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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
3
Amidst a busy county scene, Superintendent announces special examinations for teacher certificates due to shortages. Contracts with uncertified teachers are being considered, but legal certificates will be required. Examinations will be held in county seats on set dates at usual venues.
Jeff Davis county unveils a war record ship named in honor of its war effort. The vessel, sponsored by popular vote, was launched October 23 with Powell of Valentine selected to oversee the ceremony. Citizens are invited to witness the moment as the Jeff Davis ship sets out.
For sale is a 10 acre lease in tract number 38, NE quarter of the NW quarter of the SE quarter of section I, block 1B in Brooks and Burleson survey, Brewster County. It is part of the original Kokernot Feltner lease dated November 24 1919, with a five cent per acre extension for five years from November 29 1919. Price is 500 dollars if sold by October 18 1920. HM Kincey, P O Box 630, Savoy.
An advertisement promises brighter eyes in a week using Lavoptik eye wash with witch hazel and hydrastic. It claims red or dark-ringed eyes will brighten and suggests regular use keeps eyes healthy and sparkling. A dainty aluminum eye cup is offered free by Alpine Drug Store.
Notice request from Annie Webb Blanton State Superintendent to publish dates for teachers examinations in the county news outlets. The Avalanche subscription urged to keep informed about district and vicinity progress.
A fragment notes Adler-icka a long sold remedy in Alpine Drug catalog. The text claims it expels all gas and ourness, prevents appendicitis, and cures constipation with a buckthorn exsear glycerine blend among nine other simple drugs. Signed H. L. Hicks.
In a dated ad style notice multiple real estate requests seek ranches and prop erties around Alpine, with buyers through Allen & Bechtel and Caldwell contact points. It mentions plastering and private sewerage services, a Thor power washing machine, and a call to visit West Texas Motor Co for modern electrical helps.
Taxpayers must furnish a complete description of 1920 taxes to receive amounts. A postcard order for Poll Tax payment is printed. if unable to visit the Collector's office, designate an Alpine agent to pay and deliver receipts by mail. Deadline is January 31, 1921 to avoid penalty. Townsend, 4311 Collector, urges prompt payment.
The fragment describes a young person in Junens Alaska involved in hazardous work and risky situations. It mentions Kalitan Chetwall and a group of juniors sent to Staten, with themes of safety and medical treatment. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but imply dangers in daily settings and a protective stance toward a young wife.
The New York Evening Sun reports a Harlem area cafe below the Harlem line, where pinochle players dine nightly. More than 30 tables host dinners as the world’s greatest pinochle convention gathers, drawing hundreds of businessmen who treat the cafe as a year to year headquarters.
Report describes Berlin residents converting railroad cars armoured vehicles barracks and other waterborne and discarded structures into makeshift housing amid shortages. Officials and residents express concern over safety and sanitation as scarcity deepens.
The State Department of Education Texas and local officials outline a war savings program for rural and city schools. Ella F. Little and A. Mabbard coordinate materials for primary and high school use. Lessons target fourth through seventh grades and English history classes with notes for school dances and extra periods.
The Fortieth AFL convention in Montreal adopts a policy of investing members' savings in government securities. It backs War Savings Stamps, Thrift Stamps, and Treasury Savings Certificates and urges unions to hold funds in Liberty and Victory notes with long maturities. The resolution warns against private profit schemes and calls for extending savings programs through Federal Reserve districts.
A fragmented editorial urges holders to keep Liberty Bonds for patriotic and practical reasons. It argues bonds serve as emergency funds, can be borrowed against at banks, and should not be sold hastily for unpatriotic motives, stressing low-cost handling by trusted bankers.
A public service note urges living within income and saving through Thrift Stamps War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates. The appeal emphasizes thrift to avoid debt and to support the war effort, inviting every household to participate through safe savings options.
A disconnected OCR fragment discusses workers laboring for capital and money, mentions stamps and bonds, and contrasts spending and saving. The text is garbled with incomplete phrases about American people, capital, and yearly money flows.
Brewster County Texas will hold a public sale of real estate described in the levy and order of sale. The sale proceeds go to pay the debt of D Hloyach with eight percent interest. The property located in Alpine Brewster County will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on the scheduled date.
Notice of execution and order of sale issued by Brewster County Court and district court, Walter F. Good property levied upon, Walter Anita party, sale set for second Tuesday in November at Brewster County Court House in Alpine, advertisement to run three weeks in Alpine Avalanche newspaper, Townsend Sheriff Brewster County Texas.
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