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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
2
Veto ends a long political clash as Governor Ferguson blocks the two year appropriation for University of Texas operations. Calls arise to keep the university open, stressing its historic value and the need for continued education. The piece cites Liberty Bond talk and broader wartime finance rhetoric.
A spirited call from a trading post town in a vast range era urges abolition of the town cow and stock law. Citizens argue no man may keep a cow that harms neighbors and demand a moral stand and organized reform.
A garbled reminiscence describes a metropole experience at a hotel and restaurant, detailing weighty charges and a desire to extract money from patrons. The piece weaves personal critique with a court scene mentioning James Bogle, former Randolph County judge, amid a chaotic transcription from Indianapolis News.
The executive committee of the Commercial Clubs recommended to the State Normal Board of Regents that Sal Rose State Normal College be built on Hancock Hill. The plan includes 180 acres with land for fields and an agricultural plot, with Alpine costs projected between 400 and 580. Regents will be notified when sites are ready and a board visit is hoped for June 30th.
In Polsgrove the Sunday schedule lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and a sermon at 11 a.m. There will be no evening services due to a revival at the Baptist church. Prof Ray Camp, teaching the Summer Normal, will preach in the morning service.
The presiding elder was unable to attend last Sunday but will preach this Sunday at 11 p m. Members are urged to attend Sunday school first and then services, with no evening services. J I L Messer, Pastor.
A community notice urges every person in Alpine to attend the meetings at the church at seven. The event appears to be a local gathering organized by church leaders.
Polsgrove was reelected for the coming year at a board meeting of the Christian church. Also reported, Harry J Spanell, who killed his wife and Major Butler at Alpine last summer, was tried in Coleman for the Butler murder and sentenced to five years. Earlier he was tried in San Angelo for his wife’s murder and acquitted. The article notes Spanell’s dramatic courtroom actions and criticizes the unwritten law defense.
A fragmented note from the London Observer remarks on stray phrases and curious phrasing in a noisy paragraph showing improvised speech patterns. The piece hints at a distracted mood, a shell of meaning, and seemingly garbled references to street scenes and printing offices.
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