This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1931
Page
7
A Saturday show at the high school auditorium, run by the P.T.A. and directed by Miss Lena Terrill, featured musical numbers readings dancing living pictures impersonations and celebrette caricatures. Local residents and Sul Ross faculty members participated in a lively program that drew strong audience praise and included notable impersonations and performances.
A network of travel adjustments appears as a bus schedule shift affects Sunday services. Reports note major road projects, including paving from near El Paso to Van Horn on the Bankhead highway, with continued work eastward to link with new routes. Local officials cite ongoing upgrades and expected delays during construction.
Usnagy Greear of Alpine, a stonemason, shaves pink stone for the town park under construction by Evan J. Wood. The craftsman shapes stones with simple tools, drawing admiration for his skill. a novice would struggle with the delicate work.
The piece notes Will Everett, a predator trapper, pursuing a troublesome wolf around Clay Kapy’s sheep pasture. Everett, with years of experience, claims the wolf resists bait and cold weather traps, posing ongoing depredation risk to local flocks. Nearby, Gregoria Silvas finishes a new house and the Brennand family visits the Clarks for a weekend.
Alpine folk who helped at the high school show last Saturday were invited to a reception at the McCutcheon home with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Beau McCutcheon and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Withers. Guests included Miss Irma Lee Batey Rev J. Batey Mrs Poyllis Burnton Howell Miss Gladys Lindsey Miss Gladys Weyerts Mr. and Mrs. Evan J. Wood L. B. Starns J. W. Frazer S. G. Smith and Clay Holland Miss Lena Terrill and Mr. and Mrs. Barry Scobee. The living room glowed with a fireplace blaze and green shamrock decorations matching St Patrick colors, echoed in the sandwiches.
Bermuda, famed winter retreat, draws visitors within 48 hours of New York aboard S S Duchess of York. The Gulf Stream climate promises sun and scenery with glass-bottom boats and coral houses. Also notes local Texas items, hardy robins sightings, health updates, and community happenings in Fort Davis and surrounding towns.
The New Jersey corporation has formed to wire the old frontier garrison buildings as the first step in improvements. The work will be largely underground and, once completed, repairs will follow. No start date has been announced while signs point to a deluxe tourist resort and moving picture center by Pool, who has long operated moving shows locally.
Fort Davis celebrates approval by the post office department for a first class mail route on the T. & P. railway. Effective March 23, bags are to be exchanged at Saragossa, Halmer Head, Fort Davis and Marfa, with southbound mail reaching Fort Davis at 2 15 and departing for Marfa the same time. Marfa mail arrives about 5 and is forwarded to Pecos. Letters to Pecos will take two hours, cutting current two day transit. Dallas delivery also shortened by about one day. Contract runs March 23 to June 30 to the bus line, with renewal pending usage and usefulness.
Washington reports that Texas may loan about 31.428 million dollars under the bonus loan act, with 142,855 adjusted compensation certificates outstanding as of December 4, 1920. Estimates from the American Legion and General Frank T. Hines suggest two thirds of holders will take loans and old borrowers may access up to 50 percent of certificate value, with new borrowers eligible for 500 dollars each.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.