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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1936
Page
8
An elderly blacksmith, 65, laments a shortage of young helpers as veteran smiths age. He suggests no new skilled youths under five years experience exist, and warns what may happen when all old masters die. The piece reflects fatigue with current labor and a nod to local printers.
Local items list numerous residents traveling, visiting relatives, and recovering from illnesses. Names include Terry, Gillett, Humphris of Alberta, Buhler, Van Sickle, Weyerts, Sioliday, Moorman, Starnes, Pennington, Dru ry Wood, Jones Pennington, Petes, Waldorn, White, Dune, Moor, and others. Occasional health updates and moves to Alpine and San Antonio appear alongside a hospital stay in El Paso and a car accident reference near Lubbock.
A fragmented note thanks ink customers for boots and voters for support, mentions Mary Ellen Gard and Munda Hodge, appears as a local home paper slip with unclear context. The terse message hints at a campaign or business shoutout in a community newspaper.
Alpine Buick plans a Flint showroom reveal with price cuts on the Series 40 Special sedan and Series 60 Century, listing $845 and $1,085 respectively as factory reductions from prior years. The report notes broader Buick reductions and a forthcoming Bellet model shown by Caner Motor, with emphasis on low sedans in 1987 price structure.
Lincoln officials debate a long disputed claim that Nebraska owns a Texas seaport. A clipping cites 1407 Galveston land deeds to Alvin Saunders, Nebraskas territorial governor, as state trustee. No deed found in state files and the existence of the record remains unverified amid uncertain history.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79 held a well attended meeting with plans announced for a school of instruction led by Mrs. Will M. Benton in Amarillo to train officers and members. All eligible persons are invited to attend at 2:30 pm Sunday at the Legion hall. Odessa's William Perl won the local quilt and was offered $5 to keep it in Alpine.
Four Alpine men were jolted when a highway barrier without lights failed to stop a wreck Friday on the Fort Davis Alpine road. The incident damaged a nearly new V-Eight car belonging to W G Fielder of Alpine.
A group including R. J. Ratt lift Guy Crawford and Neil Brown returning from a Fort Davis Masonic meeting collided with a barrier at the Cienega bridge three miles from Fort Davis. They reported no warning light was burning. the car struck the railing and lost a tire.
Jather reports damage and bruises among all men after collision with a heavy plank at about 40 miles per hour, authorities say. No further details available as investigations continue.
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