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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
4
A long Atmosphere of columns covers topics from skyscraper landlords and tenement living to Lincoln and Ann Rutledge, clockmaking history, and a note on Southern Pacific rail service. The page blends editorials, local reports, and factual snippets with remarks on transit and housing.
Col Gordon Johnston, stationed at Fort Oglethorpe Ga, holds the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Purple Heart the first and only soldier to receive all four to date. He also bears the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun and the French Legion of Honor. Two decorations trace to the Philippine insurrection, others to World War I.
A fragile intimate memento of Abra Lincoln and his youth sweetheart Ann Rutledge has been received by the Library of Congress. The item sheds light on Lincoln's early romance and personal life as scholars study the artifact.
Real estate ad touts 640 acre patented mineral oil gas rights parcels near towns. Mentions a small speculation tract priced around 18 000 with financing options and proximity to schools and colleges. Includes listings for furnished and unfurnished dwellings near High School and College.
Olof Ohison chief engineer of a leading watch factory predicts watches may run by radio impulses from broadcasting stations. He says energy could be transmitted to operate clocks without a mains spirit or local battery, possibly soon.
Notice lists candidates for State Senator 2nd District Regan of Pecos Berkeley Alpine. Representative 7th District Townsend Alpine. Dist Attorney Hart Johnson and Roy Priest Rankin. County Judge Wood reelection. County Clerk Frazer reelection. County Treasurer Davis Cook Henderson Hector Chandley Young Cotter Sandifer. County Attorney Ament Burney. Tax Assessor Skevington Tragelation.
Local residents and visitors are listed in a Alpine roundup. Mr and Mrs J May recently moved to Alpine with son Leonard a Sul Ross College student. W T Meriwether funeral guest lists include Mr and Mrs A B Hudson of San Antonio.
A fragment from Hints for Homemakers offers tips on snacks for workers and thrift with paper scraps. It suggests nibbling hard candy midafternoon and saving odds and ends of patterned paper for decorative touches in the bedroom drawers.
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