This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1956
Page
11
Buick introduces its 1957 line at Casner Motor Co with all new roomier bodies, lower silhouettes, redesigned front and rear styling, larger panoramic windshields, and a 364 cubic inch V-8 delivering up to 300 horsepower in Roadmaster, Super, and Century series. Dynaflow transmission remains standard on the Century and optional on the Special.
U S Representative J T Rutherford of the 16th District reports strong progress in securing projects for his 19 county West Texas area over the past 21 months. Alpine gained an official U S weather station at Sul Ross State College, and plans for 100 man Army Reserve Armories in Marfa and Odessa move forward. The park unit near Big Bend National Park received more than a million dollars in 1957 after $360,000 in 1956, with former Interior Secretary Douglas McKay invited to dedicate the park. Additional improvements include mail delivery expansions, three radar warning stations at Pyote, Ozona, and Presidio County near Valentine, and a $1,625,000 flood control dam for Crockett County.
The report outlines new projects including larger windshields and a redesigned Century utility car, plus three rear windows and a new chassis with action expected next year. It notes Reeves, Ward, Pecos and Loving counties as the main area. El Paso will see new border inspection facilities for the Santa Fe Street Bridge, with land trade measures expanding the city airport and Fort Bliss training sites. Rutherford's actions saved El Paso $108,000 in the trade and aided Midland-Odessa Air Terminal expansion, while cotton farmers gain a $814,000 annual relief and downstream Rio Grande water rights amendments.
The Texas Highway Commission redesignates FM Road 1214 between Fort Stockton and Marathon and State Route 227 to State 51. A single state highway number is set from the Texas-Oklahoma line to Big Bend National Park for motorists’ convenience. U.S. 90 and other routes are to be remarked or redesignated accordingly, with adjustments to connect Fort Stockton, Marathon, and Rankin areas.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.