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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1949
Page
2
After a two week break Wilfred returns with Alpine pride and local updates. The piece praises Alpine’s cool town vibe amid travel stories and mentions planned city mail delivery by October plus cheers for Cow Boys and Junior Cowboys prospects. It also endorses Ed its water column and calls for long range water planning beyond large projects.
The region sees growing business and water projects in Alpine as face lifting and remodeling progress for local buildings. Community support for the Regional Library Building fund grows, while Peyton Cain's Know Your City Schools column earns appreciation for detailing school activities. Governor Jester’s death noted as a loss to Texas civic leadership. Allan Pinkerton referenced as inaugurator of the Federal Secret Service.
The piece highlights water improvements, new wells, paving, mail delivery certainty, highways, remodeled churches, new residences, and expanding business in Alpine. It notes the Cowboys success, Sul Ross building plans, school programs, increased tourism at Big Bend National Park, and museum cooperation with the West Texas Historical and Scientific Society. A rumor claims Noah's ark marker exists, but the article urges students to visit the Hale Collection for educational value.
Sul Ross Museum curator reports rising crowds though many students are unaware of the facility. From June 1 to 27 six hundred fifty visitors registered, bringing in guests from Kansas California New Mexico New Jersey Arizona Alabama and Louisiana. The native stone building measures 173 feet by 90 feet and houses thousands of items. The museum has earned nationwide praise and is described as a credit to a larger institution.
Alpine Lumber Co shows a showroom addition costing 15000 dollars. G B Mosley reports a business addition at 800 dollars. Louis Bruns firm adobe store blog 300 dollars. Reyes S Castillo frame brick residence 150 dollars. Mrs W B Hancock frame stucco pump house 200 dollars. D L Brown frame stucco garage 200 dollars. W E Duncan four room cinder block residence 3500 dollars. Primitive tribes paint their faces to frighten the enemy.
The Organized Reserve unveils a point credit plan replacing hours for AR retention. Col Oscar B Abbott of the Texas Military District says 27 annual points suffice, with 15 credited for Active Reserve membership. One point per day of duty applies, and 30 days yields 30 points. Retirement point rules stay unchanged.
The Army announces a June 29 rule to issue credit cards for Active Reserve members recording retirement year points and retention sufficiency. It also replaces inactive duty terminology with Reserve duty in training applications for Active Reservists not on active duty.
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