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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
7
Public schools face summer activity as gymnasiums host bands and leagues while the superintendent’s office shifts into high gear. Reports, transcripts, rosters, and facility repairs pile up as Alpine Public Schools prepare for next year amid staffing shortages and ongoing maintenance.
Big Bend National Park sees rapid road construction amid a 863,660 dollar program. Cage Construction completes 7.7 miles of road and several concrete bridges radiating from Panther Junction, with Smith Construction building park headquarters cottages and water storage upgrades planned as visitor figures rise. President Truman’s dedication ceremony plans loom, inviting Mexico and officials to the international event.
Ordinance No. 280 imposes an annual occupation tax on every person, firm, company, or association taxed under state law, set at one half the state rate. The city commission enacts collection and penalties for violations.
The text records a city ordinance linking a general state occupation tax to a local levy of one half the state tax on all taxed occupations. Violators face fines from one to one hundred dollars. Signed June 12 by Mayor John W. Gillett and City Secretary John Stowell.
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