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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
2
City and county notices run in the paper at a rate of ten cents per line per insertion with a special rate for notices running longer than four insertions. The publication is entered as second class matter under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
A discussion on misattribution of famous phrases notes how Lincoln's Gettysburg line shares roots with earlier thinkers and mentions attempts to credit Bryan with a phrase later claimed to be borrowed from McCall. The piece hints at a cyclical borrowing chain and cautions about literary provenance.
A column discusses the Indian policy and education efforts under the United States government, noting 203 day and boarding schools and goals of assimilation. It retells a Goethals anecdote about his hair part and cigarette smoking during the canal project, illustrating public curiosity about leaders.
An engineering note claims St John the Divine in New York will not be the largest but will rank third among medieval cathedrals. It forecasts exceptional durability due to granite and fine workmanship, potentially surpassing European cathedrals in strength and longevity.
Miss Marie Simpson and Mrs Wilton Youngblood travel to Alpine Priday for baccalaureate services with TL Beidges to deliver the baccalaureate address on May 10 at 4 p.m. Dr M C Henderson of Marfa will give the commencement address May 15 at 8:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. A joint recital featured music and expressions by local students.
Bodies of a man and a ten year old girl were found in the Pecos River near Grandfalls over a year ago. Pecos county officials pursued leads but a Kansas suspect later arrested in Topeka appears linked by a missing woman and child. The case remains unsolved as officers await official confirmation and further details.
Inquiry notes confusion over product naming and asks for price and quality details. No clear entities or events identified beyond a generic shopper message.
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