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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
3
Items of local interest include Daisy Bread and Alpine bakery products, tire service, and room rentals. J D Jackson returns from Coleman and travels to Austin and Dallas, with multiple mentions of Fresh bread and pastries. Mass shooting incident involving James Birch and James Beachway reported with conflicting details and ongoing medical notes.
W E Caldwell advertises Big Vein Piedmont smithing items and piano for sale as John Gillett, Wills McIntyre, Russell Clark and Lewis Newton head to Marfa for officer training exams at Leon Springs. Daisy Bakery and shop ads note bread products tire service plant sales and monthly payment home building through Alamo Lumber Co for Alpine residents.
Recital at the school auditorium Saturday night featured Misses Jackson and Gillett with well trained pupils. Performances included Ruth Anderson Louise Berkeley Georgia Benson Margaret Collett Miriam Webb Myra Hord Frances Emison Hazel Hall Minnie Dean Youngblood Mary Hancock Letitia Rixon Dana Messer Ruth Smith Clarice Cotter Gertrude Bennett Bertha Hancock Gladys Slight Gladys Johnson Nina Caldwell Dorothy Derrick.
A Red Cross style First Aid class has organized with members pledging weekly study. Current attendees include Nellie Collins Thalia Gillett Mary Gillett Anna D Margaret Josephine Linn Myra Young Bonnie McSpadden Mary E Garnett Emma Hamilton Ethel Moss Myrtle Rawls Margaret Townsend Una Jackson and Mrs Teene Peters Julia Gentry Delmar Richardson Ed Linn Ellis L J Edwards Glenn Koker not J D Jackson Cas Edwards McCool and George Smithers.
Alpine and Marfa high school boys clinched the Trans Pecos title by defeating Sanderson 19 to 0, Marfa 11 to 6, and Ft. Davis. Team members include captain pitcher Alvin Crawford catcher Dave Sublet Jimmie Yates Phillip Hector Fred Morton Ward Weakley Lloyd Rixon LeRoy Echols and Raymond Garnett.
An auxiliary Red Cross society will be organized at the court house on Saturday May 5 at 8 PM. A program with patriotic songs by the Choral club closes with a short talk on the work and election of officers. Membership and dues cover one year. Every man and woman should attend.
An eight year old in Brewster County Texas reflects on farming practices. The child mentions raising fruits vegetables and grains, plus livestock including cows hogs sheep goats chickens turkeys and fish. They describe cotton clothes and hides used for shoes and wear, urging buying local for health and home support.
Liberal rates and terms and prompt service. Will loan on ranches of cattle separately or on both. Let us know your wants. B E Hurlbut Brownwood Tex Claude Hurlbut Lubbock Tex.
Postmaster Burleson under civil service is pushing to place third class postmasters and Blanton's primary is not likely to be held. The examination date has not been announced but is expected soon.
An advertisement by R. D. Zumwalt offers agent positions at 510 North Piedras Street El Paso.
Sixty men of Marfa have signed with the Ellison White Chautauqua Company of Portland for a return engagement in summer 1918. The management announces that the financial obligation has been more than met.
Mr Jackson formerly in Dallas travels to Austin to support the effort to recinct the action creating the normal colleges. He remains active in promoting West Texas schools while Alamo Lumber offers home building plans and explanations to readers.
Notice forbids hunting fishing camping or trespassing on the Caldwell property owned by Jason W James. The notice includes wood and coal at Caldwell’s and asserts legal enforcement of trespass laws against all parties.
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