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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1949
Page
2
A reader letters Wilfred wondering what became of the Old Man of the Mountain Peeks. the exchange jokes he may be an engineer on the diesel local, notes past sightings near california, and laments the end of steam whistles with the rise of diesel trains. time marches on.
A column mixes praise for telephone operators with calls to CALI BY NUMBER and a casual dig at hose pricing. It mentions October, a missed phone book, and urging readers to help improve service. It also reports Sul Ross and Alpine High football results and previews a game against Corpus Christi University.
Final copies arrived making Alpine C of C, Inc. a 20 year non profit under Texas law with 244 members praising Al Creigh for securing the charter. A Highway Department mileage marker fix now guides travelers from Pecos to Alpine, easing navigation on the Pecos Alpine route and avoiding backseat map wrangling.
Local crowds are urged to watch the Bucks in action tonight at Jackson Field. Fans are also invited to listen for Sul Ross versus Corpus Christi tomorrow night and to prepare for the yearly PTA Halloween carnival, promising plenty of fun.
Alpine Lions Club heard ROAR coach Paul E Pierce discuss Sul Ross Tr in ity football and review 1948 Lob o squad plays with blackboard diagrams. The Ladies Night event moves to October 25 at the Holland hotel replacing the noon meeting. attendees should notify secretary Sam Thomas. Guests included Duff Elliott of California and highway patrolmen George Rus hing and Toll Dawson.
The State of Texas Brewster County Sheriff sale notice outlines a 1949 judgment in Cause No 8101 A against multiple defendants for taxes and costs. It states the October 1 1949 date as the execution of mandates by the Clerk of the Brewster County District Court.
Sheriff Jim Skinner of Brewster County issues a sale order for the property of the named defendants. On October 3 1949 the sheriff seized 613.74 acres in Alpine Texas and will vend at the county courthouse on the first Tuesday of November 1949 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The sale proceeds go to satisfy the adjudged value and judgments, with redemption rights and division options preserved.
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