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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
6
A jumble of comic snippets, social quips, and small notices recounts local character vignettes. References include hail reports, a Fort Davis mention, Alpine society jests, a card of thanks, and household hints, all presented in a casual, fragmented style typical of a community page.
Furnished house between town and college with electric range and hot water heater. Arcola heating plant. Phone or see T A Hes for details. Owner: Mrs Filiza Wade Sette. Monthly rent 30 dollars.
Public notice lists classified ad pricing with line rates and minimums. It specifies cash in advance and cautions against charging later, noting stewards each line and multiple insertions at specified rates. The text reflects a historic newspaper rate card fragment with details about placement and duration.
Classified notice listing a roll top desk in good condition for sale by Mrs. Welle McIntyre with contact phone 308 and noting an 5-8-tie date. Also advertises Andrews cowboy saddle and bridle for sale, priced reasonably, contact Mrs. B. Witwer at Holland Coffee shop with an 5-1-2e date.
A public meeting is announced for 11 oclock at the post office with all residents invited to attend and participate in community discussions.
A historical note describes the Monahans Massacre as one of several tragedies along the old immigrant trail that crossed sands to the West. The fragment mentions a good used Singer sewing machine for sale or trade priced at $67 in Alpine.
The page lists diverse items from farm rag buyers and land offers to church schedules in Alpine and Marfa. It notes RAGS WANTED at 100 per bale, a 10 section ranch for sale near Alpine Davis, and dairy references in El Paso Las Cruces. Regular Lutheran and Methodist services are announced with dates, plus a history note on emigrant trails and a Comanche-fought water hole near a road to California.
Brewster County commissioners seek sealed bids by May 12 1931 to purchase 13600 in Refunding Warrants replacing 13600 Map and Plat Warrants dated July 1 1925, due in four years with new warrants 1600 in 1932 and 2000 annually thereafter. County Judge D Woon reserves right to reject any bid. Pecos Enterprise notes a separate New York incident with dogs barking during testimony.
Texas poultry flock demonstrators slashed costs by 36 percent from last year and, aided by a mild winter, boosted production. They reduced feed waste and improved methods, feeding more skim milk and home grown seeds, culling low producers and using green fodder to offset market prices.
National Park Service officials plan a surface water system for Carlsbad Caverns 100 miles north of Pecos. The move aims to provide domestic and sanitary supply by acquiring spring water rights and piping water uphill, with funding likely in the 1926 appropriations bill. Congress members visiting last week encouraged accelerated development, but exact costs remain undetermined.
Cincinnati probate filing shows Mrs. Alice Romevelt Longworth seeking appointment as administratrix. The estate, valued around 825000 with 800000 in personal property and 25000 in real estate, would pass entirely to her per a will filed last week. Judge W H Landers received the application in probate court.
Eastbound Sunset Limited 6:01 PM. Argonaut 3:54 AM. Northbound arrivals from Presidio 11:30 PM, leaves Alpine 8:00 AM daily. Bus schedules for Pecos via Fort Davis Marta 2:30 PM. Divorce filing notes Camey says she spent a honey moon with her husband at noon.
A brief notice states The Avalanche will pay 100 per Tb for clean white cotton rags minus buttons. It lacks context on location or source date and the measurement unit Tb is unspecified in this fragment.
A damaged OCR fragment warns that vandal activity in the Davis mountain section endangers cattle and ranches. It urges action to halt the killings of cattle and stresses the killer acts with wanton destruction, calling for contact at the Alpine location.
Testifying that the violin playing of her husband had gotten on her nerves after 12 years, Mrs. Phyllis Fishback of Tulsa Oklahoma was awarded a divorce by the court.
S L Vail General Building Contractor offers guaranteed satisfaction on every project with certified workmanship and reliable service for residential and commercial construction needs.
Pete Crawford district game warden praised the calm in the district but criticized outsiders with high powered rifles. He said frontline officers grow weary of tourists who shoot antelope along highways, endangering the few remaining wildlife specimens in the Big Bend counties.
Listing offers 40 acres patented land near quick silver mines in shale formation. Includes all minerals oil gas with title. Cash price 3 per acre, first payment 3500, remaining payments easy. Listing No. 1189.
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