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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
5
Rev Buren Sparks compares Christians to salt in a sermon at First Baptist Church. He argues salt must contact the lost world to be effective, serving as a positive force and a safeguard against impurity and decay. He stresses active outreach over mere presence.
At the M G M convention in Chicago Leo the MGM Lion is duplicated in a 34 foot long and 9 foot high helium filled balloon by Goodyear. A tent houses the golden brown creature near the Drake hotel with plans for it to lead a parade and be flown to several cities for inspection.
County tax collector issued 29 licenses last month as car registrations rose from April. Readable entries list owners and vehicles from Alpine Terlingua and surrounding towns, including Ford sedans coupes trucks roadsters and Chevrolets. A moving sale on Sixth Street offers hats coats and silk underwear at reduced prices through June 14.
E. O. Umsted, Alpine attorney, announces his candidacy for Brewster County Attorney. He moved to Alpine after college and law school, practiced in Missouri for a year, ran Bix Bend Abstract Co, then joined John Per kine's law offices. He asks voters to consider him as fit for the office.
Fort Stockton and Alpine Mexican baseball clubs set to meet again on the local diamond this coming Sunday after Alpine defeated Fort Stockton in the prior game. The Wild Brahm club is noted as one of the best Mexican teams to contend with the locals.
A fragmentary report notes a boy improving after his mother advised Whites Cream Vermitage for pinworms. The text mentions sleep relief and healthier behavior as he plays and naps better, attributed to the remedy from Pennington Drug Company.
Miss Tommie Espy of Ft. Davis won one of the honors in scholarship at San Marcos Academy commencement in May and was elected to Cum Laude society. Graduates are chosen for superior senior year scholarship, selecting the top fifth of the class.
Texas export business totaling over 70 million dollars draws attention to growth in commerce. Officials credit expanded markets and manufacturing strength while noting continued expansion across key sectors and regions.
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell perform five songs in a movie tone romance with supporting stars William Collier Sr Hedda Hoener Tadien Littlefield and Louise Fazenda. The pair sing hits including I Don’t Know You Well Knowed For That High Society Blues Eleanor Just Like A Story Book and never loved before.
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