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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1940
Page
2
The Marathon PTA held a full half day of races contests and even a goat roping on the football and regular fields. Free will donations raised about 36 dollars for the association.
A doe deer battles a coyote to protect a fawn on a McAllen ranch in northern Hidalgo County. Cowboy observer Mr. Argyle Allen reports the incident to the Game Department. The encounters pause when a cowhand arrives. the doe suffers slight bleeding but stays near the scene.
Alpine and vicinity residents will view the 1941 Ford and Mercury models today as Brewster County Motors displays the cars. Ford offers DeLuxe and Super DeLuxe lines, with longer wider and smoother ride and significant improvements since the V 8 era. Mercury models are likewise longer and more comfortable, and Ford adds a Super DeLuxe sedan coupe six passenger body type expected to be popular.
Javelinas or Collard Peccary, the native North American wild hog, are rising in Texas due to a protective state law. Shooting is illegal except during the Nov 15 to Dec 31 opening season, with a limit of two per season. They are more common in Southwest Texas. former range has contracted due to past hunting for meat hides and bristles.
T F Cook of Alpine has been named regional agent for the Texas council Painting and Decorating Contractors of America by C A Benson of Corpus Christi. He will oversee 43 counties as personal representative of the state president and is affiliated with the U S Chamber of Commerce. Oil first used on streets at Corsicana.
Hunters from many states travel to Texas for the open season on javelinas. The Game Department notes the influx, and sportsmen consider javelina heads a finer trophy than deer heads.
The Avalanche lists a recipient honor roll of subscribers including A B Carter Alpine Mrs L C Brite Marfa Interstate Realty Co Los Angeles CA A G Prude Ft Davis Rev Richard G Irving Ft Davis A W Dorgan Castalon Alice M King New Albany IN Miss Virginia Elliott Alpine Clinton Ritchey Texas A&M Mrs L F Buttrill Marathon Mrs Laura Haines Alpine new Charles Benton Adams Kent Tex new by Dom Adams Van Binion Alpine H M Wilson Alpine J B Keefer Jr Alpine John Hagelstein San Angelo Dr T C Selvig Alpine Mrs W T Meriwether Alpine Mrs R J Geear Concord CA by Mrs Camilla Henderson Otis E Scales Alpine Miss Dollye Henderson Ysleta new by Mrs Camilla Henderson Mac McMullan Alpine new G S Bodry Alpine Alpine Hospital Dr Malone Hill Alpine W B Phelps San Antonio Miss Anne Ellis McCamey new Miss Margaret Adams Baylor U Waco new Felix Garrett Alpine A C Atkins Marathon new Mrs M L Turney Jr Monahans new by Mrs Frank Parker Mrs Helen Pruett Houston new by H B Pruett W H Hulen Marathon Mrs W Smith San Antonio E O Phillips Alpine B H Warnock Texas new Wm Green Marathon Mrs Earl Clark Marathon Tom Yarbro Marathon Mrs Homer Spruce Marathon Patsy Roberts University of San Antonio new
Air conditioned coaches, first seen in Bombay in 1938 on the Bombay Calcutta line, will be extended to the Delhi Peshawar and Karachi Lahore routes. Proposals also consider Delhi Calcutta and Bombay Madras air conditioned services. Read the Classified Ads.
Carlsbad caverns drew a record 218 382 U S and possessions tourists and 2 351 from 71 foreign countries in 1939, signaling a new era for the Southwest as a tourist mecca and bolstering case for a Big Bend National Park in Texas. Dr H W Morelock notes Texas led in visitors, with California Oklahoma and New Mexico also contributing sizable numbers.
The piece argues advertising relies on understanding prospective customers and tailoring sales appeals. It stresses daily selling, personal adaptability, and diligent use of observation, diplomacy, and persistence to succeed in varied interviews. Enthusiasm and belief in self, product, and company are key.
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