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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1923
Page
2
Official county and city paper in Brewster county announces its 32nd year. Subscription prices listed per year and six months. Editor and manager named W. W. Jenkins. Entry as second class mail matter at Alpine Texas post office.
A school column argues for constitutional fidelity and law obedience while noting national events and state governance concerns. It promotes a cooperative building and loan association in Alpine to enable residents to own homes with low cost, detailing shares, maturity, and returns to spur housing development.
FARM AND RANCH opposes a special session to authorize government wheat purchases. It warns such paternalistic action could lead to government acreage controls and bureaus, with the public receiving little value. The piece links this to broader federal overreach like the fifty fifty aid road law and the Maturity Act.
The Retail Merchants Association calls for stricter enforcement of speeding ordinances in Alpine citing danger to drivers and pedestrians. The piece argues peace officers enforce all laws without public urging, and private citizens must report offenses under oath if needed.
The Rotary Club hears President John Perkins recount the Flagstaff Presidents-Secretaries convention as Alfred Newell leads a song. Guests Bryan Montague and C. A. Gilley are introduced. Perkins stresses Rotary as a cooperative body and outlines secondary memberships and district bulletins. Attendance hits 100 percent as education committee officials plan continued programs.
A roundup of social and business notes from Marathon lists local residents and guests. Names include P M Penrod and S W Fielder hosting. O S Nichols planning a Chicago trip. Mew Vernon McIntyre and baby visiting relatives. Dorothy M Dunlap in Alpine. Wood Reynolds surveying for G W & S A Railway. Newt Cochrell buying cattle for Peyton Packing Co.. Bob Bourland attending Federal Court in El Paso. J A Lee and S A Skinner in town and El Paso respectively. Delma Collins moving cattle to Grand Canyon Ranch. S S Hess overseeing San Antonio ranch interests. John Marshall a recent Alpine visitor. Sybil Sansom return from Shackleford ranch. social events include Methodist Missionary Society gathering and bridge afternoon hosted by Mrs Earl Young and Mrs Roy Wyatt with salad and ice.
A Williamson County jury returned a five year sentence for a flogger in a case tied to a September grand jury report. The trial was swift with jurors deliberating about twenty minutes. Several companion cases from the same investigations await trial, with the grand jury alleging connections to the Ku Klux Klan.
First Baptist church plans a Sunday night program using religious educational pictures to engage attendees. The event includes invocations, readings, a talk by Rev. Bowles, and a picture show with music, aiming to appeal to a broad audience. Also listed are real estate notices for Lot sales in Sanderson Marathon Sierra Blanca and Detroit contact details.
Official statement of the financial condition of Marathon State Bank at Marathon Texas as of September 14 1923 published in the Alpine Avalanche September 27 1923. Signed by Vice President W K Bates and Asst Cashier Earl Clark with notary Lucille M French on September 22 1923. Directors J J Roberts B J Bourl and Fred Clark attested.
The Christian Church invites all to attend Bible School at 9 45 a m and Church Service with Communion at 11 o clock led by Mr W A Stigler. Those not in other Bible Schools are urged to join and enlist in community work with choir and orchestra opportunities. Membership aim relies on cooperation.
Fragmentary note references an all size ing mill and windshields or shape options. Mentions Alpine Plan 37 13 4 and implies a technical specification discussion or draft. Readable content is limited with no clear events, dates, or named entities beyond Alpine Plan.
Marfa hosts a Cavalry Division review on October 5 at the Aviation Field with Col. Leroy Eltinge guiding Alpine visitors. Sul Ross students are special guests. Capt. E M Summer and local committee members plan orientation and hospitality including a ladies rest room near the Polo grounds and Community House access. Additional maneuvers and events are scheduled around Marfa from September 30 to October 8 at various sites.
The Bible Class of the Methodist church met at Mrs. John Gentry's with Mrs. M. L. Turney presiding. A pledge of one thousand dollars for the church building fund was secured, and Mrs. Clarence Hord reported cradle roll pledges totaling a thousand plus another thousand for the babies. An enjoyable social hour followed with a salad course.
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