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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1932
Page
2
A collection of notices and articles from The Alpine Avalanche covers local society, dairy topics, and historical kidnaping cases. It notes subscriptions, reporting corrections, and a march of scientific honors awarded to General Electric staff including Edwin Rice and William Coolidge.
The March 24 launch of the Santa Rosa near Kearny New Jersey signals a broader shipbuilding rebound for America. The vessel, 508 feet, 4000 tons, with 225 accommodations, private baths and illuminated pools, is part of 45 new ships and 19 reconditioned hulls soon serving routes to Mexico Panama Nicaragua and South America. Governors, a federal official and President Weaver attended the christening as the fleet and merchant marine revival accelerates.
The Lamme medal recognizes outstanding contributions to electric power transmission. It highlights work in handling high voltage current and credits patient labors of many scientists, continuing the Edison era of progress in the electrical industry.
The Alpine Lions search for a slide trombone and a clarinet misplaced in recent months after the band was disbanded. People with information should notify J. Cooley at Storey-Whiteside Lumber Company.
Information from a road district meeting in El Paso indicates the first 1 mile paving project west of town will be let in May. Surge optimistic the project will use triple penetration asphalt and be state funded, with future extensions toward the valley and connection to the interstate. A separate note mentions local commerce and a court session where Ella Payton of St Louis challenged interruption to her testimony.
Miss Pay Hamilton of Sul Ross State Teachers College is honored for her genealogical and historical research. She is listed among leading American genealogists in The Handbook of American Genealogy by the Institute of American Genealogy of Chicago, granting access to national lineage records and contacts with genealogists in 1,331 counties.
Notice to Candidates requires advance payment for all announcements with fees set at five dollars for precinct offices and ten dollars for others. The Avalanche lists candidates subject to Democratic primary action on July 28 including E. M. Regan Pecos and Benjamin Franklin Berkeley Alpine up for re election EE Townsend Alpine Hart Johnson Fort Stockton Roy Priest Rankin Chandler Camila Henderson Vernon McIntyre J D Young Bill Cotter and W A Weakley.
A speaker notes 16 foreign countries will expand her work materially and interest registrars of the Colonial Dames and other hereditary patriotic societies. She emphasizes real resident status enabling international contacts for genealogical research to qualify for membership.
The Texas State Highway Commission authorized repairs for the Borderway bridge west of Del Rio and allocated 2000 dollars for cleaning and repair. A survey was ordered to pave an 11 mile stretch of Borderway from near the bridge east to Comstock.
An Ohio woman named Mrs. Morris married J. W. Persons, divorced him to wed Samuel Morris, divorced Morris to remarry Persons, and again divorced Persons to remarry Morris. Now Persons awaits his return.
Alex Mc Garvock of Glenarm Ireland died suddenly upon learning a relative left him 17900 dollars. Blanche Karach of Memphis Tennessee persisted in sharp bargaining despite the earlier news.
Richard V Neville of Cincinnati was granted a divorce after his wife eloped with a guest at a dance the couple was giving.
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