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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
1
A column from Alpine notes local civic efforts including weed-cutting campaigns and picturesque lumber yards. It references a McAllen Texas postcard about the 1944 presidential race, mentions Rep. R. E. Thomason and the Big Bend park project, and praises Alpine’s appearance and community cooperation.
Pete Adams proprietor of the Coffee Cup cafe in Alpine endures a run of bad luck as a thief targets his business. After Mrs Adams underwent an appendectomy and he later loses thirty dollars, his nearly new car is stolen and found wrecked near Marfa. Adams maintains his sunny disposition despite the mischief.
Mrs H W Morelock president of 8th district TFWC and Mrs C B Casey spent a few days in Austin last week with Mrs Casey visiting relatives. Mrs Morelock was a guest at club headquarters while in Austin and attended club duties.
A car owned by M C Adams was stolen from in front of the Coffee Cup cafe near Marfa and found wrecked three miles west on U S 90. Robert H. Topping, 20, San Antonio, was arrested after admitting the theft and was placed under $1500 bond following a Wednesday hearing.
The Alpine Parent-Teacher Association opened its 1940-41 term in the Junior High auditorium with Mrs. L. C. Pope presiding. Members received yearbooks, discussed speakers on "The Creative Home," and planned a barbecue at Kokernot Park for faculty appreciation. Room mothers were named and the meeting adjourned after a parish prayer.
Cleaning of the G. H. Storey test hole in Green Valley has been completed and casing set. Drilling resumed this week toward 3500 feet, or deeper if needed, with Roy Charlesworth of Kermit and T S Stanfield of Monahans directing. The test sits on Sec 3 block 211 T and St L Ry about 50 miles south of Alpine on the Wilson ranch.
A new Purina Feed store opened late last week in the old Keystone garage building west of the Holland hotel on Holland Ave. Floyd Slover will manage the business, which will handle Purina products.
Game Warden Ray Williams sustained a knee injury several days ago after a horse kick. He can move and perform duties with crutches.
Freshman Week events mark the start of Sul Ross College's 1940 term with record numbers of new students and five new faculty members. Activities include an all college mixer, a Law rence Hall reception, and the painting of the Bar SA Bar on College Hill by class of 1944, with expanded housing and dining facilities for women and increased capacity at cooperative homes.
Work started yesterday on a new concrete Ramsey Draw bridge about nine miles east of Alpine on U.S. 90. Cook & Cook Inc of Crockett Texas holds the contract. The 350 foot span will mirror the Ramsey Draw bridge on U.S. 67 with total project length .933 miles including approaches. D D Gillespie is the construction superintendent and J F Coorpender the office manager.
A total of 112 aliens had been registered at the Alpine post office up to yesterday, according to postmaster Mrs. Annie K. Turney. Registration is delayed by a shortage of blank forms. No report yet from Terlingua, the other county registration site. The period closes December 26.
A report shows 1006 women hold pilot licenses in the United States reflecting growing participation in commercial and recreational aviation. The figure underscores expanding roles for female aviators across aerospace and training sectors.
Jerold C Ced Anthony a former Alpine Lumber leader was installed as Continental Oil company representative in Alpine at a Holland hotel banquet. He succeeds R S Yarbrough who resigned from ill health after serving locally with Conoco. Attending were Frank Moore Ponca City OK C L Oden Ft Worth L W Winston Midland and about 50 Alpine business leaders.
Dr. Joel Wright district governor visited Rotary clubs in Silver City Belen Santa Fe Las Vegas Socorro Magdalena Gallup Mountainair and Hot Springs covering about 2100 miles. He plans to visit 22 more clubs this year thirteen in New Mexico and six in far West Texas El Paso Van Horn Marfa Alpine Pecos Monahans. He was joined by Mrs Wright on nearly two weeks of touring district 115 which spans a vast area and includes nine clubs already visited.
In Marathon a scout hut for Boy and Girl Scouts will be built on property donated by L L Hess between the Baptist church and the Methodist parsonage. Mrs Aliie Davis led the effort with two Sunday schools backing the project. Committees include deed, building, and finance heads Earl Clark C G Matthews Tom Yarbro with local supporters.
Mrs. Eric Sneed and her young son left Sunday for Marfa where she has accepted a job at the Vogue Beauty Shop.
A new drive in cafe named Alp Inn opened last Saturday on West Holland Avenue by Mrs. W. W. Littlejohn formerly of McCamey. Her son H. J. Davidson manages the business. The cafe features fluorescent lighting knotty pine interior white beech floors a canvas canopy for shade and neon exterior decor. Plate lunches Spanish dishes sandwiches and soft drinks will be offered.
Alpine High School teams Bucks and Fabens meet tonight on the Fabens field in the district 7B showdown. Fabens, favored to win, will field a starting unit averaging 160 pounds against the Bucks at 145. Coach Webb notes improved offense but a shaky defense and new center players. Leon Vineyard, ex-Denton Eagles star, aids the squad as about 30 players practice daily. The Bucks’ lineup was not announced and their home opener versus Sanderson is next Friday with hopes for a strong fan turnout.
Mr and Mrs Summers and their son Edward from Houston are visiting the Davidson ranch for a few days, enjoying a brief family stay on the property.
Texas Big Bend Park association leaders and National Park Service regional director M R Tillottson plan a two to three day inspection tour of the Big Bend from Breckenridge. The Breckenridge meeting, led by Wendell Mayes, discussed the Texas Big Bend project to create a new national park and land acquisition funded by the State Parks board.
Mrs. T. R. Bennett of Falfurias visited her sister Mrs. C. E. Mc Cool here last weekend. Her daughter Miss Louise accompanied her and remained to attend Sul Ross College.
Rev Dewey Hobson Joiner preached under moon and car lights to a desert congregation at Cooper school near Persimmon Gap in Big Bend. Thirty six attendees from 30 miles away listened as Joiner, based in Fort Davis, outlined potential fifth Sunday pastor call and scheduled a follow-up meeting.
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