 7 at the courthouse. Locations include Precinct 1 East near Safeway at 11 a.m., Precinct 1 West at the courthouse 2 p.m., and Precinct 2 South Alpine Centennial School at 10 a.m. County chairman John Gitlets announced the plan.
Alpine PTA along with Miss Claire McGuire completed the 1940 dental check up for all Alpine public school children. The PTA and McGuire thank Drs Pope and Selvig and the mothers who assisted with transportation.
The Methodist church women plan a pie and cake sale Saturday from 9 to 12 a.m. at the M System location. Proceeds support church activities.
Drilling for the city’s new water well advances to about 965 feet in hard rock. Water has been encountered at shallower depths and geologists expect a strong, abundant flow as the current strata are pierced. City commissioners hope for a productive well at this location.
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