Local Notes and Visits Highlight Busy El Paso Area
Mr. Matt Smith visits El Paso on business. Col. John Perkins attends Rotay luncheon in Marfa. Several residents travel to San Antonio Austin and Terlingua for work, study and holidays. Community notices include real estate, schooling, and upcoming church revival starting January 18. The Avalanche advertises cheap stationery and writing paper as student purchases rise.
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Matt Smith
el Paso
Col
John Perkins
S. M. Melton
Coach Graves
Marfa
J. D. Jackson
Green Valley Oil well 1 faces casing trouble at test site
The Green Valley Oil Corporation No. 1 well encountered minor caving requiring a casing from Wilson No. 2. Field work on the test well proceeds, with President Doddridge calling for the annual stockholders meeting.
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Green Valley Oil Corporation
Doddridge
Mrs. Jessie Simmons Dies in Bois Louisiana
Death notice from Bois Louisiana reports Mrs Jessie Simmons died at her home during Christmas holidays. She had worked with Mrs Cross several months last year and came for asthma relief. She planned to invest in Alpine property and start a business here before a breakdown forced her to abandon those plans and return to Louisiana with her sister.
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Jessie Simmons
Bois
Simmons
Cross
Louisiana
New Sheriff Gives Dance at Brewster Court House
Friday evening the new Brewster county sheriff and tax collector W N Gourley hosted a public dance at the courthouse to celebrate his installment. An orchestra from Sanderson played while friends from surrounding towns attended, filling the courtroom with dancers and onlookers.
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Brewster County
W. N. Gourley
Court House
Sanderson
Gourley
Work Wanted Seeks Job For Room Rent At Sul Ross
A young man at Alpine writes Sul Ross State Teachers College that he is eager to attend but needs work to cover room rent. Citizens with job leads are asked to call the college immediately.
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J. A. Pruett
Mary Linn
Deming, N. M
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Alpine
Appreciation for fire responders in Tobin and Jackson families
We express deep gratitude to friends who quickly aided in extinguishing a fire Sunday morning and to Mrs. H. W. Tobin, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson for publicly receiving our thanks.
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H. W. Tobin
Ford Jackson
Judge Burke Conserves County Funds
Brewster County’s delinquent tax rolls cover about 3 000 000 acres. Judge Jas A Burke reduced the delinquent tract count and saved the county around 175 in publisher fees. The piece commends Burke for cutting costs in county purchasing and publishing while noting the broader potential savings for officials.
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Brewster County
Jas. A. Burke
Publiher
Federal Budget Commission
Burke
Iit
Women’s Missionary Union Banquet At First Baptist
Mrs. E A Waldron hosted the W M U banquet at the Holland Hotel on the year’s first day with a piano duet by Dorothy Derrick and Estelle Overstreet, a vocal solo by John Prude, and performances by the High School Girls Glee Club. She outlined the coming year’s program and urged Baptist women to join the W M A. A social hour followed the refreshments with many members and guests listed.
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E. A. Waldron
First Baptist
Holland Hotel
Dorothy Derrick
Estelle Overstreet
John Prude
W. F. White
J. F. Walker
J. C Bird
Fred E. Jacob
Jas. W. Walker
Wallace R. Sublett
W. B. Hamilton
B. Sutherland
C. Bowles
Kate Nevill
John Young
Cas Edwards
C. E. Cook
W. L. Matthews
Ira Heetor
N. S. Murphy
Thomas Caswell
Ivan Culpeper
Lem Taylor
Morton Matthews
J. H. Hamilton
H. E. Allen
J. M. Pouncey
R. E. Allen
Local Knights Templar Dinner Reception at Alpine Commandery
Alpine Commandery Knights Templar entertained 51 members and guests with a Holland Hotel dinner and a later reception at the Masonic Hall. Music by Frances Gillett, Allen, Newell, and Livingston complemented the event, which featured full regalia and was praised as a top winter public function.
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Knights Templar
Alpine Commandery
Holland Hotel
Masonic Hall
Frances Gillett
Allen
Newell
Livingston
Karl Petros
Briggs
C. E. Meade
Alvin
Capt. Dodd
Marta
Dr Berkeley Leaves for Austin to Take Senate Seat
Dr Benj F Berkeley state senator for the district departed Tuesday by overland route to assume duties in the state senate as the Legislature prepares to convene next Tuesday.
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Benj. F. Berkeley
Austin
State Senate
Justice Clark Addresses League Dinner Address
Public notes publish an address delivered by Justice John H. Clark at a League of Nations Non-Partisan Association dinner at the Hotel Biltmore, New York. The speech, given a year ago, is printed in short sections in The Avalanche to inform readers on the community’s duty and the power of public opinion for Right.
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Jenkins
Study Club
Avalanche
John H. Clark
League of Nations Non-Partisan Association
Hotel Biltmore
New York
John
Justice Clark
Speech by ex Justice Clarke on League of Nations risks
Ex Justice John H Clarke argues the 1920 decision to view the League of Nations as a party issue harmed the country. He urges lifting the debate from politics and reevaluating the issue on merit, warning against isolation and urging collective security and readiness for future conflicts.
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United States
League of Nations
Senate
Registered Herefords for Sale Bulls From Daugherty
35 head of registered Hereford bulls offered for sale with delivery now or later. They are coming yearlings and coming twos, on feed four miles from town. Viewable by appointment within an hour. W A Daugherty City Office.
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W. A. Daugherty
Bank Statement Summary for Brewster County Bank 1925
Bank assets show Loans and Discounts 190 972.46 with total assets 296 721.11. Cash and Deposits include 81 799.48 in cash on hand and with banks. Liabilities list capital stock 30 000 and deposits 211 448.26 with circulations at 15 000.00 and surplus 40 272.85.
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Womesbsseyseender
bs +c
U.S
Nhre Thessage Aid
Stel
Sheriff Sale Notice in Brewster County Texas
The state of Texas Brewster County sheriff announces a public auction of two land tracts as foreclosed by M M McFarland against A S Hickock and Gordon H Wegwart. The properties Abstr 6957 Cert 1178 Survey 24 640 acres and Abstr 7458 Cert 983 Survey 28 565 acres lie about 50 and 35 miles southeast of Marathon. Auction set February 3 1925 at Alpine courthouse between 1 PM and 4 PM for cash.
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State OF Texas
Brewster
M. M. McFarland
A. S. Hickock
Gordon H. Wegwart
District Court
Dallas County
Texas
Wereas
M. M. McParland
A. Payne
J. Granger
Marathon
Alpine
Hickock
W. N. Gourley
Brewster County
Marathon News Items Highlight Social and Civic Ties
Local notes report Esther Bourland returning to San Antonio for Westmoorland College studies while Jim Worthington heads to Kerrville. Guests visit Mrs. J. M. Chambers and family, and Rev. J A McMillan delivered a sermon at the Baptist church. A reception honored Mrs. S W White, recently married to Rev. White. Other items cover a New Year dance in Alpine, carload cattle sales, and local business movements.
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J. A. McMillan
Marathon
Alpine
Southern Pacific
O. M. Shaw
S. W. White
Rev. White
Methodist Chuch
Waldron Denies Selling Quicksilver Mines in Brewster County
A rumor of Waldron selling his quicksilver holdings circulated before press time. Waldron denied any deal to sell and said he will continue developing the Waldron mines for profitable production. He emphasized the holdings are not for sale and will benefit small investors while remaining in Brewster county.
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B. A. Waldron
Brewster County
Waldron Company
Waldron
Colorado Men Visit Mining District
Mr. Warren Oaks of Denver and Mining Engineer W M Hill of Crips ale Creek Colo visited their company holdings in the Terlingua mining district this week. They have examined holdings near the Waldron mines in the past 15 months and other investigations into quicksilver prospects are quietly underway in the district. Oaks and Hill departed after their visit to the hills.
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Warren Oaks
Denver
W. M. Hill
Cripsale Creek
Colo
Waldron
HAWLIUS CATARIUS MEDICINE ADVERTISEMENT CLAIMS
For over 40 years Hwal ius Catarius Medicine has been used to treat catarrh. The product includes an ointment applied locally and an internal medicine tincture that acts through the mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. Sold by all druggists Fr J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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