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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1935
Page
4
Karl Clark reports on a productive Marathon Study Club afternoon at the clubhouse with Br. Bampley reviewing in a pleasing manner. Members and guests discuss illness recoveries, travels to San Antonio for events, and local social visits while noting pneumonia recoveries and ongoing studies.
George Grubb, Port Davis high school quarterback, won first in the 440 yard dash at the regional field meet in Alpine last Saturday and earned a trip to Austin for the state meet. A Richmond man, J. C. Johnson, 70, mourns his daughter in a separate local incident. Dust storms and brown dust hit the area Friday evening, followed by rain that settled the dust and washed the trees.
A garbled report notes pears apricots plums and peaches aiding hall preparations with a 1624 loan and hints at further funding. Mentions apple offerings, orchard damage, and nearby towns Port Stockton Van Horn Pecos Fort Davis Marfa. A new research car and a county administrator reshuffle are described along with postponement of a senior class play and funeral attendance.
A fragment notes a German gym opening on May 4 with a dance event and a remedy claim for gas pains and nervousness. The garbled text mentions Fort Davis, a $12,000 project, a munity hall and school gymnasium, hotels, and Adlerika washing out pot, but details are unclear.
Real estate transfers listed including S Mason to William Hanna deed for one dollar and other considerations, David Rice to S Mason, and T Harrison to Victor E Lieb. Also sheriff sale notice in Brewster County for W A Kirkland et al. with properties in Survey 40 42 44 46 and 640 acres each, to be sold May 1996.
By order of the Forty-third District Court of El Paso County Texas on March 29 1908 the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of El Paso obtained a judgment for 20127 and costs. Sheriff Gourney of Brewster County Texas on March 20 1985 levied on all rights titles and interests of JR Locke Verta Cook Mrs Mattie Mielure MT McChure Mrs Cora Dannelly W A Dannelly Ethel Dannelly ML Dannelly Mrs Ada Russell the Momsen Dunnegan Ryan Company Austin National Bank of Austin Texas John Pering trust the First National Bank of Alpine Texas T A Beard JOR Patton S A Ramell and G J Camelberry trustee in and to the property.
Legal notice states Lots 6 7 8 in Block 3 of Murphysville now Alpine Brewster County Texas will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder on the first Tuesday in May 1988 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Brewster County Courthouse in Alpine. The sale is by levy under a court order and publication will occur weekly for three consecutive weeks in the Avalanche newspaper. Witness my hand dated 11th day of 1, A.D. 1988.
Deputy Milton Gilmer notes a case or entry for W N Gourley of Brewster County Texas dated 4 124 with official designation 4 124 indicating a docket or file number.
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