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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1931
Page
6
Fragmentary comic dialogue recounts a wild, jumbled scene with a shipboard miscommunication, a doctor, a patient, and a series of quirky exchanges. Characters comment on letters, alphabets, and eccentric local philosophy, ending with a Martin-esque rural quip about saxophonists and truck drivers.
Classified rates described for first insertion with lines of six words each and subsequent lines at half cost, minimum charge five-line per insertion, payable cash in advance, requests for charging ad must be avoided unless a regular monthly account exists.
Church services, revival outcomes, and community notices appear alongside lost and found items and small ads. Reports mention Christian Science and Baptist services, association meetings, awards for course completions, and a fort stockton event note. Also noted are a found bag, a missing spectacles pair, and a request for part time work.
Local bowlers from Marfa defeated an opposing team to win the evening’s contest by a narrow margin. Dr. F W Matthews rolled 225 for the night, claiming eight records for the session as the eight-man squad tallied MTB pins in the matches. Players included Hoyle Cooley, Joe Parnell, McIntyre, FP Matthews, HC Dorris, Floyd Carter, Rebeels, and Bob Dod.
60000 head of Australian cattle are being driven from northern Australia to the markets in the south. The long trek spans years and follows sparse rainfall, with the herd crossing deserts and water holes as prime selections move southward.
Royal Arch Masons from Alpine under A Gilley and three state officers helped establish a new Royal Arch chapter in Stockton at Fork lodge on Saturday night. Charter members include men with ties to the Stockton chapter and other towns, with Alpine teams providing the instituting group.
Texas cement mills at San Antonio Fort Worth and Houston earned top national honors for 1930 with zero lost-time accidents. Each plant will receive a stone monument from the Art Institute of Chicago and two delegates will travel to Washington DC to accept the award.
New York December output reached 64 018 cars doubling last December and marking the strongest twelfth month in Chevrolet history. W S Knudsen says 26 000 workers were employed as production nears 10 100 more returning in January, driven by strong dealer demand for immediate delivery.
Austin promises to repeal a headlight testing law that costs the state $200000 yearly and yields no benefits. The current system requires over 1,200,000 vehicles to obtain 25 cent certificates for registration, a process deemed a farce by critics.
For sale notes advertise three sections totaling 1920 acres in Brewster County near the quicksilver mineral belt with a price of 8.95 per acre. Terms offer half cash, balance later, and mention estate wind up with mower blocks and 44 lots, frontages 3 feet each, ready for home builders, plus 80 sections on Lingua Creek.
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