Mexican prisoner Rodolfo Chavarria found dead in county jail
Rodolfo E Chavarria 36 was found hanged in his cell by the jailer Monday morning. A note to his wife promised he would not return. Chavarria faced murder charges linked to a crime near Glenn Springs earlier in November. Ranger Arch Miller and Sheriff W N Gourley had arrested him the prior Thursday on the Gourley ranch near Nine Points. He was jailed Friday and investigators believe he used bedding to support the improvised rope, leaving his feet inches from the floor before death. The body was buried locally Monday.
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Rodolfo E. Chavorria
Chavarria
Glenn Springs
Arch
Miller
W. N. Gourley
Este
Highland Hatcheries Extends Public Invitation To Visit
An invitation is issued for the public to visit Highland Hatcheries at Mrs. C. A. Brown property on the town’s western edge today and tomorrow. Visitors can see three day old chicks and three week old chicks brooded under new Simplex brooders recently installed. The two brooder houses were donated by Howell Lumber Co and Alpine Lumber Co. Mrs. J. H. Nail manages Highland Hatcheries.
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Highland Hatcheries
Howell Lumber Co
Alpine Lumber Co
J. H. Nail
C C to Dedicate New Banquet Room for Alpine Chamber
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce will hold the first public event in the new Holland banquet room with a luncheon next Monday at 12 30. The Housing program planned for February 6 will be combined with the General Sanitation program postponed from February 20. A large attendance is hoped, with officers urged to attend, and a Get Together reception planned for citizens who have moved here in the past year on February 20.
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New Holland
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Wright
Chamber of Commerce
Young man dies after horse accident near Alpine
Herring Wilkes, injured when a horse fell with him on the Bird ranch south of Alpine last November, died in Brady hospital on February 8 after pneumonia developed during recovery. His home is listed as Eden where burial is expected.
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Ormer Brewster County
Brady
Herring Wilkes
Bird Ranch
Alpine
J. ©. Bird
Eden
New Holland Nears Opening of Million Dollar Hotel
Alpine's new million dollar hotel, with modern electrically operated kitchens and refrigeration, is expected to open early next week. A force of workers has moved fixtures from the old coffee shop and dining room into the new rooms, while remodeling converts former dining areas into offices.
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Alpine
Clay Holland
New Holland
Roy Slagle
Frank Tennant
Holland
Jeff Davis C C Report Shows a Successful Year
The Fort Davis area chamber of commerce reports a successful year led by members and the secretarial team. Highlights include opposition to Sul Ross removal, improved Limpia Canyon road, joint advertising with Marfa and Alpine chambers, and broad public utilities efforts. The group backed the Davis Mountain State Park Highway bill and launched a broad anti loco movement. Continued on Page 4.
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Alpine
Sul Ross
Limpia Canyon
Finley
Old Fort Davis
Davis ‘Mountain State Park
Love
Prohibition sought on cotton growing in Big Bend area
A Pink Bollworm Commission plan calls for a Marfa meeting on the 29th to decide if cotton growing in Pecos Brewster Presidio and Jeff Davis counties should be prohibited or supervised to stop the pink bollworm. The pest has spread north and east, threatening heavy cotton regions near Midland, prompting a statewide effort and possible compensation for growers.
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Court House
Marfa
State of Texas
Pecos
Brewster
Presidio
Jett Davis
Texas
Agricul
George B. Terre
Big Bend
Grand Falls
Pecos River
Midland
Poll Tax Payments Rise as Brewster County Prepares Test Well
Brewster County voters eligible near 1200 for the January 28 primary after poll tax receipts show a large year over year increase. Precinct reports highlight a 100 percent rise in receipts in North Alpine South Alpine areas, with Terlingua Precinct 3 leading the gain. A new test well is being prepared on the Parnell ranch southeast of Hovey, backed by J. Howard Stanley of Fort Worth, as land rights and drilling locations are clarified.
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Brewster County
Alres
Parnell Ranch
Hovey
J. Howard Stanley
Fort Worth
New Test
G.I & S.A Ry. Co
Wilcox & Anderson
Gage
Hickey, Jackson & Harg
Strobel
Alps
Feert
Kimball Ranch
Titley Station
Orient
Cowden & Jackson & Hai
New Residences Under Construction In Alpine Area
Contracts awarded for three new homes in Alpine this week. A five room Spanish style bungalow at Avenue A and Sixth Street by Mr and Mrs Warren M Chastain, stucco frame, costing about 2500. RW Odell awarded a 3000 dollar project for a four room stuccoed tile residence in East Alpine for Herbert Pruett. J D Becker plans garages on Hancock addition lots and will develop apartments and a future residence with R S Tyler as contractor.
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Avenue A
Sixth Street
Warren M. Chastain
Evan J. Wood
RW. Odell
East Alpine
Herbert Pruett
J. D. Becker
Hancock
Alpine
Tyler
New Sewer Line Extends North Alpine City Utilities
North Alpine plans a new sewer line along Uvalde Street extending about 1100 feet to serve numerous properties. City officials discuss delaying extensions to align with the sanitary engineer plan and to start work earlier under funding advances for the broader system.
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North Alpine
George W. Raines
Uvalde
Haines
W and Hose
Court to Convene Monday in Brewster County District Court
The February term of district court convenes next Monday with two criminal cases carried over from August 1927. Civil docket includes multiple diverse cases such as Williams versus Williams and Collins versus Collins, trespass to title actions, a suit to set aside an Industrial Accident Board action, and several note and debt suits.
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Brewster County
Bernice Williams
Charley Williams
Ivor Atcario
Tro Va
Albino Castro
Candidates Enter Local Races for Upcoming Election
Three county officials M T Chastain county treasurer Mamie Lease Livingston and W D Boreham county commissioner announce candidacy for re election. Their past service spans several years and they seek continued terms in the forthcoming polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.T. Chastain
Mamie Lease Livingston
Issioner
W. DB. Boreham
Sul Ross to Open Bids for New Gymnasium Building
Bids will be opened in San Antonio next Wednesday for the $35,000 Sul Ross State Teachers College gymnasium. The rectangular red brick building, 110 by 76 feet, will include a 45 by 80 foot court with safety zones, portable bleachers for 500, and a 350 foot eastward placement from the administration building. The project is part of a campus expansion to elevate Sul Ross as a premier Southwest campus, with completion hoped for the summer term.
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Sul Ross State Teachers College
San Antonio
H. W. Morelock
W. J. Smith
Alamo City
Sul Ross
College
Jackson Field
Rock Fench
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Jeff Davis
C. C. Report
Nyary
Fort Davis
Davis
Ty Chamber of Commerce
Lou He
Iim
Jett
Davis County
Commission
Catharine Collins Vs
John Collins
SUL Ross Gymnasium
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