Col Thomas H Wall Visits Alpine for Fort Davis, Houston Trip
Col Thomas H Wall of Texas, a 614 man on the state regents, spent two days at Fort Davis after adjournment of the State Teachers' meeting. He then traveled to Alpine by auto with A C Baldwin and caught the 5 p m train to Houston. Wall praised Sul Ross and Commerce building funding, sees Alpine as a future major summer school, and notes the climate and facilities as key to attracting teachers for nine month programs. He avoided predicting the next governor.
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Thomas H. Wall
Texas
Alpine
Houston
Colonel Wall
Fort Davis
State Teachers
A. C. Baldwin
Austin
Board of Regents
Moody
Althugh
Sul Ross and Commerce Building
Rexay
Marfa Hotel Prospects Look Brighter
Morning talk centers on finalized arrangements with El Paso parties for a new Marfa hotel. President Hord of the Chamber of Commerce cites favorable prints and believes El Paso backing may trigger construction soon. He cautions no definite start yet but states the project appears stronger than earlier hopefuls and could draw travelers and attention to Marfa.
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Mors
EI Paso
Hord
Chamber of Commerce
Paso
el Paso
Marfa
Mord
Ind
el Paso Folke
Marta
Clarence Saunders Store Advocates Local Prosperity
A fragment discusses Clarence Saunders and the Home Owned Store concept. It emphasizes support for local upbuilding and circulation, noting Saunders represents a moneyed enterprise and claims alignment with community interests against chain stores. The text references owners and regional figures.
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Clarence Saunders
Hain
Charco Saunders
Saunders
Clarence Hord
Erie William
Mississippi pastor to preach at Baptist Church Sunday
Dr. Norman W. Cox, pastor of the First Baptist church at Merrdl Minnx, will preach here Sunday amid local travel plans. The schedule notes no services at the old churches Sunday night and calls for a special invitation to attend Baptist church services, especially Sunday night, with Rev Sparks involved. The announcement mentions no Sunday school or morning services at the Baptist church and lists a BYP meeting at 7 30 p.m. plus theater remodeling and a photophone "talkies" feature at Alpine Theatre with Denny in His Lucky Day and Quick delivery service by Alpine Meat Market.
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Norman W. Cox
First Baptist Church
Merrdl Minx
Buren Sparks
Cox
JH Wright
South
Southern Mapti
The
Baptist Church
Sparks
Maptist Church
BY. PU
Rancher Clears Landing Field in Big Bend District
Elmo Johnson’s ranch in the Big Bend district is to complete an emergency landing field by week’s end. Lieutenant T. W. Foster of Fort Sam Houston advised proper site and care. A strip already cleared will expand to about three acres for a plane to land.
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Elmo Johnson
Big Bend
Smithers
Alpine
Johnson
T. W. Foster
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio Express
Will Rebuild Maravailes Creek Bridge
Commissioners court voted to rebuild a concrete span over Maravailies Creek south of Marathon on the Las Road. The washed out bridge section was replaced by a temporary structure during heavy rain risk. notice seeks bids for a 40-foot reinforced concrete span with abutments and retaining walls.
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Commissioners Court
Maravailies Creek
Marathon
Las Road
Maravailles
Western Play Last Night Draws Strong Local Audience
The final summer season play by the Little Theatre of the Alps at the old high school Wilding last night drew a fair crowd. Casts were well assigned with each performer giving a splendid effort and the director Mrs Smiser praised by attendees for a polished production.
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Little Theatre of the Alps
Wilding
County Court Sets Tax Rate and Bridge Plans in Regular Session
Commissioners court held its regular monthly session approving a tax levy of 9.8 mills on the dollar and authorizing the county judge to proceed with construction on the Maravaidles Bridge project. They accepted bids for the new Fourth Street bridge and appointed Commissioner TM Shely to present to the state highway commission. The group discussed seeking state takeover of State Highway 49 for maintenance and considered a full-time county nurse, which failed due to other urgent expenses. Attending were Commissioners Hord Anderson Shely and Hurcham, County Judge C D Wood, Clerk J W Frazer, and Sheriff Gourley.
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Commissioners Court
TM Shely
State Highway Commission
Plinty
Commission
Ving
Wor
Hord
Anderson, Shely
Hurcham
C.D. Wood
J. W. Frazer
Gourley
Es s man inspects military airport at Marfa
Congresso nman James visits Camp Marfa to inspect the military airport aboard a tri motor government plane that has logged forty seven thousand miles. The craft, converted from a fourteen passenger commercial liner, carried five or six aboard with water and hot coffee available. No public interview was given on airport status.
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Ing
United Sta
Marfa
Camp Marfa
Fort Milss
RV Paso
Washington
James
Big Bend
Frazer County Clerk Brewster Texas notice item
JW Frazer is identified as County Clerk for Brewster County Texas in a brief textual fragment. The readable portion provides no dates actions or additional context to determine a formal public notice content.
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JW. Frazer
Brewster County
Texas
For Rent Ad Seeks Tenant in Bath Tennessee
Fragmentary advertises a six room house for rent in Bath Tennessee. It mentions a good location and a phone contact Dr J Mitchell and a phone number 43 with faint references to coughing and creek. The text is unclear and partially garbled.
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Bath
Tennessee Paper
Creek
Dr. J. Mitchell
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