Alpine Gas Line Construction Advances to City Limits
Alpine will receive natural gas by May 1 as crews dig from Pecos wells in the Pecos valley to Fort Stockton and Alpine. Ditching, piping, and right of way clearing proceed with about sixty men employed. 20,000,000 cubic feet daily from deep wells will fuel Marfa and Alpine. Work will run five miles daily, with labor from Pecos County prioritized, and the project is being pushed to completion.
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Pecos Valley
Fort Stockton
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Stockton
Hovey
Santa Fe
Woods
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Joreaster
Alpine Woman Mrs Jack Phelps Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Jack Phelps aged 22 years 11 months died at Turney hospital Alpine after a ten day illness with several operations. Born March 1908 in Limestone county she moved to Tornillo with her parents and finished high school before college here. She married Jack Phelps in Sept 1927 and resided here most of the time. Funeral today at 3:30 with burial in local cemetery. Survived by five siblings Frank Cochran Fort Hancock Mrs H L Waldrum Mra William Little Dorothy and y dam xiltt Cochran of Tora.
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Jack Phelps
Turney Hospital
Ivai
Limetone County
Tornillo
B. L. Cochran
Alpine
Baptist Church
Toke
Wents
Frank Cochran
Fort Hancock
H. L. Waldrum
William Little
Dorothy
Xiltt Cochran
Tora
Alpine acquires better location for trash dump
Alpine City has closed a deal for 122 acres south of the Southern Pacific tracks east of town to serve as the new city dump. Officials remind residents that dumping within 200 yards of a public highway is illegal and subject to penalties. The old dump will be cleaned up and no further dumping will occur there. The land was bought from L. T. Votaw and lies east of the stockpens.
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Conoco to open wholesale fuel plant in Alpine
K 8 Yarbrough, newly in Alpine from Barstow, represents Continental Oil Company. He says officials plan to enter Alpine, secure tanks and an office site, and build a station with Pavement pumps. District trips indicate potential monthly gallonage of 1,000, prompting over 80,000 dollar Alpine investments.
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Alpine
Barstow
Continental Oil Company
Alpine Aout
Vamp Alpine
Conoco
Dryden
van Horn
Asd
Hi Bootser
Mrs Clark Dies After Long Illness in Alpine
Bertha Mae Clark 33 died at her home in south Alpine after a lingering illness. Interment was at Grove cemetery with Rev. J L W Bridges and Rev. J S Batey officiating. She and husband Mark Clark lived in Alpine six months. he drilled water wells nearby. Born 1897 in Texas, she married in 1914 and had four children J N Gladys Geraldine and Junior. Surviving: husband, four children, M F Etheridge of Dallas, sisters Olle Livesay of Fort Worth and J D Chambers of Wichita Falls.
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Bertha Mae Clark
South Alpine
N Grove
J L. W. Bridges
J. 8. Batey
Clark
Alpine
Ithe
Texas
Mark
J. N
Gladys
Geraldine
Junior
M. F. Etheridge
Dalla
Olle Livesay
Ft. Worth
J. D. Chambers
Wichita Falls
The Farewell Address on Foreign Influence and Patriotism
The passage warns against attachments to powerful nations that steer domestic factions and sway public opinion. It argues impartiality guards liberty, while bias fuels manipulation, making patriots targets of suspicion as favored agents usurp public consent.
Engineers Study Unpaved Highway 90 Sections in Brewster Pecos
Two state highway engineers from Sanderson and Balmorhpa spent time this week studying 16 miles east of Brewster County and 11 miles west of Alpine plus 11 miles in Pecos County. They estimated costs to blacktop the routes and sent plans to the highway commission. Officials hope federal funds and local backing will pave Highway 90 from El Paso to San Antonio, with military significance noted.
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Presidio Line
Pecow County
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Chamber of Commerce
el Paso
San Antonio
War Department
Texas
Payment pleas and names from a quirky old subscription note
A fragmented vintage notice thanks readers who paid their subscriptions and asks others to settle. It lists several names and towns, including Mrs A L Str and J G Lorenzen, with assorted locations like Marathon Alpine Deming and Terlingua, in a quirky plea for payment.
Alpine schools reelect D M Major to new term
CT Major D M Major superintendent of Alpine public schools was unanimously reelected for another term by the board on Wednesday night. He arrived last year from Groesbeck to succeed J H Head who swapped positions with Major. The meeting also touched on federal funds and possible highway commission apportions.
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D. M. Major
Alpine Public Schools
Major
Alpine
Groesbeck
J. H. Head
Few Court Cases Heard This Week in Sardjuudietal District
Regular February term court in Sardjuudietal district hears only one jury case, sentencing Lily Moon Alpine negress to two years for burglary at W H Caldwell home. Several divorce judgments returned for plaintiffs. Jury investigations ongoing, with murder cases connected to Pedro and Carias Garcia double killing to be tried but likely dismissed for lack of evidence. one prior trial ended in acquittal.
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Lily Moon
W H. Caldwell
Pedro
Carias Garcia
Reese Tatum
College Teachers Attend Institute In Ojinaga Mexico
Teachers from a Chihuahua district converged in Ojinaga for a border city teachers institute opening. H W Morelock and Mrs R Ratti tt joined from Merion district with local college support, traveling Tuesday morning to participate in the event.
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Chihuahua
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R. Ratiitt
Mion Stather Blliott
Mexico
Cage Journey Planned Here For March 6 7
Invitations were mailed for a two day cage tournament in the Big Bend region with 28 invited high school teams. The amateur meet, organized by Coach H Oliver, offers trophies including a large gold basketball for the first place team and rolled gold miniature basketballs for the top three finishers. Teams from San Angelo Del Rio El Paso and San Antonio Peack Military Institute are among those invited, with entrants paying a fee if sufficient squads enter.
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H. Oliver
San Angelo
del Rio
EL Paso
Peacock Military Institute
San Antonio
Central States
Miners Face Muckers In Alpine Big Basketball Showdown
Mines quintet travels tonight to oppose the Canyon led Muckers with Graves guiding a rested squad. Miner regulars Connally and Hate anchor a fast, aggressive defense as Alpine hosts a pivotal series after recent wins and a tense season.
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Cagers Battle for Loop Title in Alpine Tournament
Alpine hosts the Big Bend Cagers for the Loop championship with over 200 contestants gathering for the state’s largest district basketball event. Teams and visitors arrived as the Sul Ross gym opened for play yesterday morning where the competition began.
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Big Bend
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Davis vs Schedule of Games in regional basketball night
M Sanderson faces Taleta while P M Wink competes with Iraan Mara in early games. Crane battles Bars tow as fourteen teams fill blanks for today and tomorrow. Paso County sends Foleta and El Paso High, favored to win, in a big city basket toss showdown from Alpine to smaller towns, despite uncertain notes.
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Wink
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Odessa- Marathon
Pecos
el Paso
Crane- Barstow
Paso County
Foleta
el Paso High School
Tigers
Big City
Ais
Alpine
Mrs Diana Hinson dies at 89 in Ate Pino area
Mrs Diana Hinson longtime Ate Pino resident died Thursday at her son's home aged 89, just shy of 90. Funeral services were held at the residence with Rev J T Redman of the Methodist church officiating. Born February 19 1841 in Kentucky she joined the Methodist church over 50 years ago and remained active through later years. Survived by three sons P D Hinson of Alpine Joe Hinson of Terlingua Elbert Hinson of Presidio and several grandchildren. husband preceded her in death about 12 years ago in Alpine. Three daughters Flora Inez and Biffle died years ago.
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W. J Hinson
Methodist Church
Kim Grove
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Alpine
Ether
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Joe
Terlingua
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Presidio
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