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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
2
A 1949 note recalls sale of the local telephone system to Del Rio and Winter Garden. Alpine subscribers are told improvement may occur after years of limited service and a stated status quo may persist until the fifth year. Ground Hog Day and chamber events loom as the community plans gains and civic effort.
The note discusses SP decline on a chamber project, fuel costs in harsh winter, music education delinquency data, voter turnout worries, tax reminders, school humor, and VA hospital acquisitions in Houston. It weaves local business skepticism with national civic and social issues, closing with hospital acquisition news.
The Alpine Avalanche is the official city and county paper in Brewster County now in its fifty eighth year. Editor Publisher M A Webb and Mrs C D Wood lead staff with Mrs A N Alk herb as society editor and Mrs M L Causey as Marathon Correspondent. Subscription rates are 2 per year in Brewster and Jeff Davis counties, 6 months 1.25, elsewhere 2.50. Notices cost 10c per line for first insertion and 5c per line for subsequent insertions.
The Alpine chamber invites members to a Friday banquet and Friday night program featuring John Ben Shepperd. The club reports Southern Pacific refused a lease for a 32 by 84 foot site, citing commercial value. Alpine officials had released prior claims. The group plans to suggest ideas for a building project and seeks reader input.
Abilene report notes West Texas municipalities urged to oppose parts of the Texas Water Conservation Assn proposed water code. A letter from WTCC leaders cites Sec 3 and Sec 13 provisions as threats to recovery rights and inter or use rights, while praising other bill features. The group vows action in Austin and beyond to uphold domestic water rights amid rainfall and stream shortages.
A playful line questions how a structure could be held aloft by sky hooks and then wonders what would support the supporting column, prompting readers to consider the feasibility and consequences of such a scenario.
All classified advertising requires prepayment except customers with regular monthly accounts. No exceptions noted. Mimeograph paper and stencils offered at The Avalanche for use.
Mrs A J Gard operates a program for ages 3 to 6 offering directed work and play activities. Contact Ph 302 for details on enrollment and schedules.
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