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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
3
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Wolcott of El Paso are new owners of the Apache theatre taking over August 1. They aim to keep quality films and seek Fort Davis patronage. Former owners Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kimble have sold and plan to move to Fort Worth.
Weather notes from the Davis mountains report several showers with some hail last week. McDonald Observatory records show daily highs and lows from July 26 to August 2 ranging from 78 to 83 degrees and 58 to 66 degrees.
The observatory welcomed 248 guests in groups of 30 to 40, with additional tours arranged late for night observing. Some visitors tried to reserve for next year while others arrived from distant places and were accommodated on an extra trip. Registered visitors include the Barbes family of Lake Charles and Mrs Campbell of New Orleans, while Jack Reynolds and Dr Kenneth Reidland travel news from Houston.
A devotional verse asks Jesus to grant weary souls calm and sweet repose as night falls and shadows lengthen.
Roland A. Muenster Sr. of Belton died Thursday morning July 29. Funeral services were held in Belton Friday at 5 30 p m. He previously worked as an engineer in the Texas State Highway Department and lived in Fort Davis Alpine and Belton. Survived by wife two sons Roland Jr and Dan. Extended family and friends, including J R Epps and Mary visited for Paisano camp meeting.
Mr and Mrs H D Jimmie Coleman of Fort Davis announce the birth of a son, David Alan, on Tuesday July 27. He weighed 8 pounds.
Members of the Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society met Thursday afternoon in the church undercroft with Mrs. John W. Myrose hosting and leading. The group discussed Christian Fellowship and extending fellowship to all races and nations, followed by prayers for home and foreign missionaries. An Aug 12 supper and 8 p.m. pastor installation were announced, with Pine and Marfa churches invited.
A letter from Mrs Beatrice Woolley thanks voters of Jeff Davis County for their support in the primary election. She notes two years of service as District and County Clerk and expresses gratitude for the chance to continue in this role.
The documents H J R No 35 and H J R No 24 propose constitutional changes for Texas. They aim to end state ad valorem taxes for general revenue after 1951, allow counties to levy local taxes for specific purposes, and grant a 3000 dollar residential homestead exemption. Provisions include ballot wording and gubernatorial proclamation requirements for a November 1948 vote.
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