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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
2
A 1946 statistics release records 1 960 fatalities and 7 740 injuries from rural road travel. It urges pedestrians to walk on the left shoulder and wear white or carry lights at night to improve visibility.
Readers learn to reuse salvaged fabrics and old garments into stylish beach outfits. Diy tips cover dyeing with turquoise all purpose dye and simple sewing patterns to create two outfits for about a dollar.
Around Town notes the state appropriations for Sul Ross College over the next two years, praising adequate financing long overdue and highlighting the college as a West Texas institution already benefiting the region. The column reflects warm, dry weather across Alpine and mentions nearby Pecos and Presidio, with local humor about pools and parking meters.
A column riffs on playful definitions and local notes with jokes about life, printing limits, and a closing Thought for the Week on Loyalty. The writer teases readers about the era’s happenings and mentions street lighting, a cotton oil mill site, and enrollment records at Sul Ross.
Receipts for cattle calves and sheep rose sharply week over week with cattle up 4450 head and sheep up 22280. Prices for spring lambs set a new all time market record with good and choice lambs from 20 to 25.75 dollars with most sales 23 and down. Fat cattle and calves sold strong with medium to good steers and yearlings at 18 to 25.75 dollars and fat cows 12.50 to 19 dollars.
The 1946 U S traffic report cites speeding as the direct cause of 9,460 deaths and 230,760 injuries nationwide. Officials urge drivers to heed speed limits and reduce road risk.
Enrollment in Sul Ross summer school is expected to reach 500 by week’s end. Gov Dan Moody vetoes a 7500 appropriation for a Davis Mountains scenic loop road survey. Kerr Mercantile opens a modern store in Kerrville and Rancho Valle la Cienega announces July 1 opening. Old Settlers and Cowboys Round-up planned for July 4-5.
A several week trip included time with friends in San Angelo Fort Worth and Sulphur Springs showcasing travel and social visits across multiple Texas locales.
A Marblehead Massachusetts regiment of fishermen rowed and piloted boats carrying George Washington and his army across the ice filled Delaware River in 1776.
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