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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
3
A fragmented line reads Night Heat or Cold Rain or Shine by the connected author or event, with partial phrasing and no clear completion. The readable words hint at a weather or performance theme but offer no concrete details or outcomes.
Local notices report higher ice prices due to lower oil and labor costs with tiered lots sold by weight and cash terms. delivery may use coupons. The page also lists a string of Alpine residents and visitors including Miss Jane Anthony, Geo Dyson, F E Gillett, and many moving between Alpine Pecos Marathon Maria El Paso and Fort Worth with varied activities.
Report notes ongoing revival services with several reclamations and growing attendance. The meeting plans to close Sunday night with services and hopes hundreds attend to begin the revival on a strong note.
Trustees of the Metal Products Association held a meeting this week in Alpine. The Los Angeles construction engineer said steel shortages have delayed materials but immediate shipments are expected to begin, benefiting the association and its members. Read The Avalanche and Watch Alpine Grow.
Miss Harriet Wilde, physical director for the National W C A, visiting the University of Texas Department of Physical Training for Women, launches a health campaign. She specializes in proper shoes for women and girls as she tours the United States.
Classified ads list baby chicks and setting eggs for sale in Alpine Texas with prices and contact details. Also ads for rental housing, a four room house near church, Red Sorghum Cane, and stock cattle including Hereford stocker steers and cows with calves. Contact names include Mrs Minnie Moseley E H Payne Francisco Lopez Lige Day. Prices range around 1.00 per setting for chicks and 75 cents per bale for cane. Inventory notes horses and household items.
Alpine Drug Store highlights guaranteed prices with money back if not satisfied. They emphasize prompt delivery at no extra cost, a full stock of medicines and toilet goods, including imported perfumes, and urge customers to phone or visit for prescriptions with attentive service.
An advertisement from Austin Texas promotes machine hemstitching and picot edging cotton at ten cents per yard and silk cents per yard. It markets covered buttons in Acorn and other styles and claims a free catalog with varieties of fruit trees and hardy West Texas plants.
Notice of election for Alpine Texas on April 6 1920 to choose a Mayor and two Commissioners, with C W Livingston as Presiding Judge and Cas Edwards and J M Pouncey as Clerks. Election under state laws. returns due to the Mayor within two days.
Organizers E A Waldron, former mining operator in California Alpine, and Te G M Reddy, Alpine HC Motle assistant manager and purchasing, headline a local gathering.
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