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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
8
Local society notes list Mr and Mrs Bernal and family visiting Monahans with Mrs Stight’s relatives nearby. Many residents travel to Tucson El Paso San Antonio and Dallas for visits work and schooling while others relocate for jobs or to attend universities.
Mr and Mrs J P Ascott of Longfellow visited James Cotter family and Elbert Clifford group. Elbert and family, visiting N M Clifford, left for Lubbock. Seaton McCutcheon, ex Alpine resident now in Crystal City, arrived to attend the Sul Ross opening event.
Repairs and repainting completed at the Alpine post office. New plaster was applied to the building facade and paint was applied by local workers, marking the ongoing maintenance project in the town.
J W Potter, rancher in the Chisos mountains, received twenty six carloads of sheep and goats Saturday. The livestock was loaded at Camp Wood near Uvalde and is among the largest arrivals this year. Potter plans to stock his ranch as grass in the Chisos is reported exceptionally good. J J Barron of Marathon unloaded three carloads of fence posts Saturday and works on fencing his ranch north of the Chisos.
Mrs. M. P. Shapleigh won second prize in an El Paso Herald Post sponsored orange recipe contest. Over 1,000 entrants entered the competition among leading El Paso hotels judges named her Manhattan pudding as the second best dish. prize included a box of Fed Ball oranges and a writing cabinet.
Two hundred Rambouillet bucks aged about five years are offered for sale at ten dollars each. Owner M. Montgomery will sell or trade for young sheep. Located in Fort Stockton Texas. Contact 21-1.
A newcomer on the party food list proves a boon to the hostess. Canapes shine for tea or evening refreshment and make entertaining easier. Various shapes and garnishes, often with mayonnaise, butter-anchovy paste, or deviled ham, add variety as guests arrive.
Advertises an apartment for rent near the grade school with contact phone numbers 92 and 344. Mentions asking about prices and claims lowest prices on all kinds of feeds from T. A. Beard Feed Store. tf
A fragment notes a parade scene with labor displays and a tribute to Labor. It mentions a store and yards joining in paying homage to labor efforts, reflecting civic pride and collective work.
Recipe list detailing butter mixtures for canapes including Chetney Butter Sardine Paste Watercress Parsley Cheese Butter and Pimento Butter. Each variant specifies proportions such as 1 teaspoon chut ty for 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon horseradish to 4 tablespoons butter, with other flavor pairings like horseradish mustard ketchup and options using Parsley and Watercress.
An OCR fragment notes a August 15 court meeting turning the courthouse over to the court for handling and invites inspection by Judge Wood. Other bits reference eggs per dollar, Purina Feed claims, a Presbyterian bake sale on September 5 at 10 o'clock, and Alpine Mercantile with reduced prices.
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