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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
1
Weather notes praise rains in Alpine with lighter totals south of town and flood damage in Del Rio Eagle Pass country. The column explains Kokernot park and Kokernot field near Alpine, owned by Sul Ross College, with Kokernot lodge hosting events. A playful aside warns a Washington reader about a deft wife sealing a fruit jar.
Regan of Midland county asks for reelection to the 16th congressional district seat. He has been hospitalized in Washington due to illness for weeks but his supporters in Midland and the district push his candidacy. He was elected last August to fill the unexpired term of R. E Thomason and has served on key committees.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced it will contact Jim Casner of Alpine Texas about his experiments using residue from greasewood as cattle feed. The department plans to observe Casner’s work and may run its own tests in New Mexico. Casner makes a fat preservative from greasewood and reports fattened cattle and tasty steaks.
Alpine residents are reminded that selling or firing fireworks within city limits is prohibited. The October 1946 ordinance bans squibs rockets crackers torpedoes grenades and any combustible fireworks, with fines up to 100 dollars for violators.
Mrs. Johnnie Neely of Topeka Kansas purchases the J. B. Keefer residence on North 6th Street and will take possession immediately. She has two daughters and a son.
A six month old solid black female cocker spaniel found in Alpine Tuesday died after veterinary care in Marfa. The head was sent to the Texas state lab in Austin for testing and results will follow. Anyone in contact with a dog matching the description in the past week is urged to seek medical advice immediately.
The city gained permission from W F Jackson of Dallas to test a long dormant well on the old smelter tract at the town’s north edge. Earlier tests showed 200 to 600 gallons per minute and a new test will run in the next days to confirm output. If 200 gpm is achieved, the water problem could be solved for now and for some time.
John F. Lane and grandson Joe Lane report the sale of 212 head of cows calves and steer yearlings to W T Henderson of Tornillo. Cows and calves brought 225 dollars and the steer price was 28 cents per pound.
The Alpine chamber of commerce announces a semi annual banquet for Wednesday July 7 at 7 30 p m. Guest of honor will be Mrs Wemple and State Highway Commissioner Fred Wemple of Midland with Mr Wemple as principal speaker. The event in the Holland hotel ballroom features music and a chamber progress report with tickets 150 available from directors or the CC office.
Fort Davis residents defeated a proposal to create an independent school district. The measure failed 99 for to 325 against, across five boxes including courthouse Newton Carlton's Limpia and X Ranch with uneven support at each site.
Alpine Cowboys take two from Roswell All-Stars at Kokernot Field. Elbie Miller earns a 4-1 win with five Roswell hits and a homer in the fifth. Remling limits Roswell to three hits in a 3-1 Sunday victory. A separate under lights win in Kermit, 9-6, followed by an umpire dispute.
Alpine Lions club held its noon meeting at the Holland hotel Tuesday where Leon C. Hinckley was named president. New officers include 1st vice president Frank Matthews and 2nd vice president H J McBride with John R Whiteside as 3rd VP and Sam Thomas as secretary-treasurer. Mayor John Gillett spoke on city government issues and how the city commission addresses them. C M Corkran attended as guest of Sam Thomas.
Toltecs beat Balmorhea 18 to 3 in a Big Bend league game at Balmorhea last Sunday. Urquides struck out 10 as Toltecs piled up 26 hits including two homers. The Toltecs host the Valentine Cats at Ramos Field Sunday at 2 30 p m and then face the Alpine Internationals Monday July 5 at 2 30 p m at Ramos Field.
The Avalanche reports a highway safety campaign kicking off with ads sponsored by the City of Alpine and local car dealers. Using Mother Goose rhymes, the campaign urges motorists to slow down and Spend Seconds Save Lives over several months.
Nationally known traffic safety authorities contribute articles alongside the campaign. Sponsors include H and H Motor Co Casner Motor Co Gulf Servicenter Stucke's Mobil Service LaBeff Ritter Motors T A Beard Chevron Station Davis Motor Co City of Alpine Nixon Starnes Motors.
Local rains and showers spread through the Big Bend and Davis Mountains area last week. Alpine reports the year's heaviest rain with up to three to four inches in some locales and traffic interruptions on U S 90 67 due to water across the road. Total weekly precipitation at the nearby Weather Bureau station reached 1.42 inches with significant bursts on Thursday night and Friday afternoon, bringing June total to 1.94 inches, just below June 1947.
A revival at the Baptist church begins July 11 with Dr. F. C. Dutton as pastor announcing the event. Dr. C. E. Hereford of Corpus Christi will conduct sessions. He is described as a leading Baptist preacher and will deliver messages of lasting spiritual value. Services run mornings and evenings through July 25 in Alpine.
A large male panther bagged a female cougar weighing 172 pounds and 6 feet 4 inches long on the A. M. Potter YU Mesa ranch in the lower Big Bend country this week. The cougar is said to have killed about 100 sheep in the area over four or five days before its death.
After a Monday night hearing at the city office, the commission authorized the North Fifth street improvement project citing a benefit to the city and affected property owners. The $48,300 total cost is split roughly 55 percent by the state, 14 percent by the city, and 31 percent by property owners for sidewalks and gutters. The state plans to pave from the bridge south of the Central Ward school to the city limits and extend to the northern bridge, with a 50 foot width and no city or property cost for that extension. An extra 10 feet of right of way from the Central Ward school to Fort Davis avenue, seven blocks, may be donated or purchased. The in-city improvement runs about 4,585 feet.
Brief hospital notes list patients and treatments from Fort Davis Alpine Fort Stockton Shafter including Mrs E H Fowlkes Ray Newsom Mrs Hollis Brown Rollen Coats and Jose Carrillo with entries noting treatment operation and recovery status in a concise local health update.
Sul Ross moves ahead with expansion as contractors add wings to the gymnasium and student union, construct campus cottages, and beautify grounds. A new water pipeline to the cottage farm, sprinklers, and sod have been installed, while three buildings from Marfa Army Air Field will become Industrial Education workshops and Agriculture laboratories after War Assets Administration authorization.
Mrs Georgia Katherine Millican, 93, of El Paso, widow of Rev L R Millican the Paisano encampment founder, died in an El Paso hospital last Thursday. She helped establish churches in West Texas and is buried at Paisano encampment near Alpine. Survivors include a granddaughter Mrs Joe Snyder and grandsons Judson Millican and Elliott Millican. The funeral was conducted by Dr Hershel Ford at the First Baptist Church, El Paso, then burial at Paisano.
A new Pack 41 Cub Scouts was organized and installed by Pack 46 sponsored by the Community Center. Cubs processed through Bobcat requirements and earned Wolf Bear Lion and Webelos badges as Akela presided. The ceremony ended with torches circling the town and returning to Centennial School.
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