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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
8
A long list of relatives and friends visits family homes from Corpus Christi Comfort El Paso San Angelo and other Texas towns. Guests include Evelyn and Miriam Go forth Thalia Gillett Annie Kate Sandifer and many others visiting relatives in Alpine San Antonio Fort Worth and nearby communities. Families plan summer trips to California Chicago and New York locations as well.
June 2 report from Fort Davis notes Mac Sprout’s panther chase with dogs since April. Calves killed, hounds treed the panther on McCutcheon edge. Eva Edwards shot twice with a rifle. panther not large but young, depredations frequent but lessening. Lions rarer in local mountains.
In a sharp turn, motorboat racer Jerry Hicks of Detroit was thrown overboard as his boat with throttle wide open sped across the Detroit River. It struck the launch of Louis Bay, killing Bay, then beached on the Canadian shore.
Alpine vendors praise a claimed garden hoax as Barnum’s wisdom. Avalanche notes two staged ad ploys this week: a large rule yard in a central Alpine building and a menu advertisement. Boys paid about ten dollars per inch for ad space, gullibly backing the fake campaigns.
R.8 Casner of Wink was a visitor here last Saturday. Mrs. J.B. Hunsacker of visited with Mr. and Mrs. Marty V. Fisher here this week en route to Californi
A reader recalls a boy named J.J Gilbert in Shreveport with stomach troubles. The account notes pinworms and a bottle of White's Cream Vermifuge given by his mother, followed by immediate improvement. Poison? No explicit medical details given. Degrees Pes Pennington Drug Co.
A train to the International Shriners convention in Toronto stops in Alpine for about fifteen minutes. The band, drum corps, and a Spanish dance entertain locals on a downtown corner as El Maida Temple members, including several ladies, wear Spanish costumes.
Notice is hereby given that original letters testamentary upon the estate of A T Emison deceased were granted to the undersigned on May 26 1920 by the County Court of Brewster County Texas. All persons having claims against said estate are requested to present them within the law. Residence and post office address Austville Refugio County Texas. Claims may be filed with agent H W Ferguson at the State National Bank in Alpine Texas. William J Independent Executor Estate of A T Emison Deceased.
Courthouse hosts an old time dance Saturday night at 8 30 with music by the McGinleys Alpiners. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Montreal scientists Dr. John Tait and W. J. McNally report to the Royal Society of Canada that female frogs croak because they are in love. The frog sighs with a typical sound while the female expresses affection. the note adds a light, humorous gloss on the behavior.
A fresh theory posits Mars lacks surface water, a claim raising questions about planetary geology and past rover data. The idea suggests Mars habitable conditions on early missions may differ from current interpretations, leaving researchers debating hydrological history and climatic models.
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