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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1939
Page
4
A historical notice records Mrs C D Wood Barry Scobee and Helen Friend as recipients in Alpine Texas. The item appears as second class matter under the 1879 act with mailing details and postal designation.
The report describes a major mining operation in Arizona moving 74 million tons of earth to access a copper ore bed about a mile long and half a mile wide at 420 feet deep, with 240 million tons more potential ore. It notes the lean ore yields about 10 pounds of copper per ton, requiring massive capital and modern equipment to profit. It also covers the World’s Fair art show in New York, highlighting a $30 million collection from Rembrandt to Watts under the Detroit Institute of Arts umbrella, and details on conservation of big game animals and a 200-year-old Maryland Gazette feature on early colonial items.
A Texas Game Department bulletin describes hoboes sweeping grain from rail cars to feed wild turkeys in Archer County, about 40 birds observed, plus pheasants released in Colorado County. It notes duck and goose bag limits, restoration areas under Pittman Robertson funds, and bat control tips, with other wildlife anecdotes and a Chicago unicorn spectacle mentioned.
The Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park near Chicago's lakefront is highlighted as a premier attraction. Gifted by Miss Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother Clarence, it cost 800000 dollars with a 300000 dollar maintenance trust. The main pool spans 300 feet with three basins and a 90 foot water column, surrounded by 133 jets discharging 5800 gallons per minute. At night 30 million candle power lights bathe the cascade in shifting colors.
A jumble of quotes shows a 1910s style street scene with customers arguing over a coat and a doctor visiting schoolchildren. A wartime memory references World War I unfolding as a mountaineer learns England and France are at war, while a farmer boasted about his prowess.
Reports from Roby and Northwest Texas note rare white bobwhites found in Abilene area and in East Texas over the past two years. White quail result from pigment absence, not albino status. A neighbor’s elaborate scarecrow failed to frighten birds, as seed theft continued.
Walter Albright, 18, of Baltimore County, Md, was knocked from a ruck by a bolt of lightning that rendered him unconscious, though he soon recovered. The straw hat he wore was torn to shreds in the strike.
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