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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1940
Page
1
A rambling 1939 era column notes thousands attended Rose Bowl and other bowls to see drum majorettes and football games. It mocks USC Rose Bowl claims, praises Texas Aggies, and jokes about misdated wishes for 1939 and 1940. Also mentions readers prankishly debating antiquarian terms and local club bits.
Celebrated Westminster Choir will appear at Sul Ross auditorium on Saturday Jan 27. The 40 member group, famed in Europe and America, tours four to six weeks yearly, with funds sponsorship by local clubs. Admission 75 cents to 1 dollar plus tax, with dues payable to Alpine Cemetery Association to support grounds upkeep.
Work begins this week on a landing field for the Civilian Pilot Training school near the old tal grounds north of the city. About 30 NYA youths leveled the field and removed fences, with 200 acres to be fenced. Four runways 2640 to 3700 feet long will be laid out, a hangar 30 by 43 feet planned on the north side, and work to start on completion.
Alpine post office receipts for 1989 show a substantial rise over 1938 with a steady annual increase. 1939 totals include stamps sales box rents and second class mail, surpassing the 20,000 mark. Quarter ending Dec 31 led with 5501.14, exceeding 1938 December by 200. Quarter ending Sept 30 was second with strong totals. Cancellations counted from the week before Christmas reached 33,968.
Yearly precipitation in Alpine stood at 12.96 inches per U S Weather Bureau records from the Sal station with July the wettest month at 8.09 inches. Despite overall meager rainfall, timely rains kept ranges from fair to good across the Davis Mountain Big Bend area, with tanks in the southern Big Bend full or holding ample water for stock.
The Bureau of the Census announces the decennial count begins April first. District No. 22, centered in Midland with Harold M. Fen fuel as supervisor and J Waldo Garson as assistant, covers a large West Texas area including Hudspeth Culb er Loving Pecos Jeff Davis Presidio Brewster Reeves Winkler Ward Ector Midland Glasscock Crane Upton Reagan Crockett Terrell. Local officials and citizens are urged to assist enumerators and maintain confidentiality.
Alan Fraser district attorney was elected vice-president of the Yucca council of the Boy Scouts of America announced from El Paso Fraser also serves as district chairman for the Big Bend area and will represent the Big Bend group during Yucca council sessions Captain J V Collier Fr D A Rumell directs work at Marfa and W J Smith heads camping and advancement for Alpine Scouts Prof Smith received the Silver Beaver award at a recent El Paso meeting Phillips and Charles Livingston are active scoutmasters for Troops 41 and 44 in Alpine.
A new oil test will be drilled in Brewster County announced this week by L G Phigpen of Inter Hengays. Palapen said the company holds 16 000 acres in block 64 about 70 miles south of Alpin Tom. The land is owned by Centre Securities Company of San Antonio. 4 H D Wil er will supervise drills with W L McCutcheon from Texarkana assisting. Drilling is expected to start within 90 to 45 days.
CCC company transfers from Balmorhea State Park to Big Bend Park camp in the Chisos mountains over the weekend with about 140 enrollees and equipment. The move leaves 360 salvage personnel at Balmorhea temporarily. Work focuses on surveys, land boundaries, and camp renovations as plans for future tasks and a national park development unfold.
A total of 194.25 was subscribed here for the Finnish Relief fund in the past week announced by M. P. Slover who circulated the petition. Contributions may be left at The Avalanche office or given to Slover. A court date is set for Jan 13 with Thatn's orchestra providing music and tickets at 1 per couple.
Annessor and tax collector Brewster County announces C Hord as candidate for sheriff. A longtime county resident, he has served as county commissioner and ranches in the area. He previously ran a grocery business in Alpine and asks voters for support, vowing to meet every resident during his campaign.
WEW reports W Y Henson formerly of Georgetown is the new Railway Express Agency agent here arriving yesterday with Mrs Henson and son J W Falkner for two months relief, while they plan to return to their San Antonio home.
The annual chamber of commerce meeting will be held Tuesday January 18 at 7 20 p m at the Holland hotel Executive secretary L P Bloodworth of the El Paso Chamber will be a guest at the event.
Bascom Giles land commissioner and State School Land board chairman will be at the Holland hotel from 7 to 9 a m tomorrow to discuss land office matters. He will be a speaker at the annual meeting of the High Hereford Breeders Assn Marta tomorrow.
MARFA Jan 1 Deputy Sheriff Bob Speed of Presidio County was killed in a shooting at Shatter a mining town about 60 miles south of Marfa. Sheriff J D Bunton said a store proprietor in Shatter admitted involvement. The suspect was jailed here Speed had served 13 years as a deputy. He is survived by two sons and a student relative from the Houston area.
Petroleum fields in Colombia report a shortage of workers affecting production. Employers seek skilled labor as demand grows, with industries emphasizing safety and recruitment in a tight labor market. Local authorities monitor employment patterns and energy sector activity.
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