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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1930
Page
7
A local notice urges residents to phone or communicate items of news and personals to the Avalanche representative in Fort Davis, who also accepts newspaper subscriptions for the community.
The Avalanche notes ca dates for office in Jett Davis county subject to voters at the Democratic primaries July 26 1930. For County Treasurer Virginia Lee Ellis reelection. Also mentions efforts at the cotton station and local civic activities including World Day of Prayer to be observed March 7 in Fort Davis.
A visitor witnesses vast machinery in Buick Motor Plant s engineering division. About 500 workers including noted automobile engineers and a corps of mechanical draughtsmen shape ongoing designs from morning till night, driving yearly advancements in the car.
A newspaper note observes the shift to colorful roof trends while still offering traditional cedar shingles for those preferring classic aesthetics. It highlights widespread adoption of vivid roofing colors and the enduring appeal of durable cedar options.
Buick engineers operate a self contained unit where experimental cars are hand built by skilled mechanics. They create sheet metal parts, run endurance and strength tests with complex machines, and even chill rooms to simulate cold conditions. This meticulous, conservative research keeps Buick a leading American carmaker for over twenty five years.
Miss Emily Livingston died Tuesday in Angleton after injuries from an automobile accident near Angleton Texas. She lived with her brother George Livingston and attended school in Angleton. Funeral services were held at the First Christian church with Rev J L W Bridges and Rev Joseph Keevil officiating and burial at Marfa. Active pallbearers and family members attended from Angleton Alpine Marfa and El Paso with out of town mourners from Sierra Blanca Bryan and Mara.
Marathon residents Mrs. J. R. Davenport Mise Bonnie Shoemake Mrs Arch Miller and Mr and Mrs C H Gilman of Angleton contributed to a local community notice listing participants and supporters from Marathon and Angleton.
We express sincere thanks to the Alpine people, especially the women, for a cordial welcome and liberal patronage during our first week in business. Numerous compliments on our store’s beauty and artistic display encourage us that Alpine will benefit from The Batley Gift Shop as Alpine grows. We will carry a varied stock of new and first- class merchandise.
The 1930 West Texas Exposition in San Angelo will feature a first annual horse show with entries of horses of every breed and type. Mrs Harriet Cokeley of New her will that her should receive nothing to rub them.
Marfa and Alpine Scout troops conducted a badge test a meeting last Friday evening led by Scoutmaster L. C. Hinckley of Marfa. Tender foot badges went to Jimmy Taylor Delbert Bowles and Robert Shapleigh, second class to Clarence Holmes, and first class to Darrell Brame and Nordin Byrd. A follow up meeting is planned in Marta on May 2 with hopes for more badges.
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