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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1931
Page
3
In Ford plants conveyors move parts through assembly lines. The photos show unloosing parts from free hooks, workers pairing wheels to chassis, and lines in motion around the chassis, illustrating the central role of conveyors in manufacturing.
The Alpine Texas city issues a public notice related to bond issues and financial details, naming G W Baines as mayor. The document lists bond amounts around 53 000 dollars and 4500 dollars, with a date of 10 16 36. It references financial actions and a city context in Alpine Texas.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a note about an elevator at caves being prepared for operation next month, with garbled surrounding text including stray phrases about boycotts, lights, and a barnyard incident in Petersburgh Indiana, alongside unrelated lines about potash tests in Cartabed New Mexico.
A survey of registration cards shows the largest share of upperclassmen majoring in commerce at Sul Ross, with social science a distant second and education down to fourth. Commerce 10 percent, drawing 1 percent, English 6 percent, foreign language 3 percent, home economics 3 percent, industrial education 4 percent, mathematics 3 percent, music 2 percent, physical education 4 percent, science 4 percent, social science 9 percent, speech 3 percent. 43 percent did not indicate a major. Freshmen are not required to indicate majors, so the record is incomplete.
An essay notes the rising value of public goodwill for individuals and corporations. It argues goodwill equals community confidence, built over years through steady fair dealing and trusted principles. It calls for vigilant ownership to ensure every employee upholds the establishment’s spirit.
Alpine visitors include Mr FE Lewis Pred ewart Jimmy Fahey and Murphy Bennett. Earl Anderall Dad Barker and Murphy Johnson visited Terlingua last week. Gulf geologist AL Nance and Sul Ross student John Underwood were there Monday. The Rev Mr Redman will preach in Terlingua monthly. One ranchman near San Angelo seeds out 2000 lambs on wheat. Rags wanted for cash. The Avalanche.
Junior High teams 100–120 and 90 pounds plan games against Marfa and Alpine as part of the Halloween carnival proceeds for PT A funds. Alpine’s Fort Davis return game ended 20 to 6 with Coffey scoring and Burling praised. Marfa victory 10–6 for the 90-pound team. Armistice Day program at the library and a Halloween chapel event are scheduled with Gladys Lindsay and Lou Adeline Taylor leading.
Reported that Maxey was called to Denton Saturday night by the sudden death of his father D. M. Major and was returning to Midland Sunday morning with his son acted back shortly after.
The sensational filmization Trader Horn narrates Africa's jungles with a 25,000 mile location trek. A motorized safari crew films wild beasts, native ceremonies, battles, and perilous escapes while crossing East Africa, the Belgian Congo, and Murchison Falls. The production, insured at 2.5 million dollars, promises a thrilling, never-forgotten theatre experience.
A Sonora rattlesnake with 27 rattles was killed by Elton Jenie on the G. W. Stephenson farm. The snake measured about three feet long with a five and a half inch rattle, and the specimen, including a curved stalk, is on display at Vander Stucken Co store. The snake was found by Vernon Marion west of the Pex.
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