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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
2
Announcement praises the officially opened Student Union building at Sul Ross and notes it is now in use. It highlights difficulty in pulling students away from the site for class time and calls the facility a long-needed addition benefiting the college community.
Hank Novak, president of Sul Ross State University student council, participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony marking a campus event or new facility opening. The scene highlights student leadership and university involvement.
A Denver man, Albert E. Scott, sues the Booster club for 30000 dollars while the community celebrates fellowship at a barbecue and Alpine Classroom Teachers group event. Alpine citizens organize the Friends of the Library, signaling growing local interest in library work and old pictures return to Tivoli theatre shows.
Mrs. A. J. Gard advertises a program for children aged 3 to 6 years old with after 1 p.m. supervision by Ph. 302. The notice outlines a care and activity schedule emphasizing structured play and guided learning for early childhood development.
The joint recital by Charlotte Slight and Jan Key at the First Baptist church drew praise from teachers Mrs. Ruel Warnock and Mrs. Mary Pancoast Bogel. Slight played Beethoven and Schumann with a modern tilt, while Key offered Borowski and Simonetti with rich tonal shading, impressing as promising secondary students.
The Alathean class hosted a Friday evening picnic for their husbands at Paisano encampment grounds. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hilton, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Burleson, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lankford, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Beckett, Mr. and Mrs. Don Littleton, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Scarbrough, Mrs. W. E. Williams, Mrs. O. F. Etheredge, Mrs. M. O. Pittman, Miss M. F. Payne, Willa Dale Hilbrich, and Mrs. S. B. Atkinson.
Mrs. Henry Lemons hosted Wayne Lemons for his tenth birthday on May 5 at the school house. Games were arranged and Wayne opened many useful gifts as third and fourth grade pupils enjoyed punch and cake.
Miss Amy Lou Bloys of Fort Davis a senior will appear in The Late George Apley at Park College Parksville Missouri May 19 20 and 21 directed by Mrs Dorothy Sainsbury Steinmetz The production is sponsored by the department of speech and Theta Alpha Phi the national honorary dramatic fraternity The comedy adapts John P Marquands Boston society with stage reduction noting fashionable attire and witty social satire
The Avalanche lists typewriter ribbons and paper along with car bonnets and second sheets for sale. Local vendors advertise office supplies and writing materials, highlighting affordable options for writers and clerks.
A Midwest family impressed by Alpine’s prospects plans retirement in the area. They shared vivid stories with friends, prompting one acquaintance to fly 3,000 miles to verify Alpine’s appeal. After a visit, he vowed to return with a moving van, praising the city’s livability and inviting others to consider Alpine as a home.
April permits issued for eleven housing projects include J. L. Kelley four room cement sid ing shop at 2000 dollars and Chas Treadwell two room frame stucco residence at 1000 dollars. Other projects list various frame and stucco residences and a garage with costs ranging from 750 to 5000 dollars.
All classified advertising is payable in advance except to those who carry regular monthly accounts. Mimeograph paper and stencils are available at The Avalanche with no exceptions.
A fragmented piece urges residents Mr and Mrs John Q Public to support local business and tourism in Alpine. It stresses impressions left on strangers and the importance of choosing Alpine over outsiders, urging residents to shop locally and stay invested in their hometown.
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