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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
2
The county and city paper in Brewster County announces its 32nd year with W. W. Jenkins as manager and editor. Subscription remains per year at $2.00. It is entered as second class matter at Alpine Texas Post Office under the 1879 act.
W W B Hancock sold a ranch and about 16 000 acres plus approximately 1000 head of cattle to H L Kokernot. The property sits 15 miles from town in Adjaciana and closes Hancock’s ranching career after decades in Frio and Brewster counties.
Alpine community page lists car storage and hauling services, real estate offers, job ads, and personal notes. Residents include Mrs. H E Allen, the McIntyres, the Baldwins, and the Boudreaux family. Local businesses feature Alpine Transfer Company, Brewster Abstract Co, and Waples Platter Grocery.
Governor’s nominee for commissioner of warehouse and marketing awaits Senate confirmation. Texas House passes a bad check prima facie law, with a 10 day grace period to cure. Southern Pacific Farm News plans Brewster county feature by Hamilton. Supreme Court ruling limits Highway Commission authority over designed highways. Calls for constitutional amendment to authorize state highway bonds.
Mra Kame Shields formerly Vernada Payne, a Sul Ross alumna, arrives from Son Weelo to visit her mother Mes Payne in Alpine. The elder daughter inspired the family relocation while Dr Payne stays in New Orleans.
Poets in Alpine are urged to submit patriotic poems about Texas history for the Battle of Flowers competition in San Antonio. Entries must be 200 to 500 words and submitted by March 20.
John Young and the John Young Land Company present Jordan quarry marble in the Chamber of Commerce window. Los Angeles polishers finish the stone at the new company home office. A letter from Area in Los Angeles notes about 10000 dollars of new machinery bought, enabling daily marble shipments.
Mrs Bo Hamilton appeals to citizens to fund expanding the Chaper of Commerce library which has outgrown its space and needs additional book cases and shelves, inviting donations to support the project.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson appoints former Senator Joe Burkett and Frank V Lanham to the State Highway Commission with terms four two and six years respectively by suggestion of Gov Neff. John H Bickett named for San Antonio by Mrs Ferguson for six years. Senate must act.
In a last quarter grade compilation at Sul Ross State Teachers College, ten Alpine home students earned no grade higher than a C. The list includes Isabel Yates Nancy Watson Duncan Scott Warren Parnell Lynn Kelly Ralph Peters Mevin Slower Fannie May Leo Murray and Zoe Ellen Murray, who are active in student life and hold offices.
The 1925 dog license tags are now low and may be obtained at the City Office. Prices are Two dollars for male dogs and three dollars for females. Dogs without license tags may be taken up by the Pound master and must wear a 1925 tag after March 1. City Secretary W A Daugherty.
The Porty Two Club met at the hospitable home of Mrs Al W Morelock on February 2 with St Valentine decorations in the rooms. Little Willa Bo Morelock served as punch mistress and distributed tally cards and favors while a salad course was served to club members and guests including Mesdames Hord Robinson Holland Sandifer Caldwell Perkins Crawford Ferguson Jenkins Linn Brown McMurry Hancock Baines Casner and Miss Margaret Guenther.
Plant trees now to take advantage of growth in wet or dry conditions. Water well when planting under all weather. Catalog offers peaches plums pears figs nectarines pecans jujubes kerbels and other fruits along with evergreens flowering shrubs roses and native ornamentals from The Austin Nursery Ramsey & Son Austin Texas since 1875.
Sul Ross State University basketball hosts El Paso Junior College at the local indoor court known as the Big Bend Garage World. The team recently beat the School of Mines at El Paso in two games. Friday evening at 7 30 and Saturday at 245 p m are the game times.
The school announces a Friday and Saturday basketball tournament with sick students at home. No classes Saturday, but classes resume Monday. The team may receive a loving cup from Mr Newell if they win the district championship.
The Ford belonging to Dr L C Pope was stolen from in front of the Fonk House on a Wednesday night, recovered near Van Horn the next day, and two men were arrested there in connection with the theft. An axle wheel and extra tire were stolen, with about $10 expense reported. The suspects are jailed in Brewster County.
City Tax Assessor W A W Daugherty asks property owners to visit the City Office in the Berkeley Building for 1925 renditions. Bring only personal property. records will show real estate descriptions.
Little Mary Virginia MeIntyre marked her fifth birthday Monday afternoon at her grandmother Mrs Wo J MeIntyre home. Games and cake with ice cream were served to Frances Morelock Virginia Holland Billie Ruth Bowles Florence Forschheimer Lera Lee Young Mary Newell Edna Besson and Margaret Studhatter.
The notice informs eligible mothers of Federal adjusted compensation their deceased sons would have received. If the mother is dead and the father is living, he is entitled to the compensation.
Dr J L C Pope purchased the Armer cottage on Railroad Avenue recently vacated by J E Doddridge. The Alpine home is noted as one of the town’s new quaint cottages with built in features and modest space. Origa Writing for ordinary letters and school work offered at 500 sheets for $1.15. The Avalanche. tf.
The Federal preliminary report on Texas cotton ginned in 1924, announced January 16, lists 4,761,175 bales (excluding linters) vs 4,139,216 in 1923. El Paso county more than doubles 1923 results with 14,154 bales, ranking 42nd among Texas counties, signaling rapid growth near Pabens and Sul Ross State Teachers College supporting the new cotton region.
Public auction scheduled for the first Tuesday in March 1925 at the Brewster County courthouse in Alpine. The property to be sold includes two sections of land in Brewster County tied to Jos H Elder and Bertha Elder to satisfy a $843.78 claim for J S Hamm with costs of suit. Sheriff W N Gourley signs the notice.
Word from the river section says Mr. Veen Skaggs of Lajitas and an explorer embarked Wednesday for a Grand Canyon of the Rio Grande trip. They were expected to reach Santa Helena by Thursday night and later emerged after three days of toil and peril, prompting a report in The Avalanche.
The church hosts a 10 o clock sermon titled The Light of the World and a 7 o clock sermon The Law of the Harvest addressing natural and life laws. Sunday school sessions begin at 10 a.m with capable teachers and graded classes. Strangers are welcome.
Brewster County reports 498 motor vehicles registered by Tuesday noon, leaving about 200 autos unregistered. Penalties apply, and unregistered vehicles may be impounded on public highways. Sheriff and peace officers will enforce but encourage voluntary compliance. public cooperation urged.
Ex service members are urged to file for adjusted compensation promptly to ensure beneficiaries receive full benefits. The advisory from Ky Jy Hil Adjutant of the Big Bend Post American Legion warns that a veteran who dies without filing cannot pass the full amount to heirs.
Marathon correspondent reports A and Gage of San Antonio arrived Monday to handle interests. S. Combs returned to San Antonio Friday after busy days at his ranch. J. B. Rudd and Mrs. Rudd drove to El Paso to hear Rachmaninoff. Perry of Chisos Mining Co. arrived Monday from Portland Maine for a brief mining visit. Cartledge of Terlingua and Van Sickie of Alpine noted Marathon visits. Lindsey, Hess, Ahiman returned from San Antonio. Bowles of Alpine preached at Baptist church. Molesworth brought from his ranch with flu. Eschel Hatch visiting his mother in Albuquerque.
Mrs. Lee Hancock hosted a four table bridge party at her mother Mrs. F E Gillett's home last Thursday afternoon. Guests included Mrs C D Wood Mrs Harry Watson Mrs Clay Holland Mrs Anja Wilson Mrs Herbert Kokernot Mrs W H Terry Mrs Ida Kokernot Mrs Grace Anderson Mrs Wells McIntyre Mrs Shirley Scales Mrs A A Newell Mrs J P Kennedy Mrs Zeb Decie Miss Pauline Terry Miss Ford and Miss Switzer.
The automobile tax is past due and must be paid by January 31. Those failing to pay face a 25 fine and a 250 penalty. Enforcement will begin after this notice. W. N. Gourley Sheriff and Tax Collector Brewster County April 22, 1941.
An old advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a long tried remedy for catarrh. It describes a local ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic that works through the bloodstream to reduce mucous surface inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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