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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1932
Page
2
Local note lists individuals tied to the Alpine Avalanche publication including editor manager Bennett DM and staffers D Wood and Mrs Berl Clark with other credits. The fragment references Barry Seabee and Mrs. Berl Clark in association with the Alpine publication.
A Bridgeport Post piece argues advertising should peak in dull seasons. It urges merchants to push costly, transparent appeals when trade is slow, noting fear and economic stress hinder buying and production, then contrasts with Lee’s parole and Tennessee’s old timer Mason. It references General Robert E. Lee, his parole, and his postwar life, plus a Tennessee tale and a remote New Jersey settlement near Broadway.
In the Cant uan archives of Ottawa a pair of baby abors once worn by James Nolte is among treasured items. The piece recalls General Wolfe, Gray, and the Plains of Abraham, noting Wolfe’s famed quote and a lifelong view of battlefield daring. A separate item records Raymond Fouts of Kilo fined ten for smoking in a church.
Amarillo report details Panhandle rail construction in 1931 by Santa Fe and Denver lines. About 200 miles finished with bridges and new steel, plus 17000000 in expenditures. Expansion plans include 300 additional miles and potential cross connections to New Mexico and Colorado. The Denver line Tampa to Childress near completion with new yards, rails, and bridges. Also notes a separate 26 mile spur to tap potash near Carlsbad and a license tag dispute in Raleigh North Carolina.
The Avalanche prints advance notices of candidates with filing fees. Dist. Attorney Hart Johnson of Fort Stockton seeks the 83rd Judicial District seat. County Judge candidates include Ab Slight and D. Wood seeking reelection. Sheriff and Tax Collector nominees are W. O. Hale and W. N. Gourley with Elmer Taylor also listed. County and District Clerk candidate J. W. Frazer seeks reelection. County Treasurer nominees include M. M. T. Chastain and several women: Mrs. J. T. Curly Davis Mrs. Ezra Cook and Mrs. Eugenia Hector Chandley.
A giant red wolf that had terrorized sheep and goat flocks in southern Taylor County for months has been trapped. Local authorities confirm capture and confinement of the animal, ending weeks of livestock losses and farmer concern.
Real estate investor pitch urges buyers to select from numerous city properties as values are at rock bottom and poised to rise. Emphasizes records show wise investors buy low and sell high.
Real estate and land offers in Brewster County and surrounding areas. Listings include patented 40 acre tract with minerals for 960 dollars cash, 20000 acre patented land with full minerals at 15 000 cash or 6 percent annual payments, and several un furnished dwellings with room counts and prices around 12.50 to 20 dollars.
Porter anex ment trapper reports a wolf has killed more than 100 sheep and goats on the Gary and Yager ranches over the past two months. Randers notes the animal is one of the oldest and largest wolves trapped in the region.
Work to start soon on a 20 mile segment of the Potash highway state No. 17 linking oil field areas in Andrews Ector Crane Upton and Pecos counties. Contract awarded for paving the Gaines county segment from Ford to Gaines and north toward Seminole and Seagraves with further Gaines to Andrews county paving planned after last year’s bond vote. Citizens reminded to be eligible to vote this year to pay poll tax.
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