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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1937
Page
1
East-minute preparations speed Avalan che announces a free cooking school to be held October 28 29 and 30. Lobos St Mary's play Monday night in Granade opening at 2 pm. The feature promises a different approach with engaging demonstrations and no admission charge.
Rossonians head to San Antonio Sunday to face the Marys Rattlers in a Monday night game under the lights. Key players Hazenbrook Graham and Caraway will miss part of the action due to injuries. The Lobos, aiming to rebound after last year 20 0 defeat, field a lineup led by Tipps Hawking Wright Bireham Fowler Caraway Thornhill Graham Archer Butler.
Bruce Roberts of Hebronville Texas chaplain of The Old Trail Drivers Association will deliver a free lecture at the Junior High auditorium tomorrow evening at 7:90 on The Old Trail. Pioneer setters of this section will be honored guests. The public is invited to attend.
Brewster county Red Cross nursing service covered three months and vaccinated many children with toxoid. Mrs Julian Miller, chairwoman, thanked the local chapter for a $100 grant enabling the program which aided families unable to pay.
The fall movement of livestock is under way with several sales and shipments reported. Trading is slow as most stock was contracted earlier. shipping will start in a few days. The largest reported movement was 20 head from the Gage estate to Marathon and Marfa, contracted last summer. Gage estate also sold two fat cows and one land bull to Gene Benson, later sold to Oscar Cook for Payton Packing Co, El Paso. J. Lascas sold two loads of fat cows to R. Miller in Long Beach, Henry O Moore sold Miller one load fat cows. John Kilough of the JEP ranch sold calves and steer calves, with delivery to start around the fret offer month.
The Highland calf from Alpine and a Kansas City show won honors at a press event. W. W. Bogel bred the calf by Ernnest Gibbons county agent and exhibited it in the Junior Yearling division weighing 1165 pounds.
Sal Ress Lobos upset Texas Wesleyan Rams with a 13 to 0 victory at Jackson Plain last Saturday. Key plays came in the third and fourth quarters after a missed chance in the second, with Lobos driving to score and add an extra point. Tickets for a later Lobo-West Texas game go on sale at Randy Kitchen this weekend.
An Old-Timers Reunion dance will be held at the courthouse tomorrow night announced yesterday. Music will be furnished by Thain's orchestra and the public is invited to attend.
Alpine High defeated Rankin 7 0 scoring on a one yard plunge after a 25 yard penalty late in the game. Metcalfe punt and a penalty set up the winning drive as Tom Matthews John Matthews and James Hamilton starred on the line with Gaylor Casey Metcalf and Glenn in the backfield. Rankin visits Jackson Field for a 2 30 PM kickoff tomorrow.
A Pecos chamber of commerce trip to the Big Bend area drew Pecos and Alpine business leaders along with college staff to view the park prospects. Speakers stressed the international peace angle and urged support for acquiring lands in the park district.
Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes urged Texas officials to acquire park land for public use. The appeal comes amid broader federal efforts to expand conservation and recreation areas nationwide.
The Chisos mine, a major quicksilver producer, pauses operations after lengthy development work. Howard E Perry of Portland Maine owns the mine and will retain staff while development continues. The commissary and essential services are expected to remain in operation during the shutdown.
Stamford report notes West Texas chamber of commerce directors show keen interest in the Big Bend park project since its inception. D A Bawden says donors from oil towns like Crane County have contributed up to 28 dollars, with many giving one to five dollars and urging local fundraising.
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