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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1932
Page
2
Local notices and correspondence from Fort Davis, Marathon, Nipine, and surrounding regions include society items, science notes, and aviation history. Features report Miss Amelia Earhart’s solo Atlantic flight, a discussion on child feeding advice, and reflections on modern life’s impact.
John Hery Murr aged years wandered from home Friday night in Fort McKavett, aided by his dog Snowball. Neighbors searched as a storm threatened. Found near an evergreen around 2 AM by John Pisk, two miles from home, comforted by his canine companion. Murr is a noted polo player who traveled to San Angelo for West Texas Exposition honors.
Kenneth Collin executive vice president of RH Macy and Company New York says newspapers are the dominant advertising medium in the United States in his book The Road to Good Advertising He adds that advertising can stimulate Pew business ventures in America though they could live without newspapers.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes a three day sale at Pennington Drug offering discounts on ice cream sodas and chocolate treats. The readable text mentions requests for tickets and a brand or product line labeled Nyal.
A brief classified style note touts real estate bargains with advice that wise investors buy land or city property when values are low and sell at peaks. It advertises many properties to select from.
Des Moines Iowa. Farmers fattening cattle for market shift plans. Leslie M Carl statistician reports feeders expect to hold about 40 percent of steers until after July 1 up from 44 percent last year. Cattle on feed on April 1 down about 5 percent from a year ago and shipments January 1 to March 15 into Iowa down 31 percent from last year.
Our Best Bargains This Week lists land offerings in Brewster County near the quicksilver belt. Notable tracts advertise patented mineral rights, oil and gas, with cash prices such as 15000 and terms including equal annual payments or 6 percent interest.
The Amarillo Humane Society resolved a yearlong separation of Boss and Queen, two longtime Oklahoma City lions. Boss was moved to Amarillo after a Lions Club purchase separated them, causing distress in both animals. Negotiations led to their reunion, praised as the right outcome by zoo staff.
The fragment mentions a young lion from Oklahoma City 800 replacing Boss here and hints at tensions. It also advertises low feed prices at T. A. Beard Feed Store and a 3-Day Sale at Pennington Drug with a chocolate ice cream soda offer.
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