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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1931

Page

3

Sweets Help Digestion In Colgate Diet Experiments

In a Colgate University study Dr Laird and colleagues tested dessert effects on digestion. Sweet tastes, especially chocolate, boosted gastric juice flow and saliva more than salty bitter or sour flavors. The team fed volunteers desserts after meals to assess lingering digestion and psychological factors.

Amilton N. Y Colgate Laird Cameron Farquhar Fletcher C. Waller Wayne G. Benedict, Jr Francis L.tomlins Byron 8. West

McCulloch War on Armadillos Boosts Wild Birds

State game official H R Morell reports a winter extermination campaign against armadillos should help turkey and quail crops. He has released 384 bob whites for restocking across three counties. Ranchers and sportsmen kill many armadillos, aiding propagation of the two birds, though quail recovery may take years.

Armadillo Morell

Estate of Palmer J. French Administratrix Notifies Creditors

Lucille French Clark, administratrix of Palmer J. French deceased, Brewster County Texas, notifies all indebted to the estate to settle and all creditors to present claims within law's prescribed period at Marathon, Texas, by May 18, 1931.

Palmer J. French Brewster County Texas C. D. Wood Marathon Terfs

Squirrel and Rattler Fatal Duel Captured in Wood Fight

W R Crider of Jotron City reports a dramatic chase between a large rattlesnake and a squirrel. The squirrel likely inflicted fatal throat wounds on the rattler before being crushed, then a few shots from a target gun ended the rattlesnake’s life. Johnson City Record.

W. R. Crider Jotron Mr Crider Attler Cri Killh Johnson City

Cowboy Who Inspired Famous Range Song Buries Near Sweetwater

The grave of the cowboy who inspired the song Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie lies 25 miles northwest of Sweetwater on the old Williamson ranch. Hank Thompson, a native Texan, recalls the hard lonely life of cowboys and his own beginnings near Brownwood at age 19. He notes the West Texas frontier spirit and the rough gear of roundups as he connects the legend to regional ranch work and travel near Gatesville and San Angelo.

Sweetwater Williamson G. Hank Thompson Mr. Hanks San Augustine Brownwood West Texas

Hints for Homemakers by Jane Rogers and County Election

Hints for Homemakers by Jane Rogers discusses coffee serving and entertaining rituals while a county election unfolds. The piece mentions the Wheat Oil field discovery in the county once focused on ranching and notes the 1887 division of Tom Green county named for Oliver Loving, with citizens voting on county offices.

Vale Nation Tom Green Oliver Loving

Adlerika Germic Cleanse Ad Promises Quick Relief

An advertisement claims a sleepy feeling after meals comes from food left to ferment in the bowels. It promotes Adlerika to wash out the upper and lower bowels with no harmful drugs, implying a quick, wonderful effect and urging readers to buy at Alb in Drug Store.

Adlerika

Loving County Organized and County Officials Elected

Loving County joins the restructured administration after a favorable petition reviewed by the commissioners. Mentone, the sole town in the county, will see new county officers and a reorganized local government.

Loving Commissioners of Mentone

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Dr. Laird McCulloch H. R. Morell Texa Brewster Lucille French Clark Lucille Fre Squirrel Rattler Seo the Ay Nye Home People Cocomalt Can Dom Adams Phome Sheffield Man Knickerbocker Lubbock Booker Goodnight Gatesville Thomanches San Angelo Jane Rogers Paine Loving County Pecos The American Legion
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