Klansman Speech At Local Meeting Provokes Debate
The Aug 14 1924 report notes Mrs Miriam Ferguson and President Calvin Coolidge among attendees at a local church gathering where the Klan speaker discussed the Jap exclusion clause of the Selective Immigration Law. The speaker cites Hiram W Evans and Texas Klansman rhetoric as shaping his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam 4. Ferguson
Ppierepal Cheareh
Calvin Conlidge
Gnd Fuller
Ween
Texas
Hiram W. Evans
Reading Publi
Prohibition Fight Frames Texas Gubernatorial Issue
The article notes old guard Texas prohibitionists backing Mee Fer ston and lists figures like TN Jones VA Collins MM Crane Jed Adan and Vous who pushed for prohibition since 1907. It calls the core question not prohibition but whether Texas will be governed by the Klan and cites Mrs Ferguson’s stance on enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mee
Ferston
Robertson
TN. Jones
VA. Collins
Texas
MM Crane
SD Appro
Jed Adan
Vous
Prohibition
Hiohbiton
Kauchman County
Atticus Webb
Jim Ferguson
Ferguson
Public notice on Alpine 1924 taxes due Aug 6 1974
The Public is notified that taxes due the City of Alpine for 1924 are payable at City Offices in the Herkeley Building. Taxes not paid by August 6 1974 will become delinquent and penalty and interest will accrue. City Collector rm 7 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Herkeley
State ticket listed after Waco committee meeting
The State Executive Committee in Waco tabulated July primary results and released a draft August 23 ballot. It shows Robertson Ferguson for governor with Moody and Ward for attorney general and Terrell for comptroller, plus six year and one year railroad commissioners and court judges with noted Klansman candidates and local ballot tweaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Felix D. Robertson
Mere
Miriam A. Ferguson
Barry Miller
Will
Edwards
Dan Moody
Wdw
Ward
S AL Terrell
Clarence Gilmore
Id Be
Weaver Raiload
Lon A. Smith
AL Naehow
Study Club Notes Highlights Reading and Hosts
The Study Club met last Thursday at Mrs. M. N. Turney's home with Mrs. Pred Walker as hostess. Mrs. Van Sickle led the lesson on Fake Ideals from Pillars of Society. Miss Foa Sweet read The Master Builder excerpt. Guests enjoyed brick ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. N. Turney
Pred Walker
Bunch of Keys Found In Avalanche Area
A collection of keys was found and turned in to the Avalanche office. Owners may claim by calling the office and paying the associated notice fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche
Debate Over Appeals Judgship In West Texas Runoff
Local debate featured Judge Jas. R. Harper and County Attorney Wil H. Pelphrey discussing qualifications and charges for the appeals judgeship. Harper attacked Pelphrey’s readiness, while Pelphrey defended his record and cited concerns over bond issues and associates. The local bar largely backs Harper, with limited endorsements noted and a call to support Harper in the runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. KR. Harper
Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Judicial District of Texas
Wil H. Pelphrey
Vase County
Angsl
Hlarper
Marfa
Pelphrey
Martin
Allie Vortin
Harper
Visiting Young Ladies At Inspiration Of Pretty Party
Mi Nina Belle Caldwell entertained at bridge Tuesday afternoon from three to six for house guests Miss Ruth Winder of California Miss Lote Hailey of Dallas Miss Elise Jewitt of Austin and Miss Bertha Mae Hancock guest of Miss Hancock. Tables on the shaded porch with wall vases of flowers. Refreshments of brick ice cream and cake served by Mrs Caldwell and guests. Attendees included Ruth Winder Lois Bailey Elise Jewitt Bertha Mae Hancock Margaret Elliott Miriam Webb Ruth Jenkins Sybil Stevens Viola Emerson Esna McIntyre Nellie Mae Gourley Frances Gillett Mrs Joe White and Mrs D M Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi Nina
Belle Caldwell
Bridge
Ruth Winders
California
Lote Hailey
Dallas
A. M. Turney
Elise Jewitt
Austin
Bertha Mae Hancock
Caldwell
Leo White
D. M. Bennett
Ruth Winder
Lois Bailey
Margaret Elliott
Miriam Webb
Ruth Jenkins
Sybil Stevens
Viola Emerson
Sul Ross Appreciates Mojave Theatre Loan Fund Support
Dear Mr Moseley the Loan Fund Committee thanks you for the six dollars contributed to the Fund following the Friday and Saturday shows King of Wild Horses. The Mojave Theatre’s appeal provided a high grade clean offering and drew strong patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Mojave Theatre
Kk. C
Mosely
Mer
Moseley
Mojaves
Hx Students’ Loan Fund
Smith
Sec
Treas
Death of Infant Sam Harmon in Alpine Cemetery
Baby Sam Harmon four months old, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Harmon, died at Mrs Jessie Walkers home in El Paso on Tuesday afternoon. Body shipped home Wednesday and interred Alpine Cemetery with Rev C Bowles conducting First Baptist funeral. The frail child had been ill three weeks and had been taken to El Paso for care, the couple's only child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Harmon
Joe Harmon
Jessie Walker
Harmon
EL Paso
Alpine
Rey C Bowles
First Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church cancels services for Bloys Camp Meeting
Due to the Bloys Camp Meeting in session for ten days, preaching services at the Presbyterian and Christian churches are cancelled for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloys
Presbyterian and
Christian Churches
Waldron Click Silver Article Reproduced Across States
Requests for extra copies surge as educators praise the Waldron Silver article. Texas Commercial News ran it in full amid interest from Dallas and San Antonio papers, while a Baptist Encampment reporter sought permission to quote. Editor notes broad demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Waldron
Texas Commercial News
Dallas News
The
San Antonio Express
Mr. Waldron
Quicksilver Prospects in Terlingua Texas District
EB A Waldron argues Terlingua Texas offers a strong future for quicksilver with rising prices and growing exploration. He cites U S history of production from California and New Almaden in New Mexico and Texas prospects, detailing deep workings, equipment, and a 20 acre vein system under Waldron Company control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almaden
Spain
Idria
Austria
New Almaden
New Idria
California
Idrna
Texas
Chisos
United States Territory
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Treats Deafness From Catarrh
The text claims inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes rumbling hearing and possible permanent loss. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as effective, with Chaney & Co of Toledo, Ohio noting over forty years of success in treating Catarrh and related deafness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Chaney’ & Uo
Toledo
Opportunity to develop Tremendous Quicksilver Fields in Texas
Tremendous opportunity in Brewster County Texas for the southwest to develop one of America's largest producing quicksilver fields. Arrange to reserve and participate with Waldron and his future. Waldron is located in the Heart of the Terlingua Mining District in Brewster County Texas. Resources include quicksilver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terlingua
Texas
United States
Mother Earth
Natures
Hreister County
Great Southwest
America
Waldron
Brewster County
Quicksilver
Sul Ross Commencement Plans for 1924 Summer Session
Miss Margie F. Neal of Carthage Texas member of the Board of Regents will deliver the commencement address. The 1924 Summer Session enrollment is the largest in the institution’s history with 405 students from eighty counties in Texas. Fall term opens September 24 with strong attendance anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Gladys Arthur
Jewell Binnion
Dorothy Cotter
Margaret Elliott
Elizabeth Fennell
Ruby Gibson
Bertha Mae Hancock
William Mercer
Cecyle Moody
Clara Moran
Lutie Neal
Ruth Smith
Sybil Claire Stevens
Grace Stone
Edwin Studhalter
Oscar Swindle
Vera Williamson
Altha Yates
Annie G. Frney
Margaret Harper
Christine Rigsby
Mamie Lease
Geraldine Gentry
Hazel Dunes
Bethilda Eldridge
Evelyn Gholson
Audrey Hebert
Lois McClure
Fannie Nabors
Louise Tavor
Annie Lee
Dams
Lily Green
Ruby James
Hazel Dutas
Hayden Hunton
Margie FE. Neal
Carthage
Texas
Board of
Regents
Texas State Teachers Colleges
Brewster District Court Opens Week of Grand Jury
Brewster County district court convenes next Monday with Judge Maria and officials C R Sutton and W H Lease. Grand jurors are named for August term. 107 graduates land in a large wholesale firm while Draughons College advertises job contracts in Abilene and Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Brewster County
C. R. Sutton
Maria
Brian Montague
Alpine
FE. E. Townsend
W. H. Lease
Southwest
Draughons College
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Texas
Caveat Emptor Let the Poultryman Beware
United States Department of Agriculture scientists conclude no feed or drinking water additive kills external parasites in poultry. Many advertised mite and blue bug remedies are misbranded or useless. The Insecticide and Fungicide Board finds no substance fed to chickens controls external pests. tests to date support this unlikely method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Parcel Post
Insecticide and Fungicide Board
Care of Strawberry Bed After Harvest Advice for Rejuvenating Plants
The USDA recommends reusing strawberry beds for another year or two in small gardens. After harvest remove mulch and debris, pull or hoe out older plants, keep young runners to form new rows, and burn diseased leaves. Apply nitrate of soda around dry plants to encourage vigorous growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Catholic Church Sunday Schedule and Local Ads
The notice lists Holy Mass in English and Spanish with sermons, catechism, and rosary times, plus Sunday evening moving pictures at the Community Hall. It also advertises dairy prices from Pure Milk and local cows, with a contact line for Measday Daily and a subscription nudge for The Avalanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Beautiful Community Hall
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Alpine Avalanche
Alpine Publishing Company
Thatghetty
City
Sears
Nabors
Lon Sith
Tudge Jas
Ro Harper
Wot. Pelphrey
Ath Court of Civil Appeals
Alpine Light & Ice Company
J. D. Eien
Hord & McCutcheon
Proprietors
Sandifer’s Grocery
A. B. Sandifer
Pretty Party
the Presbyterian Church
EB. A. Waldron
U. S
Union
Cheboya
Santa Clara
Maria Mariposa Company
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Arizona
A, D. Retort
Waldron Company
BE. A. Waldron
StUf Ross
Grand Jury
A. m
Dom Adams
Syl Adams
T. M. Alison
G. M. Benson
George Bless
J. I. Burgess
W. T. Burnam
R. W. Coffey
Sam Culbert
A. R. Davis
W.G. Bielder
J. W. Gillett
C. D. Wood
J. A. Walker
Matt Smith
S. R. Nail
Petit Jurors
J. D. Yarbro
R. A. Wade
T. A. Beard
Frank Miller
Roark
George Hargus
J. T. Harmon
Alpine Hardware Company
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