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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche publishes weekly under The Alpine Publishing Company and is entered as second class matter at Alpine, Texas, under the 1879 act.
The article argues for switching from scrub to purebred sires in commercial Texas herds. It highlights affordable purebred bulls from $75 to $100 and promotes the Highland Hereford Breeders Association of Western Texas. It notes the association’s success in shows and markets since 1918 and its 52 members using purebred sires.
A January 1, 1925 note urges the Siete to end school uncertainty with a building program. It argues Weet Texans should invest in Alpine and reassure teacher-students that the school will be permanent.
A brief editorial note urges readers to live by the Golden Rule as the New Year begins, emphasizing practical ethics and personal conduct for the coming months.
A short column notes a New Year’s resolution broken by Wut with his wife and child, implying real people resemble Andy Gump in daily life. The piece ends with a moral about littleness versus virtue in homes.
The Avalanche celebrates fifteen years of continuous service to Alpine and Ester county. The current management thanks friends and patrons for loyal support over the past twenty seven months and solicits continued goodwill to fulfill the paper’s obligations to the community.
The San Antonio Express urges strong support for Sul Ross State Teachers College and argues West Texas students attend in small numbers. It notes editorials from Alpine and Marfa bankers and proposes adding an astronomy department to Texas University as part of Sul Ross's educational mission. The piece stresses Texas must invest in the mountain region’s climate advantages and expand the state school local to the area.
The article notes Alpinites assisting in a new town effort and mentions the formation of a chamber of commerce. Jack Allen served as toastmaster at the organizing meeting.
Cattle leave the Highlands range as ranchers trade stock and butcher grade calves. Movements include 7 cars to Birdie Mitchell by C F Kimball and 260 head to Mitchell by Gene Parr. Lease ranch ships 150 steel calves to Hord and McCutcheon for January 15 delivery. Jackson and Harmon ship 3 cars to Fort Worth for Oscar Cain.
The local Odd Fellows will install officers on January 8 in place of January 15 as reported previously by The Avalanche. All members and visitors are asked to take notice.
Tax collector will be at Marathon on Friday and Saturday January 10 and 11 1925. At Glen Springs on Monday January 12 1925. At Ferlingus on Wednesday and Thursday January 14 and 15 1925. Townsend signs off.
Highland members study herd needs and invest in suitable bulls despite high costs. The improved cattle fetch higher prices, satisfy customers, and build a reputation for good feeding qualities. Purebred sires offer consistent dressing percentages, reducing losses from backward cattle and supporting early adoption of better cow herds with well bred calves and yearlings.
A fragment notes the distant future and a patronage that aids the purebred business, promising satisfaction from worthwhile achievement by a figure called The Cattieman.
Mr. Ross Harp announced a new motor bus line between Alpine and Fort Stockton set to begin January 5. The schedule appears in an advertisement in these columns. The service will aid local travel and offer daylight trips for passengers heading east or west on the Southern Pacific.
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