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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1954
Page
4
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co advertises a six percent return on firet mortgage notes secured by Alpine property. The offer includes contact details Phone 2234 and Box 299 in Alpine.
Southern Pacific to retire pullman green on conventional passenger cars replacing with two tones of gray and light striping. Sunset Limited and Sunbeam keep their existing schemes. Changeover will occur as cars are refurbished with the Argonaut already receiving the new paint. The green color is said to have faded from use since 1865.
The Midland market showed strength across most classes with bulls 25 to 50 cents lower. Fat calves and yearlings sold $17 to $19.50. medium and good $15 to $17. culls $10 to $15. Cows 10 to 12 dollars. stocker calves $16.50 to $10.25. stocker heifer calves $14 to $16. Mixed stocker calves and yearlings $10 to $15. stocker cows $6.50 to $9.50.
A parade of visitors and travels fills Alpine and nearby towns. Mrs. M L Turney hosts in Mona Hans, Miss Jane Carradine visits Sweetwater and Houston, and Bill Baines and family spend the weekend in town. Others make trips to Big Spring Fort Worth and Phoenix while Texas University students Ticky Shepperd and David Pierce plan Alpine visits. Religious and family ties surface with Rev Glenn Bales and Mrs McIntyre at the Texas Baptist convention in Fort Worth and Miss Winifred Kelton reflecting on Alpine church growth.
The First Christian church hosts Dr. George Thomason and Dr. C B Casey as guest speakers while Rev. Robert E Peterson attends the Disciples of Christ international convention in Miami Florida. Disciples Student Fellowship meets at 5 30 for a snack supper with a discussion by Dr Thomason and Rev Clanton W Newbill scheduled for October 31.
Charles R. Ives cashier of the First National Bank Alpine is named chairman of District 28 for the Texas United Defense fund. The district covers Brewster Presidio and Jeff Davis counties with regional leaders Sam D. Young and Thos. C. Patterson guiding the fund drive to support USO services for Texas armed forces. A large share of the Texas goal will be included in Community Chest and United Fund campaigns this fall.
Alpine drops a 14 6 decision to the Wildcats with Del Rio capping a 65 yard drive and Joe Sanders scoring for Van Horn 70 yard return by Johnny Kercheville plus a 14-6 lead late. Bucks total 227 yards to Wildcats 342 with 10 first downs to 12. Next they face Van Horn Eagles in tonight’s game in Van Horn led by quarterback David Slaughter and coach Guy Woodruff.
Dr. George Thomason and students Raymond Nance Robert Guest and George Spinks joined the Texas BSU convention at Abilene First Baptist Church. Principal speakers were Dr. Elmer West and Lonnie Kliewer, with Churchill cited as noting nationalism as a failed remedy.
Mary K. Winder serves as program chair man inviting all college students to participate in informative and interesting programs each Sunday evening at 5 30.
Seven former attorney generals and four former governors back Amendment No. 4 to fund two state office buildings at no tax cost and save 250000 annually in rental fees. The plan, up for a November 2 vote, would transfer surplus Confederate pension funds to the State Building Commission for a state court and office complex in Austin, endorsed by Gov. Shivers and statewide parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray O'Rear and Sal Ross, Balmorhea 1952 graduates, who taught last term there, now teach at Fortuna Lodge Alaska a small Eskimo settlement between the Yukon River and the Tundra. Their pupils are children of cannery workers and gold mine families who fish.
The 1953 Yearbook of the American Peoples Encyclopedia reports New York state nonagricultural employment rose eight percent in 1952 to 6 370 000 workers from 5 888 000 in 1951. A separate note mentions a vast unit of distance and agencies renting space outside the capitol.
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