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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1948
Page
7
School officials reported receipt of a $750 gift check from the Pilot Club earmarked for tennis courts at Alpine High School. The club urged the district to begin labor and maximize concrete area for the new courts, with the district funding the balance.
Receipts at Fort Worth and other markets fell later in the week due to severe weather. Beef steers softened while yearlings and heifers held steady. fat calves and slaughter cattle showed solid or slight gains. Lamb prices declined. feeders and yearlings varied with regional demand, and a school census update follows. Public transportation usage notes split urban riders between streetcars and private autos.
Lewis Sterling of Dallas and Sul Ross guest speakers attended the Lion Club. Alpine High School all girl choir performed, praised for talent and training, then dismissed. The note adds national average residential lighting cost at $1.25 monthly, equating to $200 in candle light.
I L B Starns mayor of Alpine Texas issues an election order for the city of Alpine Brewster County. The notice specifies the election date and required procedures under Texas law for the local government. The document请求 outlines eligibility, polling locations and official conduct to ensure lawful voting.
In Alpine on April 6 1948 the first Tuesday election will elect a Mayor and two city commissioners. City Hall is the polling place with John Young as Judge C D Wood and O D Burleson as clerks. The City Marshal must post the notice thirty days prior, signed by Mayor L B Starns and City Secretary John Stovell.
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