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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1949
Page
1
The column reviews a proposed charter amendment to create a city manager in Alpine. It explains the manager would be answerable to the city commission, not a dictator, and compares to a school superintendent. It notes legal limits on pay and the need for voter approval, with next installments promised.
A youth revival sponsored by the Baptist Student Union of Sul Ross opened at the First Baptist Church last night and runs through Sunday with daily 7 30 p m services. Rev Warren Hultgren of Fort Worth will preach and Dallas student Frank Boggs will direct music.
A former student of Hardin-Simmons University now serves as a full time pastor in Fort Worth. He has two years in the department of Student Work in Youth revivals and spent three summers with youth revival programs. He is a second year seminary student and director of music at Sagamore Hill Baptist Church Fort Worth during the term.
Southern Pacific announces schedule changes effective Sunday October 2 due to diesel power. Sunset Limited eastbound No. 1 from Alpine will depart 8 37 a m, No. 5 Argonaut departs 1 25 a m, eastbound No. 6 Argonaut departs 3 01 a m, and No. 2 Sunset Limited departs 5 40 p m, shifting mail closings earlier by 1 hour 23 minutes.
Mrs. Chalmers Broadfoot, chair man of the Cancer Drive campaign, announced this week that the drive will be extended until the county quota is completed. Donations may be left with any committee member. Mrs. Elmo Weston leads the Marathon campaign.
District six Texas State Teachers association officers and committeemen will gather at Sul Ross State College for a Saturday workshop starting 8 30 a m. Keynote by Waurine Walker and state headquarters announcements by Lois Gray. Luncheon at Holland hotel costs 1 50 with group reports and conference evaluation.
A Soil Conservation Service field trip in the Highland area is set for Saturday October 8. The schedule lists stops at Crews Hotel Marfa San Esteban Ranch Alpine Highway Marsh base and local ranches with demonstrations on irrigation pastures brush control and Blue Grama seed harvesting led by county agents and ranch foremen.
Mr and Mrs R W Derrick plan to return to Castalon today. Mr Derrick was injured two months ago in a fall at the Castalon store and has recovered enough to make the trip home.
Alpine Bucks overpower Clint High 44-0 on Jackson Field. Despite a seven pound disadvantage, Alpine dominates with 412 yards on 48 plays to Clint’s 33. Scorers include Gerdine Barrow Don Newton Frank Rios and others with two successful extra point kicks. Final 44-0. halftime 25-0. two week layoff precedes Crane game.
Week ending tomorrow highlights Sept 26 a building project on Funk property at E Holland Ave and N 3rd St started Sept 27 lights on at North 5th St Oct 1 Houghtons Alpine Appliance and Music store taken over by Gene Houghton one year ago Oct 1 Williams and Vogt make free recordings
Sul Ross Lobos led by Ted Scown and J. L. Rosy Dodd defeated the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos 48 to 19 in conference opener at Jackson Field Alpine on September 24 1949. Lobos earlier beat Sam Houston Bearcats 31 to 20. NM students suffered injuries to Cleveland Harrell and Mathis.
College Sul Ross 48 NMMI 19 Sam Houston 6 Southwestern 0 McMurry 34 West Texas 7 Southwestern State 20 Trinity 7 A I 14 Howard Payne 13 Eastern New Mexico 6 Panhandle A M 0 Corpus Christi U 20 St Ambrose 6 St Michaels 33 Junta 0 High School Fabens 13 Marfa 12 Alpine 44 Clint 0 Crane 25 Denver City 0 Six Man Blackwell 38 Buena Vista 24 Fort Davis 13 Sierra Blanca 12 Marathon 0 Van Horn 0
Oakland California Tribune notes Rory Ann Coggins granddaughter of Otis Coggins Sr and L F Doolittle begins roller skating at age one. She uses miniature high top skates weighing about four pounds each and can wear them only fifteen minutes at a time.
Chas. M. Hunter announces Hunter's House of Better Photography will open next week in the Holland hotel building. The studio offers portrait and commercial work plus photo finishing. Hunter, with 25 years in photography and former Abilene association officer, studied photography in California. the family resides on North Seventh Street.
North 5th street residents welcomed a new white way reaching to the city limits. Seventeen lights illuminate the Fort Davis highway corridor each night from Holland Avenue to the state highway department building. West Texas Utilities Co. completed wiring and installation early in the week, and Tuesday evening travelers found light along the entire route. The lights add the finishing touch to a recently completed wide highway, curbs to-curb, by the highway department.
Orrin H. Bonney of Houston Texas spoke at a Mile High Club meeting at First Baptist Church on Friday September 23. He presented color films of climbs in the Titcomb Needles Wyoming and canyons of Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande. Bonney noted four peaks reached in the Needles and described climbing gear and Swiss equipment as part of his talk.
New closing times for rail bus and air mail at Alpine are announced by postmaster Annie K Turney. Rail trains Nos 1 and 5 westbound close at 8 05 a m and 8 30 p m. Eastbound Nos 2 and 6 close at 5 10 p m and 8 30 p m. Bus north Pecos closes 9 10 a m and 3 10 p m East Ft Stockton 6 40 a m and 1 p m Westbound Marfa closes 4 45 p m Air westbound 7 55 a m and 7 30 p m Eastbound 12 noon and 3 p m.
Dr. Fred Hackbarth opens a general dentistry office in the Jeter Hill Building. He is a UT School of Dentistry Houston graduate who interned at Jefferson Davis hospital in Houston. He previously worked with Dr. H. A. Thomas at Aransas Pass and practiced in Clute Texas. The Hackbarths reside at 909 E Ave A.
Enrollment for the 1949 50 term at Sul Ross State College rose about nine percent from the previous year. Total figures show 243 freshmen 170 sophomores 188 juniors 162 seniors 61 graduate students and four specials to date according to the department of public service.
A Big Bend Trail delegation from Texas met Mexican officials in Chihuahua to press for a modern paved highway from Ojinaga to Ciudad Chihuahua. Governor Foglio Miramontes pledged to urge his successor to make the 12 million peso project a top priority. The Texas group, led by Jake Tipps, elected new officers in Ciudad Chihuahua, and a legislative committee was formed to secure land purchases within the park for the project.
Copies of this week's Avalanche are mailed to families whose names were secured for travelers who made the trip to Chihuahua by Jim Gamble of Kermit, a former citizen of Alpine.
Jack Waide, assistant county agent in training, transferred to Alpine to assist Frank Newsom as Newsom recovers from major surgery. Waide, a 1946 graduate of Texas A and M, previously served in the Navy and worked at Bandera, with roots in Concho county, active in 4-H and F F A. He will supervise lamb feeding demonstrations in Alpine Fort Davis and Marathon. Mrs. Ben Scott attends the district Garden clubs meeting from Socorro.
J. C. Epperson departed Tuesday on a business trip stopping in Kansas City and Omaha before continuing to Toledo. Mr and Mrs T A Beard resumed their week from a two week vacation in northern New Mexico.
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