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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1925
Page
3
Local 482 Personal items list sales ads and cards at Palace Pharmacy and machine offers. A parade of residents and visitors including Colonel John Perkins, R. B. Stadden, Tom Moseley, W J Caldwell, and others travel to Austin San Antonio and Alpine for business, theatre work, Knights Templar activities, and social visits. Property and leases in Green Valley are offered for sale.
Notice to the public states the Natatorium property will be used solely for irrigation, so the pool will not be open for swimming. Arch Miller, Marathon state ranger, injured in a recent car accident, has lost his left arm and is hospitalized in San Angelo after the crash caused by steering failure.
William Henry Lease known as Henry, born August 7 1863 in Edwards County, dies April 22 1925 in Alpine Texas Brewster County after 16 years as County Clerk. He served 11 years in office and left a large family including wife Mollie Shoemake and eight children. Interment in Alpine Cemetery with Odd Fellows and Rev Bowles conducting services.
A church notice invites all to greet God at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday with services at 10 am 11 am and 8 pm. Minister J A McMillan urges the community to say good morning and good evening to God.
Alpine will open a modern Sanitary Dairy on May 1 with 25 tuberculin tested cows. George A. Bless is proprietor and manager, W. B. Hancock owns the land and equipment, and Bless leased the operation half a mile north of Sul Ross College. The dairy uses sterilization equipment and invites the public to observe milk handling.
Fort Worth readers express heartfelt appreciation to friends and acquaintances for aid after the recent burial of their beloved father W. S. Bechtol and for many floral offerings. G. W. Bechtol and family.
Mrs W B Caldwell hosted a delightful picnic Monday evening at Paradise Canyon in honor of Mrs Greenlief Fisk of Abilene visiting her sister Mrs H W Morvelock. Attending were Mr and Mrs J W Morelock and children Mrs John Perkins and daughters Mr and Mrs W B Hancock Mr and Mrs W W Jenkins Mr and Mrs C A Brown and daughter Miss Frances Fennell Mr and Mrs Caldwell and daughter Miss Nina Belle.
Jas Mt Perris of Joliet and wife return home this week after visiting with Mr Joly of DeKalb Texas and Mrs Bert Haskell of Phoenix to study cactus in the Big Bend. Ferris collected for Joliet public arboretum while Haskell supported the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Arizona. Joliet and other cities lead in plant education with arboreta and living plant museums.
Several items of general interest are crowded out this week but will appear in The Avalanche next week.
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