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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1927
Page
4
The Alpine Avalanche outlines subscription policies and legal notices for readers. It details rates for corrections, cards of thanks, and reading notices, plus publisher rights on subscriptions and mailing practices under postal laws.
The Alpine community pushes to lift Sunday school attendance toward 500 with a goal of regular participation. Leaders highlight benefits from Bible study and civic involvement urging everyone to join next Sunday and sustain the habit for goodness.
Brief readable note from Rankin’s paper mentions a new exchange desk at the newspaper office. It cites staff changes and the aim to improve reader service and information access.
Rankin is a boom town in the oil fields about 100 miles north of Alpine and serves as the county seat of Upton County. Until now Rankin has lacked newspaper success.
J Edwards and his sister Mrs Matilda Butoed are en route to attend the funeral of a family member. Cas Edwards, a Tex panhandle ranch owner, and To Tackitt of Lone Wolf Oklahoma are among relatives expected to arrive with their families. Funeral services were arranged already, with burial likely tomorrow at a local cemetery. The family expresses sympathy for the loss and the widowed parent.
The puppeteers, with seasons of experience, present a matinee of Mark Twain's Adventures of Hinckleberry Finn and an evening of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The performances feature precise manipulation, lively canery humor, and Mendelssohn music enhancing a refined stage display.
The Avalanche announces a two week extension of the three for two subscription deal. Readers in the Alpine and Davis Mountain district are urged to act now to save on news coverage.
A letter from J C Langford indicates he will arrive in a few days to reopen the Boquillas Hot Springs resort in southern Brewster County. The baths attract many visitors for drinking water and bathing. improvements and conveniences are planned for the near future.
San Antonio mineral oil publication editor visited Alpine last week and met with Avalanche officials including Mr Everett to discuss coverage. The visit aimed to promote regional mining and oil reporting and potential stories for the newspaper.
Westward and eastbound trains listed with names Argonaut Limited Sunset Mail and numbers 101 102 103 104. Mail deadlines noted 4 00 pm 4 31 pm 8 36 pm and 8 00 pm with routes to Marfa Texas and other destinations. Corrections flag a date update to reflect the revised schedule.
Readable lines include a garbled exchange about a kitchen door being locked and a query about an engine type followed by a pun about an engineer. Other bits reference a cracked arm from a machine, a deer stopping a trap on a road, and stray humorous dialog from a column titled in a casual, old newspaper voice.
On March 9 Le Frere Chapter Order of De Molay held the De Molay degree for candidates led by Master Councilor Duncan Scott. Recipients included DeWitt Johnson Farrer Warren Tom Crow J Luckey James Frazer Sam Wohive and Howard Carter. most were Sul Ross students.
Notice states an extension to April 5 for filing city tax renditions for 1927. Signed by W. A. Daugherty City Tax Assessor.
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