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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
6
Erroneous reflections about any person, firm, or corporation appearing in the Avalanche will be corrected promptly when brought to the management. This notice is dated Thursday April 6, 1922 and acts as a public correction policy.
A citizen calls Alpine progressives to act and boost Brewster County development. He denounces naysayers as hot air merchants and urges faith and work to connect Alpine with El Paso and San Antonio, stressing community effort over street gossip.
A call to action urges locals to push for improvements and engage with the chamber of commerce. The message scorns laziness and urges every member to join, contribute, and work actively for a stronger Alpine community.
An Iowan urges the Department of Justice to probe alleged frauds in railroad repair work under the government guarantee of a standard return. Farmers National Council and People's Reconstruction League claim graft and waste, with President Harding promising action but few results. Millions spent on railroads but nothing for soldiers’ compensation, the writer laments.
A new compulsory Sunday observance bill was introduced in Congress by Fitzgerald of Ohio backed by the Lord's Day Alliance and other groups. It would close secular venues on Sunday, allow only necessary work, and impose fines up to 500 dollars with jail time. Opponents warn it tests constitutional separation of church and state and liberties.
An editorial piece urges using money for public good over personal gain in Alpine. It argues true wealth lies in funding civic advancement, warns against mindless repetition, and cites moral reflections on wealth, purpose, and social responsibility with humor and local references.
A reader notes the surge of recall petitions tied to women’s suffrage and suggests getting a discharged man to sign recalls. The remark frames voting rights as a political lever and hints at manipulation tactics.
A statement asserts that religious differences are fine as long as individuals do not infringe on the equal privileges and rights of others. It emphasizes equal treatment regardless of faith and warns against encroachment on others’ civil liberties.
Washington dispatch reports President Harding limited inquiry requests to the Department of Justice and directed investigation of the People's Reconstruction League instead. Benj C Marsh of the Farmers National Council asserts meetings with Harding on May 4 1921 and May 14 1921 produced evidence of railway incompetency and waste.
A readable list of local government roles in Sonora Ozona and surrounding areas includes James Cornell as Judge of the 83rd District N W Graham as District Attorney M S Burke as County Judge Erik Townsend as Sheriff and Tax Collector M T Chastain as County Treasurer J W Phelps as Tax Assessor I L Martin Jr as County Attorney W M Harmon as County Surveyor W H Lease as County and District Clerk Clarence Hord as County Commissioner Precinct 1 H T Fletcher as Commissioner Precinct 2 D C Bourland as Commissioner Precinct 3 W W Cartledge as Commissioner Precinct 4 C W Livingston as Justice of Peace Precinct 1 W A Weakley as Justice of Peace Precinct 2 Kk L Cartledge as Justice of Peace Precinct 3
Justice Court Precinct 1 meets on the fourth Monday monthly. County Court convenes on the third Monday in February May August and November. Commissioners' Court sits on the second Monday in February May August and November. Probate Court meets the first Wednesday of County Court week. District Court 63rd Judicial District meets the sixth Monday after the first Monday in January and July.
The city commission lists Mayor Benjamin F. Berkeley and Commissioners I. E. Gillett Geo. W. Baines Jr Nay Bowles as city officers. They meet on the first Monday each month at the Masonic Building.
Marsh accuses railroads of profits skimming through subsidiaries under a government guarantee. He cites a June 24 1921 Justice Department inquiry led by Special Agent W Allen Stowell and complains of delayed or blocked action and lack of information from the President and DOJ.
The New York Tribune questions who should bear the cost of the soldiers bonus. It argues the same group that pays for everything else, the ultimate con, must cover the expense.
Persons taking wood water or grass in any of the O2 pastures will be prosecuted for tresspass ing H T Fletcher Manager.
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