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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
6
A garbled scavenger of phrases shows a lively but messy excerpt with lines about a train, a druggist, and a dentist. The text mentions two strange men under a bed, a saxophone factory estimate, and a desert pile. The piece reads as a quirky, unfinished dialogue fragment from a humor column.
A child’s plea for his mother traces a family scene as a father and a wary husband seek comfort and care, asking where mom is when the baby is ill and tensions rise at home. The piece portrays mothers as the central figure who knows every detail, calms disputes, and alleviates pain.
Local listings offer land for sale near highway east of college with sewer water and paved streets. Ranch lease offers in Culberson county 20 miles north of Van Horn. Ads include milk pricing, dressmaking, and room and board at Highland House. Church notices detail Christian Science, First Christian, Methodist, Presbyterian and Church of Christ services with times and pastors listed.
Texas lawmakers expanded the law enforcement corps with more highway patrolmen and a larger ranger force. The plan, tested for a year, added about 60 patrolmen and raised the ranger contingent from 36 to 44, with selections by the State Highway engineer after extensive applicant screening.
Eastbound 102 Sunset Limited at 4 21 P M with 106 Argonaut 2 A M Westbound 101 Sunset Limited 1 26 P M 103 Argonaut 2 63 P M arrives Alpine 9 45 P M daily leaves for Presidio 11 60 Sunday Tuesday and Thursday night Northbound arrives from Presidio 11 40 P M Mon Wed and Fri leaves Alpine 8 00 A M daily Mexican train from Ojinaga to Chihuahua City Wednesday 3 60 P M Bus schedules for Pecos Fort Davis Marfa 2 30 P M Presidio Marfa 2 80 P M Van Horn El Paso 7 00 A M Del Rio San Antonio around P M
Public health service issues four hot weather do s for comfort. Advice covers light clothing in color and texture, ample sleep, and six to eight glasses of cool water daily. Warns picnickers about springs with deadly germs and stresses fresh fruit and vegetables over fried foods. An unrelated probate notice follows regarding Palmer J. French estate claims and debts.
A local ad offers day work for windmill and wall repairs by A. Ligon. Slogan promises satisfaction guaranteed. Box 41 or telephone 362 provided for contact and pricing details.
Classified ranch and land offerings list several Brewster County properties. 1907 period ad notes 1907 Rasch tract 17 000 acres reduced payments 2100 with easy balance. Alpine tract outside city limits offers 525 acres with suburban potential requiring 3500 upfront. 640 acres patented shale land in Brewster County with mineral rights and quicksilver mines.
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