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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
10
Local and personal items recount visits by C H Rowlands of Sonora to Alpine, D N Scott vacation trips to California, and numerous arrivals, departures, and greetings. Lankford family new to Alpine, Jett and Cottle planning next summers, Marfa and El Paso trips noted, and several residents visiting relatives or en route to towns like Wink, Pecos, and Boston for study or teaching.
President Cox announces Highlands Tale fair improvements near completion as openings approach. New grandstand stock stalls and poultry building promise better exhibits. Cattle sales, football game against Sul Town and Texas Pech, publicity drive, and county tour planned to draw ten thousand visitors.
ESPEE Tells Folks About the Big Bend as a southern route gains mention. A boot of the Big Bend by the Southern road stands out with a planned food boost for the school on the south side, slated within weeks.
Alpine High's Bucks open September 20 at Wink and travel through November 22 facing West Texas high schools without a let up. Coach Horace Oliver released the ten game card with four on their home rounds. Schedule includes September 20 Alpine at Wink and November 1 Alpine at Iraan among ten contests.
Continued from page one. Frowheads and artifacts from climbs, fishing, hunting, photographing, and ornithology trips. John Gaither loved Deak sealing and intellectual brilliance. He related well with adult men, professors, anthropology students, and experienced colleagues. In four years of close association no unclean word was heard from him. The Merrills have received many messages of sympathy and the community is rallying to support them with courage and cheer.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Presidio and Shafter with a reference to a wife named Mise Doro and an aged individual. The readable portion lacks clear events, dates, or entities to form a complete summary item.
Thy Cotter reports the death of a border patrolman long associated with Alpine and Brewster counties. The officer, a former Marfa district chief, lived with his wife and two year old son Jack, was survived by his parents in Hot Wells and siblings in Valentine. Family and community mourn the loss as fellow officers serve as pallbearers.
The Avalanche expresses sincere regret over a tragedy that takes away a husband and father, leaving a bereaved family to cope with the sudden loss.
Fragment discusses keeping clothing neat and pressed, noting a shift to blue attire. Mentions limited time and many tasks to complete, but details are garbled and identities or events are not identifiable.
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