Alpine notes couple welcomes in holiday season
Mrs MP Shapleigh departs for Santa Barbara to spend Christmas with her husband, cattle buyer of Presidio county. Mr and Mrs BL Utley welcome a baby girl in Alpine. Louis Venturilla, Mexican helper to Lou Buttrill, returns to work after an operation. Mr and Mrs Guy Crawford visit here, Mrs LB Starns and granddaughter Lee Rowland depart for Dawson Georgia. Mesdames Mudhel Jones and JK Stewart from Fort Davis shop here. Le Mannold of Hot Springs adds name to Avalanche subservers list. Mrs AL Whipley of Colorado Texas arrives to visit. Mrs TR Moody’s daughter, Mrs Tyler, gives birth to a boy. Mrs Tyler is Miss Alice Keel. J J Edwards, Cas Ralwards, Mary Louise Bennett, and Jack Rawards visit EL Paso. Mrs J J Eason heads to Mississippi for Christmas. Norene Maxey expected from Texan for holidays. J Roy Spence busy with river-point travel. Mesdames Espy Keeney Mal Wer and Raton of Port Davis shop here.
Need For Special Stamps to Insure Delivery Cited
Postmaster Annie K. Turney notes parcels destined for Christmas delivery require special stamps. With holidays near, long‑distance packages must have special delivery stamps to ensure arrival in time. She warns of a 200 percent rise in parcels and urges secure wrapping to withstand holiday rush.
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Annie K. Turney
Turney
Highway movement of women and children for work
The article notes rising numbers of women and children traveling by road and train in search of work. It mentions over 80 children from babes in arms to teens traveling through, with many drifters in trains and old cars. Some few are taken in and cared for temporarily.
Turney hospital owner suffers knee fracture in ladder fall
Mrs MS Turney, owner of Turney hospital, was cleaning the ceiling when a ladder slipped on Saturday noon. She fell about ten feet, fracturing bones of her left knee. doctors say bones are in place and recovery may take about ten months before she can bear weight on the limb.
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MS Turney
Turney Hospital
Honey for Christmas Seals Trade Reaches Texas Tuberculosis Office
A Jays county beekeeper exchanged a gallon of honey for a dollar’s worth of Christmas seals at the Texas Tuberculosis Association in Austin. Treasurer A Wroe offered to convert honey to funds or send the honey to the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Carlsbad as a holiday greeting from “The Keeper of the Hees.”
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Texas Tuberculosis Association
Austin
Jays County
A. Wroe
Association
Han Tam
Carlsbad
Hees
Bad Caverns Bound First Time in History
The Carlsbad caverns were snowed in last weekend for the first time since opening to the public. Five foot drifts formed in Nogales canyon as Supt. Thomas Boles noted no snow plows or means to clear travel. Officials anticipated by tomorrow the weather would ease and allow routine improvements to proceed.
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Carlin
Nogales Canyon
Gotty
Thomas Boles
Carlsbad
Ay Pecos
No Bones Broken In Fall from Tower
X ray pictures showed no broken bones in the body of young Dickie Hancock after he fell from a windmill tower last week. He was taken to El Paso for a bone specialist, brought back Saturday after being cast to prevent further injury, and is expected to wear the cast about a month.
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Dickie Hancock
el Paso
Rules to Prevent Fires During Christmas Holidays
Fire Insurance commissioner JW DeWeese warns Texans that 90 percent of holiday fires stem from carelessness. He outlines safety rules on tree flames, wiring, fuses, candles, wrapping waste, matches, fireworks, duels, child supervision, and a general safety mindset to reduce fires and injuries.
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JW. DeWeese
Texas
DeWeese
Joel Wright Elected DeMolay Leader at Le Frere Chapter
Joel Wright was elected master councillor of the Le Frere DeMolay chapter this week to succeed Truett Johnson. The scribe Bill Phelps noted elections occur quarterly. Also chosen were Turkey Fletcher as senior councillor and Ray LaBeff as junior councillor. Joel Wright had served as senior councillor prior to the election. Avalanche bring results.
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Joel Wright
le Frere
The
Demonys
Eader
Truett Johnson
Bill Phelps
Turkey Fletcher
Ray LaBeff
Joel «H
Papayas Raise Hopes in Mission Texas for Commercial Trials
In the Lower Rio Grande Valley near Mission Texas papayas are being developed for commercial scale. The fruit is described as tasting like melon with a hard shell and large size. the effort marks its first year of trial. Meanwhile Hale county farms used over 300,000 metal cans for produced goods. El Paso families received radio sets numbering over 9 000 with sets distributed among thirty thousand homes.
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Rio Grande Valley
Mision
Texas
Canning
Hale County
el Paso
Ranch Foreman Undergoes Leg Operation After Injury
Blas Rodriguez, foreman at Kokernot’s Mex can roundup, had an open operation on a leg fracture sustained weeks ago while riding. Doctors report the bones fail to show proper advancement in growth post surgery.
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Blas Rodriguez
Kokernot
Mexcan
George's Lunch Room Opens Near Courthouse
George Lines, formerly of San Angelo, now living in Alpine, opened George's Lunch Room yesterday in a long-vacant storefront across from the courthouse on Sixth Street. The report notes local economic activity with mentions of a soil survey project and a brand display from a long‑standing feed store.
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George Lines
San Angelo
Alpine
Sixth Street
George
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Lou Buttrill
Guy Crawford
Trian
LB Starns
Little Grand
Drieh
Lee Rowland
Dawson
Georgia
Janie Lee
Mrs Blarns
Mrs. Rowland
Mesdames Mudhel Jones
JK Stewart
Fort Davis
le Mannold
Hot ‘Springs
Mra AL. Whipley
Colorado
Vistor
Mra TR. Moody
Roger ‘Tyler
Marta
Tyler
Alice Keell
Clinton Keel
Caty
J. J Edwards
Cas Ralwards
Mary Louise Bennett
Jack Rawards
Charles Brown
FI Paso
Mra
J. J. Eason
Mississippi
Mins Norene Maxey
J. Roy Spence
River Points
Mesdames
Espy
Keeney
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Port Davis
T. A. Beard Feed Store
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Hardeman Connether
Lakeview
Hall County
M. H. Moorman
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Tuttle
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Silverware
Lavallier
Alpine Jewelry Company
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
General Banking
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