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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
6
A garbled collage of jokes and chatter features a customs official question, misheard quips about dresses and reputations, and a college youth’s goiter joke as a ragged slice of daily life. The piece blends quippy lines, teasing exchanges, and urban slang in a dated, lively voice.
Alpine Texas announces Cook's Secretarial School offering bookkeeping typing spelling and penmanship with a summer term starting June 1 reservations first ten enrollments. Also contains fragmented notices about real estate, Wanted property, and local business inquiries including irrigation valley estate descriptions and contacts in Merkel El Paso and nearby towns.
Railroad schedules show Eastbound Sunset Limited 6 01 PM and Argonaut 3 64 AM. Westbound Sunset Limited 1 26 PM and Argonaut 3 63 PM. Santa Fe southbound arrives Alpine 8 45 PM daily with departures Tuesday and Thursday nights. northbound from Alpine as listed. Ojinaga to Chihuahua city service runs Wednesday and Saturday 9 30 AM with return on Tuesday and Friday 3 60 PM. Bus routes include Pocus via Fort Davis 2 30 PM, Presidio via Marfa 2 20 PM, and Van Horn El Paso service. Delond Sea Antonio connections noted.
A new air patrol method to combat coyotes in Crockett Reagan and Upton counties uses a plane named Westhound to drop sirens alerting nearby ranchers. On a Banks town flight two coyotes were killed, as stockmen rushed to protect flocks and herds.
Classified ad describes trellises with various sizes and insertion rates. It notes minimum charges and demands CASH IN ADVANCE. The seller invites customers to call, view patterns, and discuss trellis styles from a tile shop. Potential buyers are directed to contact 410-46.
In Paisano encampment revival services begin Sunday inviting members from all churches to join. Dr Tidwell, famed evangelical teacher, will preach and sing, with midweek prayer and youth meeting planned. Sunday 9:48 morning service, 1:48 afternoon session, W Bridges pastor at First Christian Church. Church of Christ offers Bible study at 10:00, preaching at 11:00, and a 7:00 youth meeting.
The Ford family extends sincere thanks to friends for kindness and sympathy after the loss of a husband and father. Grateful for beautiful moral offerings and blessings. Signed by Mrs. SP Ford, Mr. and Mrs. B C Ford and family, Mr. and Mrs. W J Scarbro, Sam and Nina Ford.
A Granada theatre program notes the film The Great Meadow adapted from Elizabeth Madox Roberts novel. It chronicles Virginians’ 1775 cross Alleghenies to Kentucky and the hardships shaping early American settlement. Also referenced is Norman Arthur Lee Flood, Oakland bigamist.
In Chicago a fragmentary notice from Northwestern University mentions a class on contemporary thought and a professor’s move of offices. The readable portion hints at a discussion of prosperity linked to skirt length with minimal clear context or dates.
A Midland Reporter Telegram item recounts George Beantey, Bill and Charles Davisson visiting in Odessa. They planned a Fort Worth trip in a midget roadster. Ernest Beantey, hidden under the seat, revealed himself after breakfast when rain hindered his exit. He could not walk, rode home in the spare tire area.
Classified notice advertises sale items including a reservoir and a plentiful spring water supply. Notes irrigation potential with an 16 foot lift to cover the entire tract and mentions shade trees as a feature.
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