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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1926
Page
7
The Avalanche notes a modern job office with the most complete equipment in the area, featuring up-to-date machinery and correct styles. In Rio de Janeiro street car regulations, male riders must wear coats and socks. Bamboo fiber fabric development is reported, claimed to be as pliable as flax.
Mesdames C D Wood E W ersts and N Murphy attended the executive board meeting of the Davis Mountain Federation of women's clubs at Fort Stockton last Saturday. Delegates from Valentin Marfa Marathon and Fort Davis attended along with the federation president Mrs J W Rotan. A luncheon followed hosted by Mrs Rotan. An additional notice mentions barbering training under Vernon Maler in San Antonio with recruitment ad. Also reports J J Williams J F Kil lough and John McDonald from Marta attended a Masonic meeting with Royal Arch degrees conferred.
A man of the street recounts a poker game in a strange town where a hand unfolds with bets and bluffs. The teller notes the audience’s appreciation of distinct storytelling and the revival mood in popular theater of late.
A veteran recounts a boyhood move from town to Ohio to attend a small college amid a coal mining district. Two groups of miners clash violently as the town marshal watches in disbelief. The elder's question about why the town suffers under paydays and mine owners hints at harsh labor tensions.
A fragment from Irvin Cobb’s story sketches a tale of truthfulness and family reputation. The dialogue mentions a truthful brother and a warning to stop talking as one character cues another to soften the tale. The piece includes a rumor about a grand hotel in California with extravagant features.
The fragment describes Kate at a Reno gambling house where Tom Will enters and, after a rough spin of roulette, decides the game is crooked. He confronts Lang Brown, the proprietor, about the losses and the establishment’s practices. Brown challenges Tom’s involvement and questions who brought him in, while Tom mentions paying for stickers and a $80 debt.
Alpine youths Joan Cox and Minton Boor Wright sold forty high-bred Leghorn pullets to H. M. Jones of Fort Davis at two dollars per bird. The boys boast one of the finest flocks in the region as their father Dr J. K. Weight heads an upcoming poultry show here soon.
Real estate transfers listed include deeds for Tom W Palmer to John E Gelser and Harlan Read with nominal sums and 160 acres. Other deeds show various parties and values. Cars registered include a Chevrolet coupe, Marathon Chrysler and Ford roadster. Local notes mention Alpine residents and visitors returning from Reagan Wells and Uvalde.
Alpine Avalanche urges readers to subscribe for authentic Big Bend development coverage. It notes prices in France are estimated seven times higher than before the war, signaling inflationary trends and potential cross-border impact.
A condensed railway timetable lists Train 104 Argonaut Train 8 Sunset Mail at 6 35 a m with trains 102 Limited Westbound 103 Argonaut Train 7 Sunset Mail and 101 Limited.
Orient line times show Train 102 east bound to San Antonio and beyond with mail closing at 2:26 p.m. Train 104 east bound with mail closing at 8 p.m. Train 101 west bound carries parcel mail with closing at 1:30 p.m. Train 7 west bound with closed pouches for Marfa El Paso and beyond, mail zones closing at 1:38 a.m.
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