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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1928
Page
8
Personal notice seeks return of a fox fur lost between the post office and Watson Anderson Grocery Co. Reward offered by Avalanche office. Also mentions San Antonio trip and local grocery ads for Sandifer's Grocery promoting cash savings.
County Agent Miller announces the prairie dog campaign resumes with spring efforts. About 6000 lbs of poison grain prepared to cover Highland counties including Hrowster, Jett Davis, and Presidio. Poison priced at eight cents per pound, provided to ranchers at cost and also used to reduce kangaroo rats under U S Geological Survey supervision led by Le Whitaker.
Dr J B Wright to install X ray gear and accessories in his Holland hotel offices, alongside ultraviolet and infra red appliances, valued around 2500 dollars. He notes the service to Alpine and nearby patients remains the focus, with surgeons privileges in his offices. Alpine hosts three progressive physicians and a modern hospital owned by Dr Marvin Turney.
Hon J F Sutton resigned last week as Judge of the Gist district after holding that office. Mrs W I Durnell and little daughter are visiting Durnell's parents, Mr and Mrs W I Hamilton. Gladiola tuberoses and canna bulbs featured at Howell Lumber Company. Windmill outfit wanted Box 311. Miss Daisy Humphries and Mrs W D Kleine of Gonzales guests at W H Koker ranch near Alpine. Phonographs repaired. call 377, 420-116. Dorothy Ligon, Chinati teacher, visiting parents J W Frazer. Mestre E C Moseley Smith away six weeks on Pacific coast trip. Three newly furnished rooms for couples advertised. Measday Dairy sells milk, 12 1/2c quart. Sandifer's Grocery promoting cash discounts. Attending Chicago art school, visitor home recovering from a recent attack. Orient Dairy phone 181.
Paramount Pictures cameramen captured scenes of a 4100 head cattle herd during round-up work at HL Kokernot ranches north of Alpine. John Young Jr and Herbert Kokernot Jr assisted. The team plans to return for more footage leveraging the clear atmospheric conditions.
Houston officials urge Brewster County residents planning to attend the Democratic national convention to write Mayor Oscar Holcombe at once with their intentions. The city wants to estimate visitor numbers for preparations. Captain C. D. Wood, county judge, notes the count for the past three and a half years and mentions Judge Sutton, a former Alpine resident, now to practice in San Angelo, as his successor.
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