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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1924
Page
2
Alpine reports the San Angelo Toosters arriving Saturday evening at 7 o clock. The piece reflects on mail order purchases and the home economy, noting local business reliance on the printer and small goods like crambe gifts as modest help.
The saying frames ongoing pressure on both public and private schools to meet expectations. It highlights teacher performance as a key factor in school outcomes and suggests continued scrutiny of classroom practice and leadership.
Interviews at Austin state the Ku Klux Klan is not active in politics though historical reports note a brief antitdan political flare up in Texas during August.
A reader argues that buying by mail harms the local tasmes concern by sending money out of the community. The piece contends this outflow lowers the average wealth of the locality and diminishes communal economic strength.
A Texas school aims to broaden student affiliations beyond graduation, encouraging every student to find life affiliations after high school. The plan emphasizes empowering boys and girls to discover their paths as they leave Alpine High School and pursue future opportunities.
The Texas School Journal will publish a four page illustrated piece on Sal Ross Alpine and the Dig Bea section. Editor Dr Mite Helman a regent at the State Teachers Colleges praises Sal Rees Alpine and the college location as a Texas asset and foresees growth in fruit and truck interests resembling Southern California.
Fair Tom Love resigns as National Committeeman from Texas and supports the Republican candidate for Governor. Mrs Moodworth of Port Worth vows to stay with the Democratic Party. The piece notes Love’s exile mirrors Jim Ferguson’s four year earlier shift to the American party and Buttum’s return to Democratic councils in Texas.
An Independent Democratic gubernatorial hopeful from Crackerville spoke at an outdoor Austin rally Monday. The candidate, described as a doctor, argued that God is angry with Texas for granting women the ballot and blamed the era’s politics on suffragists, Kluxers, and Ferguson while presenting a triad of complex views and bold color references.
Col John Perkins spoke to Consolidated Teachers' Union on National Defense. He called for Sept 12 observance as National Defense Day, urged teachers to deepen patriotic instruction, noting insufficient American history in some large Texas schools and highlights of United States history in curricula.
A public notice commends the school board for open meetings and invites friends of the school to attend the trustees monthly business sessions.
The text urges all readers to attend board meetings and share criticisms and suggestions. It frames participation as partnership in school affairs, stressing that being informed helps residents engage effectively with trustees and teachers who work hard for the school.
At Austin the State Democratic Convention swung against the Klan influence, seating anti Klan delegations and filling committees with anti Klan members. Jed Adams and Thos B Love changed leadership, Miriam Ferguson was upheld for governor, and resolutions denounced the Ku Klux Klan. The gathering praised by some as historic in Texas politics.
Judge Sutton presided over trespass to try title against Hubert Wigzell with special judge C K Mead named by agreement. Jury found for plaintiff and injunction against J B Guyton in unlawful practice of medicine. State of Texas vs Lorenzo Hernandes filed for perjury, later dismissed. Jury commissioners Shirley Seales Clay Holland and Jim Casner appointed for February 1925 term. Court adjourned as Judge Sutton left for El Paso for tonsil removal accompanied by his children.
Miss Frances Gillett entertained on Friday afternoon from 3:30 with a bridge party assisted by her mother Mrs. F B Gillett and sister Miss Thalia Gillett. Refreshments included chicken a la king potato chips olives buns and ice served to a guest list of Miss Gesna McIntyre Miss Nina Helle Caldwell Miss Bertha Mae Hancock Miss Lois Bailey of Dallas Miss Nellie Mae Gourley Miss Clarice Cotter Miss Pauline Terry Miss Dorothy Cotter Miss Ruth Jenkins Miss Merrill Pouncey Miss Katherine Espy of Fort Davis Miss Virginia Allison Miss Letitia Rixon Mrs Palmer Haynes Mrs Berta Ferris and Mrs Grace Anderson.
Mr. A. M. Avant of Marfa was elected State Executive Committee man for the 9th Senatorial district at the State Convention this week. He was endorsed by the Brewster county Democratic convention. The full committee is non state chairman and all. We will publish the list next week.
A speaker argues retail success hinges on newspaper advertising and direct mail. He cites 1923 U S newspaper ad lines totaling 1 333 954 971, urges merchants to involve papers as partners, cites Barker Bros and Henry Ford as proof of ads driving sales and employment, and notes Ford plans 7 million dollars in 1924 ad spend amid market slump.
The piece notes widespread advertising in diverse outlets including newspapers, magazines, and transit media. It cites a brokerage’s one million dollar ad budget and compares to major companies like National Cash Register and Ford, pondering Standard Oil's expansive, brain-based business approach.
Anna M. Branson Hillyard, born in Coatsville Pa, taught at Emma Willard Troy and lived in Alpine from 1911. She married Brame Hillyard of London in 1919 and died in September 1920 in England. Her sister Reagan Cartwright, a Philadelphia portrait painter, also lived in Alpine.
The Mayor of Alpine and Brewster County urge participation in National Defense Day on September 12. The program includes registering 18 to 45 year olds at the American Legion, a parade at 5 pm, closing business at 5, and wearing uniforms or banners to show readiness for national defense.
Mr. Ernest Bernard Tim of Marfa and Miss Mary E. Bledsoe of Alpine wed Tuesday night about ten o clock with Rev. L Weil of Alpine's First Christian church officiating. The couple will reside in Marfa as well wishers send congratulations from The Avalanche.
Sul Ross will maintain seven grades in the Training School for the 1924 25 session. Students desiring to enter the Seventh Grade should make application to Miss Anna D Linn.
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