Texas Red Cross appeals for 10000 to aid tornado victims
The Southwestern Division American Red Cross Disaster Relief appeals Texans for ten thousand dollars to fund permanent relief and rehabilitation for storm survivors in Texas and Arkansas. A survey shows 597 affected families with 110 in Texas, emergency needs met locally, and funds to support reconstruction and self sufficiency. Donations go to Edward B. Orr, director Disaster Relief, American Red Cross, Offenhouse Building, Texarkana.
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Texas
Arkansas
Southwestern Division
American Red Cross
Texarkana
Red Cross
Edward B. Orr
Offenhouse Building
Forestry Legislation Faces Texas Lawmakers and Lumber Lobby
The April issue argues for grave public concern over timber reserves and urges strict laws governing lumber firms to protect second growth. Texas legislators debate a severance tax to fund new forests while nurserymen oppose planting programs and lumbermen resist shifting funds from general revenues. The bill failed, and a special session in June remains uncertain as the forest stock is rapidly harvested.
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Union
Texas
Red Cross Health Campaign Aims to Improve Texas Health
The Red Cross and Texas health authorities warn of higher 1920 mortality versus 1919, driven by infant and maternal deaths and tuberculosis. The Red Cross has expanded staff to 68 full time nurses and 160 instructors, conducting 980 home hygiene classes since December 1918, with 8,859 mothers instructed, as it mobilizes broader cooperation with state health efforts.
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Texas
Public Health Department
Southwestern Division
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Texas State Department of Health
Red Cross
State Health Department
Slow Creditor Letter Reflects Urgent Debt Plea
A Alpine business owner receives a debtor’s reply promising payment when possible and condemning the creditor’s timing. The message includes profanity and references to divine judgment. Nearby reports describe liquor smuggling methods, with a car stuffed with pint bottles and inspectors finding rubber bottles worn by women and even opium in a watch charm.
For Sale 160 Acres Farm Near Alpine
Auction ad lists 160 acres two miles southwest of Alpine with a good house, fencing and improvements. Price five thousand dollars with one third cash through A M Turney Realty Co.
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Alpine
A. M. Turney Realty Co
Tuberculosis Explained as a Germ Disease and Its Treatment
The Texas Public Health Association notes tuberculosis is a germ disease not inherited. It clarifies contagion varies by exposure and emphasizes rest, diet, and fresh air as the main treatments, with early proper care making the disease curable. Night air is highlighted as purer, and precautions allow close contact with consumptives without danger when resistance is maintained.
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Texas Public Health Association
For Sale Six Angora Bucks in Marathon Texas
Six registered Angora bucks aged five years are offered for sale at a bargain as owner cannot use them. Written by A. H. Jones in Marathon Texas with contact at 2041. Subscribe for The Avalanche.
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A. H. Jones
Marathon
Texas
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