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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1933
Page
2
Alpine Texas daily paper notes its fourth decade service to Brewster County with a focus on Alpine and the Davis Mountain Big Bend region. Calls for reader corrections and reports, plus notices, resolutions, and local church and community items.
A collage of humorous vignettes and stray dialogue captures light rural living scenes. Jokes about police, weddings, a daughter, a Scottish friend, a radio enthusiast, and a farmer’s hiring practices mix with a playful Alpine water melon tale and a cross‑section of neighborhood banter.
An African American worker endures long hours milking, cleaning, and caring for cattle under harsh supervision in a rural setting. Tension with a supervisor is noted as he is dismissed after eighteen hours daily. A separate Chicago payroll robbery case ends with the suspect found asleep on a pillowcase full of one dollar bills.
A reader from Langley Texas reports repeated sick headaches tied to constipation. He describes enduring about twenty four hours of head pain and finding relief through Beach-Daxon. The testimonial credits the product as beneficial for this trouble.
Autumn weather and deer hunting open soon as Port Davis faces a push to incorporation. Proponents urge a public meeting to test sentiment while Fort Davis gains wool and sheep shipments, and Mount Locke water well progress nears test. Local visits and birthday celebrations add community color as residents weigh regional growth.
T O W Baines cashier swears the bank statement is true. Totals show deposits 100046.92 and total 938827.45 including capital. Directors Muray Kokernot and notary Otis Soules certify the document in Brewster Texas.
The narrative describes wool producers expecting a downturn as drought and a persistent weed spreads across the Merril Blue Mountain Pasco region. Sheep and cattle graze nearby lands, with livestock losses linked to the weed, prompting cattlemen and ranchers to anticipate grazing impacts and possible movement to Fort Storkton area.
The column notes the Kearney Canyon State Park near here now under construction by the 206 has total area of 1900 acres after surveys. Donations by Merrills and others raised the size from 860 acres to 1900. About 1400 acres will be fenced for Merrills to use as a sheep pasture. fencing by two crews is underway.
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