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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1928
Page
4
Publication note indicating the Davis County subscription price and year entered as second class matter at the Alpine Texas post office under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879, reflecting historic postal classification and pricing details.
The Avalanche lists candidate notices for Democratic primaries on July 24 and 28. Entries include District and County Clerk Mamie, County Treasurer M. T. Chastain seeking re election, Sheriff Tax Collector M. I. Shelt, County Attorney, voting commissioner positions for Precincts 1 and 2 Clarence Hord and Ja Anderson, re elect Fritz Weyerts Everly Greenwood Joe Graham W. D. Hurcham, Precinct 3 Constable Syl Adams, Justice of the Peace J. K. Dozier re election, County Surveyor All. White re election. Also mentions Rotary club notes by Casner and Sandifer with remarks on club history and global reach, dates back to 1905, and local precinct voter context.
Alpine Rotary Club discusses attendance led by Worth Fraser Jowship and Harry Warsom with Maines on Vocational Service Activities. ML Hopson contributes insights as Scott chairs the session.
Work on the line to connect Marfa and Alpine plants of Central Power and Light began this week. L. E. Myers Company of Dallas handles the project, with completion expected in three to four weeks. The 38 KVA line is built to meet town growth and improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
Charles Livingston becomes the second Alpine resident to receive a new Ford from Alpine Motor Company. Ford dealers marked the moment as Howell oversaw the delivery while the town celebrated the new car on the lot.
G H Yates sells saddle shop on Avenue E to C H Werner of Ozona. Werner assumes charge and renames the firm Alpine Saddlery Company. Werner brings years of leather trade experience and plans to tailor saddles, chaps, and other leather goods to order.
L White seeks the county surveyor post in the upcoming primaries on July 28. He was appointed previously and served three years as Brewster County highway engineer, asking voters for support.
GW James A in Houston attended the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar Texas convening there on the 10th 11th and 12th. They returned home yesterday.
Notice to the public from Ozona signed by GM Yates and Fa expresses gratitude for 15 years of support from friends and customers and announces continued service in the leather business with respectful regards.
Cattle receipts in Fort Worth on April 10 indicate heavy stocker and feeder cattle volumes from South Texas with price boosts of 18 to 28 cents for yearlings and calves. Cows and canners advanced with steers and heifers trading around 8.00 to 9.00 per hundredweight and feeder values rising for the week.
The Sal Row team led by Darrel York Buddy Withers Tom Cross and Johnny Boyd travels to El Paso to play Texas College of Mines then at Mesilla Park against New Mexico A and M College tennis club. A return series with Sul Ross hosts April 21 at Alpine and Aggies visit for a follow up.
A fragment reflecting on legacy and biography notes that evil deeds endure beyond the actors, while suggesting biographers may invent or fill gaps where memory fades. The line echoes Shakespearean sentiment about lasting impact and the shaping of history.
A Columbia professor cautions that long legs may signal high intelligence but warns against leaving too much of them uncovered. The remark frames leg exposure as a risky behavioral cue rather than a scientific claim.
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