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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1932
Page
2
The piece urges steady work and restraint after World War I. It notes varied interpretations of postwar progress since November 11, 1918, warns of potential dangers, and calls responsible leaders to exercise forbearance to maintain concord and avoid renewed conflict.
A fragmentary compendium discusses beliefs from lucky and unlucky days to moon planting, wood knocking, and avoiding number twelve. It notes famous figures linked to omens, then shifts to a Christian Science lesson sermon quoting Luke and Mary Baker Eddy, highlighting faith and healing concepts.
A fragment from West Texas recalls past homesteaders who valued tin cans and ashes, while land claims and earnings on cow ranches shaped early settler life. Community churches, schedules, and condolences follow, reflecting local religious life and shared ties.
Drilling at theJoiner Link test well on the McIntyre ranch miles below Alpine has faced repeated delays due to a crooked hole. A nitro glycerine charge was used to straighten the bore, and reports say drilling resumed after reaching about 400 feet despite ongoing issues and faulty surveying.
Official notice states Abe Casner Chevrolet of El Paso sold to George F. Jackson of Douglas and Bisbee Arizona. Jackson Motor Company will run the El Paso operation, with Casner interests in Marfa and Presidio County continuing. A used car business in El Paso will open this month, offering late model vehicles.
Red Bluff dam revival moves forward with a plan to secure a 4.15 million loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for U S work. A formal application is prepared by a committee led by Judge J B Starkey of Pecos with members from Pecos Barstow Fort Stockton Grandfalls and nearby towns. The project aims to open 78000 acres of agricultural land along the Pecos River Valley from the state line to Girvin.
A mixed school page covers senior class laughter and teamwork, pledge lines, and a few teachers. It notes basketball candy sales funding next season’s baseball gear and praises football efforts against Del Rio with key players named. Volleyball, Marfa, Alpine reserves, and local staff activities fill the sports section.
Climatological data show West Texas as the wettest and cooler region in September with the state averaging 5.19 inches of rain, 2.32 inches above normal. Langtry Balmorhea Rocksprings Abilene Ballinger San Angelo LeVine Fort McKavett reported around 10 inches monthly, while Rocksprings area saw 18.83 inches in the month and 6.08 inches in a single day. San Angelo totaled 6.57 inches.
The report notes a mean temperature of 71.5 degrees, 3.7 degrees below normal. Fort Stockton reached a 100 degree maximum, the only western district city to do so, with an average of 68.8 degrees, 5.8 below normal.
A distressed scene described by police as among the citys most impressive gangsters, 12 men were unable to win their freedom as officers detained them through the night in Hoostow.
Police detained two men after a writ of navels corpus forced them to spend the night in cells. Murray Humphries and William White were alleged to have dispatched messengers for silk pajamas and headache tablets, forming part of a racketeering claim.
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