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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1931
Page
7
Fragmentary note discusses Fort Davis event titled Sereonata and local representation issues. Mentions a group called Avaients and a tone or response from the paper regarding acceptance or rejection. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Mise Miller entertained a large party at Hotel Simple with dancing and a slumber party. James Joseph Walker, 80, died March 7 1984 and was buried that day. Land bills discussion led by W W McCutcheon planned lobbying in Austin. Fort Davis polo beat Army 8 6. Weather mild with blossoms in apricots and peaches. County officials returned from Texas trip amid legislative matters. William E. Pruett, longtime rancher near Santa Rita, died in New Mexico. funeral in Fort Davis. Study Club planted twenty four trees around the courthouse to beautify the town. Lady Bird Fowlkes hosted a ranch gathering with guests from Fort Davis and nearby towns. An artist remembered the town’s era and a note on a job search by a Yale graduate.
The Bureau reports total farm population on January 1 1931 at 27,430,000, down from 47,222,000 in 1923, with movements of 294,000 persons from cities to farms noted in 1924 and 1,120,000 in 1922. The Trend shows a farm population uptick in several regions as hard times drive relocations.
Open trapping season ended the first day of the month and local fur dealer W. E. Caldwell reports buyers and sellers see little pelts shortage but ranchers and farmers reduce trap lines. Prices and sales volume are not yet noticeably changed.
The market for fur, including trapper pelts, plummets as new regulations require tagging of hides and clearer import rules. Traders report prices down as much as one third to one half, with Brexican and Diarest producers scarce and many turning to other lines. The first open season earlier in the year failed to meet expectations as fewer pelts are brought to market.
The text notes Caldwell's small business estimate and mentions pension funds. It then reports six bandits in Pittsburgh breaking into a gambling game and cutting belts, suggesting a robbery or foul play tied to a local crime incident with unclear details.
A fragmentary notice lists multiple entities Kerr Mercantile Co Sanderson French Co Marathon Howells Inc Alpine J M Rosson and Carta as sellers or associates in a sale alert with urged dealer contact. The readable bits point to a merchandise or stock sale via regional firms.
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