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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1959
Page
12
The Alpine district publishes weekly cafeteria menus for two sites with meals like Vienna sausage, turkey pie, tacos, and trout. Prices are 30 cents for students and 50 cents for adults, with about 225 to 250 children dining daily. The district notes the honor roll is among the smallest since the program began.
Know Your City Schools notes that in September 1947 only 26 Alpine High students posted A grades or better, about 12 percent of a 214 enrollment. The piece lists all 26 names by class and discusses factors behind the A-grade drop across years, including stricter grading and heavier workloads. It also mentions a Home Economics project inviting 5000 classes nationwide to receive samples through a teaching service.
The Alpine Public Library hosts a display of books and scrapbooks donated by Lilith Lorraine and Cleveland Wright during National Book Week. The piece notes 1105 books checked out and about 2000 visitors in six days with many local residents and groups stopping by.
Lansing report shows October retail Oldsmobile sales reaching 39 430 units the strongest month since May 1956 after the October 1 public introduction. General Motors executive Jack F. Wolfram announced the record.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Wade of Alpine Centennial School were notified in Big Spring on Monday of the death of Mrs Wade's brother in law George L Yates at the Veterans Hospital.
Examination period for the second six weeks is set for November 16 to 20 across all Alpine Schools.
The R L Skelton family thanks everyone for the many kindnesses since Ross’s accident. May God bless each and every one of you.
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