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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1946
Page
2
Classic small town column laments tax figures in Alpine and questions the 1936 to 1937 value shift. Mentions Fort Davis apple orchards blooming season and Army planning steps. Contains casual chatty tone with references to weather and local scenery.
Listings for room residence apartment house cafe and equipment sale or lease large house near business section and trade options financing through loan connections wanted listings for property sales insurance services by licensed realtors and agents offering loans ranch loans city and business property financing from $2000 upward with low rates and prompt service legacy firm Hopson MW advertising multiple lines of services and contact numbers
A dense Alpine community page recounts a Lions Club meeting with many guests including Woodrow Epperson and Lloyd Bloodworth. It notes plans for a city park and playground, a fund-raising minstrel show, and remarks by Capt Daniel Pollock and Dr Dick Hawkins about Sul Ross College. The piece also mentions a personal diary on family expenses and Easter cantatas bans.
The Los Angeles Union Stock Yards reported a steady overall market with weaker prices for medium and common cows, while beef steers remained firm. Early week rains eased drought fears but did not fix feed shortages as OPA probes signal shrinking beef supply and possible subsidy cuts.
Ranching and fishing buzz fill Alpine with activity as Roy Sunnett sells a carload of steel calves, Pete Kennedy sheep herding, and Louis Lewenthal and Dudley Dobie report explorers visiting Big Bend. Don Littleton leads Boy Scout Camporee plans near Alpine with a potential six week Camporee site. Lamb market shows steady to weak with good to choice at 14.25 to 14.80 dollars. Red Cross must carry out.
Local notice urges residents to vote on April 2 regarding city Wifidale reforms amid debate over efficiency and officer enlisted disparities. The piece frames the election as approval or rejection of change and asks voters to decide if current governance should remain or shift toward reform.
A coalition of more than 100 veterans formed under the GI Construction Co Seabee banner plans to address a housing shortage in North Dallas. They accuse builders of mismanaging wartime housing and aim to pressure firms that constructed airstrips in White Rock, East and the Pacific regions.
A letter appeals to Alpine citizens to oust three current city leaders in the April 2 election. It praises the incumbents for stabilizing the city’s finances, cutting debt, and buying key property while warning against ambitious building programs that could raise taxes and water rates. The writers claim progress includes paying off overdraft, reducing debt, and expanding fire protection and public facilities.
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