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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1930
Page
8
Alpine residents report guests and departures across the region. Miss Linda Lancaster visits Alpine en route to California. Charles Ogle begins work at Alpine Drug Co.. families travel to Abilene, Presidio, and Lincoln Nebraska for studies, camping, and lectures.
An overnight incident drew many witnesses from Fort Davis as a car with brilliant headlights circled the bank and moved toward Gray's store, sparking a police chase that yielded little. residents reported seeing a dark car without lights and a blue clocked rock and a damaged laundry item as clues. Sheriff Lee Sproul reviewed the sparse leads and the case remained unsettled at dawn.
Report notes crowded conditions above capacity as a new group arrives. Teachers struggle to end empty rooms for class molding while estimates place session start as uncertain. Officials anticipate larger turnout as more cottages and the new building open, with students coming from all areas.
Across Texas and surrounding states, about 1,200 new students register for the second six weeks. This pushes totals for the summer well above what the first six weeks suggested, signaling a larger season than anticipated.
Traditional roundup at the fairgrounds lists multiple musical groups seeking halftime and intermission slots. The All-Star baseball club, unbeaten in seven starts locally, will face Wink in two games with mornings set for each tilt. Coach B C Graves mentions Alpine players Booker Connally and Park Allen will pitcher two games against Wink. Overall, organizers weigh talent and schedule as Rawards plans for events amid uncertain bookings.
Crowds have long attended festival events as Alpine plans for a large western gathering. Visitors are invited to join in all events reviving frontier spirit. Hotels, cafes organize extra entertainment and courtesies while officials expect bigger turnout and greater interest than last year.
Court ordered tax sale to start July 1 1930 at Alpine Texas with 40 acre tracts and up offered. Most lands include minerals with surface. payment in cash due at sale. W C Hale listed.
Mrs J De Swain of 88 Low Street, Shreveport, returns to public life after a long struggle, saying she feels better and credits recovery to a local product. Fennington Drug Co promotes White's Cream Vermifuge for addressing roundworms in children, amid statements about treatment effectiveness.
The remark suggests a declared shift in postwar policy or cultural influence, implying broad Americanization across European nations. It hints at government or alliance-driven changes affecting governance, media, and social norms without detailing specific countries or dates.
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