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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1946
Page
1
A letter brings a weather discussion with photos of a recent snowstorm and four record breakers in the sender's region. The writer jokes about shoveling since December 1 and mentions sung calls for rain and changes to winter tunes. The piece salutes reader M. O. Pittman for tallying totals to 341 and welcomes a caller’s suggested addition to the column.
Clyde E. Bord, 26, was killed by a stabbing near Elm apartments on East Holland Avenue. Police report Boyd Hollinshead, 21, claimed self defense after a 1:45 a.m. window sighting. Hollinshead, released on 2800 bond, fled the scene with lodging details unclear. Bord's body taken to Graham and burial planned there.
Tulsa Texas reports Welcome Volunteer Tiff, a three year old Jersey cow, crowned national milk and fat champion. Owned by former 4 H club member J Chester Ellif, her 19 416 pounds milk at 5.58 percent and 1 077 pounds fat were recorded in the American Jersey Cattle Club merit list under Texas A and M supervision. The prior record holder Dream Noble Blanche Ixia, owned by P E Miller Jr of Richfield North Carolina, produced 19 129 pounds milk at 5.53 percent and 1 069 pounds fat.
Charles Chambers begins installing a 30 000 watt electric plant at the Bar S ranch near Chat Town in Meri zon.
A Marathon jury found Danasio Bocanegra guilty for the September slaying of Cirado Flores on a Marathon street. Flores died after being shot while walking with a mother and two girls. Bocanegra received 90 years in the state penitentiary. Blas Rangel, charged as an accessory, received a two year sentence after pleading guilty.
Big Bend base club releases annual count for year ending March 1 showing 856 eagles 209 coyotes and 18 bobcats killed in the area. Planes piloted by J O Casparis conducted the hunts. Dues set at 100 per ranch withApril 1 credit deadline. The report notes plentiful eagles now and livestock losses rising.
An important notice informs Avalanche subscribers outside Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties that rates rise to 2.50 per year and 1.80 for six months with the three counties maintaining 2.00 per year and 1.25 for six months unless material costs force an advance. The Avalanche notes the policy aligns with regional practices.
Oranga and Alpine V A boys topped the local lamb feeding effort with standout gains. Sonny Oranga’s two lambs fed 178 days averaged 46 pounds per head, while the chapter average for all lambs was 27 pounds daily. The group consumed 8.7 pounds grain and 78 pounds hay per pound gain, with Sonny leading in grain and hay efficiency. Sixty four lambs were fed by 31 FFA boys for show, netting $106 above costs.
Joe Gallego Jr a Fort Worth event exhibitor from Alpine, led the Alpine 4-H club by winning first place with the best group of three steers fed and exhibited by one individual at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. He previously won the grand champion at the Big Bend 4-HFFA show in Alpine on Feb 26 and earned second in heavy-weight milk-fed at the San Angelo show before Fort Worth.
Dr. M. P. Spearman of El Paso will be principal speaker at the Big Bend Medical Society gathering at Indian Lodge near Fort Davis. He will illustrate his talk with slides on Indications and Contra-indications for Surgery in Sinus Disease. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Searles of Marfa host the event, which starts with a 6 pm dinner Sunday.
A brief notice advises readers to consider a buy and hold approach for U S savings bonds aimed at long term security. It emphasizes basic saving principles and municipal or government backed instruments as stable options.
City commission and chamber of commerce approved plans for a new Southern Pacific depot to replace the January fire damaged station. The Spanish style building will use native rock brick or stuccoed tile with a size similar to the old station and include a smaller warehouse. S P officials Gray Kinsler McKenzie and Meyer Starns discussed details with local city and district officers.
Mayor L B Starns announced a work order to install blinker warning signals at the Seventh Street grade crossing with equipment now available. The Fifth Street crossing will receive lights later. City aims to install traffic signals at Sixth Street and Holland Avenue and at Fifth and Holland as materials arrive.
J G Guthrie, 67, died last Wednesday at his sister Mrs I M Boss Miller’s home in West Alpine after a brief illness. Born Copperas Cove Texas he had lived in Brewster county since 1915 and worked at Study Butte mine and later as a watchman at the municipal airport. Funeral Thursday at 2 20 p m at Miller home officiated by Rev R Le Wittner interment Elm Grove cemetery Pallbearers listed. Surviving sister and brother L B Guthrie Alpine. He was unmarried and moving back to Alpine from Sanderson where he had worked as a fireman for Southern Pacific.
Fort Stockton resident engineer says fencing material shortage delays 22 mile section of Highway 67 from Alpine to Fort Stockton. A contract to complete the gap has Pecos county fencing the right-of-way. Need is 90 miles of barbed wire and 45 miles of wolf-proof wire. calls urged to Kempen or the Fort Stockton office.
The 1946 Alpine Cats began workouts with new additions including B Malish and other discharged veterans attending Sul Ross. Matish has arrived and will captain the team this year. Work on the new field resumes after a pause due to material delays. The Alpine Veterans, a semi pro team, challenged the Cats to a practice game anytime.
Dr B F Berkeley, chair, says about 2 per cent of the county quota to raise for the Red Cross War Fund has been met, with a county goal of 14000. Marathon chair W G Gulihur reports 70 per cent subscribed there and lists canvassing workers. Tax busy season slows progress. campaign continues through the month with potential for over-subscription. contributions may be left at First National Bank.
Alpine Independent School district will hold an April 6 election to decide on maintaining a tax rate not exceeding 1.50 per hundred dollars and issuing bonds up to 125000 for school construction and equipment. The bond plan covers gymnasium work Latin American school addition Central ward modernization and a new vocational agriculture building. Two trustee seats also appear on the ballot.
City commissioners announced a free parking space in downtown between Gulf Servicenter and Storey-Whiteside Lot on Holland avenue with entrances on east and west. Only passenger vehicles may park there. Long parking on Holland avenue should use the new lot or the space east of Gulf Servicenter to keep short term spots available for shoppers.
Big Bend Post No 79 will host banquet and installation ceremonies tomorrow night with guests Perry Craig El Paso 18th district commander Pat Hargrove district membership chairman and Herschell E Herriott district installing officer and past commander of El Paso Post No 36. The event starts at 6 90 pm at the Legion hall followed by a dance at the college gym with Ray McNeill and his band providing music. All members and guests are urged to attend.
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