Marathon Closes District Football Schedule With Win
Marathon defeated Balmorhea 39 to 25 to close its six game District 5 schedule. Lon Coleston scored three times on a 15 yard end run, a seven yard end run, and a 66 yard dash. Norman Gulihur connected with Ben Ramirez and Preston Adams for TDs. Balmorhea’s Carillo, Baeza, and Reeves answered with long runs and a 71 yard reception.
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Marathon
Balmorhea
Lon Coleston
Norman Gulihur
Ben Ramirez
Preston Adams
C. A. Haynes
Adams
Ramirez
Carillo
Baeza
Reeves
Tobar
Mustangs
Fort Davis
Radio Repairman Avalanche Draft Notice
Apprenticeship opening for a radio repairman with pay at 1.67 per hour. Previous experience valued but not required. Draft status immaterial. Apply to Thad Corkins at C. G. Morrison Co. Alpine Texas. Sewing or flower making experience desirable but not required. New Alpine business enterprise.
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Avalanche
Alpine
Thad Corkins
C. G. Morrison Co
Texas
San Antonio Couple Plans Alpine Store Partnership
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Halpern of San Antonio moved to Alpine to live and will partner with Mrs. Halpern's brother Paul Forchheimer in operating the Forchheimer store. Mrs. Halpern, formerly Florence Forchheimer, has been a Frost's department store manager in San Antonio. The Halperns and Mrs. Louis Forchheimer of Alpine just returned from Newark City.
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Bob Halpern
San Antonio
Alpine
Halpern
Paul Forchheimer
Forchheimer
Florence Forchheimer
Frost's
Louis Focrchheimer
Newark City
Wheel City and tough spots along the old route to Alpine
The account recalls a six hour journey from Alpine with a red soda pause for passengers. It describes Wheel City as a mounted old buggy wheel with five mailboxes wired to it for the mail carrier, and notes familiar obstacles like Adobe Walls hill Big hill Kendrick Flat and the Deep Creek area along Terlingua Creek.
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Alpine
Adobe Walls Hill
The
Big Hill
Kendrick Flat
Deep Creek
Terlingua J Creek
Perilous Texas Creek Warns of Flood Dangers
The speaker recalls Terlingua creek as the most dangerous waterway in the state and notes other flood streams like Indian Saw Log and Rough Run. He praises highway crews for avoiding hazards, reflecting on past fun and tragedy and the luck of modern conveniences.
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United States
Notice to Creditors for H. E. Gates Estate
All creditors and debtors of H. E. Gates and the late Mrs. Gates Mary Louise Gates must submit accounts and payments to H. E. Gates 209 East Ave B or to Mr F Edwin Gillett care of Alpine Lumber Co not later than December 28 1953. Mr and Mrs George M Benson are spending holidays with their son Joe and family at Hunt near Kerrville.
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H. E. Gates
George M. Benson
Joe
Hunt
Kerrville
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Sul Ross College
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A. R. Stambaugh
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Webster’s Workshop
L. C. Pope
E. Holland Ave
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Joe Frayser
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Eschholtz Construction Co
Western Mattress CO
Bryan Kelley
Alpine Texas
Storey - Whiteside Lumber Co
P. O
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C. R. Ruble
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P.O
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del Monte
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Burpee
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