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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1936
Page
4
The Alpine Avalanche announces its forty fifth year edition with sections for Alpine and Mountain-Biz Bend news. It lists editors and correspondents, subscription rates, and reading notices with 7 cent per line rates and a 3 dollar minimum for notices. It notes second class matter status and mailing details for Alpine Texas under Congress act.
The piece traces diesel locomotive development over recent years with a new GM plant at La Grange begun last spring promising major gains in rail transport. It notes prototype units, their power, and expected efficiency, comparing diesel progress to earlier aircraft and ship records while highlighting faster global travel milestones and the enduring push for faster transportation.
Citizens opposed to the bond argue it would raise taxes and electric rates in towns with city owned plants. Oklahoma cities, Muskogee among those that recently rejected similar proposals, as the Seeing Eye dog program in Morristown discusses training and funding needs. Leonard Morganson of Indianapolis reported a man left after an accident scene to call for help.
The article discusses travel as a means to visit notable places in and outside the country. It emphasizes balancing recreation with learning, noting students gain insights from seeing historical sites and objects studied, maximizing educational value beyond classroom study.
The Selma Times argues a state board should handle pardons and clemency instead of the governor. It says boards spare the governor from heavy stress and moral burden, allow expert review of cases, and reduce delays in deciding life and death matters.
A collage of health advice urges frequent physical exams to detect diseases early while weaving in a string of quips, jokes, and vignettes. The piece touches on responsibility in machinery and human health, with humorous exchanges about archaic speech and daily life mishaps.
Brewster County Court will meet in Alpine on Wednesday August 10 at 10 a.m. for a hearing on the county budget for 1997 from January 1 to December 1. Taxpayers may attend and participate. Signed J. W. Frazer County Clerk on August 1 1996.
The piece recalls the Gre Corn Festival once held by Indigenous peoples before Columbus and notes a shift in corn canning styles from cream style to whole kernel. It describes corn preparation, canning stages, and suggested uses for the modern housewife. It mentions roasting stage harvest and diverse commercial canning approaches.
The document outlines a joint resolution proposing amending Article XVI Section 20 of the Texas Constitution to authorize a state dispensary system for distilled liquors and local option elections to decide beverage liquor bans. It details regulatory scope, sale restrictions, and the funding of $8,000 for publication and election costs with the governor to issue the proclamation.
Joint resolution HJ.R. No. 2 proposes amending the Texas Constitution to authorize the Legislature to provide Workmen's Compensation Insurance for state employees and to pay premiums, with the state never required to purchase insurance. It calls for a November 1996 referendum and directs the governor to issue the proclamation.
Proclamation notes a five thousand dollar appropriation or as much as needed to cover publication and election expenses. The document asserts the proclamation is true and correct and cites constitutional requirement for publication of amendments. The wording references the Treasury of the State and non prior appropriations.
A fragment notes a product called Black-Draugh touted by Mr J Y Mahovey of Clinton South Carolina as effective for cleansing the bowels and relieving dull headache and drowsiness caused by constipation. The piece references thousands benefiting from its use.
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