The Alpine Avalanche looks at politics and people in 1920s Brewster County
The Alpine Avalanche editorial discusses Dan M Jackson's bid for Congress against Thomas Thomason, arguing Thomason's record merits voters' support and noting Jackson's past service and motives. It reflects Brewster County concerns about prohibition, border posts, and local governance while urging unity and civic effort.
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Dan M. Jackson
Jackson
del Rio
San Angelo
Fl Paso
Don Jackson
Washington
Gener
Congress
Ye Times
For & Ie
Dan Jackson
Wing Thomason
Thomason
Tents
Times
L ‘Thomason
Neverthele
United States
Paso
Fimes
Cautionary real estate pitch to investors with low prices
A dated sale pitch urges Wise Investor to buy land or city property while values are low and sell at peak. It claims favorable conditions and promises many options to select from for real estate gains.
Our Best Bargains This Week in Brewster County Mines
Listing describes mineral patents in Brewster County with 2,000 acres of patented land, all mineral, near Big Mines. Offers cash price of 15000 with 6 percent annual payments, 204 Internet rooms near High School. Title considered perfect and absence of debtor leases.
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Quicksliver
Brewster County
Unemployed in Texas urged to keep optimism in Alpine speech
In Alpine a speaker cites biblical wisdom on vision and urges residents to pursue forward progress despite three hundred thousand unemployed in Texas. He emphasizes combating pessimism and signals that Alpine can become the best town as the state seeks improvement.
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Texas
Alpine
County
Tate
Tex
Terrell Favors Tax Reductions for Re election
J Turney Terrell of Del Rio runs for re election to the Texas legislature promising tax cuts and reduced state expenses. He cites a 209 percent rise since 1920 and seeks to abolish unnecessary commissions and boards while consolidating departments to cut duplication and costs. He pledges to champion livestock and agriculture interests.
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Austin
J. Turney Terrell
del ‘Lo
Terrell
Packers at Century of Progress exhibit tease hog advertising
Chicago packers plan to use a hog byproduct as advertising at the 1933 Century of Progress exposition. Harvey J. Sconce notes the exhibit shows how hog dressing elements can be marketed, signaling new ad opportunities for the meat industry.
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Chicago
Harvey J. Sconce
President of Saskana Supper Plays Title Role in Mary 111
The business manager of SKYLINE and rep of a local Alpha Psi mega chapter in a national favorite contest portrays the title character in the production Mary 111. The appearance highlights a crossover from campus leadership to theater, showcasing versatility in public roles.
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Saskana Supper
Busiess
Skyline
Alpha Psi Mega
Jumbo Hereford Bull Jumbo Dead in Odessa Farm Record Holder
Odessa rancher John M Gist lost Jumbo the Hereford bull once the world’s heaviest, a 3709 pound specimen that stood fourteen feet long. The giant’s weight neared two tons before slaughter and two prisoners at Canon City wore dresses as prison discipline.
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Odessa
John M Gist
Fort Worth
Gist Hereford
Jumbo
Gist
Canon City
Colo
Auto Ownership Record Made by Washington Woman
Waterville Washington reports a remarkable auto ownership record by Mrs Kate Pattie a veteran rural schoolteacher who has bought ten consecutive Chevrolets from A Wilson since 1923 each year after April 15. Her husband a wheat rancher, all trades ins end up with Waterville residents and serviced by the same dealer who supplied the new cars. This year she received a 1932 special sedan turning in the prior model and Wilson notes the trades ins adding to local ownership.
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Waterville
Wash
Chevrolet
Kate Pattie
Allare
Pattie
A. Wilson
Wilton
Wilson
Labor structure shifts over a decade in America
Over ten years the workforce aged the equivalent of two and a half typical full work years, indicating a gradual contraction in work capacity. The trend reflects aging demographics affecting productivity and potential policy implications for labor markets and retirement plans.
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Amerie
Mrs Pattie’s Cars Highlight Gala at Local Business
Fragmentary OCR recounts a gala event at a business involving Mrs Pattie and her Chevrolet cars. It mentions touring models, a Coach, and a progression of ownership. The piece notes Cowley County ties and probate judges, with references to employment related to a coachman and a bicycle.
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Patti
Artanans Ty
Cowley County
Pattie
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