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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
4
A wounded account recalls a grim march through Her tris with burned houses and executions by order. Soldiers describe a brutal internecine routine, a city under fire, and the heavy toll on civilians as patrols force lethal acts and mass displacement.
A disjointed war passage depicts intense combat with French and German forces. Soldiers clash amid gunfire, screams, and brutal close quarters. The text conveys fear, blood, and defensive acts as troops struggle to repel attackers and hold strategic positions.
A letter addresses Brewster County women urging support for J. Allen Walton’s re election as Sheriff and Tax Collector. The message praises women voters in Alpine and other towns for their influence in social, industrial, and political matters and requests their vote in the upcoming primaries and July election.
Notice announces the city tax assessment process for Alpine Texas with a date of April 15 1918 for work and June 1 1918 for renditions. It lists the City Tax Assessor office hours and the official seal and signature of Ora L Daugherty. The document reflects early 20th century municipal tax procedure.
City commissioners schedule a May meeting at the Masonic Building. F Berkeley, Geo. W. missioners, Flora L. Daugherty clerk, ALS justice, city marshal listed for the session on the first Monday.
A 15 member committee with chairman and secretary will work with Federal Food to handle transport and marketing of the Texas potato crop from Colorado and Brazos regions. Meeting notes from April 24 in Wharton Isle Lake and Eagle Lake set up subcommittees with railroad reps from Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. Goals include centralizing marketing, arranging stock cars, and establishing fair prices to compete with distant markets while ensuring efficient transport and minimal surplus equipment.
The administrator of the Texas division of the Food Administration has assigned Crow as first assistant to replace Herbert Godwin, who resigned. Crow has been with the Texas Food Administration since its early days and holds a commission among the first issued. He is a member of the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association.
Funeral directors and embalmers serving Alpine and Marfa Texas areas. C W Livingston stock listed among local undertakers with offices in Alpine. Local obituary and funeral arrangement information available through Livingston Undertaking Co. in Texas.
An OCR fragment lists regular meeting times for Alpine Lodge No 671 and allied groups in a frayed schedule. It mentions Woodmen of the World, Rebekah Lodge No 436, I.O.O.F, Alpine Lodge No 423 Knights, Alpine Chapter No 132 B S, and visiting kinship, with notes on meeting days such as second and fourth Thursdays and first and third Thursdays, plus other court calendars and district court timing.
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