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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1928
Page
5
No hunting or trespassing allowed on J J Roberts land the OF Ranch of W W Turney and the 101 Ranch of Mrs W W Turney in Brewster side counties posted according to law and hunting and other trespassing is positively forbidden.
The Alpine Study Club held its meeting on Thursday November 1 at the Hancock home with Mesdames Hancock and Graham hosting. Mrs. Wells McIntyre led the program on Moving Pictures aided by Mrs. Howell and Mrs. Head as they presented essays on why they like films and the evolution of cinema. The gathering featured a Ruth Fleetwood piece and a musical selection by Miss Ruth Fleetwood, concluding with a playful card recognizing five actresses and a doll prize for the impersonator who won most recognition.
W W Daugherty died at his Apie home last Saturday after years of tuberculosis and was buried in Alpine cemetery Sunday. Rev Leon Williams led the service with Rev R F Davis assisting. Born in Washington County Alabama he was 43. Survived by wife four children and a brother and sister in Alabama. He was a member of the C itan church. Funeral service conducted at the cemetery.
Notice announces removal and relocation of Alpine Flower Shop with Men W. G. Allen to Heady-for Wear Shop on Main Street. The owner invites former customers and new patrons from Alpine and surrounding towns, and provides phone contact 208 for inquiries.
Pete Crawford returned from Mexico where he guided a party of four Louisiana and Arkansas men on a hunting trip. They crossed at Boquillas and went about fifty miles south into Coahuila, taking five bears and four deer. He plans more hunts this season, some in Mexico and some locally.
A large Alpine delegation attended the VorMiner game in El Paso with 147 tickets sold by Southern Pacific and 16 from Marfa. About 40 to 50 others traveled by automobile. Sul Ross High’s stadium crowd size matched the Mines rooters as Alpine supporters praised their team’s performance. The Alpine squad, averaging around 165 pounds, held their own against El Paso, while noting some Lobos players had limited college experience.
Organization page continuation emphasizes the Red Cross as an angel of mercy. It calls on readers to prepare a pocketbook for support, noting the Red Cross flies to distant recesses of the earth to answer calls in times of great need.
A damaged text notes annual membership dues set at fifty cents to a dollar, with half staying in the national organization and the remainder used for local needs and home needs in the county. The fragment mentions contributors and distrusted beginnings but lacks full context.
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