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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1933
Page
2
The letter urges taxpayers to use an installment option for delinquent school taxes under a law allowing partial payments with receipts. It cites county budget strains, teacher salaries cut by 10 to 18 percent, and calls for action by the chamber of commerce to form committees to secure delinquent payments.
More prehistoric artifacts from the Meriwether ranch shelters near Big Bend have been removed for study. Charles Kelly, former 81 Rows student, directs digs with AP Robin’s permit. finds include sandals, turquoise fragments, a rabbit-stick, mint points and blades. Evidence suggests great antiquity pending further dating work. Tueta Beaty of Oklahoma City files for divorce citing husband’s nagging spoiling her temper.
The Sul Ross chorus joined Maria and Al Pine choruses for a sacred concert titled The Creation at Sul Ross Auditorium on Sunday night May 21 under Miss Frances Mitchell. The program included Mendelssohn pieces and solos by Mrs. John Fortner Mrs HL Hord Mr Wesley May with accompanist Mrs Gladie Plickin. About a hundred voices delivered an inspiring performance reflecting West Texas musical talent and achievement.
A period of heavy rain boosts the Rio Grande water level delighting fishermen as moss clears and fish flourish. Farmers plant grain while visitors tour Alpine and nearby canyons. Notables from various cities, including Mrs. Warneke and Dr. Sutton, travel to Hot Springs, with many locals and guests listed among ongoing social and business gatherings.
Rado, Mr and Mrs Gene Odell and Mrs M J Crawford with daughter Miss Elizabeth Crawford from Alpine register for a few days of fishing. Mr John Rand and wife Lovie Mae Langford Whitaker with their young son Dickie are house guests of the Langfords.
Alpine High seniors celebrate concluding year with dances at Kebernot Lodge and Kokernot Lodge. Mrs Bowman and daughter Pay host the May 30 event with an orchestra. Sunny Glen hosts a piente for the seniors honoring Killiane Keefer and Billy Neill as they prepare to move on to Sut Rosss. Dr Morelock entertains Alpine seniors with music, readings, games, and refreshments afterward.
A Beaumont Texas woman Mia Nick Bar ranco reports severe weakness pains in the side and poor appetite. After using Cardal recommended by her mother she stopped the pain and rebuilt her health. She took seven bottles and says Cardal has helped women for over 50 years.
A dated argument declares liquor traffic as crime and cites widespread illegal outlets from speakeasies to blind pigs. It notes licensed saloons still operated illegally, and asserts licensing won't stop illicit sales, with quotes from Minneapolis and Kansas City sources and remarks by Whiting Williams.
A testimonial touts Thedford’s Black Draught as a refreshing, purely vegetable laxative for sick headaches and constipation. The user endorses it as effective and economical, claiming it aids relief and is widely preferred by thousands.
Justice, chief of police, A. 8, has been asked to read a paper at the annual City Marshals and Chiefs of Police Union of Texas convention in Dallas on June 12 to 14. He will present on The Killing of Peace Officers: Protection Against Threats. A promotional bladder physic for impurities and excess acids is mentioned in the text.
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