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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1931
Page
4
Breeders and feeders plan a field day to tour the Big Bend region. Promised are barbecues banquets and scenic drives with stockmen and buyers from major firms. Mitchell and rail officials will attend with Armour and Swift representatives to discuss livestock advertising and profits in cattle breeding.
In Alpine an expedition is being organized to head toward the west Texas area before the summer term starts on June. Coach B C Graves was to join Robinson and Morelock on this journey but could not depart due to work commitments.
Still Work Continues on laying pipes from the Valley gan wells to the city with a rate of cents per thousand. Added if the bill is not paid. The sax from t and sweet according to report and the company holding the franchise. Alpine controls enough to serve many towns earlier than Alpine without danger of owning short. Woods planned to have the line to Alpine by May 1 but with Fort Stockton, likely several weeks late. A T Woods holds a franchise for Alpine and Marfa, extended months ago when gas delivery proved impossible due to the times.
A court ruling and analyst Burr explain the Texas Oklahoma boundary along the Red River. The bank line is set near the water, limiting landowners' private rights. State authority defines riparian boundaries tied to water courses and riverbank width about ten feet.
Alpine students excel at a regional track and field meet securing firsts in multiple events. Top performers include Adele Perkins and Alijean Wright in declamation and a strong marathon relay showing. The meet featured 19 records and celebrated both athletic and literary contests with Alpine earning several titles.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous event winners from Alpine and Marathon in a district meet. Names include Richard Lewis, Genevieve Bast, Tom Hollis, Jeanne Martin, Elizabeth Dragoo, Della Kimball, and others across spelling, memory, arithmetic, extemporaneous speaking, relay, and track events with assorted placements.
An investigation by the Independent Petroleum association reports that twenty large oil companies own 80 percent of the industry's total assets, with the remaining assets held by thousands of smaller firms. The giants produced about half of U S crude output in 1929, while also sourcing crude and refined oils from abroad. Also noted: four boys from Wewoka, Oklahoma, after 100 hours in a bridge marathon were taken by ambulance to barbershops where they fell asleep in chairs.
A humorous notice extols the value of paint for property upkeep. It argues well maintained exteriors protect investment value, contrasts saintly behavior with practical maintenance, and promotes high grade paints as essential for lasting, clean appearances.
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