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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1931
Page
7
Mary Sullivan, longtime Marathon resident, was hospitalized in Alpine after a Saturday morning crash six miles from town near Lenox. She suffered three broken ribs and a broken left leg. The accident was reported by a gaming tourist who arrived in Marathon.
Former Rankin High School students now at Sul Ross gathered for a Saturday picnic on October 24 hosted by H G Secrest and the Rankin High faculty. The group traveled to Paradise Canyon for mountain hiking and a barbecue supper, ending with a reunion around the camp. Faculty present included Secrest and several named staff and visitors. students named from Gus Ross included Vera Carney Opal Quinn Agnes Dees and others.
Richard H Grant of General Motors told the American Bankers Association that winter employment may exceed last year as auto production nears 1.8 to 1.9 million cars this year. He cited a model showing twelve million cars with normal ownership, suggesting a future upturn once purchasing power returns and inventories adjust amid postwar economic strains.
Buick unveils the 1982 Eight with Wizard Control a button operated automatic clutch and silent second gear. Highlighted by a complete line of 26 models four series Fisher body styling chrome trim and advanced ride regulation. The system allows smooth gear shifts without clutch use offering immediate engagemnet and free wheeling with button release.
The Census Bureau reports about twelve and a half million radio sets in use in the United States with a conservative second estimate. The figures aim to reflect listeners and households, but exact numbers per program and per listener are not committed. Data cover forty one percent of the population and worded estimates for 45 states plus the District of Columbia.
The article notes state differences in families owning radio receivers and persons per family. It estimates free states hold over a quarter of all sets and over a third of probable listeners, based on neighboring-state returns, while census figures provide only families reporting possession. Applying state averages to receiver counts estimates listener numbers.
The Federal Reserve Bulletin reports Texas holds over 6 percent of U S banks but accounted for less than 3 percent of bank failures in the first eight months of the year. Texas banks that closed totaled 27 and carried just over 1 percent of total bank deposits among failed banks nationwide.
Mohair sales in the San Angelo territory reached one million dollars for the year as growers reported robust demand. Market observers noted steady prices and broad buyer interest across the region.
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