Alpine chamber of commerce molds a town asset
The Alpine chamber of commerce accepts a demanding building project in North Third street viewing the clay as a usable asset. It will serve as a reservation bureau for 500 visitors when Sul Ross hosts the Texas Association for the Advancement of Reading August 15 to 19. A bedrooms list is being compiled and residents are urged to offer spaces. Mr and Mrs Ray Spence and Dorothy Jane Morgan returned from Texas relatives. Mrs Spence’s brother S D Morriss died in Corsicana and was buried in Tyler.
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North Third Street
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Brewster County
The
Sul Ross
Texas Association For the Advancement of Reading
Ray Spence
Dorothy Jane Morgan
Houston
Corsicana
Typewriter ribbons and office supplies listed at The Avalanche
Readable notice shows typewriter ribbons paper carbons and second sheets offered by The Avalanche. Local buyers see available stock and pricing details for office essentials.
Alpine News Gossips and Local Happenings Column
Alpine’s community notes celebrate local wins and personalities including Sul Ross, Jack Cross Ralph Peters and Dick Cross Jr. The piece mentions Al pink Cafe renovations by Scotty and new Montgom ery Montgomery products. It notes detours and highway plans near Allory and remarks on Avalanche newspaper growth and humor.
Observing the Big Bend Nation al Park vision and Texas aid
Dr Elvey and the Alpine group toured the Davis mountains to assess site suitability for a first class observatory funded by the University of Texas. Governor and senator invited to address the AAAS meeting. the host praises Trans-Pecos frontier charm while envisioning international goodwill through a Big Bend National Park designation.
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University of Texas
H. Y. Benedict
Dr. Elvey
Alpine
Forrest Robinson
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Davis Mountains
Otto Struve
Spring Mountain
American Academy For the Advancement of Science
Texas
United States
Tom
West Texas editor posts Ten Commandments and departs town
In a small West Texas town the local editor installed a Ten Commandments display and issued no commentary. Seven men left town the next morning and another reader canceled their subscription, saying the editor had become too personal. The message urges contentment with one’s lot, especially if it includes a house.
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West Texas
Sheriff Sale Notice in Brewster County Texas
On February 18 1949 in Cause No 8014 A District Court Brewster County Texas the City of Alpine Alpine Independent School District and County of Brewster are involved in a sheriff sale proceeding.
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Brewster County
Texas
Alpine
State of Texas
County of Brewster
Alpine Independent
Sheriff Schedules Auction of Brewster County Property
The case of Impleaded Party Fidel Guarquee Deten against Fidel Marquez leads to an ordered sale of N W 1 4 of Block 5 Means A Addition in Brewster County. Sheriff Jim Skinner will sell May 3 1949 at Alpine Courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm to satisfy taxes penalties and costs with court terms including redemption and division rights.
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Fidel Guarquee
Fidel Marquez
Brewster County
Texas
Towit
N. W
Court House
Alpine
Jim Skinner
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