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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1949
Page
1
By Mrs. George W. Baines, the article reflects on sixty years of Methodist history, noting the authorship challenge from founders' absence and the diligent compile effort by current writers.
The article recalls Murphyville now Alpine's frontier church founding era. It notes S G Kilgore arriving October 1884 to organize a Methodist group that five years later built Alpine’s first church. It lists charter members and mentions pastor Austin H Dillon who arrived in 1946.
Sul Ross State University Lobos prepare for their final college game against Santa Fe Knights at Jackson field tomorrow night. Eleven seniors, all lettermen from the 1948 squad with an 18 game win streak, will play brief stints before leaving as a group. The Lobos, conference defenders, seek a third straight championship but face a smaller, injured Knights team with 12 lettermen. Sul Ross has six wins and three losses this season and is nationally ranked in total offense and rushing yards. Ted Scown, last year's national high scorer, again ranks among the top rushing leaders.
The Girl Scout fund drive begins Monday after 10 o clock with workers on the job for about an hour. Sam Thomas as finance chairman says business houses and others will be contacted to clear the $500 note for the new Girl Scout home being completed this weekend.
The Avalanche will release one day early next week to allow the force to relax and have Thanksgiving day free. Advertisers and correspondents should have copy ready accordingly. The move comes due to an unusually heavy workload on the staff and printers who deserve a peaceful holiday.
A church dedication program lists morning services at 10 50 with organist Mrs Bill Sloan and Mrs Paul Vogt, choirs including School Girls, Junior and Adult, vocal solos by Mrs Fred Williams Mr Glenn Davis and Mr Bartley, messages by Bishops W Angie Smith and Hubert Johnson, and offertories and postludes by Harris Galtermann Spence and others.
The Alpine Methodist church started the Epworth League in September 1894 under Rev J M Crutchfield. It grew, shifted to a younger group, became the Mission Band then the Alpine Junior League, with leaders Maude Ragin and Lucy Powe guiding attendance around 40 by 1902. The senior and junior leagues later folded and rejoined a union Christian Endeavor before reorganizing in fall 1910 under Rev Wallace Evans.
Library expansion in Alpine aims to raise 515.44 dollars to secure a 1000 dollar donation from W L Clayton of Houston and Anderson Clayton Co. Citizens donate via cakes and local efforts as commissioners note progress and urge further contributions to finish financing.
Fort Davis unveiled ten new street lamps along its main street Tuesday night with a circuit test and formal turning on. C C Norman of West Texas Utilities and Marfa plant staff attended the switch on as the town celebrated a night-time dawn after weeks of planning and civic effort.
Mrs Lula Armstrong Cotter aged 79 passed away suddenly at her home in Alpine. She came to Brewster county in 1907 from Sulphur Springs and helped run the Green Valley ranch. Survived by 10 of 11 children including J Roy Spence and Dorothy Reid. Funeral held at First Methodist church Alpine with Rev Austin H Dillon officiating. interment Elm Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were her sons grandsons and sons-in-law.
Marfa Shorthorns defeated Alpine Bucks 30 to 6 after a tense Armistice afternoon. Ramons Flores and Borrego led efforts while Jobes dropped a Buck pass and a late fumble by the Bucks allowed two more Shorthorn scores. Fabens looms next on Jackson field.
Brewster County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to buy the W. J. Sohl property west of the courthouse to expand the Alpine Public Library. The move ends two years of growth since the library began in 1947, now holding 6000 volumes with about 100 daily circulations, and is driven by El Progreso club and the Friends of the Library group to serve all Big Bend residents.
About 300 high school and college band students will appear at the Sul Ross St Michael game for the final Lobo game of the season. John Carrico invites six Alpine area bands Fort Stockton Sanderson Marathon Fort Davis Marfa Alpine to join the Sul Ross Lobo band host. Each band will perform individually then join a massed finale. Mrs Edward Reider and baby left for New York City after a two month visit with relatives.
In District 5-B Fabens leads with Marfa and Alpine tied for second as Buck team trails after a 30-6 defeat by Marfa. Fabens cruises to a 27-0 win over Clint to seal a perfect conference record, while Buck players suffer bruises including Hammon with elbow trouble and Keane Williams Hernandez with knee issues.
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