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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1931
Page
7
H W Morelock president of Sul Ross delivered an effective commencement address at the high school gym last Friday night. He urged margin and of people giving themselves, emphasizing the value of educators among them, with a pithy ungent and purposeful message.
Read of a near new Fort Davis school building still gleaming after months of use at commencement. The Valedictory by Lillian Grubb notes the clean, well-kept structure and the guardianship of the school. The issue also covers a spring concert at the high school auditorium, student readings, music, and a flower-laden playlet, plus local civic notes on the Study Club and Chamber of Commerce efforts in Alpine and nearby areas.
Between 40 000 and 50 000 patents are granted in the United States each year. The nation likely has the most liberal patent laws. The first national patent was granted to Samuel Hopkins on July 31 1790. The archives note 1 800 000 patents issued since independence. The first refrigerator was signed by Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state and James Madison as president.
Moses Ullman of New York, at 80, starts life insurance effort and rapidly writes more than $500,000 in new business in just two months. The item notes youthful Memphis police drive against bandits in Pittsburgh theft, a husband’s divorce grounds over missing teeth, and a Muskogee, Oklahoma figure.
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