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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
4
A local ad urges readers to buy liability and hospital insurance with policies offering family coverage and protection for rent during repairs. It promotes legal reserve life insurance linked to loans on city property and farms, and mentions notes for sale and buying a ranch.
Mrs. Tom Williams of Yeleta visits Mrs. Kate Nevill. Mr. and Mrs. George Benson return to Alpine after years in Fort Worth and Colorado Springs. Mrs. J. D. May visits son Rev. Roy May in Bishop. Mr. May brings his mother home. Mrs. W. F. Lockhart Eugenia Rowland and N. M. Clifford Jr. travel to El Paso for Metropolitan Opera. Ralph Berkeley, Southwestern General Hospital technician, visits grandparents in Alpine. will enter Baylor Medical School next October. Mrs. Joe Smith returns from Porterville with wounded son-in-law Burwell Boudreaux and his two sons. Boudreaux remains in critical condition at a veterans hospital in Van Nuys, California.
Alpine Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a western style barbecue at Zeb Decie farm four miles south of the rodeo arena from 10 30 to 1 30 next Saturday. Beef and goat dishes plus trimmings will be served. Tickets available at Holland Hotel, the Tap Room, or from Jaycee members. A 30 30 rifle is offered to boost ticket sales.
Austin officials announce Logex 50 will reenact the Anvil landing operation in Southern France at Fort Belvoir Virginia May 22 to 26. Texas Organized Reservists and ORC Logistics divisions will train in planning and executing wartime logistics with orientation in Eastern U S schools. Applications from Texas Organized Reserve Corps are due by March 3 at the Texas Military District.
J W Gilmer has become owner of the Twin Peaks courts on Highways 90 67 west of Alpine. Mrs E S Payne who built the courts has acquired about 1500 acres from Gilmer at the Shafter mining town. Payne plans a mercantile business and a future Silver Mine lodge to capitalize the area for tourism. A Wisconsin painter is noted as spending a second year in Shafter enjoying the cool mountain climate.
Out of 800 cards mailed, 200 pledges with funds indicate Alpine may buy a swimming pool and playground in 1950 if 600 more cards return with similar generosity. Donors without children lead, parents urged to step up with five to ten dollars or more to finish the drive. A pool is seen as boosting health, happiness, and town prosperity.
Coaches Ken McAllister James Crawford and others met at Alpine High to outline spring football training starting Tuesday with 70 prospective players and about 40 interested parents. They emphasized safety insurance unified coaching methods and developmental goals while noting Alpine’s limited age and experience may prevent a championship this year.
Dr. H. V. Williams Baylor university education professor and ex Sul Ross college faculty member has been elected to teach in Mexico City college during the coming summer term. He was honored by the Mexican government in 1946 for outstanding Good Neighbor service and will teach education courses from an American educator viewpoint.
Fourteen Jeff Davis and Brewster county 4-H members exhibited five calves and 43 lambs at the El Paso show February 14 to 18. Five calves and seven lambs sold for $6,181.33, an average of $515.11 per animal. Grand Champion steer went to Brooks Acton, Fort Davis, who also won middle and light weight classes. Lambs saw top placings by Trudy Acton, Brooks Acton, Nola Acton, and Don Burleson. Eighteen Brewster and Jeff Davis 4-H members will show 29 Rambouillets and 12 cross-bred lambs at San Angelo on March 2, plus 25 Rambouillets in a carload lot.
The Midland livestock sale showed a strong, active market with 425 head handled. Prices ranged for fat calves 22.50 to 25.50, mediums 20 to 22.50, fat cows 16 to 17.50, stocker calves 26 to 27.50, and select groups up to 30 per cwt. Local residents Mr and Mrs Leary and son Jimmy visited Alpine due to illness in Marathon.
The Avalanche publishes political notices with cash in advance rates for precinct county and district candidates. July 22, 1950 election date.
Local voters consider F. C. Fulcher known as Clint as he runs for re election as Commissioner of Precinct 4. Campaign aims focus on county services and leadership, with Fulcher presenting track record and plans to voters.
Mr and Mrs Ed Bartholomew operators at Old Fort Davis Fort Davis Texas state they will not be responsible for debts incurred by anyone other than themselves.
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