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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
2
Alpine Texas brief notices set rates for second class matter at the post office. The notice invites readers to report statements about any person and outlines charges per insertion for reading notices and other classifieds.
Alpine residents press speed control after a Pioneer real estate man HL Fletcher criticizes speeding as a menace. The letter to the Avalanche calls speeders speed maniacs and urges classification and confinement. The author argues many violators are not criminals but negligent drivers endangering lives.
A discussion outlines two approaches to gas tax reform to fund highway upkeep. One option lowers vehicle registrations while keeping fuel taxes, the other earmarks gasoline taxes for road use. The piece notes current practices divert funds to general state needs and cites research from several states on tax use in road financing.
The text references a string of investors and property deals in New Mexico, including the Tres Ritos ranch, Edward L. Doheny, and Three Rivers, amid government cleanup efforts and legal actions. It mentions prison outcomes, a phrase about not putting all dollars in jail, and a paused public gaze on the case.
A note announces a lecture by Martin Crimmins at White Memorial Museum in San Antonio. The event features Army and academic experts from the Southwest and Texas A&M College. The program covers river and coastal topics with references to historic artifacts and naval ordnance.
John Gary Prude of Fort Day and his wife travel fifty miles daily to attend Sul Ross summer classes. Their round trip totals 2000 miles, with a sixty day stretch expected. He teaches at Fort Davis and Mrs Pr Fryar once won a local beauty prize while Johnny played basketball and football at Davis High.
At the college pool daily from seven to eight each evening a special recreation and coaching program teaches intermediate and advanced swimmers. No physical training credit is offered but W A A points can be earned for practice work toward the Red Cross Life Saving test in the second term under Miss Nina Johnson who leads the program.
The article mentions two new rides the Lindy Loop and the Railroad as part of the permanent amusements lineup. It notes their inclusion as upcoming features and hints at a focus on expanding attractions.
Summer students at Sul Ross register 189 Methodists, 178 Baptists, and smaller counts for Christian, Presbyterian, Catholic, Episcopal, Church of Christ, Lutheran, Christian Science, Congregational, Nazarene, and Church of God. Nineteen students have no church preference.
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