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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1921
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche lists the Alpine Publishing Co directors J D Jackson president W E Caldwell vice president C W Livingston secretary John Young director J W Phelps director.
A Sun column praises Sul Ross Normal College in Alpine as a path for ambitious young men and women to prepare for leadership. It argues education is vital for future progress and critiques lax attitudes toward learning among the broader population. The piece references local topics and aligned quotes from regional readers.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue will visit Alpine to assist taxpayers in filing 1920s income tax returns. Service is gratis by the department. A representative will be at the Good Roads meeting in Uvalde on February 2 to aid attendees.
Presidio Oil Company reports Wilson Well No. 2 down about 10 feet with better indications than No. 1. Casings to be set at 1700 feet and drilling to continue, as engineers expect a rapid finish. locals note enormous investment and anticipate Brewster County becoming Texas’s largest oil field.
Epworth League items feature Miram Webb leading a Bible lesson and songs titled Trophies of the Cross in the Conpra. The Century's impact on the home field and hymnody is noted, with Speei Music referenced as part of the program.
A quirky, fragmented note mocks a man who dislikes a paper and its editor. The piece hints that the writer expects confrontation and an angry response from the editor and readers, reflecting a lively, irreverent town column tone.
Bible School at 0 45 a.m. and 10 45 a.m. Song Communion and Preaching Service. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. Evening service at 6 30 p.m. Special music at both services led by H. M. Bandy the Minister.
The church holds a 10 p m Sunday School 11 a m sermon and 7 p m preaching services Pastor W B P Ray invites all to attend all services at the church.
Regular services at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday include Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship is at 6:45 p.m. Pastor Reemrsma leads the services with W. F. Caldwell assisting.
Saint James Episcopal Church invites children to Sunday school at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. F. J. Gillett. A children's service is held each Monday at 5 p.m. Minor wording adjusted for notice style.
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday School at 10 a.m. with TA Beard as superintendent. Worship at 11 a.m. and 6 45 p.m. led by the pastor. Wednesday prayer meeting at 6 45 p.m. Junior Missionary Safety at 3 p.m. with Miss Ade English. Epworth League at 6 p.m. with Miss Emma Knease presiding under Rev. Ho M Smith.
The Newark Union Gazette extols advertising in the country weekly as the most valuable and scientific form, notes its targeted reach within a small area, and argues that weekly ads are the cheapest, most effective salesman for local merchants, while editors support merchants who advertise regularly.
Alexander J. Hemphill explains the Near East Relief, a Congress chartered body aiding repatriation and rehabilitation in the Levant. He cites 82,201 workers, 500 American staff in the field, and funds via drafts and shipped supplies, stressing 100 percent relief and ongoing American support to aid orphans, widows, and the destitute amid postwar turmoil.
When the system needs a purgative as well as a laxative most doctors prescribe Cas cara Fidelity Cascara is pure Cascara flavored to seem tasteless Sold at hmoo and in Alpine by Alpine Dry Store and Palace Pharmacy.
A Georgia filed case in the District Court at Alpine Brewster County Texas names plaintiff K L Henderson against defendants including heirs of Andrew J Finnegan and John Dranger with others. The suit seeks quiet title to land described as blocks 335 G C S F Ry Co Original Grantee 40 acres and 40 acres more claiming title by five and ten year statutes of limitation and requests citation by publication over four weeks and a final hearing. The proceeding notes missing defendant details and requires production of all title deeds at trial and removal of any cloud on plaintiff's title.
Public notice from the state of Texas commanding publication in a Brewster County newspaper. It informs all interested in the estate of W L Means that Minnie Moseley executrix seeks permission to sell 640 acres described as Survey 3 Block 9 Abstract 4979 GH S A Ry Co. land, with a court date set for February 3 1921 at Alpine.
The State of Texas to the sheriff or constable of Brewster County summons John Drauger and wife A Drauger and unknown heirs of John Drauger and A Drauger deceased Henry Zimmerman and wife heirs of Henry Zimmerman and Jetta Zimmerman deceased Andrew J Finnegan and unknown recipients to appear by publication per legal notice in Brewster County Texas.
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