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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1929
Page
4
Official city and county paper for Alpine Texas announces editors and staff. Subscription prices, notices, and corrections policy are outlined with rates per line for notices and a special rate for longer items.
A man faces charges after a domestic disturbance in which a quarrel with his wife escalated. He reports she struck him on the head and neck with a kettle, knocking him down, prompting police intervention and a magistrate’s consideration of the case.
John William Evans funeral conducted from the First Church with Rev. R. Davis presiding. Evans, born Sept. 18, 1873 in Seguin Texas, lived in Alpine at times and spent years in Arizona and California. Survived by wife two brothers and four sisters, including Dora of Moore and Callie Evans of Skidmore. He was a Methodist and well remembered in Alpine. The Avalanche extends sympathy to the bereaved.
Washington February 23 Congressmen Hudspeth pressed for a pension status for Texas Rangers who protected the frontier when Texas was outside the Union from 1836 to 1845 1865. He told Secretary of the Interior West the bill seeks to place these veterans on the rolls with pensions pending a favorable decision. The secretary expressed sympathy and would confer with the pension commissioner to reach a ruling.
An elderly woman who once guided visitors to her pantry to inspect winter preserves now hosts a display of bridge prizes she collected during the season. The charitable showcase reflects a lifetime of social hosting and gamesmanship in her community.
Reported Soviet regulation bans bobbed hair arguing that enforcing such style rules marks cultural independence. If the measure succeeds, Moscow may gain status as a recognized world power amid political theatre and international scrutiny.
Flint February 28 Buick Motor Company general sales manager C W Churchill says the 1929 motor car line offers the finest built, best appearance and durability yet. He notes the public demands real value and Buick has long adhered to valve-in-head free engines and advanced chassis design, asserting Buick developed many features over 26 years.
A Arkansas trial on assault with intent to kill featured the state presenting weapons evidence including a rail saw rifle and scythe blade. The defense showcased the other man’s tools such as a pitchfork hoe razor and a dos. The jury deliberated hours and returned a verdict expressing humor at the absence of a fuller fight.
Chairman of the meeting delivers a brusque farewell line as the pastor departs for a church assignment in Alabama. The speaker urges momentum and morale for the congregation and change as the farewell unfolds.
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