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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche is published weekly by The Alpine Publishing Company. Subscription price per year is listed in the issue.
The Alpine community debates housing for incoming students as West Texas Tech plans to open next September. The Lubbbock Avalanche cites Dr. F P Horn, president of the school, urging local discussion on affordable rooms and board, noting costs in nearby towns and potential enrollment tied to Alpine’s offering.
A Northern-leaning editorial salutes Governor Miriam Ferguson after her Tejas inauguration last Tuesday afternoon. It lauds her husband and asserts loyalty to Ferguson while praising her competence and potential to guide Texas prosperity under her administration.
A timeless aphorism cautions against clinging to yesterday or fearing tomorrow. It emphasizes seizing the present and acting with purpose in the current moment. It reflects a philosophy of immediacy and responsibility.
The text reflects a philosophical statement about interdependence and communal labor rather than a news item or report. It emphasizes that individuals rely on the efforts of others to obtain life’s necessities.
Mrs W. Hamilton, secretary of the Alpine Chamber of Commerce, shifts to editorial writing. Her feature and news pieces are accepted widely and West Texas Today, the official organ of the West Texas Chamber, prints one each week.
The Texas Senate turned down about twenty of Gov. Neff's recess appointments on Monday while more than that number were confirmed. The entire State Textbook Board failed to win confirmation as did three members of the State University Board of Regents.
Fabens awaits a $60,000 public school building as local development quickens. Sul Ross State Teachers College supports Fabens schooling and invites the Rio Grande Review and Fabens residents to recognize their proprietary interest in the Mile High State school.
A legislative proposal aims to curb dazzling headlights to reduce crossing accidents. Supporters say any car uses a headlight, but the glare endangers careful motorists. critics worry enforcement shifts liability to railroads while not stopping reckless drivers.
A fragmented note from the Lubbock Avalanche mentions Presidio County seat status, Sheriff Vaughn praise, and Harry Tampton Williams also called Cattle Clatter. It recalls the sternum bone riddle from a physiology test and riffs on Governor Neff’s centralized power reforms and fiscal deficits, ending with a political question about Pat’s possible return.
The San Antonio Express front page reports the Wyoming Senate postponed indefinitely the child labor amendment sought by the Governor. The House passed the amendment by a 14 to 1 vote, while the Senate's postponement margin was slightly over 210 to 1. The author questions media negativity and calls for balanced coverage highlighting positives.
A reader argues that daily individual efforts big and small sustain demand and bread supply. He notes millions busy in varied work and stresses every decent act deserves some commendation even if it appears puny. Each job contributes to human happiness and market functioning.
A wife and mother waited for her husband on the Dallas Port Worth road after he went to a nearby house for help with engine trouble. He was found dead in a chicken house, shot by the owner who claimed property protection as chickens lay beside him. The piece reflects on justice and innocent victims of crime.
A local group opposes ratification of a federal constitutional amendment arguing it encroaches on state authority and parental control of children, deeming it unworkable and likely to foster idleness while denying parents and children the right to train and work.
The Impresario by Mozart will be presented at Mojave Theatre on February 7 by William Wade Hinshaw’s company. The cast features Henri Scott as the Impresario, Miss Havel Huntingdon as Madame Hofer, Harold Hanson as Movart, Miss Lotice Howell as Dorothy Anlie, and Francis Lyler as Philip, with an English version by Henry E. Krehbiel and staging praised for its elegance and humor.
A Parcel Post Shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Cross celebrated Miss Beth Cotter on her wedding to Warner Reid. Gifts were mailed in a yellow rose box to Mrs Reid. guests wrote long letters of good wishes while enjoying chicken salad olives and tea.
The piece contrasts two law approaches: the loud gun-toting enforcer versus the calm, steady officer who diffuses trouble with warnings. It urges real officers to pursue quiet, lawful methods and restraint.
The Civic League of Alpine launches an educational drive to improve sanitary conditions and enforce State Sanitary laws. Excerpts from the State Sanitary Code regulate barber shops and beauty parlors, detailing sterilization, cleanliness, and disease restrictions to protect customers.
A Pecos Enterprise piece urges a young man to step away from the crowd, reflect on character, and pursue definite aims. It highlights self-examination, personal progress, and the value of saving as both money and character building to escape aimless drifting.
Dr. J B Cranfill of Dallas argues against attending inaugural balls while respecting others choices. He notes his own change from dancing to abstaining, supports Miriam Ferguson's inaugural event, and emphasizes freedom of individual conscience in civic and religious life.
The 1924 revenue act allows a single taxpayer who supports relatives at home as head of a family to claim a $2,500 personal exemption and a $400 dependent credit per person. A dependent need not live with the taxpayer. exemptions vary if the dependent lives elsewhere. Only one household member may claim head of family status and the $400 credit excludes a spouse.
Sheriff W N Gourley announces sale of two land tracts in Brewster County on the first Tuesday of February 1925 at Alpine courthouse. Foreclosure of attachment lien from Dallas County judgment against A S Hickock and Gordon H Wegwart. Parcels include Abst 6957 and Abst 7458 totaling 696 plus acres, located south and east of Marathon. Auction for cash between 10 a m and 4 p m.
A satirical plea mocks excessive taxation and public levies listing many taxes from city to state and local charges. It ends with a humorous suggestion to pay taxes and live while dodging various merchants and service fees.
A concise guide explains locomotive whistles for safety and signaling. It defines patterns: four blasts warn of a crossing, one short for handbrakes, short blasts deter trespassers, long followed by three shorts guards against following trains, and two shorts for airbrake issues or thanks.
The speaker argues that refusing to join the League signals to fifty two civilized nations that the US prefers war over peaceful international governance. He warns this stance risks another world war and urges joining a league or association to avert catastrophe and promote justice and cooperation.
A lawyerly critique urges entering the League of Nations on four key obligations. It argues that pledging not to war with fellow members until arbitration and Council review could curb conflicts, build world public opinion, and deter war, while preserving a right to warfare after deliberation.
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