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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
2
A Brewster County publication rails at wartime and economic pressures in Alpine Texas. It laments factory shutdowns, unemployment, and rising insurance costs while urging continued school funding and civic resolve to prevent long term hardship. The piece defends local industry, infrastructure, and the need for education to avert a drift toward poverty and delinquency.
A Brewster County series honors World War I and II veterans living in the county and those who served. The Biz Bend post will compile data and publish brief histories in successive Avalanche issues, reviving a once-dormant local post into an active community organization.
An Alpine text recalls John Tillman Curly Davis corporal of Co M 144th Infantry born Lindsay Oklahoma 1892. A cowboy before enlistment July 12 1917 the unit sailed to France in 1918 and fought near Cham pagne Meuse Arzon ne. Davis endured bombardment and heavy shelling, later returning to Brewster County and operating a repair shop in Alpine. Also notes Milady Beauty Shop reopening and a joke about a farmer and his egg prodigy.
Mrs. Bernice Claytor of Texas A and M extension service spoke in Marathon Fort Davis and Alpine on living at home. She urged gardens poultry fruit and dairy production to boost finances and morale. The talk highlighted affordable improvements and cited Texas women improving bedrooms last year. An exhibit featured braided mats and rugs. A Richmond Virginia hen laid an unusually large egg, and a new machine for hanging wallpaper was said to be invented in England.
A sale offer for 20 registered Hereford yearlings or two year olds with the option to trade. The seller mentions good grade Hereford heifers and asks reasonable prices. Contact W. Daugherty Millie. Also an ad for a complete cafe setup offered cheap by Allen's Planery in Alpine Texas dated 12-2-4p.
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