28 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1941
Page
1
Local column notes readers in Las Vegas and Framingham praising Mountain Peeks while tallying 65 readers. Letters from Gus Jones and Floyd Walser share humor about the paper and its audience. Alpine thanks contributors including Sam Carnes and T. R. night for sustenance during Thanksgiving.
George H. Yates a 71 year old Alpine resident was killed instantly when his pickup truck was struck by a Southern Pacific passenger train at the 19th street crossing in the west part of town. The late Friday accident left the front end of the locomotive smashing the driver's side of the truck. Yates born March 1 1870 in Hunt County Texas had married Amanda Moore and moved to Guadalupe New Mexico in a covered wagon. He later engaged in ranching in New Mexico and Texas and was known for helping settle disputes between ranchers and settlers. Continued on last page.
Harry Anthony DeYoung, a famed Southwest artist, will visit Alpine to paint a limited number of oil portraits at a modest fee. He can be reached via his San Antonio studio or through Miss Bernice Strawn at Sul Ross College. DeYoung has directed the Sul Ross Summer Art colony and is listed in Who's Who in Art and America.
Game Warden Ray Williams reports reduced deer numbers in the Big Bend area as the blacktail season closes next Sunday. He notes complete counts are impossible due to open territory outside hunting preserve licenses.
Streamlined roundup advances in Texas Big Bend as red winged plane guides antelopes into pens for restocking. Dr. Lee Fisher leads the program with J. Casparis aiding from Sul Ross. About 150 antelopes have been gathered so far with transport to Panhandle plains and Wichita Falls, amid challenging air maneuvers and netting traps.
Brewster county Treasurer A B Sandifer called all outstanding General Fund warrants for payment last week, the first cash basis adoption in years. County Judge R B Slight praised the move though noting the ongoing demand on the commissioners court for heat, water, relief, salaries, and records while federal taxes rise and national defense shifts spending.
Officials and teachers from across Texas witnessed the premiere of an all color Big Bend National Park film at the Rice Hotel during the Texas State Teachers Association convention. The show, produced by Paul McAllister for the Texas Big Bend Park Association, highlights the Chisos Mountains and Rio Grande canyons. Atomic consensus praises the film for unveiling Texas wilderness beauty previously unseen by many educators.
A large donation brings Captain Townsend’s firearms and Ranger relics to the Big Bend Museum at Sul Ross College. The exhibit includes two complete gun collections, a 10 000 clipping scrapbook, and items donated by Capt. R. W. Aldrich and others. Highlights feature a 1818 flintlock musket, a two-trigger double action gun, a 44 calibre Yellow Belly, and weapons with a history of border conflicts.
The Mask and Slipper Club at Sul Ross will stage Night Must Fall in the college auditorium tomorrow at 7:15 directed by Miss Annie Kate Ferguson. Leonard Ford and Vera Vosatka lead as Dan and Olivia with a full cast and production crew listed. admission is 25 and 40 cents.
Carl Rogers received notice Wednesday of his acceptance in the civil service as a topographic draftsman for duty in the Panama Canal Zone and will leave December 9 to take up his duties there going from Brownsville by plane. His mother Mrs. C. P. Rogers will continue to make her home here.
A Southern Pacific passenger train struck a pickup at a railroad crossing killing the driver G. H. Yates. Andy Young of El Paso, a 40 year veteran engineer, said this was his first blemish in 40 years of service and only three runs remained before retirement. He was deeply distressed by the crash.
Work has started on the new J H Logan residence at the site of the old W L Coleman home on College Ave and Third Street. The seven room two bath ranch style rock veneer house includes a double garage, built by contractors Knight and Vannoy.
Attendees at the funeral last Saturday for G H Yates included his two sons J E and wife from Lubbock. Byron and wife from San Antonio. Mrs J A Simpson a sister. Mrs Marshall Atkinson a niece. George Simpson a nephew. wife and daughter from Corona New Mexico. Mrs Yates' son W E Holcombe with wife and daughter from Brownfield. plus many friends. Another item notes that over 40,000,000 pairs of shoes are produced annually for civilian use in the United States.
Alpine Bucks clash with Iraan High Braves in Alpine for the bi district title. Officials met in Austin to resolve a date dispute. A return game rule affects scheduling, with Alpine seeking a date before December 6. Coach Webb plans full lineup to secure a win.
Latine American Health Education director for Texas Tuberculosis Association will visit Marathon next Tuesday morning to lecture and show pictures to Latin American school children. On Wednesday morning Mr Ortega will lecture at Granada Theatre at 10 30. Granada manager Mr Davis offers theatre free for the event. All interested are urged to attend.
Announcement of a Firestone Home and Auto Supply store opening in Alpine states the business will operate in the old Modern Garage quarters. Ralph Wise and Stanley Fulcher will run it. A full line of auto supplies and home appliances will be offered along with a repair shop and Chrysler and Plymouth agency, opening December 18.
A large crowd attended the Union Thanksgiving service at the Christian church Wednesday night. Rev. Ray B. McGrew delivered the message with clergy from Nazarene, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Christian churches assisting. A special anthem was sung by a choir from city churches under Mrs. Jack Davis's direction.
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