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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1929
Page
2
In the Alpine and Davis Mountain Wig Bend region local and state notices run through the Fort Davis area. The column reports on charitable cards and public notices in a periodical addressing residents and publishers in the seventeenth year of the paper.
The piece laments dangerous large truck drivers and overloaded vehicles crowding the road. It argues motorists deserve equal road rights, criticizes horn honking and reckless trucks, and questions highway maintenance, railroads, and the push for capital interests shaping country travel.
The remark reveals the speaker's muted stance on stowaways, implying discomfort or reluctance to express true feelings on the issue. Without additional context, the line underscores a tension between restraint and empathy in handling unauthorized travelers.
The report outlines hunting license issuance and revenue across states from 1925 to 1928, noting totals of licenses issued and fees, with Delaware at the low end in 1927-28 and Kentucky issuing 104,202 licenses but restricting non residents. It references shifts in participation and cross-state licensing dynamics affecting revenue.
Tax title sale set for November 6 1929 in Alpine Texas. About multiple tracts from 20 acres to 18000 acres appear to be offered at 2 00 pm highest bidder pays current taxes. Bidders must be present with cash at time of sale. In Kansas City two bandits accosted a man for possessing only 50 cents.
A public notice in Fort Worth Texas announces a citation by publication for a case in Brewster County. It lists numerous heirs and defendants tied to land in Brewster County, including J W Lutt as plaintiff, and states the District Court of Fort Worth will hear the case on November 7, 1929 at 10 a.m. It seeks title quieting and costs with damages claimed at 1000 dollars and annual rent valued at 50 dollars.
The article traces electric growth from 1910 to 1924, highlighting per capita kilowatt hours rising from 743 to over 1400, population increases, and output gains. It links electricity expansion to higher wages, manufacturing efficiency, labor saving devices, and modern living standards, calling 1920 a transition from a “dark age” to modern electrification.
Alpine Retail Merchants Association plans all day closures on Armistice Day November 11 and a half hour pregame closure for the Sul Ross versus School of Mines football game next Saturday. Households urged to minimize shopping. a committee will visit merchants to gain cooperation. A separate note mentions a 545 pound tuna caught off Cape Cod, affecting sandwiches.
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