Alpine Avalanche notices and policy details
The Alpine Avalanche is the official city and county paper in its forty third year, serving Alpine and the Mountain Big Bend area. Readers are reminded that statements reflecting on individuals require reporting and that cards of thanks and reading notices incur charges per insertion. Special rates apply for longer notices per the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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Alpine Avalanche
Asrewster
Perton
Alpine
Mountain-Big Bend
Act of Congress
Two Healthy Girls Win National Farm Contest Honors
In December judges at the Chicago Livestock Exposition named Clista Millspaugh of Mount Pleasant Iowa and Gailey Drew of Fayette Missouri as finalists in the earthiest girl contest. Millspaugh won first place with Drew second, after earlier ties at Century of Progress events. Millspaugh described farm life eating a variety of foods, milking cows, pitching hay, riding horses, and enjoying baseball and basketball.
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Chicago
United States
Clista Millsgough
Mount Pleasant
Gailey Drew
Fayette
Millpaugh
Drew
Mainlspaugh
Rainbow Retains Cup After Narrow Wins Over Endeavour
The Rainbow defeats Endeavour four straight in the America’s Cup series to retain the trophy on this side of the water. Experts note Endeavour was faster, but Rainbow’s superior seamanship under Harold Vantert gave a dramatic victory.
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Rainbow
Harold
Sopwith
Aurora
The Tipping Racket and Humorous Vignettes
A candid critique decries tipping as graft and a public weakness, noting low wages underlie gratuities, while patrons and staff suffer self respect erosion. The piece pairs satirical jokes about policemen, maids, and a Texas visitor at a Chicago fair, framed in a light, punchy column voice.
Dionne Babies Surprise Home Folks With News
Fragmentary notes discuss multiple births and rare quintuplets with figures suggesting quintuplets occur once in about 1,869 births and quadruplets in about 658,503. The Dionne babies are mentioned as already living.
Midland Judge Traveled Old Trail to Chihuahua
Midland judge J. H. Knowles, 78, one of Texas's few remaining travelers of the San Antonio to Chihuahua route, recalls three crossings on the historic trail. He mentions making two journeys as a 13 year old and offers brief recollections of mule trains and frontier travel days.
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Midland
Chihuahua
J. H. Knowles
Texas
San Antonio
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Knowles
What Vocation Shall My Boy Choose
Principal at School of Air Conditioning, International Correspondence Schools describes air conditioning as a growing field for young men. Practical expertise is needed to install equipment, with demand rising in theaters, hotels, railroads, and buildings. The article urges early preparation and notes ties to heating and ventilating know how.
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International Correspondence Schools
Theaen
Stice Bulings
Ike Jastly
Tose
Route traced from San Antonio to Chihuahua through Castle Gap
The speaker recalls a historic travel route described by Mr Knowles. Starting in San Antonio, the path runs to Mason and Fort Concho, along the Concho River to Castle Gap, over Horsehead Crossing to Fort Stockton, past Alpine, Antelope Springs, Altamito Creek, to the Rio Grande and finally down to Chihuahua.
Princess Royal Fast Train Sets London Liverpool Record
Crewe built fast express Princess Royal covers 193 miles from Liverpool to London in 3 hours 12 minutes with two stops, beating the fastest schedule by eight minutes. Train weighs 380 tons excluding the engine, claiming the fastest run in the London Midland and Scottish service.
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Crewe
England
Liverpol
London
Pecos Woman Brings Down 17-Point Buck
Pecos woman Mrs Warren Bessent claimed credit for the season's prize deer in the Trans Pecos. With two shots she dropped a 260 pound 17 point buck on the Coldwell ranch south west of Pecos. The famed deer had been stalked by hunting parties for three years. Hunting with Mrs Bessent was Mrs EB Kiser who took a 10 point buck.
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Pecos
Trans-Pecos
Dishes and Aluminum Vessels Tie Christmas Present Deal
A fragment notes a trade or gift deal involving dishes and aluminum vessels as Christmas presents. The reference mentions Alpine and Haw. Dept. but details are unclear in the OCR snippet.
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Alpine Lie. Co
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