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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1951
Page
4
A jumble of ads offers financing on first mortgage notes in Alpine and Marfa Texas with six percent interest and prepaid privileges. Also listed are jobs to sell Rawleigh products in Alpine and a Wool bags and remnants buyer in Bryan Kelley Texas.
Kohler signs D. D. T spraying shrubbery residences and livestock fly control and weed killing. Weston lawn mowers sharpened hand and power saws joined set and fired by machinery. Scissors shears cutlery tools sharpened and repaired by Joe Frayser 205 S 5th St. 4-6-6 mo p.
Arrangements set for veterans from Brewster and Jeff Davis counties to attend Presidio county vocational schools. A Marfa court house meeting May 29 will let veterans discuss courses with G M Wooley and T K Meredith. GI bill cutoff approaches in July.
Local items list residents visiting relatives in Lockhart Alpine Truth or Consequences and El Paso with moves to El Paso for work. Names include Casparis Winter Harmon String fellow Fein Wilson Cox Stedman Bogel Pruett Perry and Boudreaux. Several attend graduations and conventions in Lubbock Waco Tallahassee and Rochester.
Mr. Fred J. Kirsten of the Union of South Africa visited the Soil Conservation office on May 14 to study sheep ranching and irrigated pastures at Praal Union Mt South Africa. He toured Leon Wilson farms and San Pedro Livestock farm Fort Stockton and photographed Parr Pate ranch improvements to transfer methods to his area. He noted climatic contrasts with South Africa where overgrazing invites brush and palatable grasses are scarce while the Nine Points Mesa McElroy ranch spans 20 000 acres and local classes on cabinet making auto mechanics and veterans retraining run evenings through June.
A Sul Ross summer term workshop on Health Education for Teachers runs June 8 to July 19 with 10 authorities and consultants from state health and education groups. Notables include Dr A N Foer, Billy Mikeska, and Robledo among others guiding the six hour credit program.
Mrs. Louvene Terry aged 48 died early Sunday at her Alpine home after a brief illness. Born May 6, 1905 in Lampasas she was daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Brandon. Survived by three sisters and a brother includes Dorothy Branca Oakland and two nieces. funeral held at City Baptist Church Alpine with burial in Kim Grove cemetery.
San Angelo announces a four day event June 7 through 10 featuring a horse show, rodeo and a cutting horse contest. Divisions include Palomino and thoroughbred classes, halter, reinings and western pleasure events with a 500 dollar purse plus entry fees per contestant. Rhucher Brothers produce the rodeo with performances Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
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