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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
5
Mr. A. Villars regional director of the Junior Red Cross will return to Alpine on June 23 to lecture to Sul Rows students and Alpine citizens about the organization’s work. He visited Alpine last winter to promote junior Red Cross recruitment and activities.
Sam Sparks of Austin and his family staying at Fort Davis will deliver an address at Sul Ross College during the chapel period tomorrow morning at 9:45. The public is cordially invited to attend, according to the resident office announcement.
A popularity ballot selects King Brewster and Queen Pine for the Old Settlers and Cowboys Roundup on July 2 and 3, 1926. Voters will choose a running mate and the winner will wear a crown and bear a scepter at the dance.
A voting report notes that failure to follow the space provided could lead to ballot disqualification. An Eligibles list appears above the box, and voters are urged to complete within the allotted area.
A vintage appeal stresses shopper loyalty to home stores, arguing steady promotion by merchants keeps stock fresh and prices fair. The piece links community progress to money circulating locally, urging readers to patronize advertised goods and support hometown businesses. It also notes a student returning home from Austin College and a birthday party for Mary Jean Allen with invited friends.
Public relations piece highlights a widow who signed over $6,000 to purchase six $6,000 business lots after a pressure sales pitch. The article chronicles loan shark tactics, including exorbitant notes and rapid transfers, with examples of borrowers forced to pay far beyond the loan amounts to avoid losing savings or furniture.
Mrs Norris confides in Aunt Emmy about strained finances and a failed plan to invest bonds in platinum mining stock. A shady adviser named Mr Stanhope touts repurchase promises while a loan shark terms outsize the borrower’s savings. An evening paper reveals a related financial scandal, implicating the house that sold the mining stock and its operators in fraud.
Sul Ross college officials announce summer activities for students including a Sccnte drive for college community and weekly class gatherings. Baptist and Presbyterian Sunday schools plan picnics with transport from Alpine churches. Baptists host a Tippit Park barbecue for all Baptist students and Presbyterians picnic at Ranger Canyon with supper and rides provided.
A plan to visit the plenic grounds includes mountain climbing and other sports in the canyon prior to dining, inviting participation and activity before the meal.
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