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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
4
A reader argues against snobbery toward any honest labor. The essay praises workers from sewer diggers to dishwashers, noting Jesus the carpenter and God as workers. It condemns those who sneer at menial tasks and urges respect for all who contribute through labor.
Former Alpine Presbyterian pastor Rev Hi J Reevnseta visited town en route to a Christobal camp meeting. He spoke to Sul Ross Normal College students at chapel and was welcomed by many friends. He now serves a prominent church in Las Cruces New Mexico.
A promotional riff extols Opportunity as relentless, urging readers to seize the Avalanche as the best advertising medium. The piece likens chance to a living force that knocks constantly, warning that failing to act could hollow the bank account and urging readers to grab the opportunity now.
The Avalanche urges advertisers to use newspapers as a powerful sales channel. It notes readers rely on ads as part of the news and emphasizes ads help products sell, promising the paper works for advertisers even while they sleep and inviting ads to help Alpine grow.
Major John Garfield Emery of Grand Rapids Michigan was unanimously elected national executive committee optional commander of the American Legion succeeding the late Frederick W Galbraith Jr. He served as vice commander earlier and fought in World War I, earning a major's rank before being discharged.
Sul Ross Normal College ends the summer term with seventeen diplomas and certificates to be awarded. The second annual session opens September 26, with expectations of higher enrollment. The college, a premier asset in Alpine, Texas, prides its earnest faculty and diverse student body drawn from many states. For sale a new 5 room bungalow with bath, garage, well, and windmill. details from Jack of Frank Cross.
A roster of county officials for Sonora Texas includes Judge James Cornell District Attorney W Graham County Judge M S Burke Sheriff and Tax Collector E Townsend Treasurer M T Chastain County Attorney J L Martin Jr and others. Justice of the Peace posts cover precincts 1 2 3 4 with court sessions set for 3rd Mondays August November January and May and justices courts on the 4th Monday each month.
Justice Court Precinct No 1 meets on the fourth Monday each month County Court meets on the third Monday in February May August and November Commissioners Court on the second Monday in February May August and November Probate Court meets Wednesday of the first week of County Court District Court 63rd Judicial District sits on the sixth Monday after the first Monday in January and July
The city commission with Mayor Benj F Berkeley and commissioners F E Gillett George W Baines meets the first Monday each month at the Masonic Building with City Marshal Nay Bowles in attendance.
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