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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1961
Page
3
No rain yet but indications like rattlesnakes, Black Widow spiders, and various bugs emerge. Winds shift damp, clouds hover, ranchers seek moisture while cattle and sheep stay relatively steady. Several local ranchers and visitors are named, with sheep buying and wool prices mentioned amid a Texas rural scene.
A roundup of visitors in Alpine including Tom and Ann Leary and boys from Marathon Bill and Eulalia Cotter from Boy Scouts Ranch and Johnny Malone of Albuquerque. Castolon highlighted in a Texas Co-op Power statewide edition with photos of Castolon Peak Santa Elena Canyon and Dagger Flat.
Odessa and San Antonio residents visit Brewster County Memorial Hospital in Alpine to see Mrs. Matt Smith who is improving. Families from Odessa Marfa and Lubbock stop by for Mother's Day and connect with relatives including Mrs. Linda Seymour Mrs. Sam Kendricks and Sherry Skevington. Drury Wood meets his father Capt. C D Wood in Alpine while merchandise buyers Mr. F L McCollum and Mr. Paul Forchheimer travel to Dallas.
W N Stokes Jr president of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston will be principal speaker at the 27th annual Marfa Production Credit Association stockholders meeting in Marfa on Saturday May 20 Registration begins 11 a m in the old Crews Hotel lobby with a barbecue lunch at noon hosted by Beta Sigma Philodies in their building three blocks south The association lent over 16 5 million to about 300 farmers and ranchers in nine counties during the past year and since 1934 members have borrowed over 147 million The program operates under the Farm Credit Administration supervision as part of a national agricultural credit system.
About 300 parents and friends attended as Rev. William A. Anthony of St. James's Episcopal Church spoke to the Alpine High School senior class of 58 members Friday night in the High School Auditorium.
An advocacy pitch warns that termites are an undercover menace and urges property owners to inspect and act now to prevent damage with removal steps.
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