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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
2
Around Town by Wilfred recalls a family road trip through the Texas Plains to Okieland Houston Galveston and back to Alpine. The writer notes cool relief after travel despite heat and rain and shares light anecdotes including jokes about a shiftless husband.
In Odessa a troubled husband faces reprimand from a judge over family strife and a strained marriage. The scene recalls a home derailed by sudden upheavals as a wife endures shortages and threats, while relatives keep the household together amid unsettled life with rifles and risk.
A fragment from a 1940s paper shows guardsmen gearing up for a summer camp at Fort Bliss August 13 to 27. The piece blends political banter, local humor, and wartime sentiment, recalling Fourth of July events, election talk, and a traveler’s joke about marksmen.
Members of the Alpine Cowboy baseball club toured the region visiting Carlsbad Caverns and Big Bend National Park this week. A portion stayed to visit homes, while about a dozen members traveled on Monday to the caverns and parks for recreation.
Players returned in time for workout Wednesday and anticipate two tough games this weekend against the state’s top semi pro club the Linton Oilers.
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