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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1950
Page
4
The notice promotes lability and fire home insurance plans, family polices covering $5,000 per member, and hospital cover, urging purchase from the company. It also offers loans on city property, dwellings, farms, ranches, and notes, with references to various policy benefits and contact hints.
Miss Flora Daugherty visited relatives in San Antonio while Miss Madge Brown of St. Paul is a guest of Dr and Mrs W E Lockha. Edna Clemmons travels to Arkansas. Several parties from El Paso to Uvalde to Grand Canyon for family events and health reasons. Mr John Young II returns from Fort Bliss with plans to move to Lawton Oklahoma.
Alpine officials outline progress toward a growing high school library an adequate cafeteria for Central school and an all school test program. future efforts include grade school libraries cafeterias for Centennial school more visual aids and beautification projects to support larger district units.
Alpine chamber of commerce directors reviewed initial applications for the manager post after D L Cross Jr resigns effective April 1. A special meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon at the C of C building to consider candidates with final action possible March 21. Fort Stockton chosen for this month’s goodwill trip with March 22 as tentative date.
George Davis agrees to feed fit and show animals for Mr Yates interest in advertising and publicity. He commits to return calves if he fails to feed and care for them. Both parties must agree on sale price for the bull calf.
March 8 marks the start of the census crew leaders training in Odessa under district supervisor George T. Kesler. The class, led by Russell V. Oliver, runs March 8 to 14 at the Ector County courthouse, 8 am to 5 pm, with further training of enumerators in late March.
March 9 marks the 1950 Easter Seal drive in Alpine led by the Stewster County committee of the Texas Society for Crippled Children Inc. Funds support public education, research, and direct services for the handicapped in Texas, with about 10 percent to National HQ and the rest staying locally.
The board of trustees outlines a plan to fund a community building with a maintenance fee from all activities. The rules specify space for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, skating, dancing, club meetings, banquets, concerts, plays and cultural instruction. It also proposes housing the local fire department equipment in part of the building until incorporation and locates the site on the south portion of the town square per the Commissioner's Court public-use designation.
A district court jury failed to agree on the verdict in the Louis Lewenthal versus Bert Lewenthal civil case. The eight to four vote was reported after several hours of deliberation, with the trial spanning Wednesday to Saturday and large shipments of wax involved.
The record notes a contract with several signers including Carlos Calderon Mary Dominguez and others with witnesses Willie Uranga and Tom Kent Alpine Central School principal. It highlights George Davis an Alpine High School honor student high achiever in the Gold Emblem FFA and student affairs with father H A Davis a Brewster county ranchman in Maxon Draw area.
The Avalanche publishes advance cash in vote notices for Democratic primary on July 22 1950 listing candidates for Sheriff Assessor and Tax Collector Brewster County including IVEY ELLIS. Also notes debt disclaimer by Mr and Mrs Ed Bartholomew operators Fort Davis Texas.
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