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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
6
The piece argues Brewster County holds vast latent mineral wealth and a farm bureau could aid irrigated districts. It notes oil and Mexican fields, railroads losing short hauls to motor trucks, and government spending pressures. It comments on tariffs, Mellon deficits, bounty bills, and financial policy debates amid postwar strains.
The piece surveys diverse topics from religious reform in Zion City to a quip about gunpowder crime abolition. It wryly critiques education methods and memory versus understanding, laments mock histories, and notes a financial pundit’s claim about mental markets amid unemployment.
State reports show corn acreage at an all time high while cotton acreage shrinks. Sorghum cane could yield 641000 gallons of syrup from 7500 acres. barley 10000 acres at 68 percent condition. rye 75 percent. hay 90 percent. alfalfa 91. millets 89. pastures 95. Honey production outlook favors strong year with 33 pounds per hive on July 1 and 95 percent colony condition. Wool output surpasses average at near eight pounds per fleece. Secretary Mellon notes a federal rail aid plan worth about half a billion dollars with 6 percent securities, yet it stalls veterans’ bonuses.
The note claims people foam at the mouth after consuming yeast promoted in advertisements within newspapers. It cautions readers not to flee, suggesting the reaction is tied to the yeast and ad campaigns.
Alpine Light and Ice Company warns that any person connecting or tampering with their lighting circuit without prior notice to the office will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for theft.
Texas Brewster County issues a publication summons for Marathon Oil Company and listed defendants to appear at the next District Court in Alpine on August 15, 1921. The petition concerns an oil lease dispute filed June 7, 1921 in case No. 1006 by A. S. Gage seeking relief over a $30,000 cash lease and related covenants.
Brewster County court suit seeks to cancel a 1919 oil and gas lease on about 200000 acres after Marathon Oil failed to pay ten cents per acre in 1921. The action targets numerous tracts and surveys across Block G M E T E Ry Co and related holdings, with other defendants claimed via unknown assignments. The decree would remove the lease as a cloud on title and appoint costs and relief.
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