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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
7
A Bloomington Illinois paper notes a lighthearted mix of quoted bits about weather, proposals, insurance, and small jokes. It mentions a weather bureau type discussion, a humorous proposal, an insurance line, and a line about parking woes, ending with a note on a male chorus and applesauce served to visitors.
A Milwaukee street car conductor seeks a fare from a young mother with her baby in her lap. When she offers a half dollar, he asks if that is the smallest she has. The exchange occurs as the couple discusses their short income after marriage.
A patient bill overdue by four months prompts a scrawled note beneath the statement explaining a misrouted payment. The note admits a mistake where the word doctor was altered to detour and routed around by the wife while attempting to pass the check.
The Ex-Students Loan Fund reports a strong twelve months with 32 borrowers and rising balances. A $1000 challenge gift plus matched donations boosted the fund by about $2000, aided by alumni and friends of the college. The committee notes steady growth from interest and gifts and highlights Davis Mountain Federation support. The fund aims to keep worthy students in college, with total fund to date and details of principal and interest collected. Faculty directors include Mas Allee Cowan and J. C. Coleman among others.
A group of 0 who have merited degrees and excelled in academics and athletics at Sul Ross will be awarded permanent high school certificates on June 1. They are expected to continue in public schools of Foxes in the coming year.
A dense list of individuals and places including Alpine residents and associated towns such as Buffalo New York San Antonio El Paso Dallas Galveston Marathon Eldorado and others. The fragment reads like a directory or notice of persons with surnames and locations rather than a full event. It includes names like Treynor Yates Koelle Collins McComb Anderson Jackson Youngblood Combs Keeler Gutermute Taylor Coffey May Bourland Crawford Garnett Martin St. Clair Waldron and several Alpine references.
Sul Ross Training School will begin Thursday June 7 at 30 am according to an announcement from the college this week. The first and fourth grades will be taught in the first half of the summer session. During the second half the second and fifth grades will be taught. Training school children will attend school in the forenoon only.
Telegraph dispatched Saturday reports M A Scales father of Shirley and Otis Scales died in Oakland City Indiana. He was 88 years old and well known to Alpine residents who recalled his visits here. The funeral was held at the old Log Creek church cemetery last Sunday.
New subscriptions and renewals to the Avalanche have been received since publication of the last list. The latest entry shows 10 B Sproul from Rucker Canyon Arizona.
Frances Gillett Beatrice Davis and Duncan Scott, Alpine seniors, will receive bachelor’s degrees with honor as Sul Ross College president H W Morelock formally recognizes student effort during the commencement on Friday June 1 in the college auditorium.
Candidacy rules require all current and prospective county officers to file a request with County Chairman J. D. Jackson to have their names verified on the primary ballot. The measure outlines eligibility and filing procedures for candidates seeking county office.
In Brewster County the filing deadline for district and state offices is the first Monday of June, with June 4, 1928, as the cutoff. All candidates must file on or before that date. J D Jackson, Chairman, Brewster County Democratic Committee.
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