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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1948
Page
2
Ex-Glen men hosted a social for their wives with ham burger sandwiches and ice cold beer. The event offered chicken sandwiches and cake with cider to suit those who preferred other tastes. Wives found the ham burger and beer pairing surprisingly pleasant.
The column covers a speaker’s quip on discretion, a Sul Ross class attendee’s sleep struggles, Milton Smith’s building, Val Richardson’s Antelope Lodge, Baptists and Paisano meetings, and a call for aerial spraying to combat disease-carrying insects with civic groups urged to discuss the plan.
The Office of the Chamber of Commerce reports national attention for West Pointers paddling 350 miles of the Rio Grande and praises Pic magazine. It notes the Connally Regan rider securing a 35000 appropriation for Big Bend park right of way, and details a 50-name membership drive led by Jim Francois.
Alpine teams and fans are praised as good sports despite a loss at Ko kernot Field. The San Angelo Standard-Times quote reports Midland chamber seeks better Southwestern Bell service and may seek to revoke the phone company franchise. A city irrigation notice requests no sprinkling on Tuesdays and Fridays. Local musings praise Alpine climate water and residents while anecdotes touch on temper and small-town life.
Public notice directs Bogan Caldwell to appear by August 9 1948 before the Brewster County District Court in Alpine Texas to respond to Edith Arnett Caldwell as plaintiff in suit No 2487 for divorce on grounds of abandonment for over three years and cruel treatment. The clerk J W Frazer signed June 21 1948 with a court seal.
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