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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1930
Page
7
In a scene of holiday generosity a man drops coins for “Christmas Dinners for the Poor” as a Santa figure and a shopkeeper bless each other. A florist window shows a cyclamen gift that inspires a man named Jack Cormin to see Myra Gordes, with a quiet confession about not wanting change, and a tale of warmth amid wintry streets.
Dr HM Jones of Ft. Davis, president of the Davis Mountain Park Association, reported in Marfa that the Davis Mountain Scenic Drive project is near realization. The Texas Highway Department has surveyed the route and secured rights of way for seventy six miles and camping areas, with construction expected to start once legal requirements are met. The plan envisions a flat, paved road forming a circle through Davis Mountains, linked with nearby park and sightseeing efforts to attract Texas tourists.
A fragmented homemaking note explains basic kitchen measures and juice varieties. It mentions comparing fruit juiciness, keeping memory of common measures, and converting spoons to cups with examples like three quarters of a teaspoon equaling a quarter spoon and sixteen tablespoons to one cup.
A sweeping film review of The Big Trail detailing a wagon train crossing deserts and mountains, battling rivers and storms, with 93 featured players and over 20 000 extras. John Wayne leads as Brek Coleman with Marguerite Churchill Ruth Cameron Tyrone Power also featured.
The Big Trail screens at Granada Theatre for a two day run on Christmas day with Windy Bill El Brendel and Gus as top comedy acts in the review page. Mrs Muriel Paynter, missionary nurse in Africa, mails her mother a note about a lion chase during jungle road travel.
Patrice Upham of Sault Ste Marie woke to two large buck nighting near a deer run and George Reeve of St. Louis hanged himself from a signpost showing Paradise Meadows. Another item notes Rouret’s alleged act of robbing a Newark store leading Freeman Beck to surrender and return $74 of $84 taken.
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