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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1938
Page
2
Local residents and guests are listed visiting Alpine or staying there for events and winter. Names include L. Anderson Bem ut Sanderson Groesbeck Roy T Benest from Big Spring El Paso jurors PV Cartwright Henry Weyerts Clarence Hard Sr. Dal las visitors Le J. Roter Adams Hearn family Lucile Kempen in Alpine Marta lodge and Rebekah lodge activities.
A dense classified listing showcases multiple rental houses for monthly rates from 25 to 2500, sales including 20 acre properties, several modern brick homes, cottages and 100000 acre hoarding house, plus loan terms, abstracts and insurance services from Trans-Pecos Abstract and M. L. Hopson. The ad also seeks rent houses and ranches, with FHA loan connections and various payment terms.
Marfa Rotarians visited Alpine Rotary yesterday to boost attendance. Guests included Weston, Rev M A Buhler, and Mexican Consul Fausto Ajuria who spoke on international relations and the consular service as a peace-promoting agency. Local residents Homer Wilbon and families made weekend plans, while many heads to Monahans and Austin for weddings and federation events.
The Sul Rose Loboes suffered a 16 to 7 defeat at the hands of the Buffaloes from West Texas Teachers College. Key moments included Archer, Graham and Watkins guiding drives, a late safety by Archer, and Luther Stephenson catching a 24 yard scoring pass as Foster Watkins starred for Buffaloes.
Ex students from West Texas plan Sul Ross State University Homecoming on November 19 featuring the dedication of the lighted Jackson Field after Sul Ross vs Texas Wesleyan College at 8 90 p m Admission is 1 10 and reservations for the 6 p m informal magnet and banquet at 30 seats should be made with Miss Anna D Linn Miss Irma Lee Batey chairs the event The Big Bend Historical and Self Society museum will be open 9 to 6 that day and department heads arrange majors meetings during the day.
The Crippled Children's Clinic for this district scheduled in Alpine on December 8 has been postponed to December 13. Dr. Joel Wright, county health officer and Alpine Rotary club president, announced the change as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Frank Goodwin of El Paso is unavailable on the original date.
About 60 Masons attended a Thursday night gathering in the lodge rooms. A chicken barbecue prepared by the wives preceded a lodge meeting with more than 40 registered. Carl Shults, worshipful master, said the event promotes lodge interest.
Texas A I clinched the Alamo Conference championship by defeating St. Marys 13 to 7 last Saturday night after finishing ahead of Sul Ross. The victory gave A I its first solo title in three years and surprised many sport writers who forecast a bigger win for the Rattlers.
Advertisements show several rental offerings including a modern upstairs apartment with automatic hot water heater, General Electric refrigerator and Hotpoint stove, and another steam heated apartment near the campus with gas cooking. Also listed are a 1 bedroom outside entrance unit with private bath, dirt hauling services, and a typewriter repair note referencing a college student at Sul Ross campus.
Mrs Eepy Miller hosted the Study Club with about twenty members. Mrs C R Fryar spoke on Texas New Mexico and Colorado as part of the travel program. A damp norther brought record cold, with McDonald Observatory reporting ten degrees above zero, colder than last winter. The town, upper ranches and Fort Davis area felt the chill with reports of near zero and around twenty above at various spots. Judge J P Weatherby indicated a likely early Christmas.
The report states 176 votes were cast in Davis County with all major offices officially nominated: William Granger for county judge Jim Walker for sheriff Roy D Bloys for clerk Mrs Nigkle Stewart for treasurer R D Swarts for surveyor and commissioners J W Merrill HL Kehernot Jr Will D Reynolds and J C Duncan. Also notes voting irregularities in Valentine and scattered boxes in Fort Davis Limpia Newtown and Carlton's. Moon eclipse observed via radio as the event traveled westward.
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