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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1940
Page
3
Ranchers in Marathon County greet recent rains that boosted winter range conditions while roads remain blocked by high waters. Weather observer Tommy Hender records 46 to 49 inches? 2.53 inches total over Thursday to Sunday.
Geo Bean of Ozona buys the McGonagill ranch north of town from former owner Tot Grimer. Bean leases the property to Truman Hatch and Pat Beasley for tenancy. The Hatch family will reside on the ranch.
Mrs J J Roberts and Miss Marie Simpson arrived home Thursday after visiting in El Paso and Springerville Arizona with Mrs Roberts daughter and son in law Gene Pugh They tour a ranch near Springerville and are pleased with the new home.
Mrs. Alice Adams Mrs. Press Chambers Mrs. Otto Lochausen Mrs. Deb Herring and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Davis attended the Big Bend Association of Baptists gathering at Ft. Stockton on Tuesday October 8.
Mrs Waller Diggs entertained her bridge club I Delta Slam at her home Saturday afternoon with a Mexican supper. Guests included Mrs Lee Dragoo Mrs Tom Yarbro and members Mesdames Henry Lease David Kokernot Cedric Anthony Percy Wallace Johnnie Clanton Sam Nelson and Misses Eva and Doris Chaffin. High prizes went to Mrs Tom Yarbro and Mrs Waller Diggs with Mrs Lee Dragoo winning the traveling prize.
Mr and Mrs Walter Diggs entertained Tuesday evening at their home with bridge and 42. A supper was served to Mr and Mrs L C Ritchey Mr and Mrs Roy Stillwell and Mrs L F Buttrill. Mrs Diggs won high for bridge and Mr Diggs high for 42.
The P T A held a regular meeting Wednesday in the auditorium with Mrs. Hal Sansom presiding. Rev H E Carrell spoke on Well Founded Attitudes, and musical numbers included America The Beautiful Battle Hymn of the Republic and solos Perfect Day When Day is Done by Eldon McGonagill with Mrs D W Collins accompanying. The twelfth grade won the book for most parents present.
Mr L C Ritchey and Mrs Ritchey spent the weekend at San Angelo. Mrs Chas Shely visited her parents Mr and Mrs J L Shoemake at Ysleta for three days. Miss Ramona Grive, residing on Burrill ranch, returned from San Antonio where she visited her sister since June. Roy Lackey Jr of San Antonio arrived to be with his injured father who fell from a roof last Monday. The father’s condition is improving.
Mrs D W Collins and son D W visited San Antonio for the weekend. Mr and Mrs Ed Todd and Miss Emmie Burnham also enjoyed a regional outing. Mr and Mrs Zoye Decie traveled to McCamey Saturday and returned with a new Buick.
Mrs Zetha Hicks and Mrs Guy Dunbar of El Paso visited families here last week. Mrs Ed Decie returned home after visiting her daughter Mrs Hicks in El Paso.
Hollywood treats the horse as the primary romantic and action figure in major films. Paramount projects feature six horse driven titles including Rangers of Fortune with Fred MacMurray, and Cecil B. De Mille’s North West Mounted Police. Other studios deploy equine stars in Cherokee Strip The Roundup Virginia and Santa Fe Trail while Texas Rangers Ride Again blends aerial and motor chase with horse scenes.
Mr. Will Yarbro traveled to Dallas for medical attention and was accompanied by his son Tom who returned home on Sunday.
Mr. John Graham and his children from Uvalde spent Tuesday visiting the Geo. Hargus family. The meeting brought together local families for a cordial exchange.
Ward Williams of Dilley reeled in a five foot alligator from the Nueces River about eighteen miles south of Cotulla with a linen line and a inch and a half hook baited with a crawdad. After a half hour battle he towed it to shore, tied the line to a tree and killed the reptile with a club.
Kansas City detective Charles Little has reportedly eaten two raw onions daily for five decades, a habit noted in local reflections on longevity and odd personal routines.
In Brewster County Texas a notice of probate in the estate of T P Rackley deceased directs heirs and interested parties to appear November 4 1940 to approve the administrator's resignation exhibit and account. A separate execution sale notice lists lands in Brewster County levied upon by J L Brown against Lea McKinney et al following a 1940 judgment.
On November 5 1940 between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the Brewster County Courthouse Door the sale will offer for cash all rights of Lea McKinney survivor of T D McKinney and others in a specified block and lots in Alpine Texas. Sheriff Elmer Taylor announces the public auction with deputy Pink Phelps noting the terms.
City Drug Store advertises LETO S remedy with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to satisfy. The note imitates a vintage pharmacy promotion likely targeting dental health. The phrase Pyorrhea Deo appears as a dated, humorous spell in the copy.
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