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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1928
Page
5
Officials of the Highland Hatchery branch report a successful first hatch from the new incubator. The Alpine area hatchery is cited for strong results with a capacity of eggs and all chicks sold.
The annual reunion held at the Young home during Christmas holidays brought together many relatives including Mrs. Harry Friend and family, Mrs. C. W. Everett, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Young, and Cas Edwards with Frank and Vicky Young, all of various locations. The note praises The Avalanche 4 equipped to turn out the West im Job work printers who know how.
An officer’s vision shows Sul Ross College expanding on a hill with six new buildings sharing the Administration Building area. A future gymnasium will rise on the left, a theater library complex will sit nearby, a women’s dormitory will be between, and paved campus lanes plus greenery will brighten the grounds as the institution grows.
Railway timetable notes Train 102 eastbound from Eastbouna carries mail to San Antonio with mail closing at 4:00 p m. Train 104 eastbound carries mail with closes at 8:00 p m. Train 1 westbound carries closed pouches for Marfa El Paso and beyond with mail closing at 8:00 p m.
A German aviator completed a flight from Cologne to Bonn, a 21 mile course, while flying upside down demonstrating unusual aerial skill.
David Oren Cowden Das of Mr and Mes DV died in an El Paso hospital last Friday and was buried Tuesday. Rev Davis Methodist pastor officiated. The boy was taken ill last week and rushed to El Paso for operation Friday. The Cowden family recently moved here Mr Cowden was a member of Cowden Cole contracting on the Jackson A Harmon test well in the Glass Mountains east of Alpine. Their home is in Okmulgee Oklahoma. The Avalanche extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
W H Birdsong, operated on at Turney hospital by Drs Turney and Wright at midnight December 31, is recovering satisfactorily. Doctors report the operation was highly skilled and both Birdsong and the medical team are pleased with the result.
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