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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
3
Alpine residents report multiple visits and business trips including R M Merrick of Fort Stockton in Alpine on business and W R Preddy with J C Wade from Marfa. Updates cover relocations, oil field inquiries, and travel to Pecos San Antonio Dallas and Los Angeles with people of Marfa Fort Stockton Marathon and Galveston.
The high school hosts a Junior Declamation Contest Monday evening April 3 at 7:30 PM and the Senior Declamation Contest on Thursday evening April 6 at 7:30 PM. Students, families, and community members are invited to attend.
An old classified item promotes a chicken dinner at Ritchey Hotel and advertises Alps Drug Store for prompt orders and delivery at no extra cost. It urges home services like garden plowing, sewing, and a saddlery shop fitting gloves. Mentions Mrs HB Hourvalde, Texas 2028.
Dr. J R Middlebrook, noted surgeon, has drawn offers from distant locales to establish a hospital. Alpine and similar western towns promise generous cash bonuses and facilities, while El Paso connections back his work. The article urges inviting him while noting not to lure him away from West Texas. A fur farm and unrelated ads appear with addresses and reference banks.
Classified notices advertise building lots near San Antonio and close in acreage in Texas. Listings show contact addresses such as 508 Ave San Antonio and 951 Magnolia Ave Carines Texas. Also promoting eggs for sale with mail order options from Alpine Texas at one dollar per setting and related fob prices.
Classified notices advertise wallpaper samples from John A Weyerts of Alpine and a woven wire fencing sale by W Lett with a steel windmill tower priced at 35 dollars. Also offered are max 1 cent per quart cream for delivery twice daily, vacuum cleaner rental from Presbyterian Ladies Aid, and bright cane for sale at 20 dollars per ton near Ysleta with S.S. Carpent Antonio Street signature.
The annual Convention of the Western District Texas Chic an Endeavor Union drew delegates from Alpine Fort Davis Stockton and Marfa with over one hundred Endeavors at the Alpine dinner. Officers reported progress and plans for the coming year including missions efficiency and Army Navy work with new leadership elected.
Mr and Mrs Roy Stillwell and Miss Enge Dantzler began a cross country journey Sunday heading west. They stop at Wilcox Arizona to join a radio event and goat reaping contest then proceed to Phoenix for visits before continuing to Marathon and finally to the coast.
A brief card of gratitude expressing heartfelt thanks to the community for sympathy during the loss of a baby. Signed by Mr and Mrs J F Be.
Owing to higher oil and labor costs the ice price rises. Ten pound units cost $1.40, 100 pounds at $2.00, and 25 or more at a time. Minimum order ten pounds. Cash payments only. Delivery requires coupon books. Fight & Ice and J D Hix, Merchants.
Real salesmen wanted in your area with weekly earnings from 50 to 200 dollars promoting the Coraja Patchan all rubber khaki back product. No competition claims. Territory options include MPG, CO, Cal Texas. State managers sought with 500,000 to 1,000 capital. potential earnings 500 to 2000 per month.
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