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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1956
Page
10
Established in 1890 Oldest Business Inc lists editors and correspondents including Fort Davis Marathon Bend Park and Alpine reporters. Referenced fire in Alpine, Texas, with unspecified details and municipal notes.
Alpine, dubbed the hub of the Big Bend, houses the Mexican Consulate led by Vice-Consul Mario Tapia. The office serves many West Texas counties drawing visitors from far distances to conduct official business, enriching the community with an international presence.
Alpine chamber directors back designating the route from Carlsbad Caverns to Big Bend National Park as a Federal highway. They argue the link is natural and beneficial for federal and regional travel, with potential revenue for park maintenance and created tourism. The piece ends with a humorous quip about curves and focus.
Alpine Lumber Co and Storey Whiteside Lumber Co sponsor a campaign listing 100 common jobs from delivering packages to building additions. Sul Ross expects 22500 for the 1931 summer session. Deputy sheriff Howard Hamilton resigns for Alpine Mercantile. J W Merrill in Austin says Davis Mountain Scenic Highway approved. Ranchers donate 1200 acres right of way and 2000 acres for campsites. A birthday party for John Weyerts ends with dancing. Twenty three cars sold in Alpine area January February. Jeanette McIntyre flown to Temple for ruptured appendix operation. condition reported satisfactory.
City of Alpine Texas issues election order for April 3, 1956, at City Hall to elect mayor and officers. Appointment of election managers named Carl W. Shults, D. Ms. Bennett, and George Baines. Police Chief ordered to post notice 30 days prior. Ordinance 329 sets candidate filing procedures for mayor, commissioners and other offices.
Legal notice commands specific defendants to appear in Brewster County District Court Alpine to answer trespass and quiet title claims on a Brewster County tract. Publication in a Brewster County newspaper is required for four weeks, first to appear at least 28 days before the return day, February 8, 1956. A two day conference on Atoms in Business will be held in San Antonio May 10 and 11, outlining energy developments for Southwest businessmen.
A Creekside page lists church names, pastors, addresses, and service times. Includes First Baptist, Catholic Our Lady of Fatima, First Christian, Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel, St. James Episcopal, Methodist, Church of the Nazarene, Christian Science Society, Assembly of God, and Westminister fellowship details with morning and evening worship, Bible schools, and midweek classes.
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