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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
2
Corrective notice reminds readers that any erroneous reflection about a person, firm, or corporation in the Avalanche will be corrected if brought to management’s attention. The notice appears in the Alpine Texas publication dated April 20 1922 and shows second class mailing status.
Fort Davis Post reports Alpine Chamber urged to back the Old Spanish Trail meeting and hospital site debate. editors call for flagging Mr. Culp and his party for a stop in Alpine en route to Fort Davis, arranging transport and courtesies for the visitors.
The query asks if the reader lives in Alpine ISO and joins the Alpine Chamber of Commerce, and if not requests the reason for nonmembership. It seeks clarifying information about eligibility, residence, and participation.
Alpine nines defeated Marfa in a tense season opener played on the local diamond. The game went to thirteen innings after a tied score through nine, with Alpine finally bringing in the winning run to secure victory.
Deputy Grand Master J l L. Shiten and Grand Secretary FQ Vesttal arrive for the Alpine Fort Davis and Maria Odd Fellows Rebekah anniversary. The 103rd year of the order in America is marked by plans described as the biggest Texas celebration yet, with committees producing an impressive display.
A committee from the chamber of commerce is cooperating with city commissioners to take steps toward improving the street lighting system.
The Texas Industrial Congress promotes data on land use and farm conditions in Texas. It notes 27 percent of improved land, 446 000 farms averaging 261 acres, 54 percent tenant farmers with 70 percent Black tenants, and widespread gaps in livestock and crops. It calls for smaller farms, more cultivated land, more owners, and soil conservation with public cooperation.
A cheerful sign of spring appears as a Seattle neighbor returns borrowed coal and asks to borrow a lawn mower, reflecting neighborly exchange and seasonal tidings in a small urban row.
Notice of sheriff sale in Brewster County Texas issued by District Court dated February 1922. Mary Fisk and N B Fisk defendants will lose Lots 3 and south half of Lot 4 in Block W J Walton Addition Alpine. Sale set June on courthouse door between 10 AM and 4 PM for cash. Sheriff FL Townsend signs.
Notice states any person connecting or tampering with the lighting circuit without notifying the office will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for theft by Alpine Light and Company.
Eleanor MH Porter chronicles a woman’s persistent attempts and final success in a personal and domestic struggle. The piece highlights resilience, social expectations, and a turning point that leads to a hopeful outcome.
Harriet Clayton and her husband Thaddeus hatch a grim ruse to lure Jehiel and Hannah Jane home by posing a funeral to wrestle them from distance. The scheme ends with the mother’s apparent death, a guilty confession, and a joyous homecoming as the hidden truth is revealed.
Fort Davis officials discuss hosting the Old Spanish Trail convention in June with Mr. Culp of San Antonio. A chuck wagon barbecue and mountain trips are planned, plus efforts to welcome visitors and boost local boosters. The group also backs building a hospital for disabled World War I veterans in the Davis mountains with Pecos airing support and the Langly bill funding.
John Young of Young Land company and Prof. W A Styler of Sul Ross College signed a contract with Texas Sales and Engineering of Dallas to handle apparatus. They expect to install sending and receiving stations in Alpine in the near future.
April 17 birth notices report a son for Mr and Mrs Charles W Harmon and a daughter for Mr and Mrs R B Bean. Both mothers and babies are fine while Charlie and R B are in serious condition with some hope of recovery unless complications arise.
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