Iraan Wins District 17 Interscholastic Meet At Alpine
Iraan led 65 to 57 over Marathon and El Paso High in a hotly contested District 17 Interscholastic meet at Alpine. El Paso High won boys singles and doubles, Iraan swept volleyball, and El Paso High edged El Paso Austin for overall second before a crowd of 300 plus visitors. Green of El Paso High led with 13 points in track and field events.
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Iraan
Marts
el Paso High
Austin High
el Paso
Rankin
Sinles
Ethel Spruill
Valentine
Marathon
McCamey
Port ‘Stockton
Green
Bascom
Traan
Weaver
Austin
Alg Johnson
Mexican Man Seriously Injured in Street Knife Fight
Francisco Coronado, Alpine Mexican, was seriously cut in the abdomen in front of a south side pool hall Monday afternoon. Nick Wright, also Mexican, is held in county jail on $1,000 bond awaiting grand jury action. Coronado's condition is serious but believed to improve with recovery. Authorities cited long-standing bad feeling between the two men. Both are well known in the community.
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Francisco Coronado
Nick Wright
Coronado
Murray to Take Charge of Blacksmith Shop
Adrian A. Murray will assume management of the Pith street blacksmith shop, operating an automobile repair business in connection. The move follows a lease change, with repairs and remodeling planned for the building.
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Murray
Burke
Adrian A. Murray
Sinclair Station to Open East Holland Avenue
The Sinclair filling station is being fitted up in the former L. T. Votan Magnolia site on Holland Avenue just east of the Highway Service station. Charlie Bishop of Marfa will supply Sinclair products and operate the station, which is expected to open next week with L. H. Francisco in charge. Humble details: H. C. LaBett has taken over the Humble station on East Holland.
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Berkeley
Holland Avenue
L. T. Votan
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Charlie Bishop
Marfa
Bishop
Sinclair of
Company
Alpine
H. Francisco
Humble Company
East Holland Avenue
H. C. LaBett
Humble
East Holland
Joe Miles Loses Sight After Field Davis Accident
Joe Miles son of Mr and Mrs J R Miles suffered eye injury when a piece of field stake bounced and struck his eye while throwing it at a timber. He remained in Dr Wright hospital for a week and is reported to be improving this week.
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Joe Miles
Jr. Miles
Joe
Dr. Wright Hospital
Inspection of Dairy Plants to be Made in Spring
The annual spring inspection of Alpine dairies will be conducted as part of the city's cleanup campaign, said Dr. J. E. Wright, city health officer. A report detailing the conditions found will be published by the health officer within the next week or two.
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J. E. Wright
Dogs Kill Cattle on Ranches Near Alpine Report
A pair of husky bulldogs, one wild, have caused heavy cattle losses on ranches near Alpine. Jim P. Wilson reports two young heifers killed, and Measday dairy loses another. Dogs seen repeatedly but avoid capture, prompting plans to poison them to rid the range.
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Alpine
Jim P. Wilson
Wilson Ranch
Pioneer of Fort Davis Dies in Galveston Home
Fort Davis elder Dr. Wm T Jones died April 26 at his daughter’s Galveston home on the eve of his 89th birthday. A longtime physician and respected figure, he will be buried beside his late wife after a Masonic funeral. Survived by son H M Jones of Port Davis, daughter Mrs Henry Adriance of Galveston, and Mrs A W Bara of Benson Ark, with other relatives.
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WM. T. Jones
Galveston
Fort Davis
Henry Adriance
Tuesay
Dr. Jones
Hasarvien
Jeses
Sewer Tome
Port Davis
Burke Benide
H. M. Jone
Wenty Adviance
A. W. Bara
Benson, Artoona
Prominent Geologists To Make Field Trip To Big Bend Area
Prominent geologists head to Solitario in Brewster and Presidio counties May 14 and 15 under West Texas Geological Society auspices. UT bureau chief Dr E N Sellards guides alongside Amerada’s J P Hester man, with 80 plus attendees expected. Some Texas College of Mines professors and UT instructors may join. plans include Marfa chuck wagon meals and self-arranged hotel stays.
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San Angelo
E. N. Sellards
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
Solitario
Brewster
Presidio
West Texas Geological Society
J. P. Hester
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
A. L.ackers
Geological Society
Stanolind Oland Gas Company
Midland
Texas College of Mines
el Paso
Marfa
SP Trains Run Separate After Commission Ruling
After the Texas railroad commission denied consolidation of the Argonaut and Sunset Limited, SP kept the two trains as separate services with a new schedule clocking in at midnight last Saturday. Two passenger extras were added to mirror the former limited runs, as officials expect the commission to not approve removing the two trains, preserving mail service across the 600 miles from San Antonio to El Paso.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
Southern Paddle
Rail and Company
Iait
Argonaut
Railrad Com
Sunset Limited
Alpine
Limited
Carr ‘Ies
Railroad Commission
San Antonio
el Paso
Granada Drawings Close Next Week at Granada Theatre
Oscar Roberts won the bedroom suite live drawing held Tuesday night at the Granada theatre. The theater and Alpine merchants have already given away five suites, with next Tuesday’s drawing promising the final prize of the series as crowds pack the venue.
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Oscar Roberts
Granada Theatre
Alpine Sul Ross club opens season with pair of wins
Alpine’s newly formed ball club made entirely of Sul Ross players won their first two games, 27-2 and 9-3, defeating Alpine Mexican. Marcus Connally led hitters with five and two hits, Floyd Frost hit a homer and a triple, and Bo Connally pitched a no hit five innings in game two.
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Alpine
Sul Ross
Seaon
Frost
J. Crow
Husky
Tom Bridges
Flash
Bo” Connally
M. Connally
Prost
Dyer
Bridges
Bozarth
James
Marathon
Berkeley Cigarette Tax Yields Millions For State Treasury
Texas treasurer Charles Lockhart told the County and District Clerks association in San Antonio that Sen Benjamin Franklin Berkeley's cigarette tax bill will be retained with amendments after revenues surpassed expectations. About 2.4 million dollars were collected, half allocated to the state school fund enabling the per capita apportionment of 17.50 dollars to Texas schools this year. Former opponents reportedly now support the measure due to its revenue benefits.
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Benjamin Franklin Berkeley
Texas
Complete six miles of road near Fort Davis
Fort Davis April 21 report states the highway project advances past Prude ranch house into upper Limpin pasture. Eight miles remain to Indian Trail hill with seven in easy country and a swift finish expected. One mile of rock work remains before completion of the first fourteen miles funded by the state highway commission. about seventy workmen are on site with an expected finish by June 1.
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Prude Ranch
3. W. Merrill
Limpin
State Highway Commission
Singers Meet In Ft Davis Sunday
Interest grows in the Big Bend Singing convention as Fort Davis hosted its third meeting last Sunday. Singers traveled from Fort Stockton Marfa Marathon Port Davis and Alpine. Next gathering is planned for Marfa on the fifth Sunday of next month with a 6 pm basket dinner at the Methodist church.
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Fort Davis
Big Bend
Fort Stockton
Marfa
Marathon
Port Davis
Alpine
Charity Dance Aims to Aid Undernourished
A charity dance to raise funds for undernourished people in Pine Division is planned. Tickets cost $1 per couple and the event features both old and modern music, with entertainment and a brief patronage appeal to attendees. Everyone is invited to attend.
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America Lefon
Pine
Tuesday wind breaks Alpine Drug Store window
A Tuesday wind storm in Alpine shattered a plate glass show window at Alpine Drug Store but caused no other serious damage in town. The high winds were among the season’s strong gusts and subsided within minutes.
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Alpine
Alpine Drug Store
Spring Grid Camp Closes This Week
Coach Graves says the Lobos football squad completed one of the best spring training camps, with about 20 players attending daily and strong workouts. He believes the session will boost next fall’s prospects and hopes for a smooth start to the season.
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Graves
Teeerseset
Cooking school to reveal new homemaking ideas next week
Safeway Stores Homemakers bureau brings a three day cooking school starting May 4 at the Droas building next to Safeway. Frances Constantine will coach each session from 3 to 4 30 p m and answer questions on household problems. The free service receives thousands of queries weekly and aims to help western women in homemaking.
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Safeway Stores
Safeway
Easin
Safeway Stores, Inc
Droas
Frances Constantine
Constantine
City cleanup week starts with chamber and federation drive
The annual cleanup campaign begins after committees from the chamber of commerce and City Federation of Women’s Clubs form a three member unit to organize canvassing. Twenty workers will interview residents, collect a property data questionnaire, and urge removal of fire hazards as Cleanup Week ends with trash hauled to the city dump. A followup campaign will appear next week to use survey results.
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Chamber of Commerce
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
R. A. Whiteside
W. van Sick
W. van Sickle
W. Maines
Valentine High School Baccalaureate Speaker Named
Rev. Se W Bridges is invited to preach the baccalaureate sermon for Valentine High School on May 15. He will also deliver Sul Ross seniors sermon on May 29 at the college auditorium. D M Major, Alpine schools superintendent, will give the commencement address for Valentine on May 19.
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Se W. Bridges
Valentine High School
Sul Ross
D. M. Major
Alpine Schools
Valentine School
Local Showers Bring Moisture to Alpine Ranches
Several good showers have fallen in the territory surrounding Alpine in the last few days. Nevill Kokernot Bird and Clark ranches below Alpine reported good scattered showers and some rain north of town. Ranchers say a little moisture now would spur grass growth after a winter with substantial rains and snows.
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Alpine
Nevill
Kokernot
Bird and Clark
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Alpine High School
Sinclair Station
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Granada
State Treasury
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