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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche is the official county and city paper printed in Brewster county Alpine Texas in its 32nd year with a subscription price per year and entry as second class matter at the Alpine post office under the 1879 Act.
A lighthearted quip pledges resilience against the so called dread disease Accumulitis. The speaker vows not to suffer any longer and to maintain a positive outlook throughout the year.
Wyoming beat Texas in installing a woman governor and Texas led in nominating a woman candidate. The two states may now join in chorus praising women in office as a national milestone and symbol of progress.
The letter questions whether local papers provide services beyond subscriptions and asks readers to consider the impact of non support on newsroom operations. It prompts readers to reflect on how a paper would survive if income depended solely on subscriptions and urges cooperation with reporters to obtain news.
Dan Moody announces the appointment of George Christian of Ihurnet as first assistant attorney general and states he will retain EC Sutton from Attorney General Keeling's staff. Christian is described as a splendid young lawyer and Burnet Llano district attorney. Sutton is a recognized election law authority.
Dan Moody took the oath of office as Texas attorney general last Monday. He was 31 years, 6 months and 4 days old when he assumed charge, the youngest ever elected to the post. His rapid rise in law fuels high expectations for his tenure.
John Fiske and Jiavne Calhoun are to be paged. Senator Capper of Kansas introduces a bill fixing loaf weight and requiring sanitary wrapping. Capper says Americans spend 300000 dollars yearly on bread they do not eat.
Hope rises as Receiver W T Kemper announces plans to extend the Orient from Alpine to Presidio and toward Chihuahua. The revival hinges on the Best and Big Lake oil fields, which are seen as key to securing early east and north connections.
Fabens ships over 7300 bales of cotton this season while El Paso county exceeds 30000 bales for 1924. The Interior Department will advise Senator Sheppard and Representative Hudspeth to back damming the Pecos at Red Bluff. Alpine Chamber urged to promote Sul Ross State Teachers College as a regional school for the Upper Rio Grande and Pecos Valley residents.
A tour through oil fields shows new camps, hundreds employed building, and tank farms rising around Texan Big Lake Company. Derrick work, air riveters, and wildcat rigs dot the horizon as producing wells add wealth in a vivid, inspiring field scene.
The Cove nant of the League of Nations reached its fifth birthday on January 10 1920. Dallas News notes the league’s slow but growing influence despite dire predictions and fiat opponents. Professor Hudon argues the league gains power through consent, not coercion.
A reflective editorial urging readers to set aside personal differences for the greater good. It argues cooperation is essential for progress and imagines drawing a larger circle that includes those previously excluded, ending with the question if humanity is large enough to do so.
During December the District Judges Association met in Autin and issued recommendations to amend the Texas Bill of Rights and related criminal and civil procedure statutes. Proposals include shifting felony charging to inform and preserving grand juries, expanding venireman selection, restricting juror exemptions, tightening sentencing on suspended terms, severance and consolidation rules, and stricter divorce and pleading amendments. The list covers jury questioning, counts and judgments, bail on appeal, and quashing or citation standards.
Collector James W. Bass announces an estimated 150000 income tax returns for 1924. Returns must be filed January 1 to March 13. Late filings after March 15 face heavy penalties. The office notes many returns lack legible names and urges early filing to reduce congestion.
Henry Fletcher argues for timely purchase of superior bulls to improve small stock farms. Delaying buys is risky as the returning cow market will favor herds already up to standard, leaving slow adopters at a disadvantage regardless of price.
Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University urges a revival of Abelard era discipline and nourishment to fix failing reading and writing, vulgar algebra, and diminished manners in schools, warning education is being starved and misdirected in public life.
Amarillo scene reports two boys born in different years, with Thomas arriving at 9:45 p.m. December 31, 1924, and James at 1:40 a.m. in 1925, in the home of Mr and Mrs T B Daniel.
Beatrice Baker aged 18 starts at S100 for four months Edwin Coffey 18 at S100 Cathryn Tibbets 18 at S110 Earl Winn 19 at S135 and W W Stevens 19 at S175 in a Draughons College advert promising many similar positions yearly to insure a good salary written from Abilene and Wichita Falls Texas dated February 11 193?
Betty Cotter and Warner Reid were secretly married by Rev J W Chisholm at the Cotter home in Alpine. They planned a January 19 ceremony before Reid left for San Antonio to resume school work. The bride wore a sport suit of rosewood crepe satin.
Mrs. Mary P Sanford entertained a small group Friday evening with a six o clock turkey dinner at her home decorated in Christmas style The table featured a blooming plant and smilax Guests included Capt C D Wood Mr and Mrs W W Jenkins Miss Ruth Jenkins Miss Dorothy Austin and the host and hostess The hostess described as a true daughter of the Old South added rare grace and charm to the occasion
Governor elect Mrs. Ferguson outlines initial appointments including a new secretary of state and a revised Pardoning Board with former Senator Sebastia at its head. C. O. Austin becomes State Banking Commissioner. A Brownwood American Legion member is named adjutant general. Senate confirmation required. more posts to follow.
Sul Ross State College starts the mid winter term with several new students and expects additional arrivals within days as the campus resumes activity after the holidays.
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