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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
2
Alpine publishing daily notes on oil with a weekly booster issue listing J D Jackson as president W E Caldwell as vice president C W Livingston as secretary JW Phelps and D N price quoted at 200 per acre and 324 for 75 for 1 year advance subscription 24 post office Alpine California older town notice
The annual erection of the Board oftors of the Chamber of Commerce has been changed from Thursday night to this week indicating a schedule adjustment.
The piece covers a major appeal for funds for destitute European orphans, urging generous American response as prior appeals drained resources. It also reports Marathon Oil Co operations hindered by a fishing job at No. 1 well, with Allied personnel moving to Alpine as other Brewster County oil prospects, rigs, and tests are described.
The Fort Stockton oil field, dubbed the wonder field, reports wells on sand with production up to 70 barrels per day. The Grant Oil Company plans a refinery and separation plant on the field while drilling five more wells, including a deep test. Observations from Mr Hopson and Mr W F Richey of Granton Company last Saturday corroborate the progress amid speculative activity.
Marfa hosts a Christmas Round-Up and Rodeo with events daily and large purses for goat roping and steer riding. Advertisements promise big crowds and entertainment while noting local cautions and a medical remedy touting Adlerika as a laxative.
A festive Christmas social featured full decor with oak garlands greens red bows and candlelit refreshments. Guests enjoyed a witty seating game by Miss Jea Jones and Mr Caldwell whose playful rhymes delighted all present.
More than 2 000 000 seals will be placed during the Christmas Seal Sale starting December 1. The penny seals fund the fight against tuberculosis and will stay in Texas to support health work of the Texas Health Association and related state health efforts.
Editor E J Moyer suffered a stroke while alone at the office and was found unable to move. He was taken home where he rests easily but remains in danger, and the paper asks readers to overlook errors due to their thin staff during press.
The item lists works and authors including Bertie Robertson on the essential nature of religion, Gladys Arthur on the relation of religion to ethics, and Ralph Peters on the practical application. It appears as a catalog of program introductions and related topics.
A historic appeal from the American Red Cross and allied churches reports 3.5 million children facing starvation across Europe. The European Relief Council seeks $28 million to fund food, medical care, and logistics, with $24 million directed to food and $10 million for medical services. Local communities would supply transportation, labor, and supplies, while no child receives food without medical confirmation of undernourishment. The effort aims to mobilize churches, priests, and charitable organizations to secure the funds and distribute aid nationwide.
A 1921 Brewster County Texas notice states that the Honorable court requires appearance by the defendant before January 1 to show cause why a sale should not be made. Deputy Jan A. Burke certifies the original citation with sheriff K Townsend.
A legal citation announces an action in Davis County Texas requiring publication weekly for four weeks. It lists named heirs to multiple estates including Creel, Clohevey, Williams, Ford, Hit and others. The original petition was filed November first, 1930, in the district court with the action to determine heirs and claims.
A complaint describes thin plained claim of peaceful continuous adverse possession under Texas law for land described, with tax payments and publication in a general circulation newspaper. The document, dated November 1, AD 1, notes filing in Jeff Davis County District Court and lists Clerk HD Loys.
The state issues a public probate notice to all persons interested in the estate of a deceased individual. It commands publication to notify heirs and creditors of the proceeding and requires appearance or actions within designated deadlines.
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