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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1947
Page
1
In a regional column from Alpine, Texas, residents celebrate the Big Bend country and plan to attend the Marathon highway opening to Persimmon Gap near Marathon. The piece notes social events, hospitality, and a lighthearted jab at dress length discourse with a salesgirl quip.
The city commission purchased a grader this week to smooth unpaved streets. City Secretary-Engineer John Stowell says all streets will be put in shape as soon as possible and asks residents to be patient if their street is not worked on first.
Capt. and Mrs. Paul Stack visit his father Witt Stack and other relatives this week. Capt. Stack, long in the army and recently stationed at Kelly Field, San Antonio, returned to the States Sept. 2 after two years in Italy and India. He is now stationed at Westover Field, Mass.
Grandfalls defeated Alpine High 12 to 6 in the season opener. Cowboys Billy Lindsey and Billy Fine starred with two late scores while Alpine struggled to move the ball and register first downs. Keane recovered a fumble for Alpine. final quarter saw a Buck fumble turned into a Grandfalls touchdown.
The Texas Game Commission began mailing antelope hunting permits for October. A total of 660 licenses were allocated after landowners added 132 openings. Priority went to first-time applicants, leaving 24 spots for returning hunters chosen by draw, with 94 on a waiting list. Four opening hunts run Oct 2–4, 6–8, 9–11, and 13–15 across Brewster Jeff Davis Presidio Hudspeth and Culberson counties on specified ranches.
Sul Ross Lobos meet San Angelo Junior College Rams in the 1947 season opener at Jackson Field. Lobos boast a 42 man squad with 18 lettermen and a speedy backfield led by Pat Brandon. The Rams arrive after a 12-0 win over Hillsboro Junior College and feature a heavier backfield than Sul Ross. A 5 p.m. parade sponsored by Alpine chamber of commerce precedes the game.
A new chamber of commerce membership drive began with a Wednesday breakfast at the Holland hotel attended by Chas Stringfellow chairing and committee members W J Newell L A Teplicek Dan Ritter Lon Wilson Jerry Starnes and Bill Winter. The goal is to enlist about 35 new enterprises while boosting total members from 235 to 275 and invites others to join via the CC office or Mr Stringfellow.
Victor Pierce of Ozona has purchased the old James ranch near Altuda west of Alpine from Roy Hudspeth. The 14,000 acre property had been leased to J. E. Baylor and Jasper Koontz for some time.
In a nostalgic profile Austin Callan honors Bill and Annie Kingston who settled land near Balmorhea after moving from West Texas. They built a life from $4.30, faced Apache and thieves, and over sixty years created a trusted ranching legacy. Their story stands as a local pioneer legend.
Shirley Scales owner of the lots across the street from the post office awarded a contract to Jim Corder of Marfa for a hollow tile building. The 55 foot front faces north and will house three business rooms 15 by 40 feet two of them and a 23 by 40 feet third. The structure features concrete floors colored glazed tile and plate glass front with a modern finish. The lot measures 75 by 50 feet with 55 feet west of the alley built upon and the remaining corner area left vacant for now. Construction to progress with completion date to depend on material availability.
Min Sol Corp announces relocation of its headquarters from San Antonio to Alpine under Verne M. Clopton, president and general manager, to oversee expanded mining and shipping operations. The firm runs a Marathon plant for ground soil products, with growing national demand.
Arthur Hill, recently stationed with the highway patrol, has been appointed a Texas Ranger for this area and begun duties. He succeeds Joe Bridge, transferred to Kingsville after about three years here. Bridge left behind a fine local record, and Hill and his family occupy the Bridge home.
General meeting of Sul Ross Booster club members is set for next Tuesday night at 7 30 at the courthouse. Officers will be elected and other business transacted as plans for the football season and coming year are discussed by J W Gillett, club president. The college and Alpine area need strong athletic support.
H A Beckwith of the State Board of Water Engineers spent several days in Alpine surveying five proposed dam sites for recreational lakes. Invited by the Alpine chamber of commerce he will review existing data in Austin before filing his report.
A Thursday afternoon instructional session at Tivoli theatre aims to educate employees of local firms serving tourists about Big Bend National Park. Films of the park will be shown at 2 and 3 30 pm with talks on facilities roads and accommodations for the traveling public. Free attendance is invited for store cafes hotels service stations tourist courts and similar businesses. Representatives from Marathon Service club Fort Davis Mile High club and Marfa CC were invited.
Jimmy Ely's filly took first in the half breed division and first in two year old Palomino mares at the Marfa colt show last weekend. Gene Cartledge's entry placed fourth in the two year old Palomino stallion division. The Ely filly was grand champion at the February show here and took second in El Paso last March.
Mrs. Laura Emma Granger Mulhern aged 78 died at her Fort Davis home after a year of ill health. She married Robert Mulhern in 1885 and lived in Fort Davis since. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Alvin O. Rue officiating. Interment followed in Fort Davis cemetery with Eastern Star and local Masonic bodies assisting.
Marathon Texas hosts a frontier celebration next Saturday for a new 40 mile asphalt link from US 90 to Persimmon Gap at Big Bend National Park. The program features barbecue for 2000, ribbon cutting at 10 am, remarks by regional officials, rodeo acts, and a Saturday night dance.
Last week work began on a seven eighths mile race track and 60 horse stables on a 300 acre Alpine area owned by Louis Lewenthal. O D Burleson is grading the track while eight barracks moved from Pecos air field become stables. Lewenthal plans to move horses after Del Rio races and bring in colts from Circle L. Track and buildings expected ready in November.
The Big Bend Concert Association urges community members to join now, highlighting membership drives and potential benefits for future performances and cultural events in the region.
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