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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1946
Page
7
Mr and Mrs Charles Worthington are spending some time at their home in Denver Colorado.
The Alpine column records Jack Scudder in Houston and local residents Daisy to Pecos visits, a geological mapping crew from Texas University, fishing trips, and a veterans barbecue. It notes Miss Josepha Hinojos’s marriage, statewide travel of officials, and a unique two day barbecue method using a coal bed and rock-lined pit.
The notice highlights civic activities in Alpine including a July political calendar with primaries and conventions, a planned documentary production Texas the Great by United Artists featuring Andrew Stone, and efforts by the Chamber of Commerce. It notes Girl Scouts seeking a local area camp and the Texas National Guard ground unit assignment, urging local support to build Armories and related facilities to boost Alpine as the Key City to the Big Bend.
Notice by Brewster County Texas a judicial sale in case 1975 against Alpine Telephone Corporation following a 1945/1946 judgment. Property includes all Alpine Telephone assets and toll lines from Alpine to Marathon and to Marta, with rights of way, poles, and equipment, to be sold for cash to highest bidder on August 6, 1946 at the Alpine courthouse.
A vast wall chart used by Allied officers to plan the June 6 1944 invasion at Eu rope shows the positions of all Allied craft. The map, kept at the Portsmouth Naval Aviation school, will be framed illuminated and unveiled at ceremonies in late July.
Publication and posting announce a sale to satisfy debts totaling 32 001 five thousand four hundred thirty dollars in favor of W D McCall as next friend of Earl Neal McCall minor and ten million dollars in favor of W D McCall individually plus additional related terms and conditions likely from a court or legal proceeding.
Allan Shivers outlines a Texas platform advocating colored and better highways and farm to market roads. He calls for redistricting, full payment of old-age pensions, legislative reorganization with 60 day annual sessions, expanded public health, parole system reform, and wage labor equality within a lean state government.
Writ notice states interest on sums from August 21, 1943 at a six percent rate and costs of said salt applied to satisfaction. The sheriff of Brewster County Texas, CLARENCE HORD, signs the notice dated July 9, 1946.
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