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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1936
Page
4
Gatesville residents shared holidays with relatives and friends visiting from Houston Denton Lubbock and San Antonio. Mary P Sanford EJ Ratliff families hosted guests including Miss Nette Schult and students from Texas University.
Randolph Brown a student and parttime employee at JC Penney store wins 175 cash prize at Granada Theatre Money Night. The event follows a prior levy of 26 dollars upcoming. Francis M. Bishop Miss Gladys Shaw Dan Hall and guest Lee with Mrs Hall and daughter visit during Christmas holidays.
Terlingua community notes visitations holidays and relocations with many named residents visiting El Paso Teel lina Rockport Corpus Christi and Austin. Local events include a turkey reunion for former schoolmates and a wedding Mary Adell Daggett and many travels of neighbors to Alpine Del Rio and Marfa. First Methodist Church events list Sunday school 9 45 am church 2 30 pm and Epworth Leagues 6 45 pm with Rev W L Barr preaching and church announcements. Christian Science lessons for January 5 reference biblical text Psalms 86 8 10 and Revelation 21 4.
Cecil LaBeff and Billy West of the Alpine post office were promoted January 1 from substitute to regular clerk. The Alpine office now has four regular clerks including Knox Reid who resigns from Fort Davis to return as substitute clerk.
Fort Davis notes resignations in teaching staff with Reid moving to Alpine post office and Mrs Reid taking Mexican school principal duties. Local domino players hosted at McCutcheon home while trees from forest service distributed for warehouse yard use. Army maneuvers at Fort D A Russell and Marfa to involve troops and artillery. funding sought from Texas congressmen for training program planned to begin in spring.
A boundary plan for a West Texas national park proposes including the Chisos Mountains and surrounding areas. It highlights protecting whitetail and a Tong horn ranch heritage, ensuring entrances and connections to the Mexican side, with map A showing the recommended boundary for approval by the Interior Secretary.
The readable fragment states that many days were spent in the office and 188 days in the field or outside. It hints at a schedule or activity log but lacks full context or clear subjects to identify people or organizations involved.
Adv. cus annual White Event starts today. Reliable dentists report success using LETO'S PYOR RHEA REMEDY. Alpine Drug Store offers refund if it fails. 2H, Legion meeting Sunday at 2:30 pm at Legion Hall. Officers and new s are urged to attend. cooperation needed for new year aims.
A west wind, possibly the strongest yet this fall, swept Fort Davis last Saturday, tearing down sheep fences between here and Marfa and blowing in a window or two. Funeral services were held Thursday for Martin, an orchardist who died from burns in Arizona, noted as the area’s largest mixed Mexican-American funeral in years. Rev. R. W. Leazer and daughter Roberta, arriving from Altus, Oklahoma, planned a short Christmas visit with local relatives, while Mr. Leazer serves as pastor in Altus.
Fort Davis youths head home for Christmas from various colleges including Audrey Miller Elizabeth Bloys Dorothy Clark Ruth Clark Cephas Wilson Charley Jones Charles Bird Joe Turner Lela Weatherby from Chicago post graduate work Valla McCutcheon Alfred McCutcheon and others returning to town for the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Joe Espy and their son Tommy Louise prepared to attend the Rose Bowl in California on New Year’s Day. The family planned their trip several days before the big game, sharing excitement about being in attendance.
Read an old home remedy endorsement urging the regular use of Thedford's Black Draught as a reliable laxative to prevent constipation. Mrs. Perry Hicks of Belton Texas praises its effectiveness for biliousness and other ailments. Sold in 25 cent packages.
A county agent reports service to 15 ranchmen in bull selection and eight ranchmen in better females. Over 500 Drought Relief contracts issued, with shipments of hay totaling over 50 cars to four counties at savings of $10 per ton. Agent traveled 36662 miles. Government costs per head for cattle in Jeff Davis Culberson and surrounding counties listed. total checks for cattle sheep and goats reach $1,189,489.72 with only six cotton contracts unpaid for lack of data.
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