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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1930
Page
2
A stray OCR shows circulation staff names and titles for a Alpine Texas post office section. Mentions include manager and correspondents, with a subscription price of seven dollars for one year. The text is an old style notice lacking clear dates or full context.
The Santa Fe gains control of the Orient railroad into Mexia linking Kansas City to northwestern Mexico. The new route tightens cross border traffic with Texas and Mexico, boosting auto travel, trade, and regional growth amid stabilizing Mexican economy. Experts foresee immense future economic ties between Texas and Mexico as both regions modernize infrastructure and industry.
A fragmentary ad from old Louisville Versailles Kentucky days describes selling personal property before leaving for Oregon Territory by oxen. Items include milk cows, a grey mare and colt, oxen and yoke, carts, tools, syrup, whiskey, a copper still, loom, poles, barrels, leather, farming gear, a rifle, food, and enslaved people, with sale starting at Sam.
The passage argues that natural products surpass many synthetic ones and remain beyond man’s ability to equal. It questions why Kimberley diamonds and South Sea pearls, Kentucky blue grass, and certain mineral waters hold unique qualities. It posits that even with future psychology, synthetic data may not replicate all nature’s secrets.
Local notes cover ranch weather, cattle, and tools from Marathon and Alpine. Mr. Serna reports a pine trough from a 100 foot limb. new car purchases include a Chrysler 8 in El Paso and a Buick coupe in Alpine. Obituary recalls Sylvester Adams, lifelong rancher born 1862 in Brown County, with funeral in Marathon. External events include bridge party plans at the Gage Hotel and smallpox precautions at local schools.
J H Cromwell, a noted Frigidaire dealer, announced expansion of his business to include the General Motors Radio line. The move aligns GM Radio with Frigidaire subsidiaries, using parallel selling methods and policies, reflecting the close alliance between the brands and increasing opportunities for Cromwell’s sales force. In a separate report, police found a hidden foot in a teapot during a search for Cari Memon of St Louis for stolen jewelry.
Mrs Lola Kreuger county health nurse with over three months service will base her main office in the Central ward school building and spend most days there. She will travel to other county schools as needed during a planned three month outreach.
The Madera Ward school Parent-Teacher Association met to prepare their booth for the Hallowe'en carnival tonight. They will serve a Mexican supper featuring enchiladas hot tamales chile and fire hoses. Water will be available if the chile proves too hot.
Two thieves stole all the chickens belonging to K. K. Marrett of Cornersville Mississippi. In the escape they dropped a wallet containing 150 dollars. Local authorities investigate the incident.
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