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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
4
Alpine Avalanche in Alpine Texas publishes society notices and rules for reporting items. It lists billing per line for cards of thanks reading notices and commissions, plus subscription prices and postal designation as second class matter.
Four ballots drawn at La Paz decide a murder verdict for former President Pando with one condemnee drawn to die. The scene in the Palace of Justice Alfredo Jauregui ended in a grim fatality as the sole black ballot winner faced execution. The piece also notes a Missouri plan to illuminate highways with powerful roadway lamps every 100 yards to cut accidents and boost rural electrification, with legal funding and bids discussed.
A reflective piece on dietary fads and medical warnings notes conflicting views on indigestion vegetarianism and health cures. It recalls the inventor of the daily dozen and warns that even proven ideas can fail amid untimely deaths. The article frames food as potentially beneficial or dangerous depending on the individual.
The article notes growing use of coin in the slot machines to vend diverse goods. Detroit drug stores and others house dozens of units selling creams soaps tobacco and many packaged items along with sodas radios and coffee machines. The concept began four years ago with a gum vending machine built by a carpenter seen as a short term service gesture.
The piece contrasts spendthrift waste with prudent saving, citing author Fagar Wallace who died heavily in debt despite vast output. It notes his estate could not cover obligations and his wife lacked support. It also mentions Annette and Yvonne Dionne beginning to walk at 15 months, the quintuplets’ progress at the time.
Senator Borah urges farmers to focus on the home market in Collier’s while George N Peek promotes world markets in The Country Home. Weekend travels include Earl Dumas in Alpine, and Mr and Mrs Earl Anderau vacationing in Dallas and Houston. A moving picture debuts in a challet. San Antonio emerges as Centennial-era mecca with tropical climate and Latin atmosphere.
A bookmark crafted from fabric of the U.S. Air Corps balloon Explorer II was sent to the Sul Ross Museum by the National Geographic Society in Washington D.C. Six plaster figures were received by Sul Ross College Museum last week from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. These figures represent the follow.
A police report quotes a drunken suspect claiming no one was driving when the car was hit, saying they were all on the back ear. The exchange underscores a chaotic scene and the defendant’s intoxicated attempt to dodge responsibility.
A collage of short items from Terlingua with mentions of residents relocating to Terlingua Alpine and nearby Alpine notes. References include Mrs FE Lewis Marjorie and Richard Lewis moving to Terlingua, visits by Mrs Clark of Del Rio, Lem Taylor and Lem Jr, and local social actions at the church May 31. A detective scene notes a broken window at a crime scene with two broken sides. Headlines include village concert with The Village Blacksmith encore and bicycle mending verse, plus assorted residents and light anecdotes about diaries gas complaints and jokes from local figures. A new drink called the Crosby Cocktail appears in Alpine.
A humorous exchange has an elderly woman awaiting a week delayed medicine parcel. The postmaster questions her claim about a weak back as she persists, stressing she simply wants the package rather than medical excuses.
A Yale player instructed cowboys on football basics ending with a harsh rule about kicking. The cowboys urged to begin the game despite unclear ball handling. A meat-sight man wore glasses to bed to dream and recognize people he dreamed about.
The Red Cross plans to establish First Aid stations in hundreds of locations along major highways to reduce traffic accident deaths. In Tyler Texas leaders inaugurate the state’s first highway First Aid station with volunteers and 24 unit medical kits, as 151 stations already exist in Texas.
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