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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1948
Page
2
A column notes the April 6 city elections for mayor and commissioners and the April 3 school trustee vote. It also mentions Mr Bowles returning to Alpine, odds about common forecasts, and local anecdotes including Hill Winter moving his cleaning shop and a cafe debt joke.
A room showcases provincial furnishings blending informal charm with modern touches. Tawny maple furniture and brass lamp bases glow beside white woodwork and a shag rug, with vivid wallpaper colors and gingham upholstery. March is National Wallpaper Month, a good time to shop for spring patterns.
The Alpine community recalls Judge James A Burke who died after a pneumonia attack. Census data show Alpine’s scholastic count at 616, up 200 from 1927. S. G. Smith of Alpine Telephone Co. plans a modernized plant with a common battery system, first in a small West Texas city.
Mrs W A Rowland family news Captain C D Wood runs for county judge C E Davidson buys W D Glenn stake Alpine Hardware Co. Miss Cleo Herring 31 dies at parental home D N Scott awards cottage contract East College Ave Plant Fort Davis Post sold to Kilpatrick publishers Marfa New Era L W Carter begins Marathon camp yard Tom Yarbro Crane guests of Adams John Young Land Co. visitor in Tucson Lee Smith visits Pecos county parents Dodge sedans $1115 at Alpine The Avalanche notes Woodrow Wilson historic first to leave U S during term Typewriter ribbons and supplies at The Avalanche.
County political calendar lists precinct conventions on May 1 and 4 for delegates, county executive committee meetings May 4 and June 21, May 25 presidential state convention in Brownwood, and filing deadlines through June 21 for civil, legislative, judicial, county and district positions.
The record lists campaign finance filing dates from June 24 to June 28 including first campaign expense statements and fees. It also notes absentee voting beginning July 4 and the July 24 primary election from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It mentions absentee voting deadlines and residence changes for voting lists. Louisiana agriculture highlights cotton as the principal crop with diverse fruit and vegetable production and petroleum industry ranking third in the nation.
The notice urges residents to vote in the city election on April 6 while highlighting the importance of civic participation. It also mentions William James as the prominent American philosopher associated with pragmatism.
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