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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1933
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche section reflects on Alpine and Big Bend matters with society notes, editorials, rates for notices, and a query about publishing readings. It includes editor names, local correspondence, subscription prices, and reflections on religious and political topics from various sources.
The piece surveys outdated views on insanity, noting false beliefs about mental order, and argues for humane treatment. It cites that 28 to 40 percent of treated individuals are discharged improved, while acknowledging stigma, varied disorders, and evolving medical approaches. It references old ideas of madness as devilish possession and calls for modern understanding and care.
The article recalls presidential pay from George Washington’s era to Roosevelt’s, noting Washington earned 29 000 and later 30 000, with 1900 salaries reaching 79 000. It contrasts cabinet pay and early officials like Jefferson and Hamilton, highlighting a history of modest compensation for public service.
Investiture at Marathon Troop 43 featured a play and demonstrations. Recipients included Yoninie Parker Donnie Parker Lloyd Sarter Howard Gibson and several others amid a crowd of parents troop leaders and invited guests. Ice cream and cake followed the program. In other notes R F Poote and Mattie Slaughter were in a car crash near Glen Springs. Poote received care in Iowa. Reverend Cole to lead Port Davis church services Sunday.
A Fort Davis report recounts Governor Shaw's proclamation on a financial moratorium and bank closings, with J H Clark arguing for keeping the bank open before a mandatory order. The text notes the March 8 closure date and confusion over the open status amid national directives. Also reported is the birth of John Cunningham Caldwell at Abilene on March 2 to Guy and Mrs Caldwell, daughter of A J Tippit. Emberson appeared as attorney for Jim Parme in a slaying case involving Sheriff Sproul, with Emberson from Paris, Texas. A school play, An Arizona Cowboy, is slated for Saturday night at the high school auditorium featuring Juniors and Seniors, including Otis Grubb and Dorothy Clark in lead roles.
The Young Men's Club in Fort Davis plans a Thursday meeting to organize a civic and social club for young men. About one hundred invitation cards were sent. The cast from local high schools includes Ingenue Odos Miles and Joe Dawson among others. a student named Mantle Good reportedly achieved a grade of 98.
A special Saturday night gathering at the Masonie Lodge hall by the Eastern Star chapter welcomed Mrs May Overton of El Paso the deputy grand matron for the district. She was on her annual visit to chapters in the area and the event was described as pleasant and instructive.
A magnetic nail picker from the state highway department wandered Fort Davis streets recently collecting nails and similar items. The Methodist Aid dinery hosted a Mexican supper for church work, well attended. Mrs. J. R. Chadborn recalls a long line of U S presidents starting with Lincoln.
A fragmented line recalls Roosevelt and Abe, noting few people in the community remember more about that era. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete facts, dates, or identifiable entities beyond the presidents referenced.
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