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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1946
Page
1
Douglas Bennett recalls a vacation misadventure from Denton to Eagle Pass with a friend. The journey features a chaotic crossing language clash, a bribe at the border, and a governmental bridge project that forces detours and late night travels. The piece reads as a humorous travelogue with sharp regional color.
Moisture from last Thursday through Tuesday brought the season's most general rainfall in the Davis Mountains region. Alpine posted 2.19 inches, with Davidson ranch 11 miles north reporting over three inches in 10 days. Eastern lands saw lighter totals, while Marathon received some showers. Temperatures ranged from 58 to 87 degrees with lows around 58 and highs up to 85.
Melvin Bridges L3C son of Mr and Mrs G M Bridges has been discharged from the Navy after two years of service.
Rev. Marvin Williams and his family returned last Saturday from a three weeks visit with his brother Lt. J. B. Williams U S Navy retired in San Diego California.
A final small lot sale at the airfield is set for September 9 to 14. The Avalanche advertises many items including hand tools work benches bins power tools fleece lined clothing leather furniture small houses office furniture cord and twine leather ducking dies mills and other items. A complete list is available at the local chamber of commerce office.
Fort Davis Tex Sept 4 The Fort Davis Masonic lodge cleared its building debt at a regular meeting The lodge held a note to J W McElroy for 1700 with interest payments reducing the balance to 600 He returned the paid note marked Paid and members voted life membership for McElroy who has served as treasurer since long and is district deputy grand master this year
Paul Hollinshead was acquitted by a district court jury last Friday of murder in the March stabbing death of Clyde E. Boyd, 36, in Alpine. The case began with a jury drawn from two venues, deliberated about 40 minutes, and yielded a not guilty verdict.
Twenty four boys reported for Alpine High School football practice as Coach Travis Cook announced the squad averages 125 pounds and will be light. Only eight lettermen return, led by Ernest Teague and Eddy Riggle. First game set with Grandfalls next Friday in the neighboring town.
The National Park Service details a 10 to 12 year program to build about 91 miles of 32 foot park highway from Persimmon Gap to Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend. The plan, revised Aug 2, covers bridges, a saddle trail system, and several lodges and campgrounds, with first 12 mile section possible to start this winter, cost around five million dollars.
Washington dispatch shows plans to start the 1946-47 school term as classes resume Monday. The notice notes rationing stamps and sugar allotments, with Spare Stamp 51 enabling five pounds of sugar through December 31 if the local grocer has stock, and Stamp 49 extended to September 30 due to shortages. Spare stamps nine and ten remain valid through October 31 for five pounds of home canning sugar.
Supt H L Waldrum announces the 1946 47 Alpine city schools term opens Monday with 37 faculty members. One vacancy remains for a top teacher supervisor. Ten new teachers are listed and the remainder are returning veterans. Students enroll today with class times set and Centennial High renovations nearing completion.
At the closing 1946 Bloys Camp Meeting Association meeting in Fort Davis Texas all officers were re elected with one new treasurer J W Espy of Fort Davis replacing C O Finley who died He had served as treasurer for the life of the association James B Bean of Van Horn was elected a trustee Rev Alvin Rue pastor of Fort Davis and Marfa Presbyterian churches was named assistant Superintendent to serve with Dr L D Anderson of Fort Worth Superintendent
Mart in H Walker a longtime Alpine area photographer announces the closure of his Marfa studio due to lack of a new location. He will store equipment in Fort Davis and may reopen elsewhere in the future. Walker recalls early work from tintypes to modern instant exposures and notes changes in photography since 1900. The move ends a multi-state career including Galveston days, El Paso, and Alpine connections with the Thains and others.
The Alpine Internationals dom inated West Field last Sunday to beat the San Angelo Sheepherders 11-2 with Dietrich and Sotelo credited as the Internationals battery. A rain interrupted Monday’s game after 3 1/2 innings with the visitors leading 2-0. West says plans for a three game set with a Chihuahua City club for Sept 14 15 16 are being arranged.
The Presbyterian church announces that a referee or aging? minister who has been absent for three weeks after an operation will preach at the regular morning service Sunday.
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