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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
6
The Alpine Avalanche is the weekly official county and city paper printed in Brewster county Alpine Texas in its 32nd year. It lists editors and officers, and outlines ad rates and subscription prices per year and per line, with no discounts and post office status.
A 1922 public notice discusses gender roles and jury duty with quotations about equal rights and the impact on cases in St Paul and Missouri. It comments on women serving on juries, hung juries, and the perceived burdens versus duties of citizenship for men and women.
A farmer recounts how a banker offered concise financial guidance rather than farm advice. The banker proposed using capital, deposits and checks to build a brighter future, stressing that farmers must deposit earnings and establish a bank relationship to receive support and favorable terms.
A partial roster of county and district officials is presented including James Cornell judge N W Graham district attorney M S Burke county judge and superintendent of schools E E Townsend sheriff tax collector M T Chastain county treasurer J W Phelps tax assessor J L Martin Jr county attorney W M Harmon county surveyor WH Lease county and district clerk Clarence Herd commissioners D C Bourland and W W Cartledge precincts one to four and justices of the peace W Livingston W A Weakley Cartledge and others.
A writer urges readers to view bankers as essential community assets. The piece describes bankers as approachable and helpful, sharing that talking with a banker can yield practical financial guidance and insight into likely business and farming conditions.
The piece recounts scientist Walter Prince and an earlier observer dismissing ghost phenomena as natural causes in the Antigonish house. It notes public belief persists, with residents enjoying haunted lore despite scientific verdicts, and ends on a jab about local drivers in Alpine.
An Alpine column urges neighborly acquaintance to curb prejudice and improve social ties. It cites Romans and Lamb anecdotes, notes on church welcome, civic safety, and everyday quirks, urging a community Get Acquainted campaign and kinder, more noticing neighbors.
A reflective editorial notes that sweeping social change requires steady, practical effort beyond dramatic gestures. It argues for targeted action, sustained policy work, and collective responsibility to address systemic issues rather than quick, sensational acts.
The daily papers report counterfeit $100 Willy notes circulating, but the issue fails to spark strong local interest and few expect to encounter them.
Justice Court Precinct No 1 meets on the fourth Monday of each month. County Court convenes on the third Monday in February May August and November. Commissioners' Court meets on the second Monday in February May August and November. Probate Court meets the Wednesday of the first week of County Court. District Court 63rd meets the sixth Monday after the first Monday in January and July.
The city commission led by Mayor Benj. F. Berkeley and Commissioners G. W. Baines Jr F. E. Gillett meets the first Monday each month at the Masonic Building with City Marshal Nay Bowles in attendance.
Persons taking wood water or grass in any of the O2 pastures will be prosecuted for trespass. H T Fletcher manager.
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