Local 48 Personal News From Alpine Area
Hirschel Hord of Marfa is in town on business. Dr. M Bennett resigns as Alpine post office clerk effective Saturday the 1&th and leaves for Vase with family to join Casner Chevrolet in Alpine. Bennett’s move saddens Alpine friends. G W Martin and family return from Corpus Christi. Mrs Townsend and Mrs Hector visit Medford with Mrs Chandley. McMurry awarded Marfa High School plumbing contract. W J Yates of Marfa attends Alpine Study Club convention as guest of Mrs Hokie. Colonel Porkinef and G E Town attended trial of Hanger Hole Summerall in San Angelo. W E Caldwell promotes Singer Sewing Machines. ads run for Marathon and Alpine areas. Various mentions of local travel, chautauqua, and business services including abtracts, maps, and wedding invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bennett
1&Th
Alpine
Hi Vase
Bennett
Casner Chevrolet Company
Bennetts
Baptists of Texas Plan Special Offerings Campaign
Dalian Texas April 22. The Baptists of Texas will unite during the last of April to raise 7600,000 for state and nationwide denominational work. Dr F L Groner says gifts to April 18 total about 150,000 and the final ten days may bring in 400,000 to 100,000 from cooperating churches. Fifty eight percent stays in Texas and 42 percent funds nationwide work. Allocations will follow the November plan without deviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalian
Texas
Baptists of Texas
FL 8. Groner
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Hapitat General Convention
de Grower Eald
Dallas
Varius
Groner
Interscholastic Contests Alphabetized Winners Report
Alpine ranks lead a list of winners across events in interscholastic contests. Fort Stockton and Pecos participants top many categories with first place awards in declamation and extemporaneous speaking. Notable names include Ruth Gideon Fort Stockton and Itha McAdoo Fort Stockton, among others from Marfa Alpine Barstow and Ft Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelda Hurley
Maria
Louise Scott
Alpine
Herbert Rigeley
Fort Stockton
Stewart Draper
Valentine
Wallace Anderson
Pecos
Ruth Gideon
Mary McGee
Blanche Cotter
Walter Garnett
Frank Randolph
Marfa
Temple Lewis
Marvin But
Itha McAdoo
Charles Tackett
Barstow
Walters Farnum
Kenny
Hellen Her
Ral
Ruth Bailey
Katherine Smith Alpine
Vert Lee Barnett
Ft Davis
Hareton Pecos
Fort Davis
Club Reports Show State Federation Strength and Growth
Nearly a thousand club secretaries and district chairmen prepare reports to measure and broadcast the work of the State Federation and the Congress of Mothers. The guidance urges concise, two minute talks, focus on top community achievements, finances, and new members, with emphasis on clear public speaking and timely totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciub
Nnst
State Federation
Congress of Mothers
Federation
Mater
Alpine Falls to Soldiers in Marfa Exhibition
A large Alpine and Marfa crowd watched Alpine lose to the military team from Marfa 6 to 5. Alpine scorers included Youngblood Brown Lease Weakley and McCavehey. Brown, Alpine pitcher, settled after the eighth and held the visitors scoreless for the last two innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alrge
Alpine
Marfa
Soldiers
Youngblood
Brown
Lease
Weakley
McCavehey
Mrs. M. F. Stevens Dies in San Antonio
Word arrived of the death of Mrs. M. F. Stevens in San Antonio on Tuesday morning. She was the wife of M. F. Stevens formerly manager of the Western Union at Alpine. Burial was in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Stevens
San Antonio
Piienda
Alpine minister to speak at two May commencements
J A McMillan pastor of the Presbyterian Church will deliver the Port Davis high school commencement address on May 15 and the Sanderson High School baccalaureate on May 17. This marks his fourth consecutive selection by Sanderson seniors for their commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McMillan
The
Presbyterian Church
McMillan
Port Davis High School
Sanderson High School
Sanderson
Hovey News: Visits and Local Labor Notes
Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd and child left Friday for a two week visit with Mr. Boyd's parents in Tankersley. Mr. Griffith relieves Mr. John Boyd during the absence. Miss Brookie Cook, Hovey teacher, visited her parents at the 606 ranch. Mr. Walter Graef, Hovey Mercantile manager, was in Alpine on business. Mr. Wade Reid of Jeff Ranch in Fort Davis. H L Kokernot builds a dipping vat at Leon City ranch with Graef's involvement. Johnson and Griffith visited Alpine with kinfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Whipkey
O. B. Price
Colorado
Texas
Alpine
Davis Mowntaina
John Boyd
Mr. Griffith
Fast Hovey
Mr Boyd
Brookie Cook
Hovey
Mrs. C. E. Cook
Walter Graef
Hovey Mercantile
Wade Reid
Jeff
Fort Davis
H. L. Kokernot
Leon City Ranch
Alpine Telephone Exchange Rate Increase Notice
The City Commission has granted Alpine Telephone Exchange permission to raise rates for local service effective May 1, 1925. Residence wall phones go from 2.00 to 2.50, business wall phones from 3.00 to 3.50, ranch lines from 1.00 to 1.50, and desk phones will be 25 cents higher than wall phones. S. G. Smith, Manager, expresses appreciation and invites patrons to see improvements and understand call handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Residence
S. G. Smith
Alpine Telephone Exchange
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hirschel Hord
G. W. Martin
Alpine Mercantile Company
Corpus Christ! Sanday
Singer Sewing Machines
W. EK. Caldwell
Mra
EB. Townsend
M . Hector
Medford
Mra. Chandley
St. A. McMurry
Thuy
W. I. Caldwell
Mere W J. Yates
Alpine Study Club
Porkinef
G. E. Town
Vond
Hanger Hole
San Angelo
Singer
W. E. Caldwell
Texan
W. P Tirewn
W. KB. Caldwell
Marathon
Minn Bleeta Wade
Jrouston
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mies Wade
Galveston
Louisiana
Green Valley
A.M. Turney Bell
Brewster County
Trans Prc Os Abstract CO
M. J. Hopson
By Phebe K. Warner
Maffa
Akron
Ohio
Tpouk
Sul Rose
State Teachers College
Cisco
Tesaddus
Sal Ross Fine Arts Department
Living Pictures
Tompkins
Eva Sweet
Esther Hedeen
Maggie W. Barry
A. & M. College
Svendson
Martini-Kreisler
Fibich
Firestone
Buick
Dodge
Nash
Studebaker
Border Service Station
Texaco Oils and Gas
Virginia
Holland Hotel
L. Walters
Mgr
Quality and
Alpine Mercantile Co
LITHO
LAW
Cook Books
Lieve
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