District Court Opens Monday With Civil Docket Packed
February term of district court begins Monday, featuring few criminal cases and a crowded civil docket. Notable matters include divorce hearings and actions such as Bless vs Marquez and Ferrazas, Bless vs M and C Ry Co, Evans vs Locke, Boatright vs Rock, and Aguillar vs Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Ry Co. Also listed are cases involving Industrial Acceptance, J. B. Morris vs Citizens State Bank, and numerous trespass to try title actions along with damages. Continued on last page.
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District Court
G. A. Bless
Marquez
F. Ferrazas
K.C. M
C. Ry. Co
Eva M. Evans
J. H. Locke
M. D. Boatright
W. E. Rock, Jr
E. A. Chaffin
Industrial Acceptance Corporation
J. B. Morris
Citizens ‘State Bank
T. M. Lease
R. C. Phelps, Jr
Salt
Martin and
Martin
Lizzie G. Lucas
Alice Carnes
Asa A. Jones
J. M. Quixby
D. J. Sibley
Mary
Helin
Matthewson
Flannagan
Weekly Market Letter Fort Worth Texas Steer and Cattle Prices
Fort Worth markets show steers scarce and selling near steady with Chicago off 50 to 75 cents, and occasionally a dollar. Top steer load averaged 1022 pounds at 11.50, other lots around 11.60 per hundredweight. Baby beef bulk 10.50 to 11.25, some up to 12.00. Cows steady to slightly higher, best at 8.75, medium 7 to 7.50, common 6 to 6.50. Short-fed heifers weak, best 9.75 to 10.25, fair 8 to 9.50. Calves steady. bulk of the market noted.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Chicago
Alpine Women Overcome by Gas Fumes
Mrs D C Littleton and Mrs Char es Langston wife of Central Power and Light Companys chief engineer were overcome by fumes from a gasoline sweater at the Littleton home on College Hill Tuesday morning Mrs Langston visited due to Mrs Littletons illness both were affected and a doctor was called to treat them while Mr Littleton also collapsed before the cause was found
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D. C. Littleton
Chares Langston
Central Power & Light Company
Littleton
College Hill
Gourley Quits Sheriff’s Job in Brew ter County
W. N. Gourley resigned as sheriff and tax collector of Brew ter county effective April 8 to focus on ranching. He served one term and was re elected without opposition. A successor will be announced after the next county commissioners meeting.
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W. N. Gourley
Brewter County
Gourley
Fix Values on Property in County
Valuations of livestock on the range and land classifications for 1929 were set by the county board. A north south zoning scheme bases cattle values on grazing potential, with drought areas and residences taxed differently. dry grazing lands in the north go at 2 per acre, in the south at 16 cents.
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Board of Commissioners
N. Zo
Baptist Church Adds 250 New Chairs to Auditorium
The Baptist church completed upgrades by installing 250 new chairs in the auditorium at an estimated cost of $1200. Pastor Rev. Buren Sparks announced the improvements and stated the work is finished.
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The
Baptist Church
Buren Sparks
Alpine School Receives High Praise for Home Economics Progress
Miss Lil an Peck state supervisor visited Alpine High School on the 29th of last month and commended the very marked progress in home economics this year. She lauds Miss Caldwell as a fine leader and recommends three steps including breakfast sets, a filing cabinet, and budgeting a $435 subsidy contingent on securing the cabinet and notifying the supervisor.
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Alpine High School
Lilan Peck
Alpine
Aged Fort Davis Citizen Dies After Illness
Fort Davis mourns the death of Elizabeth Ellen Ellis aged 88 after several days of pneumonia. The funeral at the Methodist church featured Rev. Fales and Dr. ROL Irving, with burial in Fort Davis Cemetery. Surviving daughters Virginia Lee Ellis and Robbie Ellis plus two sons, Samuel and Walter Ellis, and grandchildren.
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Fort Davis
Elizabeth Ellen Ellis
Fale
Les
Methodist Evient
Rol. Irving
Sauren
John Michael Ellis
Texas
Ellis
Virginia Lee Ellis
Jetty Davis County
Robbie Ieui
Nesides
Samuel Ellis
Cisco
Walter Ellis
Arkansse
HH. C Ton
W. W. McCutcheon
Hicks Gray Warren Bloys
Beau McCutcheon
B. B. McCutcheon
Glee clubs to give concerts at Stockton
The Glee Club will travel to Fort Stockton to perform at the high school for the Stockton school's athletic association fund. About fifty or sixty students will be in the party and entertainment plans are being organized for the visit to the Spring City.
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Sul Acoss
Fort Stockton
Stockton
Stockton School
Improved noiseless chairs add seating for ritorium
The chairs are of the latest improved noiseless type and provide considerably more seating capacity for ritorium. The old pews were moved into the Sunday school rooms of the building.
Cold Weather Grips Alpine as Blizzard Hits City
Thermometers across Alpine show 9 to 4 degrees as a cold snap bursts pipes and damages lamaxe. Light snow fell with minimal moisture, delaying moisture for thirsty ranges. Warm spell had trees nearing bloom but the freeze set back growth, likely reducing this season’s fruit crop. The blast marks the first cold snap since earlier in the winter.
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Alpine
Rang Ces
County Clerk To Have More Room
County commissioners decided to expand the present county clerk building doubling its size and adding a full basement for storage of old records. An advertisement for bids for the expansion work is being made this week.
Fox Raising a New Industry in Big Bend
Fox raising emerges as a potential industry in the Big Bend led by F C and Scott Cotten of the Cotten Fox Company of Kansas. They reported selling thoroughbred pedigree foxes worth about 20000 dollars to ranchers in Brewster and Jeff Davis counties this week. Fox farming has grown in Colorado and other areas, with some fox pairs fetching up to two thousand dollars.
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Big Bend
Aetoring
F.C
Scott Cotten
F.C. Cotten Foxmpany
Kansas
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Colorado
Fort Davis Cagers Landon Tops City Loop
Four body contest games opened the week with the major development a one point upset of the league leading Junior aggregation by the All Stars. Fort Davis rose to the top of the standings with two wins and a loss. The Sophs finally climbed out of the cellar by beating the Freshmen who had defeated stronger teams. Alpine Bucks upset the Sophs by one point in a dramatic late rally. Results since last Wednesday: Fish 7 Sophs 10 Junior 18 All Stars 17 Sophs 18 Alpine 19 Fish 2 Marta 0 Fort Davis 22 Fish 11. Standings through Wednesday show Fort Davis leading.
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Uuwater Janakument
Powell
Fort Davis Quint
Sephs
Alpine Bucks
Sophs
Fish
Junior
All-Stars
Alpine
Marta
Fort Davis
County to Seek Stockton Road State Highway Designation
Brewster county officials and a chamber of commerce representative will urge designating the Aipiert Stockton road as a state highway. County Judge C D Wood and Precinct No 1 Commissioner Clarence Hord were chosen to attend in Austin with a Pecos county delegation once a Highway Commission hearing is arranged.
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Aipiert Stockton Road
Brewster County
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
C.D. Wood
Clarence Hord
Highway Commission
Pecos County
Central Buys 4 More Electric Plants in Texas
Central Power and Light Company expands its Texas holdings by purchasing four plants in Blackwell Marathon Presidio and Ratmorden from SC Johnson of Fort Stockton. The Presidio plant serves Ojinaga across the Rio Grande. The transfer places the plants under Central and Southwestern Utilities of Dallas, a Samuel Company subsidiary.
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Blackwell
Marathon
Presidio
Ratmorden
Central Power & Light Company
Alpine
Marfa
Fort Davis
Ojinaga
Rio Grande
SC. Johson
Fort Stockton
Central and
Southwest
Ern Utilities Company of
Dallas
The
Samuel Company of Chicago
Contral
Power 4 Light Company
Government to Start Locoweed Eradication Study
Dr C D Marsh of the Bureau of Animal Industry announces a Texas field effort to eradicate loco weed. Four men will work near Alpine and surrounding farms starting March to survey and remove the plant. Houston reports Rep Hudspeth secured 5000 dollars to begin the work with possible future funding as needed.
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Washington, D.C
C.D. Marsh
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Houston
Congressman Hudspeth
House of Representatives
Marsh
New Building Coll In Town for Cox Motor Co Showroom
Cox Motor Company Hudson Essex dealers expect to move into their new College Avenue building today or tomorrow with a shipment of Essex cars to be unloaded and displayed. The structure, owned by T A Beard, features tile and cement construction and a fan design stucco front. An adjoining addition to the Wilson building on Fifth Street, used by Packaway Grocery, is near completion and ready for occupancy shortly.
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Cox Motor Company
Hudson-Essex
College Avenue
T. A Beard
Wilson
Fifth Street
Packaway
District Cage Meet Set for Alpine Next Week
Thirteen counties in district 17 are invited to send teams to the annual Interscholastic League basketball tournament hosted by Sun Rose Teachers College at Alpine. Referee George O'Brien of San Antonio comes highly recommended. Teams expected include Fort Davis, Sanderson, Alpine, Marfa, Rankin, Pecos, Fort Stockton, and El Paso, with the winner advancing to the state tournament at College Station. The event runs February 9 and 10, with Fort Davis, Sanderson, and Rankin aiming to upset city teams for the title.
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B. ©. Graves
Ashelotics
Sun Rose Teachers College
Alpine
George O'Brien
San Antonio
Texas Conference Association
West Texas
College Station
Paso High School
Fort Davis
Sanderson
Tikers
Otte
Alineigh School Bucks
KL Paso
Alye
Marts
Ramkin
Pecos
Fort [Stockton
1 Paso
Bt T
Paso
Rankin
City Boys
Work Progresses On New County Highway
Work has begun on the last phase of concreting State Highway No. 1. About five miles of road are ready with one mile east and five miles west completed. Completion targets are around April or May before the western end connects to El Paso County. The route will pass the lower valley near Spear's ranch and join the old highway near Terra Blanca, Fabens Review notes.
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el Paso
Hancock
Spear
New Officers Appointed in Precincts 2 and 4
At the regular meeting this week the county accepted B H Moore’s resignation as justice of the peace in Precinct 2 and Bari Clark of Marathon was appointed to fill the vacancy and will also serve as h ide inspector. In Precinct 4 the offices of justice of the peace and constable were declared vacant with Ray Miller appointed to the former and Steve Bennett to the latter. The First National Bank of Alplas was named depository for county funds for two years. Present were D. Dood county judge and commissioners Clarence Hord J A Anderson T M Shely W D Boreham and County Clerk J W Frazer.
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B. H. Moore
D. Dood
Clarence Hord
3. A. Anderson
T. M. Shely
W. D. Boreham
J. W. Frazer
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Baptists
Ywei
Alpine School
Bexd
FOX
FT. Davis
Landon
City Loop
Central
SUL
Big ‘Bend
Government
Federal Department
DIST
Cage
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