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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1930
Page
4
Alpine Baptist pastor Maron Sparks told a large Amarillo audience that Texas’ greatness lies not in material wealth but in people and faith. He traced Texas history and development, urging that wealth comes from churches, schools, and moral leadership, and urged national unity under Christian principles.
The article follows the disappearance of a man named Black tied to jail duties in Wink. Investigations imply enmity and possible foul play. remains identified by a gold bridge work. Carl Mack relays contact with Homer, who had left jail work, while no trace of other pipelines is found in West Texas towns Alpine and Fort Davis.
Police report suggests the deceased may have died from hardship after no money and worn shoes point to poverty. Cigarettes found loose in a pocket and a two cent postage stamp were the only small valuables on the body. Carl Black notes Homer, 42, unmarried, was Ith any relative connection. This is the third such discovery in Musqui canyon within fifteen years.
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