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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
6
Fort Davis district names Mist Mary Livingston of Marta as new teacher after Mrs Ras Watson will not return. Livingston, a graduate of Trinity and former student of Crane, will assume duties at the local school, bringing prior teaching experience and community ties to the post.
The article notes Henry Fletcher's lawn at Alpine as possibly the finest seen in the area. It mentions a visit with Judge 0. 1. Bims of Paint Hock and Victor mith of Sul Rows during the outing.
Henry shows a grand cactus collection and a fine set of old branding irons he plans to donate to the West Tex Historical and Scientific Society Museum on the hill at the college. A minor earthquake rattled Port Davis at 3 13 pm, with residents noting a small drop or jiggle.
Former Senator Tors sve Walter Miler and another man visited Valentine for aid and a cold drink when the back room refrigerator suddenly started. The scenario ended with a recount of a near panic and a light note on local tension. Johnson family visits from Richmond Texas and Fort Davis connections are described, including Senator Love and Mrs Love visiting, with notes on local hospitality. Col A C Baldwin of Austin, aged over seventy, visited Fort Davis and expressed affection for the surrounding hills and mountains.
Earnest Gibbons, county agent, visited Port Davis Tuesday to solicit calves from men to cover county fair debt. He planned to collect steer and heifer stock at about $25 per calf, and by Tuesday had gathered about thirty of each with more ranchers to visit. Jimmy Friend returns for the winter with sister Mrs Eaton to attend school, traveling with mother Mrs O B Friend of Brownwood last week.
The late white kitten Daylight travels with the Walker family from their home near the Lower Rio Grande valley. The kitten rode in the car during a trip that included a night at a tourist camp and a week or more of travel before settling at their new valley home.
Merrill & Son sold two carloads of yearling heifers to Courtney Melford for shipment to Town, price per head six and a half cents after freight. The notice also cites a US Bureau of Education bulletin asserting that schooling adds earnings, with high school graduates earning about $1,000 yearly and college graduates about $2,000 over extended periods, underscoring the value of education.
Chevrolet Motor Company reached its 8,000,000th car, a sport roadster from the Flint plant, amid rapid production growth since 1911. C. E. Wethraid, new manufacturing chief, noted the milestone as the company accelerated output, with seven and eight million marks achieved in quick succession and leading rankings in passenger car registrations.
A Texas farmer Arthur L. Traylor from near Omaha suggests watermelon syrup as a breakfast delicacy and reports making the syrup from surplus melons. He asked the state agriculture department for information if this use has been tried before and describes how the juice is cooked to make syrup.
Rail and bus schedules list the Sunset Limited and Argonaut timings with arrivals at Alpine and Presidio, northbound departures, and service days. Ojinaga to Chihuahua City services run midweek and weekends, with Pecos via Port Davis and Marta at 2:30 PM and connections to Van Horn and El Paso.
Merchants join a notice to open at 7 am and close 6 30 pm starting September 1. Alpine Mercantile Co and others sign. James Episcopal Church lists Trinity Sunday services and rector Paul D Newell invites worship. A witness, William Stringfellow, walked ten miles to court. trial postponed. Classified rates and cash in advance policy outlined.
Mixed old ads show rent needs for furnished apartments five rooms and bath with garages plus a modern dwelling near Avenue and Third Street. Also sale of a nearly new five room home with stucco and hardwood floors. Employment ads seek steady work at 35 to 50 dollars weekly. Several phone contacts and listing names appear.
Advertisement offers the Hot Springs health resort in southern Brewster County Texas for sale after a death. The property includes 640 acres with a stone bathhouse, a general store, a post office, and valley land along the Rio Grande suited for irrigation. Two thirds ownership is offered at a sacrifice for quick sale. possession available immediately. The piece describes the sanitarium potential, local mercantile prospects, and travel by road from Alpine and Marathon.
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