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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1960
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche publishes weekly from Alpine Texas with editors reporters and correspondents covering Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties. The issue lists subscription rates and postal actions and notes potential corrections on reader notification.
U S federal guidance notes that any newspaper listing prizes or advertising a lottery, including Bingo, breaches postal law. No exceptions exist for charity or raffles, and ads even with words like party or games violate Section 192 of Title 18. The Postmaster General has no authority to carve out charitable lotteries.
Sul Ross Drama Dept. presents Hamlet on December 1 2 and 3 in the Little Theatre. Dan Shockey stars as Hamlet with Dorothy Jackson as Gertrude and Oscar Estes as Claudius under Dr. Katharine Boyd's direction.
Alpine rancher Miles Pierce joins Hardin Simmons University's new Board of Development. The 24 member group will meet in Abilene on November 21 for organizational activities and to discuss promoting Christian education as a bulwark of democracy and securing support for HSU. Eugene McElvaney of Dallas will be keynote speaker. Dr. Evan Allard Reiff and Dr. Lee Hemphill will address the session.
Frank Gatford, head of the Alpine High School Library and Film Collection, reports a new red film strip added to the social science section. The title Momentous Decade, The Fifties is available for Alpine civic groups interested in modern history.
Warranty and trustee deeds filed 1960 1965 list transfers in Park Way Hotel properties Mangum Addition Hancock Second Addition and GH and SA Ry Co lands. Mineral deeds cover extensive oil and gas interests including Sur 3 Sur 11 Sur 13 and TexMex Ry Co. Oil and Gas lease notes show small sums and five year terms. Historical note recalls 1923 relief vessel arrivals at Yokohama Tokyo Bay.
Sul Ross State College sent three deans to a November 24 conference in Austin on Personality Development on the College Campus. Representing administrative, personnel, and research interests were Dean Bevington Reed, Dean of Women Laurene Lighthouse, and Dean M. J. Midness. National figure Dr. T. R. McConnell attended alongside other leaders to discuss research and action for student growth and learning.
Officials announced that the General Aptitudes Examinations will be held on November 21. This date falls on the first Monday of the third six weeks. Examinations for the second six weeks are set for November 21, 22, and 23.
United States Army Reservists in the Marfa Alpine sector have been notified that their sector headquarters is relocating from Fort Bliss to Albuquerque New Mexico. This marks the first time since the reserves began that the intermediate headquarters will not be at Fort Bliss.
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