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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1929
Page
8
A damaged OCR fragment describes a chaotic clash with garbled names and stray terms. Readable items include a vague battle scene and scattered references to a unit or group engaged in a downing action. No clear dates, places, or outcomes are present.
A fragmented OCR item mentions a regional event within a Turkish context and a North location. The readable bits reference teams or groups such as America and Menten, but the exact event, entities, and outcomes are unclear.
A fragmented OCR fragment evokes a harvest scene with apples, pumpkins, corn, beans and Indian tea amid a somber November sky. It references Goors and a Great Statesman’s Thought, alluding to a religious aud ao and property. The text blends oblique imagery with misread spellings and archaic diction.
Local and personal items recount visits and travels of residents and visitors, including J Burgess leaving for Angelo for a Hadford Grocery meeting, Holt of Gillett town company visiting Colorado, Mrs John W Burns guest in Cuero, Gilbert Batt of Harleville visiting with W Van Siekle, and family health updates on Thomas H Etheridge and Hix con haw. Also noted are Mrs On JC Puller’s visit from El Paso to care for her mother, Marta attorney visiting from El Paso, arrivals from Santa Fe and Presidio on business, and hunting trespass warnings posted.
Residents of the Texas high lands felt a sharp chill as cold air swept in from the north. Thermometers hovered around the 16 degree mark above zero with little wind. El Paso reported sunshine, and the cold eased somewhat in Alpine where conditions were milder.
Four new officers were elected to head Le Frere chapter of DeMolay at a bi annual service in Masonie hall. Billy West will serve as master councilor for six months with William Phelps as senior councilor Gene McCullagh as junior councilor and Harper Sparkes as ser vice. Installation is set for next Wednesday night. The chapter plans to exemplify the DeMolay degrees at nearby towns and arrange an exchange visit with Ameth chapter El Paso. Woodward ing retires as master councilor and will conduct the installation.
The article discusses the long standing Lobos versus Miners rivalry, noting fans in El Paso crave a victory over Tess and the Lobo, with potential December game at the El Paso stadium. An Eastern Botanist prize prune is also mentioned as a curious aside.
Veteran fur buyer Sam Cohen notes the three year trapping law delays trapping until mid November boosting prime fur values by 1 to 3 dollars per skin. He recalls earlier seasons brought around 35 cents. this year prime furs may fetch higher prices as cold weather spurs demand for Indies furs and coats while overall hide prices remain modest.
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