Alpine Avalanche Official City Paper Devoted to Alpine News
The Alpine Avalanche is a Brewster County daily notice paper entered at Alpine Texas. It states it is the official city and county paper published weekly, dedicated to upbuilding the region and dissemination of local and state news. It requests reports of statements reflecting on character for corrections.
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Alpine
Texas
Congress
Brewster County
Devil Mountain-Big Bend
Knotty Bridge Valuation Sparks Tax Question at Paso
A bridge valuation dispute at HQ Paso centers on whether tolls and tax burden should reflect unequal ownership split. Commissioners note most value rests on the north end where tolls are collected, while the owner argues the bridge’s worth hinges on the entire structure.
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Paso
Missioners Court
Emperor's Heir and Modern Gadgets Share Page in Talk
The notice blends a discussion of Japan's monarchy with a sales quip about consumer gadgets. It notes Emperor Hirohito’s age and regency, the birth of a crown prince expected to become 124th emperor, and Japan’s current international standing. A running gag follows about a vacuum cleaner, phonograph, panorama camera, and a high priced car offered in a sales pitch, ending with a Scotchman’s anniversary gift.
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Mike
Fragmented Cribbed Window of Old Time Cabaret Dialogue
Jumbled OCR text shows a collage of snippets from a stage or vaudeville scene. It features a narrator and performers trading lines about weddings, speeches, and a running gag with a telephone, plus aside quips about asbestos and a patient waiter. A Pullman conductor, a taxi scene, and a doctor quote appear among exchanges.
Valentino the star and his faithful admirers
The article recalls Valentino the famed Allan ora fim star who died years ago and whose memory is kept alive by admirers including women who form branches in his name. It notes his career from a Mali birth to Hollywood success, his marriages, and death from peritonitis after surgeries, then shifts to a discussion of money types and Roosevelt era coinage totaling about 5.25 billion dollars with silver coins rising.
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Olph
Valentin
Allan Ora
Valenti
Tino
Valentino
Maly
United
San Francisco
Moon Pictures
Hollywood
Tainee
Tmw
Uncle Sam
United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Ailver
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Fede Feral Reserve
Roosevelt
Fort Davis notes on juries weather and telescope project
The grand jury met one day Monday and the petit jury was called for Thursday. Petrich vs Tippli began in district court Tuesday. Marvin Hunter reports wild turkeys near Bandera are starving due to drought with few gobblers seen. Zero and below temperatures marked Fort Davis as snow lightly touched Mount Locke. Dr. George Van Biesdrocek returns to Texas to oversee Mount Locke observatory work and the 80 inch telescope axis alignment at McDonald Observatory site.
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Bandera
Marvin Hunter
Fort Davis
Carlton
Weather Man Show
Mount Locke
George van Bies- Drocek
Texas
Rom Yerkes Observatory
Wisconsin
McDonald Observatory
Record rainfall in Davis Mountains hits 10.73 inches in 1933
The Davis Mountains region saw 10.73 inches of rain in 1933, the largest year in six years and among the highest in 54 years of recorded history. Weather observer E H Carlton notes August and September drove the total, with months like January February March May November December rainless. The new year begins sunny and dry.
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Davis ‘Mountains
E. H. Carlton
Fort Davis
Fort Davis Bank and Chamber Officers Re elected
Dorothy and Jessie Weatherby hosted a meeting with a festive display of Christmas cacti as minutes from the semi annual Davis Mountain Federation were read. The Fort Davis State Bank report showed cash 100000? deposits 182000 and loans 140000 while J W Espy served as president and J H Clark as cashier. At the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting J W McElroy was reelected president for a fourth year and W D Bloys as secretary treasurer. Resolutions praised Waller Miller and H D Bloys for bonds work on Keesey Canyon Park and McDonald Observatory and were sent to the men.
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Dorothy
Jessie Weatherby
Fort Davis State Bank
Resom
J. W. Espy
Walter
Miller
J. W. McElroy
Frank Jones
J. H. Clark
Espy
Clark
Casinier
Bloys
Mystery Name Anmareth Echoes in Bible Reference Inquiry
The report lists numerous persons including Jacob Pinkney Weatherby James William McBre y Warren Diora ious Herbert Daniel Bioys and others as part of an inquiry into the name Anmareth also spelled Asmareth. It notes the term appears in the Bible as both a person and a place, with locals unfamiliar with the name. Uncle Andy is identified as four self known Uncle Andy and county commissioner. Back to Armareth.
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Anmareth
Jacob Pinkney Weatherby
James Wiliam McBrey
Warren Dior
Aious
Herbert Daniel Bioys
Jesse
William Merril
Richard Mcnight
Merrill Edwin Hockaday Fowlkes
Walter Spurgeon Mille
Clay Espy Miller
Tyrrel Barnest Smith
Barthett Elias Coan
Evan J—Just
Wood
Calvin el
Terlingua District News Highlights Local Moves and Mishaps
Terlingua district notes report Mr and Mrs Ted Hobbs leaving for Alpine to settle there. A C Spalding visited Waldron mine. E M Thornton survived a truck rollover on the way to the river. the truck burned and was destroyed. A Drifill of San Antonio visited Study Butte. James Kemp and Murphy Bennett were Alpine visitors. E F Salisbury met Samuel A Spears in Alpine. Mr and Mrs A J Richardson visit their daughter. Jiggs Cleary, now with Ingersoll Rand, left for a new post.
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Ted Hobbs
Terlingua
Alpine
Ted Haseen
A. C. Spalding
Waldron
E. M. Thornton
Thornton
AL Driffill
San Antonio
Study Butte
James Kemp
Murphy Bennett
E. F. Salisbury
Samuel A. Spears
Fort Davis
A. J. Richardson
W. D. Burcham
Sandy Butte
Jiggs Cleary
Chisos Mining
Instails
Ingersoll- Dad Spears
Rand Machinery Company
Tiges Remembered by Friends in Terlingua Area
The text recalls a man known as Tiges with a jovial smile who worked for many years before moving to Terlingua. He is described as missed by many friends. Mr and Mrs Dave Sublett plan a move from Study Butte to Alabama where they will settle in the future. Dave Sublett has been a truck man for Brewster Quicksilver Mining Company for the past two years.
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Terlingua
Tiges
Dave Sublett
Study Butte
al ‘Ine
Dave
Brewster Quicksilver Mining Company
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Alpine Avalanche
Wefkly
Upo
Japan
Hirouito
Hirohito
Kyoto
Haseen
Hot Dawgs
Jeninses
Scaldos
Pullman
Mey
Barry Seabee
Petrich
Fort Davie
J. P. Weatherby
R. D. Swarts
Mary Livingston
Civic
Rubye R. Burcham
Fisher In
Pinte Holland
Bldg
Mord Building
Miles
Lange’s
En's and
Bay? Becta
Mildred
Eddie
First National Bank
First Investment CO
Alpine, Texas
H. L. Kokernot
Geo, W. Baines, JR
Z. M. Decte
Ey Symes
Alpine Lbr. Co
Home People
Orient Dairy
Dom Adams
Savin
Ea Lumber Co
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