Red Cross Responds to Multiple Southwest Disasters
The Southwestern Division reports Red Cross relief after tornadoes and floods across Gowen Oklahoma Sulphur and Burlington Kansas Beaumont Texas and surrounding areas. Deaths injuries and widespread property loss are noted with rapid local response and plans for permanent rehabilitation. Financial gifts designated for these disasters are to be sent to the Southwestern Division Office in St. Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Southwestern Division
James L. Fiseser
Southwestern
American Red Cross
Gowen
Oklahoma
Latimer County
Claude B. McCartney
Henry M. Baker
Murray Company
Sulphur Provident Association
Sulphur
Burlington
Kansas
Coffey County
Edward B Orr
Edith R. Miller
Orr
Beaumont
Texas
Fanuiett
Fannett
Mississippi
St. Louis
Locals From Last Week Roundup of Small Notices
Miss Ruth C. Head returned to El Paso after nursing Mrs. J. A. McMillan. For sale eggs from Barred Rocks by B. J. Dantzler Alpine. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Adams and Mrs. Kent of EL ranch near Fort Stockton visited Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Turney. For rent a 3 room house near the center. J. C. Bird back from Dallas Baptist Sanitarium greatly improved. Mrs. Geo Roberts and two children from California near Mr. Roberts, driller at the Wilson well, occupy Mitchell Cottage. J. H. Ritchie and Mrs. R in El Paso for chiropractic treatment report warm climate and relief. They spoke of trips to Juarez and humorous notes about Mexican city sights. El Paso is a great city for proximity to Juarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Adams
Mrs. Kent
EL Ranch
Fort Stockton
M. L. Turney
Geo Roberts
California
Roberts
Wilson Well
Mitchell Cottage
Mivo
J. H. Ritchie
EL Paso
Jurauz
Joe
Juarez
Citation by Publication in Brewster County Divorce Case
Public notice commands the Sheriff to summon George Woodbury by weekly publication for four weeks to appear at the next Brewster County District Court in Alpine on the 2nd Monday in August 1922. Plaintiff Helen B. Woodbury seeks dissolution of marriage on grounds of cruel treatment dating from 1919 to 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
George Woodbury
District Court
Alpine
A. PD
A. D
Helen B. Woodbury
Texas
Brewster
State of Texas
W. H. Lease
Izzy Einstein the Bootlegger's Bane in Marfa
A humorous El Paso paper item lauds Izzy Einstein as the bootlegger’s bane stationed in Marfa. It lampoons his exploits with a mock detective tone, naming a bootlegger who trained eight burros to stampede when Einstein appears, and extols his clever disguises and nationwide reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
el Paso
Lecoq
Isadore
Finster
Izzy
Death of Logan A Stroud in Alpine
Logan A Stroud died March 25 1922 at his parents home in Alpine aged 35 after a brief illness with influenza. Funeral services were held at the home and at Alpine cemetery where many neighbors paid respects, reflecting the family’s standing and community sorrow. Floral offerings were profuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan A. Stroud
Mr. L. Stroud
Alpa
Alpine
Data on Road Construction From Federal Aid Program
The Bureau of Public Roads and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announce ready access to complete contract price records for federal aid roads since 1916. Monthly reports cover labor and material, with statistical tools to extract costs, bids, and road widths for 7 480 miles of completed federal aid work across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
Road labor prices ease further as February rates fall
Bureau of Public Roads figures show labor prices for road work slipping in February, with common labor averaging 29 cents per hour nationwide and 28 cents in January. Skilled labor declines continue, with regional ranges from 13 to 20 cents in the South, 23 to 30 cents in the Midwest, and about 45 cents in the Pacific. Teams without drivers priced 24 to 42 cents per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Middle Western States
Pacific States
The Police Gazette and Public Taste
The article recalls the Police Gazette as once infamous for risqué images. It contrasts that past with modern magazines, movies, and Sunday papers showing more liberal fashions. Conservatives now seek the Gazette for contrast and relief from widespread wantonness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Gazette
Sunday Pictures
Gazette
Methodist Church Schedule and Graduation Card Sale
The Methodist Church lists preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Leagues meet at 3 p.m. and 6 45 p.m. Graduation samples and programs are available at the Avalanche office for selection, with early visits urged to avoid disappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Beard
W. A. Daugherty
Leonard Stone
Avalanche
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amfrican Red Cross
Ruth C. Head
J. A. McMillan
B. J. Dantzler
W. F.caldwell
J.C. Bird
Baptist Sanitarium
Dallas
State OF
Izzy Einstein
the Bootleggers’ Bank
Lecog
Nick Carter
Cuba
Maine
Isadore Einstein
Einstein
Logan Stroud
H. M. Smith
Purina
Old Bessie
Cheeten
Alamo Lumber Co
A. J. Hanna, Mer
ER. F. Higgins
W. A. Hadden
C. R. Sutton
L. W. Elliott
E. Mead
Brian Montague
E. E. Townsend
DD. McCutcheon
W H Leas
Burk
Herbert B. Preett
Itivis
Otarscennneee County
Aensanesslo
Brewerer County
Rexall
Sru *Satelay
Eicones
Columbia Dey
Fahnestock
Columbia Dry
Columbia
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