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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1931
Page
6
A jumble of jokes and snippets features a school scene misidentification a jury bribery tale and wisecracks about cigarettes beer and aging. An Alpine doctor claims a person can die in a living room as a tourist pair seeks a shower and a host contemplates waiting.
Classified and directory items express gratitude for sympathy from the Ragin family and note church activities in McCamey. Messages include an obituary tone, reminders of services, and local notices such as dairy bacteria count, rentals, real estate ads, bids, and maintenance offerings from Brewster County.
Train schedules for Southern Pacific and Santa Fe routes to Alpine Presidio Fort Stockton and Del Rio plus regular church services and events from Presbyterian Catholic Christian Science First Christian and Church of Christ. Also a historical note on 17th century Marvellous Merchants in Marvellous France and an 18 mph average freight train speed.
Governor Ross Sterling signed the measure after heated floor debates granting landowners who bought state land the right to fifteen years of mineral lease and royalty protections. A West Texas committee backed the bill to counter Supreme Court action from two years earlier. Rev L R Mau Jean presented the governor with a pen for covering the occasion.
A 18 month period ending in 1931 saw 50 900 automobile deaths and injuries in the United States. Right of way violations caused 16 percent of deaths and 31.5 percent of injuries, excessive speed 21 percent, and driving on the wrong side 16 percent. The report links higher speeds and poor training with enforcement lapses as key factors.
Every new Ford comes with a shatter proof Triplex windshield designed to resist cracking under heavy impact. It highlights life saving protection and lists additional features including enclosed four wheel brakes steel body construction and numerous durability and efficiency advantages enhancing overall value.
No. 1 Kokernot in Pecos County Wildcat abandoned after losing multiple strings of fishing tools at depths around 6,170 to 6,695 feet. Humble Oil and Refining Co. attempted sidetracks and reaming to reach deeper horizons but found no oil or gas and halted operations.
For sale notice lists Our Best Bargains This Week with references to land and property. The fragment mentions a 10 acre plot described as rich valley land with a usable supply of something and notes a 16 foot width. The unreadable OCR leaves key details unclear.
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