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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1933
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche weekly notes its Alpine Post Office listing and official county publication status. It outlines rates for notices, roles for editors and staff, and references subscriptions, with quotes from Charles Rollin about high aims and wary readers.
A fragmented page outlines JC Penney advertising guidance urging store managers to use newspapers as the premier advertising medium. It argues readers are domestic shoppers, notes the poster’s belief in rapid sales from newspaper ads, and extols newspapers as vital for town-specific goodwill and immediate results.
The article records doubts by C. B. des Hale and Mr. Gordon-Sale about overemphasis on higher mathematics and theoretical calculus in engineering education. They argue practical knowledge, estimation, and error correction are essential, and that college days should prioritize real problem solving over abstract symbols.
A British India transport agency seeks eight dozen air boats and ships for pilgrims from India to Judea and then Mecca. The plan envisions replacing camel caravans with airplanes for the holy journey, sparking speculation on how Mota camel would react to the modern aircraft era.
Considerable discussion surrounds the proposed St Lawrence canal plan to spend hundreds of millions from the United States to assist Canada. Critics say it harms U.S. interests by diverting traffic from domestic railroads and ports and should not be undertaken. Public sentiment must oppose the proposed taxpayer burden.
A WII veteran at the Leavenworth soldiers' home files for divorce accusing his wife of forcing him to marry while intoxicated in Wichita. He says he initially refused but relented after she continued to drink with him.
The article discusses evolving home economics education in New York and campuses, highlighting teaching of washing machine mechanics and garment care as part of domestic science. It notes public sentiment on domestic labor, machine use, and the push to modernize home training amid debates on practicality and gender roles. It ends with a note that Robert Kelvey of Leeds finally received £6 in 1925 after a two year dispute over trousers ruined by a city tar machine.
A jumble of comic bits and witty exchanges from a West Texas paper includes a boastful boss remark about feeling young, a mother Hubbard dressing joke, a Scotchman spur riddle, a diner quip about oysters, courtroom exchanges, and notes on wider highways allowing more cars to crash.
Brews ters County veterans Heinz Peters born in Kentucky on July 31 1804 enlisted March 27 1917 in Hunting ton West Virginia served in the medical corps at Camp Sherman Ohio since 1920 in Texas Burkburnett and Pine June 1929 married with three children Lucas Herrera born February 24 1804 in Marfa Texas drafted February 27 1918 served in C Co B 2nd Engineers landed at Brest fought Meuse Argonne discharged July 25 1919 at Camp Travis returned to Marfa worked for Southern Pacific then opened a Pine general merchandise business in 1924 married Consuela Hemanes and has four children.
In November trappers reported 236 wolves and numerous coyotes bobcats and red wolves by county including Jacks and Pecos. Notable catches include J Ligon 48 coyotes and 1 bobcat in Upton County and Maverick 98 coyotes 9 bobcats. A pony mascot Delaray underwent appendicitis surgery.
News from Rankin and Pecos reports hundreds of contracts and a 10 percent share in treasure hunts around Castle Gap. Fences must not be torn, but rumors of $7,000 and other amounts persist while no dividends are verified. A group led by a man named Diack recalls a past massacre nearby as treasure seekers, sometimes 25, arrive, while others die or abandon the hunt. The hunt centers on landmarks like burned wagon tires and a dried China pond on J. H. Tippet’s property, with a map shown by a Winters and a Dawson from Sonora.
Fragmented ad style note extols Calotsbe and Calotads as remedies for colds and coughs. Claims calomel content purifies the system and improves appetite, noting easy use with water and breakfast. Mentions sold in drug stores.
Chas Chambers promotes a range of Sealer Delco Products, Superfex Frigidaire and Delco Service parts, highlighting AML trip showcasing the Sull line and related components.
Rev. Lewis Mactachian of St George s Presbyterian church in London warns against young men drawn to his services and quotes a case where a man allegedly professed Presbyterian conversion only to reveal a romantic involvement with a girl in his choir.
An analysis by the U S Department of Commerce shows 89 percent of Texas residents still on farms or in villages under 2 50. 50 percent overall rural, with large cities holding about 12 percent of the population. The 1920 figures indicate a statewide population of around six million with education gains cited and rising marriage inclination.
Enthusiastic readers praise Dr Miles Aspire Mint with phrases like Wonderful Marvelous Miraculous. Ruth Culp of East Chestnut Street Norris Pe endorses the product claiming relief from conditions. The ad promises a small package for 186 with a money back guarantee if not entirely satisfied, urging readers to ask their druggist for Dr Miles Epir Mintain.
In 1990, 623 Pompe residents were married. The share of single persons over 15 fell from 983 percent to 326 percent, while widowed individuals declined from 48 to 46 percent, reflecting shifting household patterns.
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