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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1950
Page
2
In a Town Roundup note, Wilfred expresses mixed views on building a Brewster County courthouse while noting needs for Alpine water and a new school. He argues the courthouse would not derail other projects and supports modernization as Sul Hoss expands the local college program.
The piece notes Alpine communities receiving potential $450000 from federal funds and praises joint city county cleanup efforts. It mentions Alpine Cowboys baseball team, Big Bend park coverage, and early June practice as schools dismiss. Herbert plans to lead and Kokernot field is set for action.
The passage mixes casual musings on a summer meeting in a cool Alpine setting with remarks on manners and plans. It notes students finishing term, children tracing maps of desired destinations, and light jokes about Canasta. The tone is informal and playful with scattered observational bits.
The page lists graduates across Texas and beyond with degrees in arts business administration and science. Notable names span Alvin to Wichita Falls, including Ethel Berry, Forrest Askey, Rex Allen James, and many others from Alpine, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Del Rio among locations.
The Administrator of the Estate of John Clanton, Deceased, Felix McGaughy judge of Brewster County, requests all indebted parties and those with claims to present them by law. The administrator, Nevill Haynes, lists his Alpine address and names numerous creditors and claimants across Texas. Deceased to be awarded posthumously.
The editor publisher shop foreman bookkeeper society announces subscription prices: Brewster and Jeff Davis counties two dollars per year or one dollar twenty five cents for six months. Other areas two dollars and fifty cents yearly or one dollar fifty cents for six months.
City passes Ordinance 276 defining itinerant merchants and peddlers and setting license fees and bonds. It exempts interstate traders, requires local registrants to file with the city secretary, and imposes penalties including fines from ten to one hundred dollars. Effective after passage on April 10, 1950 with city secretary attestation.
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