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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1951
Page
4
Local Alpine items note visits from Tulsa Dallas and Fort Worth families. Fractions mention Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth and relatives in Ballinger Kermit Marathon and Houston. A church sermon and beauty inspector duties close the column with reminders to read classified ads.
Brewster County Motors owners Frank and Reginald Wotan announce arrival of a new four door Ford sedan allocated to Alpine public schools for driver education at Alpine High. Principal James Crawford notes Safety Education expansion last year and instructor Ken McAllister reports 15 pupil loss. The program, under the American Automobile Association, covers insurance and gasoline costs. local parking restrictions were studied to improve safety, with the district expressing gratitude for the generous donation.
Sul Ross offers a spring Driver Education course PE 433 with classroom and behind-the-wheel training each Saturday 9 to 11 AM. Three college credits. Off-campus enrollment due by February 3. Instructors include D J Pollock and staff from Public Safety Texas Education Agency police and Industrial Education. Topics cover accident prevention safety codes driver attitude traffic safety and driving practice. Credit usable in physical training or industrial education.
Mrs. Maurice Freudiger and her two children Amita and Alan Louis have returned to Alpine after living in Germany where their father is stationed. They are guests of Rev. and Mrs. Fred S. Rogers and plan to move to an apartment owned by Miss Little Britt. They were friends of Alpine residents Mrs. Oscar Roberts and Patsy Beck and once shared a house in Bremerhaven. Mrs. Roberts plans to visit Alpine next summer.
The speaker condemns heavy duties and a maze of regulations that burden industry, arguing laws enrich some while robbing the industrious. The excerpt cites Buckle and cites France as a cautionary example for Americans, noting 1887 publication and local Texas place-name trivia.
Midland Livestock News reports Midland Livestock Auction Company sale on Thursday January 25 with 655 head in small consignments. Fat calves and yearlings bring 30 to 34.50 dollars. mediums 26.20 to 30. commons and canners 16.50 to 23. Bulls 24 to 27.50. stocker steer calves 83.50 to 37.50. yearling steers 30.50 to 33.50. aged steers 28.50 to 30.50. Cows 20 to 24. cow and calf pairs 200 to 325. Highland country consignors A. R. Eppenauer and E. L. Hunter. Also mentions Dallas Morning News and printing ad for Southwest School of Printing in Dallas opening classes April 2 1951.
A historical newspaper card advertises rates for classified notices. It outlines pricing: 3 cents per word for first insertion with a seven word minimum, 2 cents per word for later insertions, and a 50 cent minimum each insertion. It applies to notices of sales bazaars barbecues or events where money is received.
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