City seeks dam aid for Alpine Creek flood control
City officials say federal or state funds have never been available to build dams on Alpine Creek to prevent a disastrous flash flood. Mayor Hugh White and commissioners recount past efforts, engineering needs, and long-shot talks with Senator L ydon Johnson and State Senator Dorsey Hardeman as they press for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Creek
Hugh White
W. E
Lockhart
Chalmers Broadfoot
White
John W. Gillett
Mr. White
Jim Casner
Ray LaBeff
Casner
Washington, D.C
Lyndon Johnson
Carl Thain
Dorsey Hardeman
Austin
Know Your City Schools finds way into university course
Peyton Cain’s weekly Amblin column will be used in a University of Colorado class on School and Community Relations. Henry L. Bagley of Kansas State Teachers College will teach the summer course and coordinate 40 reprints of Cain’s column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Peyton Cain
University of Colorado
Henry L. Bagley
Kansas State Teachers College
Sul Ross State College
Supt. Cain
Henry
Grand Master Paul Turney to Visit Alpine Lodge June 8
Paul Turney, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Texas AF and AM, will be guest of honor at Alpine Lodge No. 766 Past Masters Night on Saturday evening June 8. The event starts at 6 p.m. with a buffet, followed by the Master’s degree conferred by Alpine Lodge past masters. Sam D. Thomas is worshipful master. Masons from area lodges invited.
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Paul Turney
Sonora
Grand Lodge of Texas
Af&am
Alpine Lodge No. 766
Turney
Grand Lodge
Alpine Lodge
Sam D. Thomas
Brawley Moved To Santone Hospital After Crash
Carl Brawley twenty four year old Sul Ross football star seriously injured in an automobile crash twenty miles west of Comstock has been taken to a San Antonio hospital. John A Ausmus Alpine Country Club manager and driver and Harold W Burk another passenger were injured only slightly.
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Carl Brawley
Comstock
San Antonio
John A. Ausmus
Alpine Country Club
Harold W. Burk
Piersall Hopes Fans Like Fear Strikes Out in Alpine
Jim Piersall, famed Boston Red Sox outfielder, sends best wishes to Alpine baseball fans as his life story Fear Strikes Out screens at the Granada Theatre during national tournament week. The telegram is shown at the Texas Cafe and the film runs Sunday Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Piersall
Boston Red Sox
Granada Theatre
Alpine
Fred Jack
Texas Cafe
Granada
Harold E Gates Dies in Washington D C
Harold E Gates former Alpine resident died in a Washington D C veterans hospital on May 16. He was cremated and interred at Arlington Cemetery. Gates moved to Alpine in 1942 from Santo Domingo after retirement and was an active Alpine Rotary Club member. His wife died in 1953 and he later lived with his brother Phillip in Washington.
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Harold E. Gates
Alpine
Veterans’ Hospital
Washington, D. C
Arlington Cemetery
Gates
Santo Domingo
Alpine Rotary Club
Mr. Gates
Phillip
Washington
Peta
Eight top college nines seek NAIA title at Alpine
Eight leading colleges compete for the NAIA national championship at Kokernot Field in Alpine from June 5 to 7. Southwestern Oklahoma and Rollins College are among the favorites with standout pitchers Dudley Savage and Jack Powell guiding their teams.
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Kokernot Field
Alpine
The
Nations Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NAIA
Association For Small Colleges
United States
Rollins College Tars
Florida
Rollins Nine
Tars
Jack Powell
Harr
Bennett
Catholics Shan Baccalaureate
Father Lynch of Our Lady of Peace notes 20 Catholics in Alpine High’s 1957 class skipped the baccalaureate at his church. He cites 40 percent Catholic enrollment and suggests a Catholic priest should have been invited. Public schools rotate pastors for the program and Lynch urges schools to end baccalaureate services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Lynch
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Alpine High School
Peyton Cain
Public
Alpine
Avalanche Starts Thursday Publication From June Six
Beginning June six the Alpine Avalanche will publish each Thursday morning instead of Friday. Deadlines shift accordingly with news and ads due by 12 noon Tuesday for classifieds and display ads Societies by 12 noon Tuesday Locals by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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Alpine Avalanche
Rev Ralph R Reed New Methodist Pastor in Alpine
Rev Ralph R Reed, newly assigned pastor of the First Methodist Church in Alpine, was born in York Nebraska to a long line of ministers. A World War I veteran, he later practiced law in Little Rock before entering the ministry in 1943 and serving multiple churches in Oklahoma and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Reed
New Methodist
First Methodist
Alpine
York
Neb
Nebraska
Mr. Reed
Ocelon
U. S. Army
France
Aisne
Marne Chateau-Thierry
Muse
Argonne
St. Mehiel
Northwestern Law School
Arkansas State Bar
Little Rock
Reed
East Oklahoma
The
Methodist Church
Harris
Kingston
Caddo
Broken Bow
St. Luke's
Tulsa
Bellister
Okla
Hillcrest Church
Carlsbad
Fabens
Cars collide at West Avenue A and North 6th Street
Mrs Ralph Peters and Miss Sue Bounds escaped injury when their cars collided at the intersection of West Avenue A and North 6th Street last Friday afternoon.
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Ralph Peters
Sue Bounds
West Avenue A
North 6Th Street
Alpine High students earn writing contest prizes in year’s program
Eight graduates received certificates and cash awards during Alpine High commencement for the annual writing program. Winners include Tyrone Hillyer for a radio play, Tommy Posey for editorial, Frank Duane Young for short story, with multiple top placings by Kern Wildenthal, Pete Valenzuela, Jane Bohannan, Betty Vogt, and Gwen Walker.
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Tyrone Hillyer
Tommy Posey
Kern Wildenthal
Pete Valenzuela
Jane Bohannan
Frank Duane Young
Betty Vogt
Gwen Walker
Alpine High
Tyrone Hillger
KVLF
Gene Hendryx
The
Alpine Avalanche
Lazaro
Pete) Valenzuela
Jim Glasscock
Avalanche
Alpine School
Paul Hill
Lois George
Hill
Sul Ross Plans Busy Summer At Alpine Campus
Sul Ross State College will run two six week terms this summer with 750 to 850 students expected. Registration opens June 4 for term one, classes start June 6. Housing demand is high as Alpine area apartments fill. Special events include Educational Resources Workshop June 4-21, International Affairs Conference June 24-28, Educational Tour of Mexico July 15-Aug 22, Student Council Workshop July 28-Aug 2, Reading Conference Aug 4-8, Art Workshop Aug 5-22, and Band Clinic Aug 23-28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State College
West Texas
Bryan Wildenthal
Sul Ross
Alpine
Big Bend
Davis
Lamar Tech
Beaumont
Mexico
DeForrest Judd
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Joe Smith Injured In Pickup Tire Blowout Crash
Joe Smith of the International Boundary and Water Commission was injured when a tire blew out on his pickup causing a rollover near Study Butte Wednesday morning. Tourists took him to Alpine and Dr. Joel Wright treated him before he was released to his home. Full extent of injuries was not yet determined.
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Joe Smith
International Boundary and Water Commission
Study Butte
Alpine
Joel Wright
Alpine Cowboys′ 1957 Outfield Hopes Boosted by Chandler
Alpine manager Tom Chandler announces the 1957 Cowboys will field the fastest outfield yet with Larry Click at left from SMU and Carl Warwick at right from TCU. Ray Van Cleef returns in center. infield includes Ron Dibelius and Rick Herrscher. strong pitching staff features Wolff Newton McCollum and others. Roswell Merchants consider a tough opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Cowboys
Roswell
N.M
Kokernot Field
Tom Chandler
Larry Click
SMU
McPherson
Kan
Notre Dame
Chandler
Ray van Cleef
Carl Warwick
TCU
Marquette
Ron Dibelius
Marquette U
Rick Herrscher
Roy Lewis
Sul Ross
Jerry Wolff
Pete Swain
Jerry
Pete Embry
University of Texas
Texas
Wolff
Toby Newton
Texas A&m
Butch McCollum
Baylor
Buddy Watts
Mike Collins
Highland Park High School
Dallas
Two Rains Fall Over Big Bend Across Alpine Ranches
Light showers hit Alpine and nearby areas on Wednesday night after widespread rain Sunday. Caven Woodward logged 1 5 inches at the O-2 ranch house, while the O-2 eastern side in southern Brewster reported 34 to 1 inch. McElroy Ranch area saw good inch rain, and George Mills Ranch between Alpine and Marathon recorded 2.2 inches. Other Alpine ranch measurements ranged from .25 to 5 inches.
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Alpine
Caven Woodward
O-2
Brewster
McElroy Ranch
George Mills
Marathon
Twin Peaks Drive-In to Donate Half Admissions
Fifty per cent of all admissions to the Twin Peaks Drive-In Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday nights June 5 and 6 will be donated to Alpine High School Band to aid in buying new uniforms. Joe Davidson owns the theatre and E Joe Lee will be band director and cashier for the event. Two films will be shown Sincerely Yours with Liberace and Star in the Dust with Mamie Van Doren and Richard Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Peaks
Alpine High School
Joe Davidson
E. Joe Lee
Bowden Donates MacGregor Gloves to Little League
H M Bowden donated two MacGregor baseball gloves to the Little League this week after winning them in an ABC network contest. Little League commissioners met last night to assign players and map out a schedule.
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H. M. Bowden
ABC
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Henry Bagley
Georgia Dailman
Jack Johnson
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Baggs
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Wyoming
Tom Trott
Columbus
Ohio
Chief Alsate
Big Bend National Park
Bobby Glasscock
Courtney Mellard
Marfa
Santone Hospital
By Doyle Stout
Southwestern Oklahoma
Weatherford
Bulldogs
Rankin Williams
Oklahoma
Dudley Savage
Sul Ross College
el Progreso
George
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