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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1957
Page
3
A light drizzle and cold winds sent ranchers to stations for antifreeze while crews on Elephant Mountain and Haystack Mt reported heavy ice. Engineers Mr. Smith and Mr. Bean noted unsafe conditions and short climbs atop Elephant as others checked Paisano reports. Paul Gooden confirmed ice on Haystack Mt. and details on Paisano remain unclear.
Frost was light in the Big Bend and not much damage. Moisture delights County Agent Frank Newsom who says wool backs may mellow. Cattle buyers like Mark Barnett, Pat Rooney, and Espy Miller visit Alpine and Marathon while calves move to Pecos and El Paso. Decie ranch reports 1.7 inches of rain, best in years.
A local Alpine page records gatherings and visits from Nancy and Jim Espy in Montana, talks of cattle work by the Sohl and Morriss families, and appearances by Wayne Carledge, F. Cox, Worth Evans, and others. Calf weights suggest ranch activity. residents remark on possible wet weather.
Betty Vogt a music education major at Sul Ross was chosen secretary reporter of the Wesley Club at the First Methodist Church in Alpine. A Alpine High School graduate she is noted for playing Laurie in the Sul Ross production of Oklahoma last spring and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Vogt.
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