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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1946
Page
4
pnjoy offers fast and slow belt workouts and an exercycle at 909 W Avenue E. The ad promotes weight loss and fitness through a simple program.
Toots Mansfield is recovering from surgery as Range Pow Wow riders from Alpine aim for top honors in Tucson El Paso San Angelo and Fort Worth. Cowboys share tales of the Big Bend, panther captures near Cooper’s store, and plans for Alpine booster trips to Chihuahua. Subscriptions and local notices close with McCain Vick Pierce at the Holland Hotel.
A Helpy-Selfy Laundry is planned to open in Alpine once the new building at the rear of Stapp's Auto Body Works on College Avenue is completed. The extension to the Stapp shop will house the quarters for the enterprise, managed by Mrs M. E Bryden, mother of Mrs Gene Parley, with S. F. Salters of Fort Stockton overseeing the venture.
Mrs Avora Owens announces this week her bid for re election to the county treasurer role for a second term. She thanks supporters from the last election and urges consideration at the forthcoming July primary. She pledges to continue handling duties to the best of her ability and cites aims to guard public money and government securities.
A reader muses on Spring weather, traffic speeds, and local concerns in Alpine. They note stalled phone numbers, demand traffic controls, and criticise tourism speeding. Remarks revisit cooperative councils, the Sul Ross Music Department Mikado, and a new business ladies club, while voicing personal grievances about not being asked to join.
Local items list visitors and travels including Mr and Mrs George Kempen and Ellen Hudson in El Paso, Harold Stack and children from Kent visiting Witt Stack family, J W Shepperd and C E McCool traveling to Dallas for shopping, Clifford Bulls visiting family in Mountain Park Oklahoma, Bob Corkins visiting relatives, Yoder family leaving after extended stay, Mr and Mrs West returning from San Angelo after a tonsil operation, Stockslager from Kansas visiting relatives, W H Kokerner and Margaret Ann Brown heading to San Antonio and Texas University, and other regional movements and hospital treatment updates.
Government weather bureau records at Sul Ross list February 21 with 65 high and 43 low and February 22 with 74 high and 51 low. A manufacturer markets burn proof fabric for ironing boards using postwar protective innovation.
J A Davis, a well known county ranchman and WWI veteran, announces candidacy for Commissioner Precinct 3. He operates a ranch in the county’s east end and plans to meet voters before the July primary. He cites businesslike tax payer administration and ties to local ranching families through his wife, the former Miss Nita Cox.
The Avalanche lists candidate announcements for primary elections including For Representative 7th District Conan Jones Val Verde County and Felix P. McGaughy County Treasurer. Avora Owens seeks re election Commissioner Prec 1 Parker Commissioner Prec 3 Annie A Davis Commissioner Prec 4 Daniel Idotton. FELLOWSHIP DINNER Sunday at the Methodist church noon hour with invited members to bring a covered dish.
Mrs H L Kokernot Jr accompanied by Ms Vernon McIntyre and Miss Janette while returning from a visit at Cameron and other down state points.
The Allpine veterans, formerly the Yanks, formed a Latin American baseball team for the season with hopes of fielding the best club. Key players include Bob Valadez Pilar Hernandez Marcello Alarcon and Ernest Pero. Alfred Leyva and Judge Hernandez will manage. Practice begins next week with the first game in mid April. A new multi purpose aluminum kitchen set is advertised. A meeting of the Alpine club of Texas university ex students is set for tomorrow at 6 45 PM in the college cafeteria with a program and banquet.
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