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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1961
Page
7
Governor Price Daniel opposes the payroll tax while urging it as a revenue source. The proposal faces strong opposition from business groups fearing closures. Texas tax data for the year ending Aug 31 1960 show motor fuel, vehicle licenses and vehicle sales taxes totaling $315.3 million. A general sales tax except for food and medicine is urged by critics as fairer.
D C Littleton becomes president and G B Crawford vice president of the Cham ber of Commerce at the Holland Hotel. New directors Paul Vogt J W Frazer join F L Mc Collum J E Casner Dom Adams R A Whiteside T A Beard H W Morelock. Mrs Berta Lassiter re elected secretary. Alpine Drug Store moves to Holland Ave corner. WPA project funds remodel county courthouse and jail.
Educational quotes highlight the role of citizens in schools and a debate over Dr. Conant's calisthenics plan. Kennedy cautions about physical decline among American youth compared with Europe and cites Kraus-Weber tests. The column notes publishing catalogs and advances in teaching aids.
A bilingual lesson recounts a merchant in Pamplona who hires a boy to carry a basket of goods. The merchant lowers the price repeatedly, then offers only one cent, prompting the boy to accept kindly. The tale contrasts greed with measured generosity in a brief moral exchange.
M. P. Slover reports counting 1027 Alpine children of school age with about 160 more expected between ages 6 and 17 as of September 1 1961. Parents not yet visited should notify TEZ-2415. Terry Beckett a Texas Tech student visits his mother here between semesters.
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