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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1930
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche Lyon year long issue presents community praise and corrections. It lists M Bennett Mire Ella Cook as representatives and editors C D Wood and Earl Clark with correspondents Barry Scorer and Fort Davis, all for a $2.00 publication.
Readable fragments complain that the Sul Bows pep squad stood during nearly the whole game, obstructing spectators’ views. The writer calls for a designated standing area and urges consideration for paying fans, while noting occasional onfield yells but criticizing persistent standing. The text also includes unrelated notices on wildlife advocacy and a lengthy land sale court notice from Brewster County, Texas.
The article recalls ships of the American Navy including New York Saratoga Rochester, once pride of the fleet, now obsolescent and renamed or retired. It notes the Rochester’s past honors, the Saratoga’s transitions from battleship to aircraft carrier, and the overall decline of these vessels as modern craft rise. It also touches on hopeful economic signals and a British scientist’s quip about human evolution.
On a Tuesday in October 1980 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the county courthouse door Alpine Texas the sheriff will sell for cash all right title and interest of A N Welch in a property as of May 1 1929. W C Hale Sheriff Brewster County signed October 1 1980.
W. H Hayes has purchased the Pruitt coffee shop in McCamey and started operations there. He previously ran the cafe during the boom, sold it when he moved to Alpine, and is said to be planning modern fixtures in the new enterprise. Hayes is reportedly vacationing in Corpus Christi.
Westbound train 103 was delayed in Alpine for over three hours Monday morning due to a locomotive problem. A Tesnus freight engine was finally brought in to pull the cars, ending the delay. A second broken part on a freight engine east of Alpine caused an additional four hour wait before that engine could be moved.
A F Robinson has filed in Brewster County Court for letters of temporary administration on the estate of L J Baker deceased. The court appointed temporary administrator on August 20 1980. A regular term begins November 17 1920 at Alpine Courthouse. Interested parties are cited to contest at that term. if not contested, appointment becomes permanent.
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