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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
6
A collage of jokes and sketches spans geography gibes, soldiers at maneuvers, newsboy misfires, and military humor. Characters hop through scenes with playful anachronisms from a Scottish letter to a French pot joke and a rookie cavalry mishap. The piece ends noting the factory seeks saxophone players and hopes all enlist.
Rail schedule fragment lists westbound Sunset Limited and Argonaut arrivals and departures, northbound Presidio service, Alpine departures, and cross border Osinage and Chihuahua routes. It shows daily and weekend times, with notes on connections to Pecos, Fort Davis, Marta, Del Mio.
A 1949 classified ad notes seven cents per line for first insertion with about six word lines, four week run, cash in advance. Real estate section highlights acreage on highway east with shallow water, level ground, nice sites for homes on paved streets with sewer and water, terms offered by W. B. Hancock.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m at First Christian Church with J B Yates as superintendent Morning worship at 10 50 a m communion and sermon Evening service at 8 20 p m with social music Congregational singing and gospel message Pastor L W Bridges extends summer visitor invitation Young People’s Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m Also public notices include land sale contract in Culberson county and legal citation in Brewster County with court date August 17 1931 and property details.
The Chihuahua highway department has completed plans to start work on the highway from Chihuahua City to Ojinaga. About 200 men will be employed to ensure the road is in good shape for the proposed motorcade.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness, sympathy and floral tributes received during the bereavement and loss of a wife and sister. Names mentioned include Mr and Mrs Bowles Mr and Mrs Howes and family Mrs Price Mrs Rawlings and Mrs Davidson.
An advertisement for Adlerika claims one dose relieves indigestion gas and nervousness by cleansing the upper and lower bowels. The text urges trying Adlerika at Alpine Drug Store, promising improved sleep by tomorrow.
The Avalanche Job department is described as the best equipped in the section. Readers are invited to inquire about prices and quality.
R A Ligon promotes a patented booster pump pipe line for windmill and well use offering contract or day labor options. The notice highlights installation capabilities and service offerings for rural water systems.
Estate sale offers seven blocks totaling 44 lots with 211 lots 138 feet deep by 9 feet front, level and ready for builders near Lew line. Title perfect, price 2350 dollars with half cash and easy balance. Also 640 acres patented land near shale formation south Brewster County with minerals oil and gas included.
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