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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
3
Alpine residents and visitors fill local pages with social notes and business listings. Names include Anja Wilson, Jack Hurst, T R Moody, C M Hess, and A A Green. events feature court sessions, births, visits, and property auctions alongside ads for Purina products and oil and gas leases.
Alpine and Sul Ross State Teachers College host three major educational meetings in April. The Twentieth District of the Interscholastic League of Texas meets April 17–18, the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Sixth District gathers April 20–22, and the Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Associations Sixth District convenes April 24–25.
Plans for a girls volleyball tournament in Alpine on March 7 under the Interscholastic League were announced by Director General W J Smith. The district tournament will follow county champs with entry forms due by April 15 and a two day general meet set for April 17 18 at Alpine.
The grade school library stock is nearly complete this week while flu absences hit students and staff. Substitutes were Miss Gourley and Mrs. Middlebrook. Our basketball team heads to El Paso to face El Paso High School next weekend. District all star picks include White Sanderson forward Carter Alpine forward Kessler Sanderson center KK Allen Alpine guard Yantse Sanderson guard. Alpine won the district title but only two players made the all star list.
At a Board of Directors meeting of the Alpine Chamber of Commerce J. E. Casner named R. A. McMurry as Plumbing Chairman and Arch Allen as Carpenter Chairman for work at the Tourist Park. The Chamber agreed to cover expenses until the City Commission can take over, per a motion by Col. John Perkins. The tree planting and improvements were rescheduled to Monday March 2 due to local influenza cases.
The city announces that 1925 dog license tags are on hand at the City Office. Prices are $2.00 for male dogs and $3.00 for female dogs. Dogs without tags may be taken up by the Pound master, and dogs with 1924 tags must display 1925 tags after March 1.
Beginning March 1 all advertising locals in The Avalanche will be set in regular body type. Locals set in black face will incur a one third higher rate than regular face. Classified ads will appear under Classified Ads to improve the paper’s appearance. The management seeks advertiser cooperation to achieve a cleaner newspaper.
Mr and Mrs James Cotter went to Sulphur Springs to attend the funeral of Mr Ton McMullan who died Thursday. The two were business partners for about fifty years starting in mercantile work in Sulphur Springs and later ranching locally. The deceased is the father of Miss Blanche McMullan who is well known here.
Mrs. E A Waldron reports the Sunbeam Band of the Women's Missionary Union at First Baptist Alpine enjoyed a delightful Valentine Party at the home of Mrs E Yarbrough last Sunday afternoon. Mrs Della Tyler, leader of the Sunbeams, hosted fifteen members.
The program for the Parent Teacher Association meeting includes songs by the Girls' Glee Club titled Child Welfare and My Tribute, a prayer, business session, a history and significance talk on Child Welfare Day by Mrs. H W Ferguson, a memorial tribute to Mrs. Theodore W Birney by Mrs. Skevington, a birthday cake, and a birthday offering. Members and visitors are welcome.
City Tax Assessor W. A. Daugherty announces tax renditions for city property for 1925 at the Berkeley Building City Office. Bring only personal property. records show real estate descriptions, no itemized lists needed.
The Retail Merchants Association held its regular meeting at the Alpine Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday at 7 45 p m. Letters were sent to members outlining the association’s value and inviting cooperation from retailers and wholesalers in the city. Proceedings will be published next week.
Mr. G. L. Williams engages with The Avalanche to boost subscriptions and bring all up to date. He has had a very successful week in Alpine.
A Tuesday report notes Green Valley Oil Corporation No 1 is down 1015 feet. At 950 feet a sizable gas discovery is reported, with formations matching Wilson No 1 but higher stratigraphy, suggesting oil sand may lie shallower at Green Valley.
Mrs Terry Sheley of Testus visits relatives while Mr Sheley attends Alpine court. Calico carnival and pie sale planned February 23 at the school. Methodist leaders from El Paso speak at church Saturday. Many residents visit Alpine and El Paso. cattle sales to R A Serna noted. Jack Edwards and W Van Sickle visit.
Mrs James Nichols and son Howard J visited Hovey Monday. Mrs W McColipin and her sons from Belding stayed several days with sister Mrs Joe Parker. Frank Dees bought a new Ford truck. R C Williams received a carload of cotton seed cake. Walter Graef joined E L Cattle Co. Frank Dees at Best this week. Mr and Mrs Joe Hayter visited Hovey Wednesday. Mrs Andrew Williams and children visited from the ranch Wednesday.
A vintage advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine has been used for over 40 years to treat catarrh. It describes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to reduce mucous inflammation, sold by druggists.
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