Proper Hand Signals Boost Traffic Safety in Texas
Austin reports a January drive promoting proper hand signals to cut deaths on roads. Texas Safety Assn. leaders urge drivers to show right turn up, left turn out, stop down, as Governor Shivers backs the effort, backed by civic groups in Dallas and Austin.
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Citizens Traffic Com ‘Mission
Texas Election Calendar Shows Campaign Timeline
Jan 31 deadline to secure poll tax or exemption. May 3 precinct conventions and May 6 county conventions to select delegates. May 27 state convention to name delegates to national convention. June 16 first election campaign expense. July 6 absentee voting starts for first primary, ends July 22. July 26 first primary and state convention schedule. Aug 2 county conventions. Aug 3 absentee voting for second primary begins, ends Aug 19. Aug 9 executive committee canvasses first primary returns. Aug 23 second primary, Sept 3 final campaign expense reports. Sept 8 executive committee canvasses August vote. Sept 9 state convention to certify nominees and adopt platform. Oct 15 absentee voting for general election begins, ends Oct 31. Nov 4 general election and election returns. Nov 31 state board canvass. ALPINE BOY PROMOTED TO SERGEANT AT TRIESTE POST. A local boy promoted from corporal to sergeant in the TRUST command, Sgt Luis R Bustos, promoted Dec 1, on overseas tour in Trieste. Born Fort Stockton, studied Marathon, worked Alpine cafe prior to enlistment. Veteran of nearly five years, in Trieste since March 1949. Also mentions March of Dimes funding for polio research.
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State Executive Committee
State Board
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Trust Command
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351St Infantry Regiment
Lenor Ruelas Bustos
Alpine
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Fort Stockton
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Nature Reveals Glasses History Through Time
A reflection on human discovery of eyewear notes how ancient people never imagined today’s spectacles. It hints at nature guiding innovation and the long journey from primitive vision aids to modern lenses.
Slover's prize calf struck by hit and run in Alpine 1951
Sammy Slover's 660 pound prize calf, seen as potential grand champion at the Big Bend Livestock Show, was hit by a hit-and-run car in Alpine on December 6 1951. The right jaw and shoulder were damaged, the calf dragged 20 feet, and despite treatment the foreleg is badly bowed. The driver was arrested but uninsured.
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Sammy Slover
Joe T. Lane
Young Slover
South Alpine
Slover
Young
Big Bend
Alpine
Dan Graham
Alpine High School
FFA
Slover’s Pet Cruelty Tragedy Highlights Recklessness
A grieving Slover laments after his mother’s car hits and kills a pet in a case noted for its lack of legal recourse. The image conveys the stark sorrow arising from a needless act of cruelty and loss.
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