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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1924
Page
2
Alpine Avalanche lists publisher Alpine Publishing Company manager editor W. W. Jenkins and subscription pricing for six months and per year with Alpine Texas post office details and 1879 registration notes. The notice outlines second class matter status and filing information.
A dated prose fragment from 1974 opens with reflections on transparency of dark deeds and hypocrisy. The lines suggest a critique of liars and two-faced individuals, contrasting truth with deceit and ending with an edgy, painful tail hinted by the poem’s imagery.
Fragmented text hints at demand for a strong governor and legislative body. It references a public desire for consistent governance habits and civic accountability amid unclear context and phrasing.
A court official mentions a 30 000 name list tied to an oil company in a courtroom dispute. The document implies many individuals are involved or affected, though several names are not publicly listed to avoid replacements for those detained.
An unclear excerpt presents a confusing merchant message about service and independence, with disjoint phrases referencing loyalty, self from bone and opposing influence. The fragment lacks clear actors or events to establish a newsworthy item.
The piece notes that unable to meet payments should talk frankly with creditors. It argues avoiding debtors as a sign of pride harms credibility and warns against the vanity of pretending to pay less than owed.
A fragmented note lists county figures and officials including Sam S Fraces of tone Fraces of tone numbers and names such as Houston Collins Dallas Joe vurkett Waet land and Judge Robinson Dallas. It remarks that few will stay in the race and notes the distance from Coke to Culberson.
A fragment notes political friends of Wim and G McAde meeting in Chicago to align with their leader’s candidacy during Uns week amid concerns over the former treasury secretary’s recent associations.
The text argues a presidential bid by McAdoo would gain weight only if backed by unbiased judgment of men loyal to the party. It cautions that his work for Doheny interests and Teapot Dome fallout could hinder public trust and force personal ambitions to yield to the party’s good.
A reader laments advertising clutter in newspapers and questions the value of subsidizing local news with free copy from advertisers. The piece critiques corporate influence and the practicality of full public notices in print.
Local voices press for designating a Texas highway from Alpine to Fort Stockton as a state highway. They champion faster road improvements linking Alpine Fort Davis Marathon and San Angelo with Central Texas, urging strong ties for travel and commerce between Paso, San Antonio, and the Big Bend region.
Railroad Commissioner Walter Splawn announces a series of Mie articles on Texas railroads and regulation. The topics include Texas railroad history, public discontent with railway operation, causes for establishing the Railroad Commissions, results of state railway requisition, and the interplay of federal and state control. The pieces will appear weekly to address growing railroad concerns.
A compact history traces Texas railway growth from early proposals in the Republic era through 1861. It lists lines like Buffalo Bayou and Colorado, Houston and Texas Central, and San Antonio and Mexican Gulf, totaling about 492 miles. Railroads clustered around cotton and sugar regions, boosting transport versus rivers.
The Lobos swept a four game series with McMurray Indians at Abilene last week winning two basketball games and a foot ball style contest. Smith Higgins Townsend Patton Prude starred in key games as Lobos edged Indians 22 19 and 15 15 plus an overtime shot count dispute. Students prepared a Marfa trip on the 22nd with a George Washington type college party for all.
Texas Christian University in Fort Worth announces E R Bentley former Alpine and McAllen school head has been named Ex-Student Association Secretary and will start March 1. The editorial discusses Secretary of the Navy Denby’s job status amid questions of misconduct and political considerations.
An advertisement from the Alamo Lumber Company promotes a milk producing feed priced under 2.80 per hundred pounds and invites interested buyers to call for details.
Due to last Sundays rainfall the illustrated service was postponed to next Sunday. The church urges attendance for worship and reports on the Dallas Federation of Methodist Students Convention. Sunday activities include Sunday School at 9 45 a m Junior League 3 p m Epworth League 645 p m and a 7 30 pm sermon on the Relation of Testimony and Experience by Pastor John K Beery with delegate Margaret Harper’s convention report.
The Bible class of the M. E. Sunday School held a Valentine party at Mr. and Mrs. Roy Spence home last Thursday. Winners of a contest were entertained by losers, prizes were heart shaped cakes for Mr. Coffey and Mr. Skevington, and a full reception with chicken salad, pickles, cake, and coffee followed for a long list of local couples and guests.
The Palace Pharmacy carries a complete selection of notions and toilet articles, highlighting a full range of everyday essentials for shoppers seeking convenience and variety.
More than 100 ex UT students will hold celebrations on March 2 with speeches by W S Sutton H Benedict J W Ca houn G C Butte L W Payne E J Stewart R F J Saner Fritz Lanham Sheppars Charles Potts W T Mather A C Ellis J B Wharey and other alumni. Dr J J Boysen notes renewed interest in German studies. Judge R K Batts will deliver the principal address June 6 with Bishop Clinton Quinn preaching the baccalaureate sermon. Alumni and Class Day and Commencement set for June 6. about 500 graduates expected.
The time limit for filing disability claims is five years from discharge. Those discharged after the Armistice have expired. six-service men may reinstate and convert by March 1926. Premiums rise until a permanent policy is secured, which then stays the same. All government insurance includes permanent and total disability clauses. Veterans Bureau in El Paso at 1218 Mills Bldg offers full details through J. W. Sebastian Chief Cooperation Section.
Saturday night a petty thief visited Lee Murry and took a new tent a tarp and an axe. Sunday Deputy Morgan found the bundle of a stranger at the G H depot and recovered the stolen items. The Mexican claimed he bought the goods from another Mexican and was jailed after arrest.
A fragmented OCR item directs readers to the Catholic Truth Society at P O Box 877 BD Paso Taxes for guidance on Catholic views about mixed marriages. It notes Catholic beliefs on marriage between Catholics and non Catholics.
Rev. C Bowles presided at a Baptist church ceremony awarding graduation certificates to ten Baptist Women Missionary Society members for completing the Manual course. Recipients included Mrs N S Murphy Lydia Arthur Lem Taylor QO Cook C Bowles J H Hamilton A D Gentry P M Penrod J H Lease A J Hanna Jr L G Moore. Milk Cows 60 to 75 Pure dairy products delivered early twice daily Measday Dairy tf.
Alamo Lumber Company advertises galvanized baby chick feeders at fifty cents each and dry mash feeders at sixty cents each. Also stocked are galvanized brood coops priced at four dollars and fifty cents each. July 14, 1941.
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