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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
5
From $3.00 up, La Valliers offers items for the whole family. Ladies receive brooches from $1.50 and Emar watch chains from $3, presenting affordable holiday gift options.
A jumble of notes about visits, shop trips, and daily life in Alpine and nearby towns. Mentions include guests at Ritchey hotel, Mr and Mrs J Skinner of Marathon, J W Anderson selling a house with well and windmill, and Paul Q Mills jeweler promoting Xmas stock. Various locals travel to Marfa, Corpus Christi, Oklahoma, and Maine for visits or business.
Mason Wight proprietor of the Holland Hotel died after a week's influenza. His wife Mrs. Wight followed him in death the same day. They were devoted, cheerful, and well liked. Wight, 34, a Houston native, came from Sierra Blanca to run the Holland Hotel. He leaves a mother and two San Antonio brothers. Mrs. Wight, 26, a Kentuckian, mother lives in Fulton Kentucky. Remains were shipped to San Antonio and Fulton for burial interment. The note ends with a call for aid from the people of the United States for those in need amid harsh times.
Government efforts to cut ammunition costs while other war expenses continue. The United States plans to spend billions on supplies and war bonds, with peacetime contributions and savings measures debated as officials seek to fund defense without excess borrowing.
A fragmented notice urges citizens to express appreciation for victory by purchasing War Savings Stamps. It emphasizes patriotic duty, urging timely participation and reminding readers that soldiers have pledged sacrifices. The message advocates supporting the war effort through savings stamps.
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