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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
2
Local notices report the Week of Prayer postponed with details of upcoming services at Methodist Presbyterian and Episcopal churches in Alpine. Events include Alpine Memorial Day observances, house open day November 16, and graveling of streets, with full returns promised on next week’s edition.
At Alpine Church a morning service is planned followed by a 7 00 evening gathering. A census session will be held next Monday at 1 30 p m at the Baptist church where participants answer questions before city outreach led by Pastor M Bandy.
A pistol duel ended with Sheri ley Van rided dying from wounds Monday night. Tatley was struck by a bullet entering the right side and passing into the left thigh. Townsend, shot through clothing and vest pocket, received only a flesh wound. The Avalanche notes authorities refrain from publishing full facts as Townsend remains in surveillance pending trial.
W L Coleman resigns as postmaster at Alpine effective immediately. The appointment follows civil service rules, free of political influence, and all applicants gain equal opportunity for the exam. Time and place to be posted in the post office lobby soon for nationwide participation.
Epworth League program details list Minerva Jones and other leaders, pages on peace themes, prayers, roll call, and lessons. The piece notes a benediction, a brief medical ad, and Lavoptik eye wash promotion invoking eye pain relief. It references merchants Alpine Drug Store and an aluminum eye cup offer.
Three major Kansas City lumber and coal firms sent out minimum price lists. They state they will not sell below cost or below production costs, warning of mill shutdowns if prices fall further. The notices claim prices will not be held past 24 hours and orders require office approval. Firms cited include Pickering Lumber, Central Coal & Coke, and Long-Bell Lumber.
Paint Rock Alabama report tells how Sira C M Steal recovers strength after long illness. She describes severe weakness, pain, and inability to walk but credits Cardul with aiding recovery. The ad notes Cardul’s long history of use by thousands of women for various ailments and urges readers to try it.
A lumber firm notes prices cannot hold and may rise soon, citing mills quotations and a free plan service. The item mentions Jose Velasco, held by Deputy Sheriff Morgan in Alpine after being sent from Pecos, in a Pecos county case tied to the death of Maria Mexican found west of Fort Stockton about a year ago.
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