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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1921
Page
3
A Kansas farmer in a rich county near Kansas City details crippling debt and credit drought. He says he owes 83 500 on the farm and 1 002 borrowed for sickness, selling cattle and hogs into a flooded market as banks reject loans on first mortgages.
The Missionary society of Alpine Methodists schedules a Week of Prayer with programs Friday November 1 led by Mrs W Van Sickle and Saturday November 12 led by Mr E G Webb. Readings include Bible lessons on prevailing prayer, talks on Women of Japan and Lambuth Training School, prayers, hymns, and hostesses listed.
The piece argues current taxation shifts wealth into tax free securities, draining funds from municipal and industrial investment. It cites 15 billion dollars in tax free securities and annual additions near 1 billion, warning rising demand harms city debt capacity and industrial funding.
Fred Clark trustee announces a public auction of 1000 head of sheep at Alpine courthouse door on November 15 1921 between 10 AM and 4 PM to satisfy a note of $16537.95 with interest and attorney fees held by Southern Trust and Commerce Bank of San Diego California. The property includes 1000 sheep at N O Pierson ranch ten miles north of Hamond Brewster County Texas and increases after March 20 1920.
A loud rooster wakes neighbors at dawn then tramples gardens. The poem describes the bird pecking and kicking sprouts from the ground, provoking neighbors to swear in frustration.
Judge Harry Fisher in Chicago circuit court dismisses a libel suit by the municipality Tribune. He defends freedom of the press as a pillar of institutions and a check on officials and powerful figures who abuse power. The ruling emphasizes the press as spokesman for the weak and guardian of public sentiment and accountability.
Kansas Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion vows to curb bachelor posts and promote married tenure in the organization. Miss McCoy of Topeka, secretary, spreads the campaign slogan No bachelor posts in Kansas as auxiliares organize executive groups and boost wartime service morale with meals for legionnaires.
The American Legion plans to fly a flag in a portion of New Orleans near the French Quarter as city authorities assign a building to Legion use for four years. The move ties into historic sites like the Cabildo and Civil War era ties while expanding Legion headquarters and service offices including the ladies auxiliary in nearby facilities.
As the ruling to permit a beer for personal use for sickness nears, Congress debates another anti beer bill. The sentiment notes how worries persist and joys are dampened by new restrictions.
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