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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1929
Page
7
Fort Davis correspondent Barry Scobee reports a Sunday afternoon meeting after October services in Grove. Dr. RL Irving preached, Evan J. Wood the contractor attended and will be asked to perform a primary survey and report on progress for the school house project.
Weather has not been cold yet in the lower regions with mild temperatures. Frost has been reported in the higher mountains near Fisher’s Rand Lace, but grass growth may lag if cold conditions persist.
In Davis mountains climate, C H Bird and son raised about fifty peanut hills of excellent size, while Dr R L Irving produced Mexican brown beans on his small farm. A West Texas Historical Society meeting at Sul Ross discussed an upcoming bulletin for members, and Central Power and Light plans a Marfa to Mile High Town line with landholder easements at $5 per post hole. A brisk unseasonable norther cooled Fort Davis with dust on roads and fires in rooms, as residents and visitors observed the change plus local social notes and orchard harvest progress.
Rev. J B Fuller the Methodist pastor is back in Fort Davis and Marathon for another year after petitions in Marathon and fed urged his return The Avalanche at Presidio notes a shower for James W McElroy by Eastern Star members with a home purchase and a gift of linen kitchen items and canned goods to honor his lodge service
A Fort Davis orchard claims a champion twenty one ounce apple named the Fort Davis fruit line. Growers describe Winesap flavor and Weatherby stayman varieties as notably well flavored with a hint of extra sweetness from local water. Orchardists across Fort Davis and Weatherby promote large Stayman apples as standout produce this season.
A durable cement mix is advised for fare ito suppers con tures requiring strength without rapid setting. EL TORO Cement is recommended by contractors for its proven satisfaction and ability to bear heavy loads without cracking or crumbling.
School notes call for boys to join the Pep squad and back the football team with fervor. Scout news reports Troop No. 1 elects The Wolf Patrol with Marvin Turney as leader and Milton Stetson as scribe, ongoing oversight by senior patrol leader Byrell Boudreausy.
Last week the senior class president Anna Dee Phelps called a meeting to select a candidate for rival queen Verdie Welsh was chosen. The note expresses hope for effort to crown her queen at the annual Parent-Teacher carnival and wonders who will suddenly suggest an idea.
Fragmentary notes show A G Pride and Miss Martha traveling Tuesday to visit Mr Pride’s brother in New Mexico. A. Hargrove of Paint Rock is staying at a hotel for several weeks as a guest. The passage suggests items unsold and marketed but lacks full context or dates.
A committee plans parade festivities as seniors anticipate stirring moments. The Alpine Pep Squad defends its pride while Tex football boys rallied hard. Ft. Stockton ignored the Bucks in a tough loss. The squad supports both teams, rooting for winners or losers alike.
A ninth grade class meeting was held Wednesday to nominate a Carnival queen candidate. Helen Lancaster was presented as the ninth grade’s choice while Jemneyson has been absent recently due to illness. A Road season is anticipated this year as new squad sweaters bearing Bucks arrive for the team.
Pupils in 8-A history class finished a series on ancient Greece. Talks covered Athenian festivals and religious rites, noting how death days are marked with feasts and rejoicing after burial. The lesson highlighted renowned sculptors and philosophers of Greece.
The seventh grade A and B sections elected their queen candidate Mary D. Seudday for Halloween carnival. Officers include President Its, vice president Weyerts, and secretary-treasurer Melba Stack. Margaret Gibbens was absent due to injury. The seventh B Geography class is drafting a large map with country representations, colored by Brannon, Maybelle West, and Davis Johnson, while Hinton Booth Wright recovers from a broken arm and can write again.
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