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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1941
Page
3
The notice presents two loan options: a 4 percent interest loan with easy repayment on city property and a 6 percent interest loan with long easy repayment. Both emphasize accessible terms and straightforward repayment schedules.
Property listing describing a ranch with over 4500 head of sheep and livestock, 174 sections in the heart of the Davis Mountains, fenced and cross fenced. Owner offering sale or trade with cash price of 1500. Also features multiple homes: a 5 room frame stucco house at 5500, a modern house on College Hill with gas sewer city water and wide facilities, and another frame stucco house on a paved highway. Trade options and favorable terms included.
Local lenders advertise low interest rates and long terms for mortgage refinances and new loans. They report ongoing closings on good residences and commercial properties while noting several new homes under construction.
It will pay you to see us about our 4 percent ranch loans. Liberal appraisals and low expense make this loan popular. Repayment plan flexible and not tying you up indefinitely. If you hold land notes it is a good time to refinance, cash them, or buy more land. See us about borrowing extra money needed.
Abstracts of title offered with quick courteous efficient service and lower costs. All abstracts are examined against the record to avoid costly errors that could ruin a trade.
Title insurance provides a cash guarantee of good title to landowners. More loan companies and real estate investors require insured titles. It costs less than expected, with a single premium. The Title Insurance Company helps you close your deal.
An insurance advertisement by M L Hopson, agent, cites coverage areas including fire, hail, automobiles, life, accident, liability, bonds, explosion, aviation, trucking, cargo, and compensation with a call to name requirements for policies in a compact period newspaper style.
Reports from Fort Davis recount the death of Lee Means of Valentine at nearly 80, a brother of John Zack Means, with burial in Valentine. Navy recruiting visits, local youths passing eye tests, and Bernard Jacovelli’s injuries in a San Angelo crash are noted amid court anecdotes and community events. Tom Thumb wedding, Sleeping Beauty performances, and Mrs. W. E. Smith’s school program are described alongside optimistic views from J. E. Gregg on global disorders.
Columnist Paul Patterson recalls Adolf Hitler in a rambling essay linking bear and deer season to hunting sprees across Europe. He blends local arboretum notes with fanciful hunting exploits and ends with a football bear story contrasting a Baylor Bear with a Texas Longhorn.
A historic note recalls the 1881 fire that destroyed Texas' capitol after a porter in the attorney general's department allegedly heeded risky advice to fuel a stove with waste paper and wood. The chilly November day saw rapid spreading flames and significant damage.
A.B. Sandifer, Brewster County Treasurer, announces warrants payable. A stray historical note mentions a salmon run up the Yukon to Caribou Crossing at 2250 miles, a floor collapse during an incident, and a reference to the 1881 1888 construction period of the present capitol.
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