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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1931
Page
6
A collage of cartoon captions and quips features early 20th century humor: a mock dialogue with Sherlock Holmes and a nurse, lines about the Shriners parade, a city worker and a farmer breakfast joke, and a note about Washington’s all-woman taxicab firm failing for lack of enough qualified drivers.
A brief notice from Cook's Secretarial School in Alpine Texas invites early reservations for enrollment. The ad stresses limited spots for the initial class and hints at spelling and typing focus as part of the curriculum.
Classified rates listed at seven cents per line for first insertion and half cents per line for each additional line. Cash in advance required. Do not request an advertised account unless you have a regular monthly charge arrangement. thank you.
Church notices invite public to revival services led by Dr J B Tidwell at Mills Christian Church with sermons on fundamentals, revival lasting ten days or two weeks. Sunday school at 9 45 and evening services at 8 00. Also announcements for Christian Science service at 11 o clock, lost keys, room and board, and real estate inquiries.
Schedule details for Sunset Limited and Argonaut trains showing Alpine arrive and departure times, northbound from Presidio, and Santa Fe service to Chihuahua City, plus bus departures to Pecos Presidio Van Horn El Paso Fort Stockton McCamey and Del Rio San Antonio.
Uncle Sam profits from a $50 000 Camel contest by R J Reynolds Tobacco with an estimated 1 million entries. Postage and handling total about $23 800 including 20 000 special delivery and 10 000 registered letters. If delivered to Winston Salem North Carolina, 2 500 would have traveled. Judges report 1 000 000 inches of stapling wire and several months of work to process entries. Winners to be announced weeks later after careful study. Court cases in St Louis deny damages to ex-preceman William Penny. Italian Gino Benedetti shot for whistling during an execution. Mrs Claude Raynes of Chicago testifies about money from a husband.
A Los Angeles postal worker was allowed by a court to vary his signature from George to Ceo Cole for rapid writing. The arrangement was noted in a 20 J. W. Howse, M.D. report addressing the people of Aipias and urging vigilance.
At the Texas and Pacific experimental farm southwest of Pecos, planners will grow 480 acres of cantaloupes in the 1930 season, up from 117 acres last year, aiming for about 334 crates or 8 carloads per acre. The 1920 crop totalled 26,886 crates.
Austin Texas high school students may now compete for ten full semesters regardless of continuous or intermittent attendance, under a UT League referendum. The rule previously limited contestants to ten semesters from first enrollment, extending eligibility for a longer period.
Alpine Texas firm MAPS SURVEYS PLATS offers land surveying services with contact listed as 295 and location in Alpine Texas. This item presents a small classified style notice for professional surveying services.
For sale real estate ads promote 10 acres valley land with rich cultivation, ample water, dwelling, irrigation reservoir, fruit and grape trees, priced 5500 from 7200. Also 4 acres city edge garden land with shallow irrigation, quick sale at 550 cash. Estate sale offers seven blocks of 44 lots, priced 2350 with half cash. 525 acres near Alpine ideal for subdivision with 3500 down and easy payments. 40 acres patent shale land with minerals and oil rights near Brewster County at 3 per acre cash.
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