Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Alpine Avalanche in Alpine, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1929

Page

7

Fort Davis Bridge Club Entertained by Mrs Sproul

Mrs Lee Sproul hosted the Tuesday Bridge club with three tables of players including Miss Blanche Taylor Miss Hatti Rue Hargrove Paint Rock Miss Rath Espy and Mesdames Carl Ross Worth Evans J K Miller F Miller Frank Jones Clay Espy H E Welker Barry Scobee. Miss Espy won the high score trophy Mrs Pryor received the guest prize and Mrs Barry Scobee took the high cut prize. Halloween decorations plus bronze chrysanthemums adorned the rooms.

Sproul Lee Sproul Blanche Taylor Hatti Rue Hargrove Paint Rock Rath Espy Mesdames Carl Ross Worth Evans J. K. Miller F. Miller Frank Jones Clay Espy H. E. Welker Barry Scobee Espy

P T A Bazaar Plans Cafeteria Dinner to Raise Funds

The P T A held a called meeting Tuesday planning a bazaar and cafeteria dinner to fund a high school athletic court for basketball tennis and track. Proceeds supplement other collections. The next P T A meeting moves to the fourth Tuesday in November from the fourth Thursday.

P.T. A KE. H. Fowlkes PLT. A

Subway chapel 18 plans Monday at school program

An excellent subway chapel 18 is planned for Monday at the school with Robert Lee Johnson listed. The program includes songs and poems by numerous figures such as Marion Fowlkes Longfellow Sam Stewart Bryant Preston Johnson and others with piano duets Grubb and Dorothy Clark and a wedding theme set on the program as well.

Robert Lee Johnson Cooke Marion Fowlkes Longfellow Sam Stewart Lowell Robert Sproul Bryant Preston Johnson Holmes Ruth Bether Sproul Emerson Forrest Barnett Whittier Jack Ables Ticknor Mise Jones Jones Frank L. Stanton Odes Milcen Joyce Kilmer Ralph Fisher M.D. Babcock Otis Grubb Alice Cary Miss Win' File May Fisher Emily Dickinson Eugene Sproul Ella Wheeler Wilcox Jenne Fisher Grubb Dorothy Clark

Entertain at Bridge Hosts and Guests Share Halloween Night

Mrs FL Sproul and Mrs John Prude hosted the Night Bridge club at the Sproul home last Friday with Halloween decorations. Wigh score awards went to Mrs E H Fowlkes and Mrs H E Welker. Attending were Mr and Mrs Calvin St Clair Alpine, Mr and Mrs Frank Jones, Mr and Mrs FM Miller, Mr and Mrs Carl Ross Fryar, Mr and Mrs Clay Espy, Mr and Mrs H E Welker, Miss Lena Terrill, Miss Doris Hiall, Miss Jones Jones, and Mesrs J W McElroy and Barry Scobee. Snow was by measurement around.

FL. Sproul John Prude Night Bridge Club Sproul E. H. Fowlkes H. E Welker Calvin St. Clair Alpine Frank Jones

Purchases Ten Acres Near Fort Davis for Chicken Ranch

Sam A. Hall of McCamey bought ten acres of land from C. H. Bird along the Fort Davis Balmorhead road south of Holt place and plans to move with his family to Fort Davis to build a home and start a chicken ranch. He intends to come to Fort Davis at no distant date.

Sam A. Hall of McCamey C. H. Bird Hall Fort Davis Fort Davis-Balmorhead Road Holt Lace

Heavy October snow and rain in Fort Davis region

A heavy snow fell in Fort Davis and surrounding mountains with up to ten inches in higher elevations and five inches nearby. Rain accompanied the snow in lower areas, lifting the ice next morning. The snow largely melted by Saturday noon, followed by more rain and a cool west wind.

Davis Mountains Fort Davis C. H. Bird

Coyotes and trapping drive Texas wildlife work

The western Trans Pecos area is active in predator control led by W D Funderburk with A A Henning on site. Reported traps and hunts across counties yielded bobcats coyotes and a wolf. September totals include 22 bobcats 215 coyotes and 94 red wolves with local trappers like in Upton and Bosque counties achieving notable catches. Community stock losses fall as animals are brought down.

Ory W. D. Funderburk Trans-Pecos Funderburk Fort Davis A. A. Henning Fun Tburk Predatory Animal Control Service Texas Upton County Bosque County

School Notes Honor Roll and Class Updates

October notes list honor roll students Margaret Matthews and Mary Catherine Knox with others across grades. Seventh graders out-rushed rivals. Mary Seud lay was elected Car Helen Lancaster placed second. Reading topics include stories "Three Bears" and "The Pied Piper" while Latin class tackles "Noah and the Ark." Turney Fletcher plans El Paso visit. Marg Procter and Willa Morelock absent. Margaret illness. Willa Selto traveled to Uvalde. a New York tabloid may feature a full page on intelligent readers.

Mary D. Seudlay Helen Lancaster Hines Spi Turney Fletcher el Paso Friaay Marfaret Procter Willa B. Morelock School Margaret Willa B Uvald

Buick and Marquette cars praised for balanced ride

Flint Michigan reports scientists noting the earliest travel by log required balance, while Buick engineers claim balance remains essential for riding comfort. The Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers use oil cushions and calibrated valves in each model, with detailed weight distribution and tuned springs to enhance roadability and smoothness across Buick and Marquette lines.

Flint Mich Buick Marquette F. A. Bower Lovejoy

Buick and Marquette models calibrated for weight variance

The article notes calibration across Buick and Marquette models to compensate for differences in body weights. Dedicated adjustments ensure consistent performance and handling across various vehicle configurations.

Buick

Local Saloon Faces Change Amid Chain Store Push

A Loustville Courier-Journal note questions how independent saloons can resist losing street corners to chain drug stores and filling stations, warning of a shift in local commerce and shopping options.

Loustville Courier-Journal

Also Mentioned on This Page

Avalanche H. M. Jones Ann Barry Seabee Tome San Antonio Hallowe'en Christian Endeavorers Fies Audrey Miller J. M. Johnson Irs James Edwards Whitney Fowlkes Otie Grubb Mr. Fowlkes Per Mr. Grubb Mise Mabel Bloys HG. Getehel Eller Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co Margaret Matthews Jack Greear Bula Brown Juliette Forchheimer Audrey Lewis Margaret Seales Allene Martin Maude Barnett Dorothy Ann Perkin Mary Catherine Knox New York Mill Landing Ives Allen Alpine Voter Co Federal Tires Brewster County Brewster THE Chocolate Shop Holland Hotel Blo Alpine Transfer Fulcher Bros Frigidaire Corporation Nees A Midaire Frigidaire Prigid Iar J. H. Cromwell Alpine, Texas
Search Courier

Search the Alpine Avalanche Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Alpine Avalanche?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication