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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1932
Page
2
Charles Totty, longtime Marathon resident and pioneer, died at his home after a period of illness. He had been bed-ridden for weeks, with death following a quiet decline. Mrs. Bart Clark noted Totty’s passing as another loss among the town’s respected older residents.
A Fort Stockton telegram lists Democratic primary candidates for county and district offices including ARSLIGHT, W. N. Gourley and Elmer Taylor. The piece also notes the death of Charney at 73 with funeral details, and reports community events, visits, and social notes from Marathon, Alpine, and surrounding areas.
Saturday afternoon at Mrs Roy Stillwell’s home a group of friends enjoyed a bridge session. Mrs Roy Stillwell won the high score prize while Mire. D. Wood placed second. Refreshments of salad wafers olives and coffee were served to numerous guests including Mrs Gourley Mrs Wood and Mrs F L Clark of Alpine. Mrs Roy Lassiter visited Alpine with her husband from Rainbow mine on the river. Hidalgo ward school held a ground hog day yard cleaning and tree planting activity on campus.
A fragmented note references a “Phone 4” for the Lower Es area and mentions T. A. Beard Peed Store in unclear context. The readable bits imply a local business or ad fragment with a phone reference, but details are unspecified and words are garbled.
A fragment notes new emotes crafted from glass fused to a titanium matte finish. The brief mentions technical novelty without detailing creators or context, leaving readers with a sense of innovation in decorative objects.
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