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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
3
The fragmentary speech hints at a parable about giving rather than taking to build a decent world. A speaker, possibly Corresa Oh, recalls wisdom from a horse and a critic of worldly trouble, urging generosity over self-interest.
A fire destroyed Jesse Hollis home on the John Hollis property east of Hollis Saturday noon. Jesse, trapped inside, suffered burns while rescuing money under a pillow. Pete Gavett was staying with him. both lost belongings and a new pair of boots. Neighbors battled the blaze but saved nothing. The town plans to post updates in this column.
Promises of affordable housing with HOLC sale plans, multiple homes priced from 3000 and up, in city and College Ave. markets. Ranch listings include 15 to 35 section parcels, cash and long term terms, and options for trade or livestock. Mentions FHA loan plans and remodeling offers. Let me tell you about our hospital.
The University of California School of Forestry will study continuous timber cutting on a 2600 acre tract in the Sierra Nevada. The land, previously cut about a generation ago, now shows substantial second growth after a gift from a large lumber company.
Ray Williams, Alpine High School vocational agriculture classes, spoke on wildlife and conservation of natural resources. He listed ten actions for protecting wildlife and the environment, including learning game laws, preventing fires, managing predators, winter feeding stations, soil conservation, habitat improvement, and packing out trash. The students invited him to return.
The Alpine Independent School District orders an April 1 1939 election at the Court House Alpine Texas to elect two school trustees. Mrs Linnie L York is appointed election manager to name two judges and two clerks, with returns directed to the district board per law. The notice is to be posted as required by law.
A. G. Bearden, manager of the Lamesa chamber of commerce, is sponsored by the Lamesa Lions club for governor of Dist. 2-T, the district that includes Alpine.
Marian Fearn slipped on an icy sidewalk in Cleveland and fractured her ankle. While awaiting help she delivered a punch to the bump at the fracture, and doctors praised her for the “excellent work.”
The document sets March 26, 1939 as the last day to file candidate names with the Secretary of the Board to appear on the ticket. It bears the signatures of T. A. Beard, President, and W. J. Smith, Secretary, with the district seal affixed.
No tardiness would be tolerated in his court room said Judge E N Rector of San Jose California who fined himself five dollars for being late.
A man deemed bright before surgery had his left frontal lobe removed and is now labeled as gifted by psychologists. The report notes unusual cognitive changes following the operation and highlights debates over brain function and personality.
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