Pleasant spring notes and county personalities in Alpine
HWALLIE STALLWELL shares a breezy Alpine update on mild days and recent frosts, praising blooming cacti and pitaya while noting garden needs. The column records visits by Lew and Jeannie Dayton of Terlingua, Leon Hughes of Corpus Christi, Kenneth Boyd, Joe Courand of San Antonio, C. F. Cox, and newly moved residents Mr. and Mrs. H. V. McRoberts and the Bunns, with local business changes and home moves in Marathon, Alpine, and the Big Bend.
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Big Bend
Leon Hughes
Kenneth Boyd
Christmas Mountain
Great Western Co
Corpus Christi
Brewster County
White House
Christmas Mt. Lodge
R. A. Boyd
Alpine
McRoberts
Houston
Tom
Anne
Charlie Bunn
Deming N.M
Stillwell
Maravillas
Mrs. Bunn
Study Butte community notes and visitors visit Kerrville retreat
Local notes share visits from Kerrville and Alpine residents including Mr. and Mrs. Whittleman and Mr. Pitts. Icelandic talk aside, residents comment on weather with a warm spell as April ends and no measurable precipitation is reported.
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Poe Moores
John
Betty Whittleman
Dick Pitts
Kerrville
Study Butte
Mr. Whittleman
Diamond Alkali Co
Bill Fultz
Tau Kappa Epsilon Founder’s Day at Highland Restaurant
Tau Kappa Epsilon celebrates founder's day at the Highland Restaurant at 7 p.m. Sunday May 10. Paul Stein receives the top senior active award and Randy Fowler the top scholarship award. Storey Whiteside Lumber Co. earns the Bryant Truitt award for service. Joe White and Tom Dozier named top pledges of the past two semesters.
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Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Paul Stein
Randy Fowler
Bryant Truitt
Storey= Whiteside Lumber Co
Joe White
Tom Dozier
Sharon Smith and Paula Kelly to receive TKE sweetheart awards
Sharon Smith and Paula Kelly are named recipients of the TKE sweetheart awards. The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity traces its origins to 1899 and will honor the pair for their service and association with the fraternity.
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Sharon Smith
Paula Kelly
TKE
Landslip Triggers 1800 Foot Wave at Lituya Bay Alaska
A landslip in April 1958 generated a giant wave towering about 1800 feet, racing along the shore of Lituya Bay, Alaska, shocking local observers and geologists studying rare tsunami events.
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Lituya Bay
Alaska
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Gwen Stillwell
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