Rain brings best Alpine moisture in months this week
Scattered showers across the Big Bend and Davis mountains drop the heaviest Alpine rainfall since November. Sul Ross gauge records 0.91 inches in Alpine on Tuesday with higher totals in west Alpine and nearby ranches. Marfa and Big Bend park area also report rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Alpine
Sul Ross College
W. H. Terry
Marfa
Big Bend Park
Marathon
S. L. Stumberg
Poppy Day Sales Total $350 Across Two Cities
The veteran pop pie sale in Marathon on May 22 and Alpine on May 23 netted about 350 dollars. The American Legion Auxiliary and local volunteers credit advance promotions, window displays, radio plugs by Dan Blocker and Johnny Newell, and time from KVLF and The Alpine Avalanche.
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Marathon
Alpine
American Legion Auxiliary
Alpine Flower Shop
Edwards Flower Shop
Dan Blocker
Johnny Newell
KVLF
Alpine Avalanche
Henry Bailey
Frank Wedin
Lora Dragoo
Gloria Cordova
Mary Louise Aguilar
Carol Anne Nester
Mildred Miller
Norene Page
Jerry Nell Bur
Pete Adams
Mary E. Wade
Irene Coggins
Frances Newsom
Lou Brady
Tempie Hill
Billy Willoughby
Edith Wyatt
Jane Coats
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Eva Willeford
Mary Jo Sohl
Edith Hopson
Freda Sutton
Lola B. Crow
Frank Homnes
Holland Hotel
Scholarships Go To Alpine High Seniors
A record number of Alpine High School seniors from the 1952 53 class received scholarships this spring. Recipients include Donna Neely John ODonnell Mary K Winder Shirley Parker Bobby Katz Marjorie Hill George Davis Billy Cowell Thomas Van Auken Elma Hernandez and others plus 24 life insurance policies. Officials praised the large group earning aid and many will be helped financially in their careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
E Donna Neely
Texas
John O’donnell
Mary K. Winder
Alice Elizabeth Cowan
Ruth Drake
Seattle
Wash
Lutie Britt
M. P. Slover
Shirley Parker
American Association of University Women
Bobby Katz
Sul Ross
Marjorie Hill
Davis Mts
Federated Women Clubs
George Davis
Texas University
Billy Cowell
Texas Technological College
Thomas van Auken
Princeton University
Elma Hernandez
Dog Inoculation Day Set In Alpine
Alpine designated next Monday as dog inoculation day. Dr Paul Weyerts will be at city hall from 9 a m to 5 p m to administer shots. City license fees are 1 for males and 2 for females. inoculation fees 2 for most animals and 2 50 for larger dogs. Dr J E Wright urges vaccination as rabies among coyotes has been reported in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Paul Weyerts
J. E. Wright
Scouts To Attend Camp At Buffalo Trail Site
Twenty seven Alpine and Marfa Boy Scouts will camp at Buffalo Trails Scout ranch near Balmorhea for a week. Led by Joe Ross and Jack Burgess, with Walter Hayes Eddie Grey Glenn Burgess and C F White as part time leaders. They depart Sunday and return Saturday morning June 6 with additional scouts to join June 21 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Trails
Tommy McGuire
Kenneth Moyer
David Ritter
Kendall Ross
Arnold Sawyer
Rain Ward
Jimmy Wright
Harry Miles
Dean Ritter
Bob Stowell
Joe Wright
Donald Case
Tommy Bales
David Thomas
Dexter Thomas
Carle Parker
Marion Brooks
Butch Killian
Buddy Davis
Ralph Lenairs
Alpine
Stewart Williams
John Marshall
Fox Parker III
Marfa
Attend Wilson Funeral Held For W A Wilson Sr
Out of town relatives and friends attended the funeral of W A Anja Wilson Sr on Tuesday. Guests listed include W A Wilson Jr Dallas J A Walton El Paso Monroe Dunn Lubbock Jasper Koontz Albuquerque N M Johnny Majone Dallas Spud Leary San Angelo Chas Rosson Marfa J A Bristo Comanche Oklahoma Mrs Margaret Buttrill Marathon C N Weakley Houston Wm Baines San Antonio Paul Perner Sr Paul Perner Jr Mr and Mrs Marshall Montgomery Ozona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
W. A
Anja) Wilson Sr
W. A. Wilson Jr
Dallas
J. A. Walton
el Paso
Monroe Dunn
Lubbock
Jasper Koontz
Albuquerque
N. M
Johnny Ma Jone
Spud Leary
San Angelo
Chas
New Pastor Rev Carl Lawson Arrives in Alpine
Rev Carl Lawson, new pastor of First Methodist Church in Alpine, arrived last Thursday to begin his Alpine work. A New Mexico native, he was licensed to preach at 16 in 1939 at an annual conference in Raton. He later led churches in Roy circuit and El Paso while completing college work, earning a B D from SMU. He served La Mesa and St. Mark's Methodist in El Paso before Alpine. The family includes four children Carla Kay Lynn Freddie and Marda. His hobbies are hunting and golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lawson
First Methodist Church
Alpine
SMU
Dallas
North Texas
New Mexico
la Mesa
St. Mark's Methodist Church
el Paso
Lawsons
Carla
Kay Lynn
Freddie
Marda
Red Cross Campaign Raises 2260 in Brewster Chapter Drive
Brewster county chapter of the American Red Cross reports 2260.34 raised from March 16 drive led by about 66 volunteers. Marathon and Big Bend park district contributions noted. funds support local needs with 59.7 percent staying locally and 40.3 percent going to headquarters.
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Brewster County
The
American Red Cross
Guy Crawford
Red Cross
Tom Yarbro
Marathon
Otis French
Big Bend Park
American National Red Cross
Alpine
Waco
San Angelo
Sul Ross Closes Successful Term
Sul Ross College conferred 76 degrees including two BMus, 19 BS in Range Animal Husbandry, seven BBA, 29 BS, six BA, 11 MEd, and two MA. Speakers were Dr. Conway Wharton and Jack Hawkins. Charlotte Slight and Ross Hise named Woman and Man of the Year. numerous scholarships and awards announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
Bryan Wildenthal
Conway Wharton
First Presbyterian Church
Ballinger
Jack Hawkins
Pecos
Charlotte Slight
Alpine
Sul Ross
Ross Hise
Falfurrias
Heidel Daugherty
Lovington
N. M
Alpha Chi
Ross Loya
Kappa Delta Pi
Isabelle Lafarelle
Alice Cowan
AAUW
Eva Mael Eaton
Brownwood
Texas
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Peggy Brunsey
Fort Worth
Annie Kate Ferguson
Joan Brady Hall
Gantt
Jerry Modesette Dodson
Lillian Mims
Fort Davis
Sarah Miltin
Delta Kap- Seaman
Alpine Bucks win regional baseball title by default
Alpine High School's Alpine Bucks were awarded regional baseball honors after Districts 7-A and 8-A had no teams this year. The team finished 9 wins and 2 losses, with a tough schedule against Fort Stockton Kermit Pecos Sanderson and Wink. The season included a close loss to Odessa and a surprise upset at Eabernot field.
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Alpine High
Bucks
J. G. Huckaby
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Kermit
Pecos
Sanderson
Wink
Anson
Balkinger
Colorado City
Dublin
Beffore
Odessa
Bids Opened on Alpine Bridges Reconstruction Project
Hugh McMillan of El Paso submitted the lowest bid of 62378 for two bridges across Alpine creek near Alpine. Bids opened in Austin May 20 for North Fifth St. on State Highway 118 and a loop road bridge near Kokernot lodge on State Highway 223. The Fifth Street span will be widened to 40 feet with two 4 foot walk areas. the loop road bridge will be a modern 30 foot wide concrete structure raised 12 feet with rebuilt approaches.
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Hugh McMillan
el Paso
Alpine Creek
Alpine
Austin
North Fifth St
Kokernot Lodge
Fifth Street
Loop Road
Wittner Accepts Monahans Church Post
Edward Lee Wittner son of Rev and Mrs R L Wittner from Alpine resigns as music and litera tion director of the First Baptist Pecos to take a post at First Baptist Monahans effective May 19. Since Sept 1 1951 he led Pecos church to enlarge education with Sunday school enrollment up 150 and Training Union growth. organized a graded choir program with four choirs. youth choir won state honors last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lee Wittner
R. L. Wittner
Alpine
First Baptist Church
Pecos
Monahans
Further Paving Is Planned Here This Summer
A cooperative paving program may be undertaken this summer if enough property owners show interest. Last year 22 blocks were paved under a plan where the city and County Commissioner Lee Smith provide the base and property owners finance the asphalt. Full blocks must sign up in advance and topping money must be paid into the city office.
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Lee Smith
Black denied writ after district court habeas hearing
The petition of Marion Francis Black Jr for a writ of habeas corpus was denied by District Judge J C Epperson after a Wednesday hearing. Black was convicted in 1938 for the death of 14 year old Dale Noblett of Harlingen who fell from a bluff at Aqua Frio in the Big Bend. The state said Noblett was pushed after Black had taken out insurance on the boy before a trip with his wife and the youth. Sheriff Jim Skinner brought Black from Huntsville where he had been in prison since his conviction. Alfred E Creigh Jr of Alpine was appointed to represent Black.
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Marion Francis Black Jr
San Antonio
Jim Skinner
Huntsville
Alfred E. Creigh Jr
Alpine
Alpine High Seniors Set On Western Trip
Thirty members of Alpine High School’s 1952 53 graduating class depart Alpine for a Western journey to Colorado Springs Las Vegas Carlsbad and Santa Fe with school support. Mrs Inda B Adams and Leroy Roark sponsor the trip and arrange lodging in host gyms and a Royal Motel stay.
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Alpine High School
Alpine
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ahead
Inda B. Adams
Texas
Leroy Roark
Roark
Carlsbad
N. M
Las Vegas
Royal Motel
DeVargas
Santa Fe
N.M
Alpine High students graduate amid district honors
In the Alpine school district a packed auditorium heard J. C. Coleman deliver diplomas to 36 members of Alpine High’s 1953 class. Salutatorian John O'Donnell and Valedictorian Donna Neely spoke as 10 perfect attendance awards were given. Total graduates across Centennial School Central and Alpine High reached 108 with 38 leaving and 112 entering future classes.
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J. C. Coleman
Alpine School Board
Alpine High School
John O'Donnell
Donna Neely
James Crawford
AHS
Centennial School
Central
Pierce Donates Prize Rambouillet Ram to Sul Ross
Miles Pierce of Alpine donates an 18 month old prize Rambouillet ram named Kristy Altuda to Sul Ross College AH department. The gift continues a tradition of West Texas breeders supporting the college since 1937, with 45 animals donated to date.
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Miles Pierce
Alpine
Sul Ross College
Ram
Kristy Altuda
Kingfish Aluda
Pierce
West Texas
J. T. Bell
Sul Ross
Fresno
Cal
State College
Fresno College
Sul Ross Honors Veteran Instructor W J Smith
Sul Ross College honored veteran instructor W J Smith at a Friday gathering. Smith began at the college in 1920 as industrial education instructor after serving as San Angelo Junior High principal and later as Paso Technical Institute principal. He is an archaeologist with 20 plus articles and a AAAS fellowship, a Texas Academy of Science member, and has donated hundreds of specimens to the Big Bend Memorial museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Smith
Sul Ross College
Smith
San Angelo
F Paso Technical Institute
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Texas Academy of Science
Bryan Wildenthal
Sul Ross
Lutie Britt
Miss Britt
Big Bend Memorial Museum
Rain brings brief relief to Alpine water crisis
Rain fell in the Alpine area early this week providing temporary relief from a drought related water shortage. Mayor J W Gillett convened a city commission meeting to discuss supply, with about 40 residents present. Officials outlined needed water capacity, costs to import water, and plans to test unused wells while outside watering remained restricted.
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J. W. Gillett
al Pine
Gillett
City Commission
Pioneer Alpine Resident Passes
W A Anja Wilson Sr 64 longtime Brewster county ranchman and former county commissioner died last Sunday after weeks of illness. He was born in Beeville in 1888 and raised in Alpine. married Lois Weakley in 1910. Funeral at First Christian Church with interment in Elm Grove. Survived by widow, son in Dallas, brother in Alpine, two granddaughters.
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W. A
Anja) Wilson Sr
Brewster County
Mr. Wilson
Navy
Beeville
Jim P
Ella P. Wilson
Green Valley
Alpine
San Antonio
San Marcos
Wm. Baines
W. A. (Son
Alpine Cemetery Association Dues Reminder and Donations Request
Mrs Earl McElroy president of the Alpine Cemetery Association asks members and interested persons to pay year dues to John Gentry George Dallman or herself. Donations are welcome as there will be no donation drive this year.
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Alpine Cemetery Assn
John Gentry
George Dallman
Earl McElroy
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Buffalo Trail
Alpine High School Bucks
Armando Moreno
Jimmie Matlock
Vicky Hernandez
Ramon Esca
Ardson
Duane Smith
Dickie Allen
Raul Molinar
Marlin Robinson
J. L
Butch) Crawford
Hunter
Eas
Courthouse
Alpine Public Schools
Boundary Commission
Edw. L. Wittner
Monahans Church
Black
SR College
Vv. J. Smith
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