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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
2
Local column reflects on the Cowboys loss and praise for their effort and Alpine’s Sul Ross College. It urges community support for fundraising, water worries, and civic improvement while mingling quirky observations about daily life and local figures.
Four inches of rain in Alpine caused street and water line damage while Terlingua creek bridge washed out in Brewster county. Howell Lumber Co. buys Alpine Hardware, merging stocks with Alpine Hardware and Howell Lumber. Maravillas creek bridge near Marathon damaged. Sul Ross Lobo coach predicts a strong college team.
U.S. Saving Bonds provide the answer, offering a secure long term savings option. The message emphasizes building financial security through government bonds as a prudent choice for future stability.
The Texas Legislature proposes Article 5 addition Section 1-a to authorize retirement and compensation for appellate court judges and district and criminal district judges based on length of service age or disability. It directs submission to voters on November 2 1948 and requires governor to issue proclamations.
Receipts fell across all cattle and calves at Fort Worth as buyers and sellers weighed the meat boycott. Prices stayed mostly steady with some gains in stocker demand and higher slaughter calves, while old sheep and light stocker lambs declined.
A 1948 Texas House Joint Resolution proposes adding Section 60 to Article III to empower counties to provide Workman’s Compensation Insurance for all county employees. It outlines legislature power to enact necessary laws, administer insurance, and cover costs, premiums, and benefits, with the governor's proclamation and voter submission in November 1948.
The text outlines ballot design for a constitutional amendment on Workman's Compensation Insurance for county employees. It describes ballot instructions, voting method, and the governor's duty to issue and publish a proclamation per state laws.
A playful survey lists state animal and insect nicknames such as Arkansas the bear state Alabama the lizard state Kansas the grasshopper state New Jersey the mosquito state Utah the beehive state Wisconsin the badger state and others. The note ends with a prompt to read the Classified Ads.
A House Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to Article VIII to exempt $3,000 of the assessed value of residence homesteads from all state taxes. It sets the effective date and calls for submission to voters in an election.
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