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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1926
Page
2
Joe J. Fox, news editor of the Fort Worth Star Telegram, and an accompanying party are visiting Alpine for a week or ten days. Fox has previously toured the Davis Mountains and is a keen booster of the Alpine area as a summer resort.
Fire department responded to an alarm Friday afternoon at the G. K. Lange residence on West College Avenue. An old stove leaked and ignited, burning a hole in the floor. Flames were extinguished before firefighters arrived. Mr and Mrs Roxvenor and their four babies had left yesterday to visit relatives in Santa Fe, Mexico.
Fort Davis briefs include staffing at Valentine Motor Co and new sales position for W. A. Yarnro, plus visitors from Valentine and Winters. Miss Ruth Carlton returns from San Marcos, plans to teach. many guests at the Bird home during the season. local Alpine Avalanche correspondent paid in cash. Fort Davis hosts a school play by Rosenfield students with notable young performers and plans another production about Fort Davis lore.
The School of Expression girls staged a clever 11tte playlet titled Marilyn's Follies beneath the trees at Shady Nook Inn last week. The camp girls delivered a lively entertainment, showcasing acting and wit to entertain local guests.
The Swift family from Del Uo, with Mrs FB, have spent part of their summer in Fort Davis. They were here fifteen years ago, traveled from their town, and stayed sixteen days with tough roads. They have been visiting Alexis Town for several months this time.
Buyers look for Fort Davis apples as two orchardists rope Miller and Sproul Hoffman red have contracts to deliver Sept 1 to J B Abilene. Total promised about three carloads with likely more contracts. Apple supplies reported ringing a fairly good market.
Community gathering at a ranch home included prize awards to Mrs. Beau McCutcheon and several attendees from San Marcos San Antonio Del Rio Taylor and nearby areas. Names listed include Florence Turner Phil Coldwell Lena Terrill Harold Thompson I C Williams and Ruth Raps among others. The report notes multiple residents and neighbors in attendance this week.
Id Itoe Barron of Midland visits here with partners from Sucland. They attended a west Texas chamber of commerce event and exchanged greetings with local figures. The report notes Mr and Mrs W W Howard and daughter Joyce of Tucson, Arizona staying with Mrs. Howard's relative Mrs. J C Ira during their city visit.
The Alpine Study Club hosted a large August gathering with guests from San Marcos Temple Beaumont and Sul Ross faculty among others. Reports from Recreation, a Story Hour planned, and leadership needs for Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts were discussed. Mrs Wells McIntyre presented the National Federation update and Mrs Morelock read Masters life, with Mrs Turney and Mrs Sickle reviewing Spoon River Anthology. Refreshments followed a pleasant afternoon.
Chrysler reveals rapid production steps for the new "60" model after a May 10 introduction. Orders outpaced initial forecasts, lifting daily output from 350 to 500 units by late June. Highlights include 22 mpg, strong acceleration, and high structural rigidity under a policy of quality and dependability.
The report notes rising demand for Chrysler compact models and mentions that sales of the 70 and 80 series are at their peak. Also highlighted are strong performances across other Chrysler lines, indicating an overall high sales period for the automaker.
Mr and Mrs Frank Cross departed for El Paso where Frank takes a teaching position at McKay Business College and serves as athletic director They visited Mrs Cross sister during the trip and had previously spent the summer at Sul Ross College
Court in Brewster County, Texas to publish for ten days in a Brewster County newspaper. Lula Murphy seeks probate of the will and letters testamentary for N B Murphy deceased, with a hearing on the next term beginning August 16, 1926 at Alpine Court House. All interested may appear and contest the application.
The seal of the Brewater County Court is noted as affixed in Alpine Texas on July 23, 1926. Clerk Mamie Lease records the seal with Deputy Bull Weber, imprinting the county court proceedings. The annotation is dated July 20, 1931.
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