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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
2
Rates show Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties at 2.50 yearly and 1.50 half year. Elsewhere 3.00 yearly and 1.75 half year. Appended note promises correction if any reflection harms reputation after editor receives notice at the Avalanche office.
Dr. Farrington Daniels highlights solar energy as a future field for graduates from Alpine Marathon and Fort Davis high schools. He notes the need to capture concentrate and store sun power, with plastics and Bell Labs solar batteries offering promise. He predicts atomic power will lead early adoption before solar in the US.
The National Geographic Society notes whistled speech thrives in the Canary Islands. In Gombera residents rely on whistle tones to convey daily information across hills and long distances. Rio de Janeiro's growth is cited with a 70,000 monthly pace and a population around 600,000.
La Salle star Gola is courted by the Phillies and may skip pro basketball to try baseball. He has not played baseball since high school and would train with Philadelphia after basketball duties. The Muskingum Conservancy District in Ohio is planting 20 000 pine and hardwood seedlings daily near flood control reservoirs.
Alpine Cemetery Association announces Memorial Day observance. Sul Ross College to hold commencement for a record class of 19 seniors. Alpine High School grades 9 10 11 move to Sul Ross sub college in a new Snow Building. Consolidation of five schools and other local developments noted along with regional notices.
Sul Ross Lobos, champions of the Lone Star Conference in baseball, may enter the NCAA tournament in Omaha next month. A playoff likely with Southwest Conference champions or Arizona of the Border Conference could be required before eligibility. The Lobos have drawn scrutiny from 13 major league scouts, including Halstead of the Milwaukee Braves and Melv Prebisch of the Chicago White Sox, who watched key games recently.
The Big Bend Sportsmen's Club hosted a rifle shoot for Youth Week after a rainout. Eight sixth graders six seventh graders and five eighth graders participated with Joe Richmond Manuel Espinosa and Butch Killion winning grade trophies. Richard Phillips Mary Ellen Hernandez and others claimed minor trophies with Herbert Ogle presenting all trophies.
UT conference laboratory will study nursery issues in a program run by the Division of Extension home economics and psychology with Texas State Department Public Welfare. Registration is 40 dollars including dormitory room and board. applications with 20 dollars should be mailed to University of Texas Austin 12. Deep River notices report a car collision in which Mrs. Joy head injuries and pregnancy status are connected to a hospital visit for her son.
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