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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1931
Page
6
A collage of quips and vignettes from street talk and theater lore. Headlines reference teachers, directors and prospector names, with jokes about skirts, beds, and a life saver. The fragmentary text hints at a local era’s humor and social cues without a single cohesive event.
Partial OCR shows rail and bus tables listing Southern Pacific and Santa Fe routes. It notes westbound and southbound times from Presidio to Alpine, daily and specific weekday services, and connections to Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Fort Stockton and Del Rio with several rounding times and destinations. Some lines are garbled but indicate morning and afternoon departures and arrivals.
Classified rates for seven inch advertisements, cash in advance, with notes on required accounts. Wording touches on milk pricing at Measday Dairy, contacting T. A. Bear, and a farm ad seeking ranch buyers near Alpine or Ft Worth. Public notices call for bids to audit Brewster County books for year ending March 1, 1931, with court bid deadline April 13. Also items about tree planting catalogues and a trust fund story from late era.
A Sunday morning service is announced for Christians and the public is invited to attend at the post office vicinity. The message calls readers to participate in the Christian Science church gathering.
The piece highlights Vack Oakie in a humorously chaotic Gang Buster style. It praises the film’s fast pace and comic flourishes while noting chaotic gangland scenes and Jean Arthur as a supporting presence.
Daily schedule lists 10 00 a m Bible study and 11 00 p m preaching with themes Pray Without Ceasing and Which We Have Seen Declare We Unto You. Evening services at 7 45 p m include Wednesday service and Bible study. Everyone invited to join for worship and study.
Sunday at 9 45 p m a sermon titled Moses a Real Man will be preached after the Sunday School service at CHURCH. The schedule notes an early hour for worship and study.
Residents of Presidio and Brewster County officials back a proposed Presidio to Terlingua road. W B Davis and Lawrence McFall reported on a 15.5 mile Presidio to Terlingua trip, noting a 24 mile detour could be eliminated with proper construction and pledged local aid. Brewster County plans a road from Terlingua toward the Hine area to connect with Telegram Enidlo.
Donald Tenderson Clarke's notable story Millie comes to Granada in a two day run starting May 8. Lilian Tashima and Robert Ames lead a strong cast in a faithful split of the novel, tracing Millie from country village to Broadway toast with a dramatic climax and wide audience appeal.
A Ford Tudor Sedan demonstrates high worth through strong performance, economy, and reliability. The testimonial notes exceptional endurance on bad roads and severe weather, with over seventy three thousand miles in under a year on a single route. Operating costs remain low with repairs minimal.
Sheriff W P Rooney Deputy J Miller and Rangers Tarver and Young investigated the explosion at the Rock Crusher on Daving on the Train. They found no conclusive evidence of guilt. Rumors tied the blast to labor trouble amid claims of imported negro laborers at reduced wages. Fort Stockton Pioneer, Brewster Presidio Pecos.
Local paper lists fresh bargains and sale items this week. Prices and product categories are shown with brief descriptions and retailer names. Check pages inside for specific deals and store locations.
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