Clean Up Week Proclaimed By Mayor For Alpine
A city cleanup week begins tomorrow and lasts through next week to beautify yards alleys and vacant lots. Mayor G W Baines announced the proclamation at the Civic League and Chamber of Commerce urging community cooperation amid visits from summer guests and local leaders.
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G. W. Baines
Civic League
Chamber of Comerce
Alpine
Eas
Berkeley
John Perkins
Chamber of Commerce
Mev
Lula Murphy
The
Kernet Springs
Forts
Memorial Day Plans Stressed by Alpine Cemetery Association
The Alpine Cemetery Association announced memorial day exercises to be held Friday at five o clock at the cemetery. Citizens should meet at the courthouse and march in a body to the grounds for the program. Boy Scouts will clean the cemetery next Wednesday and residents with lots are urged to help. The program includes scripture, prayers, songs, readings, an address by A B Owens, and grave decorations. A cemetery association meeting is set for next Monday at four p m for committee chairs.
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Cemet
Alpine Cemetery Association
Newell
McPherson
Mra. Banks
Miss Batey
A. B. Owens
Sparks
Cemetery Association
Meeting of U S 90 Association Del Rio Tomorrow
Clay Holand and A F Robinson secretary manager of the local chamber of commerce left today for Del Rio to attend a committee meeting of U S 90 Highway association to be held tomorrow. Robinson is a member of the program committee and Holand a member of the nominating committee. New officers for the association are being elected soon.
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Clay Holand
A. F. Robinson
Chamber of Commerce
del Rio
U. 90 Highway Association
Robinson
Td Holland
Minating
Alpine Study Club backs pet hobby adoption in Mountain zone time
The Alpine Study Club in person has endorsed a plan to adopt Mountain zone time, with a committee appointed to pursue the project and support from the Avalanche editor. The group vows to push the effort until success and to explain the rationale to readers.
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Study Club
Oi Bol
Alpine Study Club
Hese
Avalanche
Sul Ross class members to receive degrees this year
The Sul Ross class of the year will graduate with B.A. and B.S. degrees. Commencement exercises are set for May 20 at 2:20 p.m. in the college auditorium, Rev. J. M. of San Antonio to deliver the address, and H. W. Morelock will award degrees and honors. Baccalaureate services are next Sunday at 11 a.m., with Rev. W. R. McPherson to preach.
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J. M
San Antonio
H.W. Morelock
W. R. McPherson
Methodist Church
Five Area Schools consolidate in Terlingua region
County trustees approve consolidation of Moliner Big Bend Lajitas and Terlingua area schools. A single Terlingua location will house the merged district with a new modern building. Episcopal church fundraiser at Alpine Lumber Yard Saturday May 24 4p featuring pies doughnuts and baked goods.
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Terlingua
C.D. Wood
Moliner
Big Bend
Lajitas
Episcopal Index
Alpine Lumber Yard
Alpine and Sul Ross St Teachers college form pact
The Alpine Independent School District boards a contract with Sul Ross State Teachers College to regulate the demonstration school and the ninth to eleventh grades, moving the Alpine High School to the college building. The plan promises tax savings and access to a larger library and better laboratory equipment for students, with continued coverage on the last page.
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Boot Board
Alpine Indep
Biatelet
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Ivolves
Aites
Alpine High School
Alpine
Hldren
Sul Ross Student Wins In Essays On Why Buy at Home
RG Dunlap of Sul Ross College wins first prize in the Retail Merchants Association essay contest on Why I Should Patronize the Home Business Institutions. Awards span divisions with students from Sul Ross, McCottam High School, Grammar School, and College, including Atlee Blankenship, Turney Fletcher, and Opal Chaffin. Essays to be published in the Avalanche. judges praised understanding of independent merchants versus the chain system.
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Rg, Dunlap
Sul Ross and College
First Pines
Retail Merchante Association
Ted
Varios Attents
R. M.A. Ad
Eat Place
R. G Dunlap
Ross Sub
Collee Sul Tose
Pirat
G. Dunlap
Kirdie Tatlard
Lala Rees
Whol
Elizabeth Baines
Sege
Marzerite Mathews
Hove
Deserters Pro Excitement For Fort Davis Man
Fort Davis May 21. Three deserters from the Fort Davis camp held up a state road truck nine miles from the post after coaxing Mr and Mrs Henry Sewell of Valencia to help them. The trio fled with the truck leaving the Sewells to walk the distance back to camp.
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Fort Davis
Henry Sewell
Valenne
Youth slays aged Mexican in drink party dispute
An alleged drinking party in the Mexican section ended fatally when Ramon Ramirez was shot after a confrontation with Andreas Tonzales. Tonzales, arrested and held on $500 bond, faced trial before Justice W. J. Ragin. Ramirez, about 60, was survived by a widow and had worked for the railroad.
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Ramon
Ramirez
Tonzales
Gonzales
Inspection confirms uniform paving across town project
Test dates by engineer Hf. G. Olmsted show full compliance with contract and proper payment for Alpine project. Tests at multiple sites reveal asphalt depths from one to one and three fourths inches with nine to seventeen inch variations in some spots, yet overall uniform workmanship reported by Olmsted to the city council.
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Ettineer Hf. G. Olmsted
Avin Ny
Alpine
F.C. Mosely
West Colvo
van Sickle
Avenue B
Mmsted
New Confectionery Opens on East Holland Avenue
Announcement of a new confectionery opening at Elite Sandwich shop on East Holland Avenue in a building by W H Funk. The shop will serve ads pies cakes coffee and tea. Ford Cork ran is proprietor of the business.
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East Holland Avenue
W. H. Funk
Ford Corkran
Housing plan urged to lure Sul Ross students to Alpine
Dr J B Wright told the chamber of commerce that Alpine must provide housing for summer students at Sul Ross. He cited potential enrollment of 1500 and proposed building two cottages at Kokernot Springs at a cost of 1200 each, funded half by donations and half by rent. He urged every citizen to contribute 10 to the 1200 drive and suggested adding a summer camp to house 100 more students for not over 10000.
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Sul Ross
Alpine
Chamber of Commerce
Sul Rors
Tnt Alpine
Wright
Five Youths Pace Race Track Run in Alpine
A group of five youths and a co-ed faced corporation court after speeding along a paved Alpine street. Traffic captain A.8 and Mayor G. W. Baines heard the case Tuesday morning. The chief vows no more warnings and cautions further action despite a local businessman's remark that a higher fine may deter speeders.
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Blake
Grant Del Rio Alpine Bus Permit Granted
The certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Del Rio to Alpine bus route has been granted after applications. The route joins West Texas lines with a monopoly for the operator that first gains a certificate and serves adequately. Mexican Border Coaches will offer El Paso connections at Alpine with Van Horn linkups to Southland buses. Whether Southland or O. S. Y. T. handles Van Horn to El Paso remains under discussion. The Bays certificate requires direct collections at Van Horn to El Paso by Southland Greyhound Lines.
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West Texas
Big Bend
el Paso
Alpine
Raymond Baggent
van Horn
Southland
Southland Greyhound Lines
Alpine All Stars to Host Army Team Next Sunday
Alpine All-Stars prepare to face the strengthened Army team from Fort D. A. Russell Marfa here Sunday at 3 PM. Youth Graves notes the Army squad has improved since the last clash, promising a strong exhibition game for local fans.
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ARMY
Fort D. A. Rusell
Marfa
Graves
District C. E. S. Meet Here With West Texas Officials
District C. E. S. meeting for No. 2 extends from El Paso to Sanderson with host lodges among Highland towns Pine, Marfa, Fort Davis and Fort Stockton. District deputy grand matron Mew Bola Brown and about ten grand officers will attend at the Masonic temple next Tuesday at 6 20 am with Beulah Rawlings Maud Ripley as officers of honor and Vivian Bittin as examiner and district deputy grand patron Ula Aietriet.
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West Texas
Mew
Bola Brown
School of Instruction
Alpine
Marfa
Fort Davie
Fort Stockton
Tmistrect No
Beulah Rawlings
Maud Ripley
Mes
Ula Aietriet
Vivian Bittin
Stars Tame Pecos In Close Afternoon Game
Stars beat Pecos 6 to 5 in a tense contest as Alpine Alpine Stars rallied late. Connally lasted eight innings, allowing five hits and two runs while Doty Gray opened for Pecos. Ossie Leare, Tay McNeill, and Hummie Terrell stood out with sharp plays and a late rally sparked by Leare and Terrell end.
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Ane Alstars
Pecos
Ney
Monk Gine
McNeill
Doty
A-Stars
Lyr
Res
Gray
Bob
Alpine
Connally
Tay McNeill
AUL
Ossie Leare
Hmmie Terrell
Wadley
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Jaccalaureate
Clay Holland
Mrs. Holland
J. W. Gram
Deming, N. Mex
Will Graham
Demi
Moyea
City Commission
Chamber ‘of Commerce
League
U. P
Srades
Alpine School Board 18
Ft. Davis
Holland Ave
Sterok
Flaming Youths
Grant del
Mony
Roo
Patty
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