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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1931
Page
6
A jumble of humorous quotes and quick anecdotes captures a streetually amused Alpine figure Louie Starns and neighborly banter. The snippet references a comical radiator of advice, odd jobs, and a pantsless Scotch merchant, all framed as lighthearted vignettes from a neighborhood.
Bus times show daily eaves for Presidio at 243 PM and 11:50 PM on Sundays Tuesdays Thursdays, with northbound arrivals from Presidio at 11 30 PM Mondays Wednesdays Fridays. Alpine service sails 8 00 AM daily and Oaxaca routes list Pecos Fort Davis Marfa departures at 2 00 PM and 2 30 PM, plus Fort Stockton Me ymey and Del Tio San Antonio connections.
Classified rates announced at seven cents per line for first insertion and three and a half cents for each additional line. Minimum charge set at 250 words for five lines, payable cash in advance. Do not request charging unless you have an established account with us.
A brief notice notes a milk sample from Measday Dairy showing 24 000 bacteria per unit, below the Grade A limit of 60 000. The ad urges customers to call Orie Dairy for cream and home cooked meals at 171 and 464 to ROOMS, with phone numbers presented in a scrambled manner.
Three rooms and bath in a furnished unit between town and college with electric range, electric hot water heater, and Arcola heating plant. Monthly rent listed at 26 dollars with a 500 dollar sale note and contact details at Wall 212 46.
Wanted to lease forty sections and parts of blocks 214 and 215 for long term grazing. Contact OAL Daugherty at Camp Grandview Brewster County. Write P Stewart Secretary Treasurer Texas Brewster Oil Company with wire details.
In Zagajniki Poland a man returns after 18 years to claim his parents by presenting wealth from America. His mother and father kill him with an axe, then realize the stranger was their son. Neighbors report the crime as a tragic misjudgment in a village torn by shock and grief.
Local church notices list Christian Science Baptist and Presbyterian services. Sunday services run 11 am at the Christian Science Hall, 109 m, 7:45 pm preaching, and midweek prayer. Baptist topics include religious freedom sermon series with morning and evening services. Presbyterian offerings feature Sunday school, men and women's groups, and an evening program with a "Manelon" presentation.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m with J B Yates as superintendent worship at 11 00 am communion and sermon 7 45 pm pastor Dr Joseph Keevil from Marfa will preach evening service The church invites all to attend and support the new superintendent J W Bridges pastor
Buster Keaton delivers rapid fire farce in Parlor Bed Room and Bath as a jealous husband, a chasing riot in a hotel lobby, and a fake murder unfold with bullets and clever humor. Regarded as a highlight of Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s lineup, the film features Keaton in the lead and a rotating cast of romantic entanglements.
Railroad leaders in Southern Pacific and Santa Fe plan a two cent per mile passenger rate, down from 3.6 cents, in an experimental move to compete with buses. The new tariff, likely to start next month, may affect Alpine shipments from San Angelo and other western states, with some one cent mile offers possible under certain conditions. Local officials have yet to receive formal orders on the change.
A brief fragment notes a comparison between the Pacific coast and New Mexico. It hints at a personal reflection or memory without full context or details. No clear events, dates, or named entities are present beyond these regional references.
The Hobbs wandering hotel, a large ninety room structure, burned on Monday night. The hotel had previously traveled from Oil Big Lake to Pyote and other West Texas towns, leaving Hobbs as its latest stop before the blaze ended its travels. The destruction marks the end of a notable era for the once-mobile lodging in the region.
Notice to automobile owners from H F Cook and Son announcing exclusive agency for Brewster Presidio Jett Davin and Pecos enamel products by Aste Enamel Company. Not a car paint. enamel with few equals. Invite write for full particulars from Box 181 Alpine Texas.
Our Best Bargains This Week lists three sections from 1990 in the quicksilver mineral belt in Brewster County. Prices cut to 2.95 per unit with half cash and rest to suit. Mint title, price reduced from 7200 to list No 1197. To wind up an estate, seven district can be established. First payment requires 3500. subsequent payments easy. 640 acres patented land in shale near producing quicksilver mines in Brewster County with mineral rights in block.
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