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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1926
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text shows a pro democracy, patriotic message urging perseverance and uplift. Mentions keep boosting effort, fight through struggle, patience, and assessing tax as a safety of democracy. Observed garbled lines reference women reducing attire and a refrain about finding the way home.
Fat Stock show near Fort Worth ends in strong attendance with broad success. No major local actions noted to secure next year’s convention. San Antonio Express reports officers for 1927: Herbert L. Kokernot steps down after two terms. Richard M. Kleberg elected in Fort Worth. El Paso and others pursue the convention.
M. L. Hopson announced a closing with W. C. Allen and Jerome Lackey acquiring both the tailor shop property and the Model Tailor Shop plant. The trade closed yesterday and Hopson assumes immediate charge. George and Jean Pugh will remain in charge of the plant's mechanical end for now.
Stockmen celebrate soaking rains that fell across West Texas last Tuesday. A slow three to four hour rain began, with another refreshment that night. An inch or more reportedly in Alpine vicinity and gauge stations from Del Rio to El Paso record good precipitation. Ranchers say recent and prior rains promise early grass for ranges and weeds.
Col. John Coolidge father of President Calvin Coolidge died last night at 9 41 at his country home near Plymouth Vermont after a heart attack He had been ill and the end came not unexpectedly President Coolidge was speeding northward from Washington by special train and was to reach Plymouth about six this morning according to radio dispatches
Col John Perkins, returning from San Antonio, appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to form a cottage building committee. The group will seek prospective builders, suggest suitable sites, estimate costs, and outline the scope of the building program. They report encouraging talks with builders and citizens willing to build under Dr. Berkeleys plan featured in last weeks Avalanche.
A party of individuals passed through here Thursday on a special train and transferred from the Southern Pacific to the Orient enroute to the Big Lake fields on a tour of inspection. The last of these capit’s stay here was short with no notable local impact.
J D Jackson escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon after his sedan left Seventh Street, attempted to turn onto the College avenue bridge, struck the right girder and rolled over onto its left side. The slow-speed crash left him with a scratch on a hand and no major damage to the car.
Telegrams from Edison Ahiman’s mother say the badly injured boy remains in serious condition and unconscious after a fall from the back of an automobile last week. The accident happened in a pasture area near Kokernot. he was brought to his Austin residence soon after the incident.
Mayor F E Gillett, in the Masonic hospital at El Paso for several weeks, is reported much better and his family expects him to come home in the latter part of this week. Mr and Mrs J W Rosson spent a few hours here today en route from San Antonio to their home at Marfa.
Col M Le Crimming of Fort Bliss, author of the following article, recalls Lee’s Texas moves from 1846 to 1856. The piece highlights Crimmins’s research on Southwest anthropology, Fort Datis data, and Lee’s topographical service, including letters from San Antonio and Camp Cooper.
A Stewar Warner Safety Council analysis of 1925 data shows 8.02 percent of auto fatalities occurred in the first seven months, with pedestrians making up 68 percent of the 2,000 classified deaths. Other causes include crashes with vehicles, horses, fixed objects, streetcars, rail trains, and bicycles. The report calls for greater pedestrian care in crossings and driver vigilance.
Alpine clinched the three game series with a 6 point win over Stockton in the final match at the Alpine club course. Keet Tes led Alpine with 76 as the low score, while local clubs aim to boost community facilities and attract upcoming tournaments.
The Parent-Teachers Association will hold a regular monthly meeting Friday afternoon at 2 30 in the high school auditorium. Mrs Homer Ferguson, president, stated the program includes song, prayer, and an illustrated lecture by Miss Susybel Bunton, business teacher. All interested are invited to attend.
A Fort Stockton jury found the defendant guilty after a new trial was granted for a Mor e negro woman crime in Marathon last year. He received a ninety eight year sentence in the Penitentiary despite witnesses from Marathon and Alpine attending the trial.
Little Noble Carnes seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Ro Carnes, long ill with pneumonia, is showing improvement after an operation for moyena performed last Friday night. Attending physician Dr Wright notes some response in the last day or two and says recovery chances are more favorable now than since illness began.
Mrs Ametia Kelly left this morning for Dallas to take a post graduate course in beauty culture. She expects to be away two to three weeks. During her absence Alpine Beauty Shoppe will be run by Mrs George Bless with a Marcel expert from Marta to operate until a permanent operator arrives next week.
The fragment lists morning and evening services with topics about 2 Peter and John the Baptist. C E Mots and Ida May Weyerts are noted as leaders. The message invites attendance to hear verses and discussions on baptism and prophetic warnings.
The People's Building & Loan Association of El Paso plans to establish a branch in Alpine. A board of appraisers led by Col. John Perkins will oversee loans with F. E. Weyerts appointed to receive them. The effort aims to reduce Alpine's housing shortage by financing new buildings, echoing the Bryan Plan success in other towns and Texas growth in building and loan assets exceeding $50 million statewide.
Mrs. Hamilton notes Alpine Public Library serves over a hundred regular readers who borrow one to three books weekly. The annual December shower supports continued book donations and magazine distributions totaling about three hundred since the year began, with listed donors including W. W. Jonkins and Mary Jones among others.
The Mojave Theatre will present a film program on March 22 and 23 showcasing Waldron Quicksilver Mines with 1000 feet of footage and Jeep mining in Mother Earth. Local visitors Mr and Mrs RH Evans of Marta were noted attendees today.
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