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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1932
Page
1
A preliminary survey by the city commission for municipally owned electric plants was discussed at a luncheon meeting. The report notes public interest and recognizes that a thorough survey will take time and money. Some towns operate municipal plants successfully while others incur varying losses.
Representatives of the U S Biological Survey will visit in late April to assist ranchers with rodent extermination. L J Whitehead of the Texas department announced during a visit last week. County Judge D Wood urged ranchers to seek poison on grain for prairie dogs kangaroo rats and otter rodents. Alpine Post No 2412 Veterans of Foreign Wars held a regular meeting Wednesday at Odd Fellows hall with Post Commander Eddie Witwer presiding. The charter remains open another week for new members. Regular meetings move to the second Wednesday each month. next session is April 18 with seventeen members present.
Dr. Herron returns to Alpine after a short absence and reopens chiropractic offices in the Hum Die Oil and Gas building on College Avenue next to the Bumble filling station. Truman Pouncey, Alpine native, elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Texas for excellent grades. son of J M Pouncey, longtime Alpine resident now in San Antonio.
Large turnout at Marathon today as Alpine and Marathon contestants compete in a full day county meet to decide champions for the Interscholastic League. Events include playground ball, tennis doubles and singles, track, declamation, extemporaneous speaking, essays, spelling and arithmetic, with events running from 9 a m tennis to 3 p m track finals.
Irion County voters approve a 50000 bond to fund paving of U S 67 and 99 beyond San Angelo. The State Highway Commission will match 750000 and award contracts at the next Austin session for unit 1 including grading drainage and structures. Completion efforts link Pecos Reagan Brewster Presidio counties toward a continuous hard surfaced road from the border near Presidio to Dallas.
The filling station at the corner of Holland Avenue and Fifth Street changed ownership the first of the week. Ivan Red Newton, a former Sul Ross student, now operates the business which had been run by W. H. Terry Jr for the past year.
Coach B Graves leads Sul Ross spring football with about 25 eligible players reporting daily. The first spring game showed the squad in good shape and Graves expects two or three transfer junior college graduates to boost the team next fall. He believes Sul Ross has the best chance at the TI A 1 A championship next season.
Alpine residents reported almost universal support as they signed a petition urging Teagan to issue adjusted compensation certificates to World War I veterans. Bill Rowe announced the effort led by Hawthorne v. Gray Pot No. 1 IST veteran Poet Ware and Loe Langeles, who canvassed Pine and surrounding areas to gather endorsements.
R. C. Patton aged two, son of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Patton, died last Thursday at their west Alpine home after several months illness. Burial followed Friday at Elm Grove cemetery with Livingston Undertaking Company in charge and Rev. W Bridges officiating. The child, born in Balmohea in 1899, would have turned three in June. Survived by parents, a brother Coleman Jr and two sisters Pay and Pegay.
Alpine endured a severe two day windstorm followed by frigid temperatures dropping to 22 degrees Tuesday morning. The storm, among the worst in years, caused limited local damage while western and northern areas reported extensive destruction and a 100 mile gale at Paso. Peach trees bloomed earlier but suffered frost damage. observers expect some peaches if temperatures rise by Wednesday.
Four trustees for Alpine Independent School district will be chosen at the election on Saturday of next week. Terms are three years starting May 1. Current trustees A A Murray Henry T Fletcher Mrs G W Martin and Mrs T F Skevington seek re election. Three county school board members will also be chosen in precincts 2 3 4 Oscar Roberts No 2 W W Crawford Marathon No 3 Harris Smith Terlingua No 4. Also noted are prior elected officials Whitfield and Perkins holding over.
Big Bend Post No 76, America v Legion, sent a telegram to the West Texas chamber of commerce retesting alleged action by its committee opposing payment of the soldier bonus. An emergency meeting framed the protest and sent the telegram to Stamford. The message says the chamber’s stance does not reflect Big Bend citizenship and urges consultation with members before such resolutions.
March 23 report from Limpia canyon describes A T Muller overseeing Horage ullaing work for bridges with three pumps active. Cylinders four feet across are sunk to bedrock up to thirty three feet deep, sealed with concrete at the bottom, then water pumped out as seals cure. Iron cylinders will rust over time while concrete piers support future structures.
The Dallas to Presidio hard surfaced road project, begun in 1929, is expected within two to three years. Of 890 miles, 213 are paved, 216 graded with bridges, and 167 miles await improvement. The route traverses rich Texan agriculture, West Texas oil fields, Davis Mountain district, and reaches Presidio near the Mexican border with Chihuahua ahead of potential Mexican expansion.
E E Townsend former Brewster sheriff and Texas ranger announced his candidacy for representative in the 87th district Brewster Terrell Val Verde Kinney and Maverick counties He aims to work toward rational business like state government and improve industrial life while negotiations for U S 90 right of way continue through West City talks consider routing the highway west if city funds fail to buy needed lands Early highway plans promise completion of a mile to the county line once right of way is secured and pave Presidio county linkages.
Fort Stockton hosts the fourth annual Fifteenth district Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers conference March 29 30 31 with thirty eight local associations five county councils and the El Paso city council in attendance. Speakers include Dr Irving on spiritual moral training Dr Lucinda de L Temlin on social health Dr Utterback on tuberculosis prevention Mrs R R Jones on child education for vocational success and H B Fort on Article 10 of the Children charter. Social events include luncheons and the annual banquet for the graduation class of the Texas correspondence course. Mrs Irby Dyer of Barstow is president.
The Old Settlers meeting planned for April 21 in Marfa on San Jacinto Day has been canceled per a letter from Dr. A. J. Hoffman secretary. No reason given and no indication of rescheduling.
The P T A March meeting program proceeded indoors due to wind and dust. Third and fourth graders sang Arbor Day songs under Mrs. Youne. Boy Scouts gave tree history talks.
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