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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1950
Page
4
Bargain Mrs. Bennett offers a low 4 poster mahogany bed with Bealy mattress and springs in good condition. Also listed is investment advisory for Alpine property and a lumber Co page with hand and circular saws, tools, and sharpening by Joe Frayner at 208-8th St. 11-3-2p.
Centennial midgets clinch the Big Bend Conference football championship with a 32-0 victory over Marfa. Central’s midges, beat by injury, finished strong as Freddie Davis connected on a 30 yard scoring pass. Officials plan future meetings to set next year’s schedule and barbecue.
A listing notes buildings for sale at gx6 Comb 443 BR with asking price around 1380. Details are sparse but indicate Dunlex involvement and a price of 1380.
Local residents and families are shown traveling for business and leisure. Otis Kimball and wife depart by train for a business trip to Liberty, while L Forchheimer and wife head to El Paso for several days. Several visitors tour El Paso, Houston, Alpine, and Corpus Christi, with trips to Oregon and Oakl and noted. Families gather for reunions and hunting visits, and trip companions include Drake, Sohl, Ben, and Morris.
A hymn festival will be conducted at the dist church on Sunday evening November 12 at 7 30 p m Based on a poll of popular hymns ten selections were chosen and will be performed as vocal solos instrumentals duets quartets and choir with congregation singing included at the Methodist church planning urging attendance
Rev. R. C. Gunstream district superintendent of West Texas and New Mexico will be guest speaker Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. He has served the district 13 years and under his leadership the district has prospered. Rev. J Kenneth Adams, pastor, invites the public to worship and hear Rev. Gunstream.
The column notes Sul Ross has played six of seven games and lists scoring totals for players James Cleveland Charlie Boyles Dickie Street Joe My Ted Scownee Bob Pauley Charlie Laffoon with TDs EP and totals. It mentions home team 116 points to opponents 89 and a full department report at season end.
In October Brewster County licensed thirty nine new motor vehicles marking a gain of seven from September and one of the year’s high marks. The year’s total reached 368 with many residents and local businesses listed among new registrations including Alpine residents and several city firms.
Bill Dorris Sr. of Alpine served on the American Legion Americism committee as it met with members at department headquarters in Austin on November 1 to plan youth activities and Americanism programs. State officials including Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd oversight, with members from Lufkin, San Antonio, Temple, Roby, Longview and Rockdale, plus commanders and adjutants from Killeen and Austin participated in the conference. Alpine residents M. O. Pittman and Omar Pittman of Big Spring were among out of town hunters touring Alpine area this week.
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