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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1930
Page
7
Bank report shows capital stock surplus reserves and deposits totaling 746106.52 with notes and other liabilities. Local social column lists Miss Jean Arnold and guests leaving for Incarnate Word College and several residents traveling to San Antonio Alpine area visits and family ties noted.
Miss Jean Arnold hosted a New Year’s bridge party at her parents home Mr and Mrs R Arnold. Honorees included O Neal Dendy of San Angelo and Margaret Grissom of Edna Texas. Turkey dinner served at 7 pm. Results list Sarah Lee Todd high for girls and Alex McGonagill high for boys.
School opens Monday after a two week Christmas break. Faculty members who traveled for the holidays, including Jean Arnold, Margaret Grissom, Sarah Lee Todd, Mary Young, and Louise Crawford, visited with Prof. and Mrs. B. J. Brannan and Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Nelson in Anderson. Marathon attendees at the New Year’s Eve dance in Alpine include Philip Worthington, O’Neal Dendy, and Walton.
A fragile fragment reports a death or injury tied to a confrontation on Friday at Henderson. The text references a panther and a son of Mrs Ca as involved, with a note about a 240 patty and an animal described as eight.
Warner Bros releases On With the Show as the first 100 percent natural color talking picture. The all Vitaphone production features singing and dancing and marks a milestone in color cinema.
The Granada Theatre announces a phone picture premier next Monday and Tuesday with matinee and night showings. E Mollison, manager, notes the milestone year for the film industry and claims the film uses entirely new filming techniques, avoiding old fashioned methods.
The article profiles Vitaphone as a Warner Bros innovation that ends silent pictures. It highlights On With the Show a color musical with Sally ONeil Arthur Lake Betty Compson and others, noting lavish settings and stage performances as a stunning feature.
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