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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1930
Page
7
The fragmentary document records a 1930s Brewster County Texas citation by publication for a divorce suit, naming Win Humphress and a wife, with a court date set in Alpine and details of domicile, marriage, abandonment, lack of support, and requests judgment to dissolve the marriage.
Brewster County Sheriff to publish a four week notice summoning numerous defendants including Anderson Gray Sarah Gray and others in a district court action. The case concerns a petition filed January 20 1930 in No. 1298 with N G Landrum as plaintiff. Court at Alpine Texas to hear February 17 1930.
In Brewster County Texas 1920 writ seeks to quiet title on premises described as South Block 213 in 127 Texas and St. Louis Railway Company holdings. Plaintiffs claim full fee simple ownership and allege defendants unknown heirs have clouded title by deeds leases and instruments filed to claim interest. Court order requires appearance on the first day of the next term. clerk J W Frazer signed January 21 1920 with deputy FE Hopson.
Harry Clarke, waiter and wisecracker de luxe at the Holland deanery, has departed for El Paso. His exit removes a main source of local quips, prompting hopes that Clay Holland will import a replacement. His salable wit and corral dust lines leave the Around Here column short-handed.
The article contrasts past when youths could enter stores for two or three dollars a week and, in a few years, own the business with current reasons. Leo Howell explains why young people are not following the same path and what has changed in opportunity and training. The piece mentions roles of older generations and shifts in business success dynamics.
A concise note urges installing a useful farm device in every household as a safety measure after a fire alarm incident. The piece emphasizes practicality and broad application across homes, highlighting the need for accessible household improvements to protect occupants.
A lighthearted note describes the editor stashing a collection of Scotch related jokes in a desk drawer and sharing them as a running gag. The item captures a quietly humorous newsroom habit and personality without formal action or outcome.
A promotional note extols brick durability for foundations and buildings, claiming it will be worthy of effort and endure weather and time with a classy, lasting appearance.
A fragment notes that jokes disappeared after Bob Mc Murry visited the office recently. The writer questions the absence as a possible Scotch trick and hints Me will be the loser for not betting on more savoriting titles as jokes are returned.
Miss Hazel Schoonmaker, a New York piano teacher, gives special attention to beginners, offering careful instruction and patient guidance to new students.
Alpine hopes to secure Lem Hemming, a national specialist in standardizing a house type, to aid city beautification by expanding his rural project experience to town developments. Further details remain to be announced.
James Cotter, a pioneer resident of Alpine, recalls the Alpine Flood of 1882 as reported in a recent issue of the Avalanche. He asserts the newspaper’s other facts are accurate and reflects vividly on the historic event.
Mr and Mrs R W Nevill leased the Midway cafe to Mr and Mrs W B Hayes who have run Hayes Coffee shop in McCamey for four years The Hayes took charge of the business last week after leasing the cafe building.
A free catalog from Ramaay Austin Nursery in Austin highlights horticultural offerings and seeds. Welly and tt sections note a collaboration with Avalanche for new plant varieties and a promising catalog distribution.
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