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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
2
A jubilant note outlines Uvalde city streets being paved as a city advertisement and predicts future highway work with Uvalde Rockephal. It cheers oil prospects, calls Uvalde a potential model county for agriculture and stock raising, and notes strong local booster sentiment across newspapers and visitors.
The notice lists W. WW Jenkins subscription price per year and marks the paper as second class matter at the Alpine Texas post office under the 1879 act.
A discussion on local merchants versus mail order houses, noting how distant catalogs pressure prices. It argues newspapers rely on local business revenue while emphasizing community services, and warns of small-town businesses losing trade to distant sellers.
A compact item notes tire print promotions by The Avalanche and mentions availability of New Year greeting cards. The brief highlights sales and holiday stationery offerings in a regional retail listing.
The Alpine Jewelry Company operates in Brewster County providing goods and services while paying local rent and taxes. It supports grocery and dry goods needs, printing locally, and contributing to community growth, inviting appreciation for its role in the area.
The Avalanche extends sincere thanks to readers and patrons and recognizes the providences of God that have preserved the nation. It notes extending greetings a day early to its audience.
Readers are urged to shop early with home merchants to secure first choice and enjoy attentive service. The note promises time for home and social duties during the holiday season and highlights the pleasant but sometimes busy tasks of preparing for Christmas.
Encourage buying from town merchants when possible and order through local shops to ensure quality. Face to face service and nominal charges protect you from mail order issues and support local enterprise, but you must shop early to take advantage.
A local account describes a man entering a dry goods store and asking for a shipment of clothes from a well known mail order firm for twenty five dollars. An eyewitness confirms the story and offers to produce the man.
A merchant refuses immediate delivery insisting customers use mail order to delay payment two weeks. A skeptical buyer sees through the scheme and the piece ends with a moral on self reliance and neglect of community. The tale contrasts local trade with distant firms and warns against delaying funds for convenience.
Enterprising firms in large cities advertise the advantages of building and loan associations. The article traces origins from ancient cooperatives to modern societies with over 8,000 groups in the United States and more than five million members. It notes they offer a strong savings vehicle and home financing, with periods of 74 to 78 months at 10 per month yielding about 1,000 dollars.
An October to December promotion from Alpine Studio offers a free large picture finished on Cyko paper with every dozen photos purchased. The discount runs from October 26 to December 1 and features a special price of 4d for the studio.
Last two weeks report notes the organization of the Parent Teachers Association on November 17 with officers Mrs. Martin president Mrs. Linn vice president Mrs A A Newell secretary and Miss Bess Bosquet treasurer The text also covers ticket sales for a show at the theatre and proceeds for the public school faned Examinations and activities at Alpine High School include candy sales a program titled The Grooses or No Gooses and holiday schedule with three days off for Thanksgiving Superintendent Melton announced school on Monday with Wednesday afternoon off The editor urges readers to support school news and the PTA and to attend meetings
El Paso republication notes that Quaid of El Paso plans another bid for state senator to succeed R. M. Dudley if he becomes mayor. Alpine Mayor Benjamin Berkeley also enters the race while RE Thomason denies seeking office despite discussions.
The Retail Merchants Association announces stores will be closed all day Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving. This notice applies to all member stores and aims to give staff a full holiday.
A Wednesday fire at the rear of the Alpine post office gutted a fire-guard basket contents amid drizzle. The blaze consumed expired oil leases once gambled on by Jack Allen who sparked the bonfire. A block of these leases, once valued at $50,000, drew no buyers an hour later at ten cents.
Automobile owners are reminded licenses for 1923 must be paid before January 1 to display current numbers on vehicles. Collector P Townsend notes readiness to issue new licenses and urges prompt payment to avoid penalties.
Austin Texas November 25 J L Chapman Commissioner of insurance and banking served formal notice to 982 Texas banks and trust companies that all violations of banking laws will be promptly reported to the attorney general. He advised that districts will be notified if the district attorney or local officers fail to cooperate in enforcement.
Austin Texas November 25 Commissioner of Agriculture George B Terrell urges the consolidation of the markets and warehouse department with the department of agriculture in his annual report to the governor.
Dr. Mellenthin, a Texas licensed physician, will be at the Sheldon Hotel in KL PASO on December 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for free consultations. He offers non surgical treatments for a wide range of ailments and notes no operations for several conditions. Married women must be accompanied by their husbands. address given as 336 Boston Block Minneapolis, Minn.
The Baptist Church offers Sunday School at 9:30, morning preaching at 11, with the sermon Where are the Nine. An evening service at 7 40 features The Worlds Greatest Question and special music. Wednesday prayer meeting and choir practice at 7 and 6. Pastor C Bowles urges all members and youth to attend and be loyal to God.
A short reflective note urges sharing a personal photograph to spread Christmas spirit to distant friends, praising the watcher’s kindness and encouraging immediate act. Signed by Mrs. J. C. Thain.
A 1922 church youth program features a 6:30 pm start with scripture readings Ecclesiastes Thessalonians and closing benediction. Leader Merril Pouncey. songs Loyalty to Christ and Yield Not to Temptation. quizzes and remarks on wholesome amusement. Speakers include Ruth Johnson Eunice Sublett Mrs Bowles and Margaret Ingerson.
A classified notice seeks a cook for a dormitory position on December 1. The short posting lists a salary and contact method for applicants.
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