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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1931
Page
2
A 1912 newspaper item previews the U S Navy Akron dirigible's test flights detailing its record size and power. It notes a new passenger coach conversion for transporting prisoners and references past airship disasters to temper expectations for Akron's fate.
Debate over abandoning Fort Russell continues as transfer plans are paused pending secretary of war review. Local chambers, American Legion, ranchers, and business groups protest, urging reconsideration before any action.
San Angelo announces 1932 Fat Stock Show to run February 29 to March 2 with premiums over 3200 dollars. J Culberson Deal will manage, show replacing West Texas Exposition canceled in 1981, promoting livestock feeding and zonal agriculture in west Texas.
Herr Gerlich unveils a powder improving rifle projectiles to 5200 feet per second with stabilized spin. He says armor piercing capability at 1500 feet and controllable drift beyond 3000 feet, noting applicability to other firearms and prior service as artillery officer and engineer with Vickers-Armstrong.
Eighty year old pioneer farmer Patton plans to hear five ministers preach his own funeral while he sits by, seeking the sensation before death. He explains his wish comes from a belief in facing final rites alive and curious about the sermon content.
The USDA crop report forecasts smaller total movement of cattle from August to December 1940, about 754000 head versus 838000 last year, with good range and feed prospects and a tendency to hold. movement across states west of the Missouri likely up slightly, while drought areas see increases. Demand for unfinished cattle could rise if September rains boost forage and prices remain low.
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