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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
2
Editor notes annual ups and downs but thanks patrons for loyal support. Plans to add plant and staff, improve distribution, and expand operations in the coming year while noting the campus political development and community efforts.
The West sees church led efforts to end cooperative buying by middlemen. Union Methodist of Cincinnati backs this plan with Rev Charles Reeves headlining a shift toward church involvement in distribution. The extract notes a El Paso wedding of James A Wil and Guida Mayer as a social anchor amid debates on prices and transport costs.
Mrs. Clay Holland died in Marfa after a five month battle with illness. The Alpine community mourns as tributes pour in from relatives and friends. Edna Bowers Holland, born in Shafter in 1692, later moved to Oregon before marrying Mr. Clay Holland of Alpine. Her funeral was held at Mrs. T. A. Cheers’ home with pallbearers named from among old friends.
The Avalanche reports the death of Mrs. J. B. Hudspeth an aged Alpine resident who died December 23. She leaves her husband and four children Guy Hudspeth of this place W C Hudspeth of Naco Sonora Mestra La Wheat of Sonora and Mrs H M Tankersley of San Angelo. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon.
Four Texas Infantry soldiers T L Blythe W L Halcomb and G A Arndt were arrested on murder charges after an incident near Lajitas. They allegedly shot at a Mexican house while seeking mescal, killing a 17 year old boy inside. Details come from the writer's told account.
Two clients seek ranches in the Alpine country with water. One desires 30 000 to 100 000 acres, the other 10 000 to 20 000 acres. Must be worth asking price. Provide full description and exact location with best price. Land Dept Fidelity Loan Land Securities Co San Antonio Texas.
A. F. Robinson announces a haberdasher shop to open in the Hayes Hord barber building in Al and Brewster counties. He promises a complete stock, well chosen and priced to compete, inviting patrons to visit and inspect guaranteed goods.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Alpine State Bank will be held at the office in Alpine Texas Thursday January 9 1917. The purpose of this meeting will be to elect directors for the ensuing year and the transaction of any other business as may be lawfully brought before it. Beal F Berkeley
Crowded Christmas night ball at the district courthouse marked by over fifty dancing couples and a stylish crowd. Organizers Anja Wilson and John Young ran the event to raise funds for a goat roping contest with a nostalgic old time waltz quadrille delighting attendees. Also noted is a San Antonio Express obituary notice for Mrs D S Combs, a prominent charity figure in San Antonio, survived by her husband and three children.
Card of Thanks from G C Smith and Sons Prop thanking Al residents for kindness and patronage during the year and announcing further remodeling to ensure pure clean milk and butter. They pledge corrective action if any mistakes occur.
The Kenans City Star reports on noble titles resting on military service and big landowners like the Duke of Sutherland owning vast estates. It questions postwar land reform and why service should be recognized with land, noting calls for more landlords to emulate the duke. The piece compares fenced lands to postwar needs and tours Glacier Park’s novelty hotel and global travel imagery, ending with a Christmas shopping plug.
The notice invites all to the Sunday morning session with the topic Repentance and an evening talk The New Birth at 7 30 pm Pastor J H Messer extends cordial invitation to all to attend the services A separate stockholders meeting of Alpine Publishing Company will be held at its Alpine Texas office on January 8 1917 to elect a board of directors and conduct other lawful business
Sunday School at 10. Evening sermon at 11, subject The Gift. Evening sermon at 7 30, subject Innocent Amusements. You are cordially invited to attend any of these services. H. M. Polegrove, Pastor.
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