Runoff talk and El Paso semi pro finale preview
The column notes runoff elections after long vote counts and quotes James Byrnes on political life. It also previews Alpine Cowboys versus El Paso in a decisive game, inviting support, and includes a reader letter about mail delivery and Alpine’s post office social center.
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James F. Byrnes
Alpine Cowboys
el Paso
Wilfred
Alpine
Harriet A. Walker
The
Warrier
It Happened Here in Alpine Twenty Years Ago
Alpine marks six inches of rainfall over three days covering the Big Bend Davis mountains area. Voters eye a dull primary July 28 as funds near seven thousand dollars. Kendrick structure near Terlingua Creek, 65 miles south of Alpine, under test. Mary Nevill Haynes and Jeff Oliver wed at Alpine First Baptist with Rev. Buren Sparks officiating. Alpine Cats beat Marfa 9 to 4 in a youth game. Coach Travis Cook praised for summer guidance. Vacation notes praise Fort Davis Observatory loop and picnic spots. columnist muses on Christmas shopping ahead.
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Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Kendrick Structure
Terlingua Creek
Alpine
Mary Nevill Haynes
Jeff Oliver
Buren Sparks
First Baptist Church
Alpine Cats
Marfa Hames
Marfa
Travis Cook
Alpine Boys
Alpine High
Fort Davis theater opening and local notices from Alpine frontier area
Will F. Evans reports a water well found by witching near Marfa. John A. Dumas and Eugene Edwards opened a picture show in Fort Davis upstairs in Dumas building. Veterans reunion attended by W H Harrison at Christoval. Families from Marathon Odessa San Antonio Austin Fort Stockton and Alpine appear in travel and home news.
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Vis
Will F. Evans
Marfa
John A. Dumas
Eugene Edwards
Fort Davis
Dumas
W. H
Bill) Harrison
Gen
Tom Green
Cavalry Brigade
Christoval
Texas Constitution Amendment Tax Exemption For Homesteads
Legislature proposes adding to Article VIII a constitutional amendment exempting three thousand dollars of the assessed value of all residence homesteads from all state taxes. It sets the election date for November 1948 with a dual ballot option and requires gubernatorial proclamations for publication.
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State of Texas
State OF
Texas
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Lion President Briggs Elected at Lions Convention
Eugene S. Briggs of Enid Oklahoma was elected president of the International Association of Lions Clubs at its 31st annual convention in New York City by unanimous vote. He succeeds Fred W. Smith of Ventura California.
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Eugene S. Briggs
Enid
Okla
International Association of Lions Clubs
New York City
Fred W. Smith
Ventura
Cal
Texas House Joint Resolution on Salary Basis for Sheriffs and Officers
A Texas House Joint Resolution proposes amending Section 61 of Article XVI to require all sheriffs and county law enforcement officers and their deputies to be salaried beginning January 1, 1949. The measure details salary mandates for counties by population and directs all fees earned by officers to be paid into the county treasury. It specifies submission to voters and sets outlines for county authorities to determine compensation methods.
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HOUSE
State of
Texas
State of Texas
Commissioners Court
Commissioners Courts
Constitutional Amendment Ballot Instructions Amid 1948 Election Worded
The document outlines how voters in the 1948 General Election should cast ballots on the salary basis amendment for sheriffs and law officers. It specifies the ballot language for or against the constitutional change and describes voting procedures in counties using machines.
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George H. Storey
Odessa
Thomas Dean
Stella Walton Dean
San Antonio
Jim Nichols
Welle MelIntyre
Mary Virginia
Mrs. McIntyre
Austin
Pauline Terry
Mrs. W. H. Terry Jr
Fort Stockton
Midland
Livestock Auction Co
KCRS
Don Estes
Lion President
Rock of Ages
By Perpetu
Ating the
Rees Monument
Kalten
U. S
Lange
N. Fifth St
General
Vy Electric
Storey-Whiteside Lbr. CO
America
Kaiser
Frazer
Kaiser-Frazer
West College Ave
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