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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1926
Page
4
The Alpine weekly Chronicle details local notices and editorials, mentions corrections policies, and describes regulatory rates for notices. It notes new papers Range and Field and Slack Lobo coverage, with commentary on a wolf story and travels of local residents including Mrs Shelby Burke and family.
Alpine Rotary baseball team edged Marfa 6 to 5 in a tightly played game of one hour and forty five minutes. Graves pitched for Alpine with standout form, while BI Talley delivered notable pitching for Alpine. The event featured lively social moments, a strong turnout, and no fights, as Alpine Rotarians plan another game with Marfa.
A Scout recalls a January trip from Alpine to Devil's River with ten attendees. They reached at 8 p.m. enjoyed meals en route, reported no car trouble, and returned with all four tires intact. Listed participants include Billy and I. A. Boyd Roy May John Weyerta Alfred Neil Brown Clifton Mow and Harry Watson.
Reginald Wotan and George Skeving recount a scout trip to camp near a river with tests and fishing. They mention deep holes for diving and nightly kangaroo courts where punishments were dishwashing. The group traveled to Del Rio then Alpine, arriving before a wind storm.
Mrs George Teague left Saturday to visit Ft Davis. Sam Culbert and family of Alpine passed through Wednesday saying they were headed to Ellis County. Walter Graef of the Hey Mercantile made a business trip. Mise Ethel Russell returned to Breckenridge Tuesday with her brother and wife Mr and Mrs P Russell.
Roberts, foreman of Gate ranch interests, was thrown from a horse Tuesday evening and suffered a broken leg. The accident occurred about 25 miles beyond Ft. Davis in a hard to reach location. Doctors Turney and Turney of Alpine were called and reached him after a long march. He arrived at Turney hospital in Alpine and is reported resting with the right leg broken above the knee.
A Sul Ross College Baptist group planned a Sunday morning event at the church featuring a barbecue and picnic for students.
The notice lists candidates for multiple county offices subject to Democratic primaries on July 24, 1926. Names include Mamie Leale Jon Nevill McDonnell Frank Cross Burke W N Gourley James A Burke J W Phelps M T Chastain Gill Newsom Clarence Hord J A Anderson Beverly Greenwood Clark Dave Pearc Zenis P De Cir Marathon D C Bourland W Gulihur L & Buttrill W J Shackelford W D Burcham Sam Rail A Adams J W Potter and D McCutchi for positions of Associate Justice County Clerk Sheriff Tax Collector County Judge Tax Assessor County Treasurer County Attorney Commissioners Precincts 1–4 Constable Precincts 1 and 2.
The event occurs Monday June 21 at Tappit ranch in the Davis Mountains with Mr Tipit in charge of barbecue and related arrangements.
Mrs W B Hamilton secretary of commerce announces Brewster County potash samples will be exhibited at the Sesqui Centennial Exposition. Congressman Hudspeth requested samples which will be sent to Dr Frank L Hess of the United States Bureau of Mines in Philadelphia for display. Samples dispatched Tuesday.
The excerpt notes a ranch provenance in Brewster County and a mountain of potash in southern Brewster County. It states that the Mines department requested 1 ples of information, signaling general knowledge of local mineral resources across the United States and suggesting imminent mining activity in the region.
Notice warns subscribers to watch expiration date stamps 4 on papers or wrappers. Notices are mailed to all subscribers and unless the Avalanche is advised of their wishes, the paper will be discontinued at expiration date.
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