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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
6
A small town notice cites cautions about false reflections on individuals and businesses in the Avalanche columns. It recounts a humorous Arkansas man anecdote and a fable about keeping one’s nose out of others affairs to avoid trouble. Marble slabs are noted across the land as reminders.
Balmorhea Texas announces a three day Independence Day event July 4 5 and 6 under American Legion Thal Morhea Post. The program features a barbecue, cowboy sports including baseball, dancing, motor trips to Davis Mountains canyons, and a proposal for a new state park. Toyah and Pecos may join to create a county wide celebration.
The passage urges postponement of activities to ensure the Toyah valley celebration succeeds, noting a one day closuring to secure a better turnout and smoother events. It stresses planning and cooperation to maximize attendance and enjoyment.
C W Livingston reports wooly aphis and apple root plant rose menace Alpine Valley orchards. He describes two pest forms, aerial and root bound, with root damage causing most harm. Treatments include kerosene emulsions, near boiling water, and biosulphate of carbon, noting safety precautions.
Garcia who claims to be a native Chilean will face forgery charges in the August term of the district court. He is boarding at Hotel de Townsend and is accused of passing checks and other paper to obtain money. Officers say he is a noted crook and may be wanted in other states. Also listed: for sale two secondhand items including a Ford and a typewriter by Mrs. J. Ht. Walker.
The Alpine column lampoons customs and personalities with humor about booze songs,Unread telegraph items, legal holidays in Texas, local arrests, newsboys, church etiquette, and regional quirks. It notes absurdities from Groundhog Day to Georgetown to Wisconsin law and ends with a playful jab at a justice of the peace.
Six registered Angora bucks aged five years for sale at a low price. Contact A. H. Jones in Marathon, Texas, at the noted address. Sale notice dated 20-4.
Classified ad announces 160 acre farm and ranch two miles southwest of Alpine. Includes a good house and fenced improvements. Price listed as S . 000 with one third cash. Realty company A. M. Turney Realty Co. 15-ti.
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