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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1932
Page
2
Alpine Avalanche publishes regional news for Alpine and Davis Mountain area. Includes editor and manager D M Bennett with society and correspondence staff in Fort Davis Marathon and AM County columns. Official notice of second class post and subscription rates mentioned.
Fragmented notes discuss Christmas Day 1942 timings of baths in the United States, tax on tubs in Virginia, and Benton ordinances. It contrasts public bathing attitudes with reform views, mentions progressive politicians, and reflects on education and child motivation in schools.
State records show over 400000 Americans live abroad, many in Canada, with France leading US expatriates at about 24000. A Sierra City California funeral notice for 1888 depicts a wake and dance celebrating a corpse infected by smallpox, staged by Butte Band after quarantine lifted, drawing 88 recovered locals.
After years of influence in Wisconsin politics the La Pollette faction suffered a crushing defeat in the recent primary. Governor Phillip La Pollete lost the Republican renomination by about 10000 votes to former Governor Walter J. Kohler. Senator John J. Blaine, also listed as progressive, was defeated by John B. Chapple, a young editor.
Professor Hopkins of the University of Minos lists substances with extreme properties from radium to hydrogen gas noting weights heats and cold points. In sports, Central Ward fifth graders were defeated by Junior High fifth graders 16 to 7 in a Wednesday baseball game.
Texas voters face nine amendments at the general election on Tuesday November 8. The article lists proposed changes covering bonds and investments, tax delinquencies, military officers holding office, coastal seawalls and bonds, property tax voting rights, homestead tax exemptions, merging tax offices, and a Texas Centennial appropriation. It urges informed voting and notes the debate for and against each proposal.
The Alpine city council passed a resolution to limit water bill arrears to sixty days, demanding prompt payment. Delinquent customers will face possible cutoff after the tenth of the month, with the waterworks publicly funded by taxpayers and urging cooperation to improve collections.
The Avalanche Want Ads promote low prices on all kinds of feeds from T. A. Beard of Peedmore. Read the Home Merchant notices urging patronage and value.
Southern Pacific Railway to spend over a quarter of a million dollars rebuilding the Devil's River bridge after flood destruction. J DePuy begins prep work with bunk houses and cook shacks for 150 workers. The new bridge will reuse six steel spans and extend to over 1 000 feet with deck 40 feet above water, trains to continue running during construction.
A bold projection notes that humanity may solve distribution challenges in time, hoping weather conditions align to smooth the process. The remark hints at practical constraints and the desire for favorable climate to enable efficient supply chains.
A fragment suggests a clash over stock behavior among a group labeled wildcat, with many avoiding participation due to fear. Names, places, or dates are not provided, leaving the piece as an unclear social note about risk and restraint.
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