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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1959
Page
5
Local families plan Trick or Treat for UNICEF Friday night with insiders from Alpine and nearby towns joining the Junior Department of the First Methodist Church Sunday School. Volunteers will canvass neighborhoods at 6 p.m. collecting pennies to fund vaccines, milk, and pencils for children overseas.
The Edward Hartnett Family thanks friends for sympathy and thoughtfulness after the loss of their loved one. Their kindness is deeply appreciated and will be gratefully remembered.
Rev. R Streetman of Alpine will appear on the program at the 1950 Baptist General Convention of Texas in Streetman on November 25. Seventy nine persons will participate in six general sessions and three Latin American sessions on November 5. More than 6000 attendees from nearly every Texas town are expected to hear reports and addresses by Baptist leaders and experts.
A series of informal talks on books writing and publishing will begin November 3 at Sul Ross State College in the Fine Arts auditorium at 7 pm. The Sul Ross Library sponsors the event featuring five faculty members open to the public. Dr Katharine Boyd will discuss Trends in the Modern Play. In December Dr Allen Briges will discuss modern poetry.
In Big Bend Junior Conference play Alpine Central meets Marfa Grade on the local field as Alpine Centennial faces Blackwell at Marfa. Sanderson and Van Horn clash on Sul Ross. Centennial leads with 3 0. Last week Marfa beat Centennial Small Boys 86 to 40. Centennial Big Boys beat Sanderson 38 to 0. Van Horn Pee Wees toppled Central 20 to 0 and Van Horn Big Boys won 18 to 16 at Van Horn.
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