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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1962
Page
6
Alpine Avalanche published weekly in Alpine Texas announces edition details and staff. The notice lists editors publishers reporters ranch correspondents and advertising contacts and states the paper will correct errors in the next issue upon notification.
Crown will take place Saturday at Peyton Cain Gym at 8 30 p m with Jack Frost officiating and Raymond Gallego escorting the new queen Jesus Valenzuela will escort Juanita Martinez. The Internationals beat Van Horn 20 1 in a Sunday game at International Field as Tino Fuentes and Jesus Valenzuela led with three hits apiece and Jaime Gonzales and Raymond Gallego hit three run homers.
The document lists the academic calendar with dates for September through January, including first and second six weeks, counselor meetings, new faculty reception, dorm openings, freshman convocation, orientation, registration periods, and holidays. It notes last days to change schedules, registration cutoffs, Christmas and Easter breaks, finals, and the summer session schedule from June 8 to July 13 and July 15 to August 24.
Five thousand calves and three thousand yearlings were sold to a California firm by the Gage Estate of Brewster County. Alpine High School appoints E. Phillips as principal succeeding G. F. Fletcher, with J. Holland, Red Stephens, and others rejoining football and marching bands. Senior class invites for commencement designs from Texas schools, while local officials discuss park funding and unverified reports of gold finds in Brewster County.
Col John L Sublett arrived last week to join his wife and son in Alpine after discharge from the U S Air Force on Sept 1 at McGuire AFB with the rank of lieutenant colonel He is a World War II veteran credited with nine combat missions and served twenty years in the Air Force The Alpine native attended Alpine schools graduating high school and studied three years at Sul Ross College before enlistment He plans to work on his degree at Sul Ross Their son Johnny is a freshman at Alpine High Col Sublett is the son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Sublett of Alpine.
Clifton Ferguson of Houston who graduated from Alpine High School in 1907 will lead the Houston Times as manager to direct the Golden Anniversary observance of All Church Press Inc. He joined in 1920 after Texas Christian University and ministry service. Ferguson helped launch the paper and has been its only manager for 42 years. He will be succeeded by Harold Hazen.
Republican lieutenant governor hopeful Bill Hayes of Temple spoke to supporters in Alpine after appearances in Fort Davis and Marfa and Fort Stockton. He touted a non salaried bipartisan Texas Commission on Lower Taxation to root out waste and tax reductions, plus stronger laws, a heritage education program, and measures to curb indecent films and boost business while developing water and soil resources.
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