Alpine and the Avalanche Salute Gulf Coast Readers
A Galveston district safety editor reprints the Avalanche editorial Protect My Little Girl for Army EN Sergeant staff spreading warnings along the Gulf Coast from Brownsville to New Orleans. Don Bingham returns a 100 yard kickoff for the Bears. Alpine residents applaud servicemen and park workers aiding education and recreation efforts in the Big Bend region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Alpine
Gulf Coast
Brownsville
New Orleans
Ensneer
Protect My
Little
Elmira
N. Y
A. J. Wilson Jr
Root Plowing Demonstration At Nevill Ranch Draws 200
About 200 people toured the Nevill Ranch 25 miles south of Alpine for a root plowing demonstration hosted by Big Bend Soil Conservation District supervisors and a chicken barbecue. Visitors included ranch hands, businesspeople, and students from Sul Ross State College and Alpine High School. Central Texas Machinery Co. of Odessa and Caterpillar Tractor Co. supplied a D-2 with subsoiler and a D-8 with root plows and seeding gear to pull up brush and break crust, preparing a seed bed as the D-8 broadcast blue panic and other grasses. The land is said to hold more water after plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevill Ranch
Alpine
Big Bend Soil Conservation District
Sul Ross State College
Alpine High School
Central Texas Machinery Co
Odessa
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Methodists Plan College Night at Alpine Church
The First Methodist Church in Alpine will host College Recognition Night on Sunday. Rev. Carl Lawson says Joe Bellamah and his 45 piece Sul Ross band will perform sacred music as three Methodist college boys conduct the service. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Methodist
Alpine
Joe Bellamah
Sul Ross
Carl Lawson
Alpine Officials Attend Civil Defense Meeting in Odessa
Alpine officials led by Mayor Hugh White attended a civil defense and disaster relief meeting in Odessa last Tuesday. The gathering outlined emergency authority transfer rules with mayors or the county judge directing local operations first, then state resources through the Highway Patrol district as needed. A demonstration on Presumption No. 2 showed coordination between city county and state agencies with speakers including Capt. Joe S. Fletcher and C. O. Layne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Alpine
Hugh White
Jack Johnson
Billy Cartwright
Esther Crook
Maffa
Wilson E. Speir
Texas Highway Patrol District 7
State’ Highway Patrol
Ann Ually
Highway Patrol
Joe S. Fletcher
Austin
State Public Safety Dept
City Plans Sunny Glen Wells and Roberts Land Water Agreement
City of Alpine plans bids for Sunny Glen wells with Ashley Classen reviewing a contract on Largent and Roberts lands. The Roberts deal guarantees $2500 yearly for 20 years if 200 GPM is produced, with terms on termination and early drilling rights starting Jan 1 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny Glen Wells
Roberts
Browser County
Alpine
Sunny Glen
Hugh White
Chalmers Broadfoot
W. E. Lockhart
Ashley Classen
el Paso
Largent
Tar Terry
Oscar Roberts
Classen
U.S. Geological
Brewster Cov
Mrs. Roberts
Texas State Dept. of Health
Avalanche to Publish Wednesday Afternoon
The Avalanche will be printed next Wednesday afternoon November 28 to allow staff a Thanksgiving Day holiday. Advertising deadlines are 10 a.m. Tuesday November 27 for classified and display ads, with society news due by noon Tuesday November 27 and local notices by 5 p.m. Tuesday November 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society
Lobos Open 1956-57 Season Against White Sands
Sul Ross clashes with White Sands Monday and Tuesday as the Lobos begin play without star Paul Ingle who will miss three weeks due to a diaphragmatic blood clot. Don Pearson also departs, leaving five returning lettermen led by Schomber Powell Richards and Wilder. Transfers Teaney and Ward join a crew rounding out the squad with freshmen Patterson Simms Stahl and O'Day, Compton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross Lobos
White Sands
N. M
Sul Ross
Paul Ingle
Ingle
Lobos
Don Pearson
Pexon
Lee Galloway
al Schomber
Sallisaw
Okla
Bill Powell
Coleman
Texas
Stephen Richards
Potosi
Harold Wilder
Lovington
Bob O'Day
Kissimmee
Fla
Don Compton
Gore
Glenn Teaney
Pecos
Henry Ward
Jacksonville
John Patterson
Leon Simms
Eunice
Clarence Stahl
Hermleigh
Tex
Thanksgiving Service Planned by Alpine Churches
The Alpine Ministerial Alliance will sponsor a community-wide Thanksgiving service at 8 am Thursday, November 29, at First Presbyterian Church. Principal speaker will be Dr. George Thomason of Sul Ross State College. Rev. Clanton Newbill notes the event offers a formal opportunity to give thanks amid a busy day. Many local business houses will close for Thanksgiving. federal offices observed last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine
Alpine Ministerial Alliance
First Presbyterian Church
George Thomason
Sul Ross State College
Clanton Newbill
Presbyterian
Alpine
Big Bend Area
Area Students To See Play At SA Saturday
Area students from Alpine Barnhart Fort Davis Marathon Marfa Ozona Presidio Sanderson Sierra Blanca and Tornillo visit Sul Ross State College on Saturday November 24 to watch Our Town with a 2 pm matinee and 7 pm evening show. The play is the fall production of the speech department directed by Dr Katharine Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Barnhart
Fort Davis
Marathon
Marfa
Ozona
Presidio
Sanderson
Sierra Blanca
Tornillo
Sul Ross State College
Our Town
Katharine Boyd
H C LaBeff 71 Dies of Heart Attack in Alpine
H C LaBeff 71 a lifelong Alpine resident since 1928 died of a heart attack in a local hospital yesterday afternoon. He is survived by his widow two sons Ray of Alpine and Cecil of Odessa four brothers and two sisters and six grandchildren. Funeral services were pending with Livingston Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. LaBeff
Alpine
Ray
Cecil
Odessa
LaBeff
Presbyterian Church
Livingston Funeral Home
Alpine Bucks open 1956-57 basketball schedule at Monahans
Alpine Bucks begin their 1956-57 season with the Monahans Invitational Tournament on December 7 and 8. Principal and coach James Crawford notes District 7A scheduling challenges as Big Lake and Falcon loom. returning lettermen include Don Burgess and Elisio Hernandez with several newcomers joining the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Bucks
James Crawford
The
Bucks
Presidio
Alpine
Pecos
Odessa
Balmor
Iran
Big Lake
Marathon
Marfa
Marfs
Bracketville
Sanderson
Falcons
Don Burgess
Elisio Hernandez
Bake Turner
Joe Sanchez
Dexter Thomas
Charlie Valenzuel
Chuey Valenzuela
Ruben Gallego
Ellis Cleveland
Micky Logan
Jimmy Ramos
John Hayslip
Crane
Monahans
Andrews
Seminole
Kermit
Brownfield
Iraan
Fabens
Owls
Lindy Lyles
Buck
Crawford
Lone Star Builds Large Furnace for Rich Mercury Deposit
Fleming Waters of Lone Star Mercury Corp reports a new 45 pound per ton mercury ore vein in the Louisa Mine area of Terlingua District Brewster County. The firm plans 40 to 50 flasks weekly at about 257 dollars per flask, with 35 to 40 miners and a 9000 dollar monthly payroll as $289000 already spent on Brewster County properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Fleming Waters
Lone Star Mercury Corp
Waters
Lone Star
Louisa
Terlingua
Quicksilver
Cyclorama Exhibition Opens at Local High School
Alpine parents and patrons invited to view the new cyclorama installed last weekend in the high school auditorium by school officials.
Big Bend National Park praised across LA and Boston papers
Los Angeles Examiner and The Christian Science Monitor highlighted Big Bend National Park in Texas with travel features and photos. Slim Barnard of the Examiner produced a full page piece with images from the Rio Grande region and the park’s scenery, noting December offers milder weather for a winter visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Gerbert
Los Angeles Examiner
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend Davis Mountain Country
F. Harry Fovargue
The
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Mass
Texas
National Park
Park
Big Bend
Slim Barnard
Examiner
South Rim
Brown Ranch
Boquillas
Mexico
Study Butte
Old Fort Davis
Barnard
KCOP
Channel 13
Los Angeles
California
Rio Grande
Great River
United States
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Frits Kahl
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Goodyear
Fritz
Kohl
Highland
Don Bingham
Sul Rossex
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Don
Nobie Armstrong
U. S
Vietnam
Tha
Avalanche
Big Bead
M. W. Hueftle
National Park Service
San Francisco
Mr. Hueftle
Rio Grande Playground
Clay Cade
Jimmy and
Larry
Gordon Barrow
Soner
Big Bend Conservation District
Fritz Kahl
Left
F. M. Hurst
Henter
Doyle Stout
H.C. LaBeff
Turkey Shoot
BB Park
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