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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1958
Page
7
J. C. Coleman, president of the Alpine Board of Trustees, attends The School of Instruction, Masonic Chapter and Council in Waco and will return to Alpine early in December.
Alpine Centennial School in the Big Bend Junior Conference opened 1958-59 with four wins in Valentine. Centennial Small Girls beat Valentine by 45 points. Centennial Junior Girls won 25-22. Centennial Small Boys edged Valentine 19-9. Centennial Junior Boys won 21-15.
Alpine High School students viewed the film State Parks during a Friday assembly as part of the Texas in Review program. The documentary includes a segment on Indian Lodge at Fort Davis. The screening reached all three public schools and was arranged by Lou Walker, park manager at Indian Lodge.
Mrs. Freda Powell of Alpine High English Dept led 15 students to Odessa to see Teahouse of the August Moon at Odessa College Auditorium. The Alpine group joined an on stage party with the Odessa group acting as hosts.
A Hoover Company photo highlights steam irons as labor saving for housewives. Modern models use tap water, weigh less, and avoid costly dry cleaning. A scratch resistant stainless steel soleplate prevents fabric damage and keeps ironing smooth even over buttons and zippers.
The James Kemp family of Odessa will spend Thanksgiving in Alpine with her mother Mrs. T. F. Skevington.
The Alpine High School coronation in the gym drew about 60 participants from Central and Centennial eighth graders. Queen Harriet Carpenter, escorted by King Mickey Logan, led the Grand March after Supt. Peyton Cain crowned her as the theme Angels in the Sky guided pink and silver.
Locals Mr and Mrs Pete Cowell and children of El Paso visited relatives in Alpine and Ft Davis last weekend and attended the Lindeburg Cowell wedding. Billy Lindeburg, bride’s brother and a University of Texas student, also joined. Other relatives included the Chambers family and Mrs Gene Benson.
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