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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1945
Page
3
Alpine residents discuss local quirks and questions about citizenship names for residents. The letter also notes favorable weather, praises the Sul Ross inauguration management, mentions antelope hunting humor, and comments on local civic efforts and services amid everyday greetings and gripes.
Judge Sparkman reports approval for a government granite marker at Capt. William W. Townsend, who died May 25, 1915, and rests in Alpine cemetery. Townsend commanded Company D of Whitfield's Legion, was wounded at Davis Bridge after Corinth, and Sparkman has long pursued unmarked Confederate graves, urging localities to verify eligibility and cooperate for monument placement.
AUSTIN Oct 4 SP A cattle disease mimicking blackleg is causing many deaths this season. The American Foundation for Animal Health reports malignant edema. It affects cattle of all ages, horses with puncture wounds, and sheep after docking or shearing. Vaccines for blackleg do not stop malignant edema. Veterinary diagnosis is essential to determine the actual cause and protect the animals.
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A three year old New York prophecy about Jeff Donnell comes true as she lands the ingenue role opposite Loren Tindall in Over 21. Director Victor at Granada theatre presents Irene Dunne Alexander Knox and Charles Coburn in the film this Sunday and Monday.
From where I sit a reflection on American home as a tolerant, loving refuge. The piece contrasts domestic harmony with other societies, noting how differences of habit and opinion yield to love and understanding in the American sense of home.
Southern Pacific has placed orders totaling about 13.9 million dollars for 3800 new freight cars, including 1800 box cars and 750 auto cars with advanced interchange devices. Other purchases cover 150 70-ton hopper cars, 580 general gondolas, 200 tight-bottom gondolas, and 250 open-top hoppers. Cars come from Pressed Steel Car, Pullman-Standard, GTA, Bethlehem Steel, and Ralston. Deliveries start after the new year.
The term macadamized stems from Scot John Loudon McAdams who solved drainage issues in 1816. The article notes the connection to broken stone highways and mentions American Car and Foundry Co building 150 hopper cars each weighing 70 tons in a related line.
McAdams hired workers and their families to break rock on piece work for road construction. Roads built this way became known as Mace addamized, linking the method to his name in local practice and lore.
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