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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
8
For the first time a leading American manufacturer back from Europe draws a specific comparison between foreign and American autos. He outlines the reasons for American superiority of manufacture and presents the European shows as a benchmark for quality and design.
The Grand Palais in Paris and Olympia in London hosted two major automobile shows, drawing over 100,000 visitors each day and showcasing hundreds of makes from Europe and the United States. European small cars, taxed by horsepower and luxury levies, dominate with Citroen and Morris-Cowley leading output, while U.S. firms like Ford and Chevrolet export larger, higher-compression models.
Postmaster General New and First Assistant Bartlett urge a national shift to mailing gifts between December 10 and 20 to avoid last minute rush. Emphasis on greeting cards, rural carriers off Christmas Day, city staff finish by noon.
The Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m followed by a preaching service at 11 00 a m. The Junior Epworth League meets at 3 p m and another preaching service is held at 7 30 p m. Visitors are welcomed cordially. John W Chisholm B D Pastor.
Sunday morning offers Holy Mass and Benediction in English with a sermon, then Mass and sermon in Spanish. Evening catechetical instruction and rosary with Spanish sermon follow, plus a Spanish Bible reading. A moving picture entertainment is scheduled at the Community Hall. Weekdays feature Holy Mass and Rosary with Spanish reading.
Gus Reininger, head of the Texas League for Equal and Uniform Taxation, campaigns in West Texas and to El Paso urging a State Tax Commission to standardize assessments. He argues the Dinkle income tax bill would be unnecessary if the legislature enacted equal and uniform taxation, reducing overpayment in some counties and boosting school funds, while detailing how 12 counties in the black land belt underpay and drain state revenue.
Sunday School 9:45 a m Preaching 11:00 a m Sunbeams and Junior RB Y P U 3:00 p m Mexican Mission 4:00 p m Senior and Intermediate B Y P U 6:45 p m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 W M U Thursday 3 o'clock Evening Service 7:30
The Highway Education Board announces a safety essay contest for public school pupils in grades five through eight, ages 14 and older, with a December 20 closing. National prizes include gold watches and trips to Washington, D C, plus state prizes and awards for teachers. Essays limited to 500 words on My Conduct on Streets and Highways.
D. bk. Breed, executive secretary of the Texas Public Health Association, says indigent migratory consumptives with active tuberculosis strain Southwest health services. Relief agencies and lodges move patients to Texas, creating a health risk for new communities. The association urges patients stay at home, funded by local support, as tuberculosis work is financed by Tuberculosis Christmas Seals.
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