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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1952
Page
4
A batch of small ads offers sales openings typist wanted and a jacket found reward notices. Local sports news discusses Bucks Reagan County Owls Sul Ross Trinity Lamar Tech and East Texas State schedules with expected tough games and boosts for the Lobos.
Mrs. Edgar Martin of Lubbock visited Alpine while Otis Kimball plans a Liberty trip for a month. Major Darrell York and wife from Laughlin Air Base visited his mother here. The American Fashion Ass’n market in Dallas drew Jack, Cros, and George Koury. Mrs. Williamson of Carrollton, Ga arrives for a visit with Mrs. Milton Smith. Several families, including the Bennetts and the Schaum entourage, traveled for reunions and lectures in Ohio and Milwaukee. An all day Beauticians meeting is set in Pecos on November 9 with state and El Paso unit presidents. Vincent Wiley departs for Leander to run a stock farm, and Lee Smith will replace him at the M System store.
Recent arrivals report Mr and Mrs L A Walker of San Angelo welcomed daughter Lizabeth Amy born Monday in San Angelo. Mom Emy Lou Harris, formerly of Alpine, is the daughter of Le D Harris and Mrs Harris. The Harris family visits include Mrs Ray Welch of Houston and Mrs Madge Simoneaux of Houston, along with Mrs Ray Cusred of Birmingham and Mrs F M Downing of Tuscaloosa.
Austin officials warn hunters as the hunting season nears urging wardens to advise on legal hunting hours and proper bag limits. The director noted wardens will cooperate with hunters while enforcing laws, with 390 case arrests and $10,780.90 in fines and costs reported.
The October Texas Game and Fish magazine features Sul Ross State University student life. C W Cox, a 19 year old junior from Alpine, is highlighted alongside other Sul Ross students, rodeo trophies, and faculty. President Dr Bryan Wildenthal sent copies to high school libraries and Ruth Elizabeth Prude from Fort Davis is noted for horse Alto on the cover of The Farmer Stockman magazine.
Texas Electric Service Co and General Geophysical Co officials will visit Sul Ross campus to interview students. On November 12 electrical engineering positions will be discussed, and on November 19 geology opportunities will be explored. Interested students should sign up at the Office of Public Service with preferred interview times.
Mrs Larry Nabholtz was elected president at a recent Austin meeting after a decade of service to the Texas Crippled Children Society. She has worked with the national group and local organizations while traveling in Europe and Ireland, and has campaigned to improve living and educational facilities for the handicapped.
AT STUD Registered Tennessee Walking Horse Exe Boy 491662 chestnut sorrel flax mane mixed tall stocking star deautiful animal Your opportunity to improve walk disposition conformation and working speed Ranchers in Utah Wyoming and Montana like crots with quarter horse or native cow pony You are invited to see this good young stud Standing at Old Fort Riding Stable J W Hearon Fort Davis.
Alpine students left Sul Ross campus Friday October 31 to attend the Texas Baptist Student Convention held at Gaston Avenue Baptist Church in Dallas. Notable participants included Otto Hilbrich Jr and Wayne Bresette of Sul Ross College with Colleen Townsend Jack Hamm and Chester Swor among speakers. Blood Bank drive urged by Alpine Legion Auxiliary with blood typing offered without charge. The wife of a professional golfer Mrs Nabholtz noted as mother of two sons.
SAN ANGELO Tex Nov 6 Interesting speakers entertainment a style show honoring Miss Wool and Her Ten Pretty Maids and a chance to just visit offered to all who attend the 37th Annual Convention of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association to be held here November 10 12 1952 The first day will be mostly for registration and committee meetings Headquarters will be the Cactus hotel John Williams Sanderson Association president has announced that speakers will cover important phases of the industry J C Peterson President National Lamb Feeders Association Spencer Iowa and manager of a firm that buys several hundred thousand West Texas lambs annually program What is being done to promote the use of wool and mohair at a time when man made fibers catch the public eye will be covered by F Eugene Ackerman President Wool Bureau New York City J M Case Jones Executive Secretary of the National Wool Growers Association will cover that Association s activities on behalf of the grower and explain a new plan of Parity Hut foriver Protection Williams gid that two talks which will be of great interest dry West Texas will be on Water for Texas and soil and water conservation in general Gib Gilchrist Chancellor of the Texas A M College System and 4 C Dykes Deputy Chief of the United States Soil Conservation Service will cover those two topics Two well known San Angelo posers State Senator Dorsey BP Hardeman and Congressman C Fisher complete the roster Of particular interest to the ladies will be the Miss Wool and Her Ten Pretty Maids style show and contest Monday night November 10 Williams said Eleven Girls selected as finalists in a State wide contest will model all wool dresses designed and made expressly for the occasion by nationally famous manufacturers
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