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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1934
Page
2
An Alpine Brewster County paper discusses upbuilding Alpine and the Davis Mountains Big Bend section with notices on publication rates, staff bylines, and humorous anecdotes and cartoons. The page quotes editorial names and local jokes reflecting small town life and cultural bits.
The Avalanche publishes primary candidate notices for the Democratic primaries on July 28, 1994. Names include EE Townsend for Representative 571m District, A Hadden and R Sutton for 83rd District Judge, Roy Priest and Bert Howell for Dist Attorney, W N Gourley and Earl Young for Sheriff Collector of Taxes, and RW Arnold for Commissioner Precinct No. 2 with reelection mentions.
Alpine area church schedules list Christian Church morning services at 9 45 and 11 with preaching and communion, First Methodist at 9 45 and 11 with Sunday school and evening sessions, Epworth League at 7 30, and Baptist revival notes from Barstow. Christian Science emphasizes a July 1 lesson from Matthew 7 18, with other readings and local chatter about a boy asking strangers about half dollars.
Local page notes social visits and travel among residents including E Dahlgren attending a San Francisco wedding and Cartledge returning from Austin. Guests Bert Chandler and Frances Morelock appear, with O Conner, O'Brian and Cartledge on regional trips. Church items list Sunday services for Church of Christ and Catholic Church with timings.
Advertisement urges selling old gold silver diamonds and dental work today as government purchases may end tomorrow. Lists items including broken jewelry bridgework and platinum with promise of high prices, guaranteed purchase price, and returnable shipment to Cold Smelting and Refinery Co. Los Angeles address and 10 day return policy.
Alpine to Co Haw Dept lists paints and varnishes in a brief public notice. Products include coatings, finishes, solvents, and supplies for woodwork and metalwork. Details on suppliers and pricing are limited in the readable fragments.
Members of the Alpine colored church will serve another chicken supper starting at six o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The event will be held at Laura Johnson's home, the church's pastor, in the Garnett hotel cottage. The public is invited to attend and support the church.
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