National Fair Trade Act Needed for Small Retailers
A 1950s Office Appliances article argues national fair trade law is essential to protect small retailers from predatory large stores. It cites state variations, benefits to consumers and manufacturers, and recalls a 1951 Sunbeam case where a ten week price war shifted Most Mixmasters to Macy’s and other giants, squeezing 1,500 small retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office Appliances Magazine
Schwegman
New York City
Sunbeam Corp
Macy’s
Gimbo Brothers
Bloomingdale Brothers
Wanamakers
Sunbeam
25 Years Ago in Alpine Commandery Elects Officers
Alpine area notes list new Knights Templar officers led by John M. Peterson as eminent commander and R. J. Ratliff as generalissimo among others. Lions Club president G. B. Crawford is also named with a slate of officers and directors. Deaths include E. S. Cross in San Antonio. Local visits and community notes follow with jury lists for Jeff Davis County district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Commandery No
Knights Templar
John M. Peterson
Marfa
R. J. Ratliff
R A. Whiteside
R. A. Wade
Sentinel
G. B. Crawford
Lions Club
Carroll Vaughn
Paul Vogt
J. W. Frazer
T. R. Moody
J. D. Jackson
George Pugh
Frank McCollum
Jeff Davis County
FP. A. Bell
Paul Evans
W. S. Miller
B. B. McCutcheon
Roy Bloys
George Clothier
M. C. Means
W A. Yarbro
D. 0. Medley
J. H Clark
Joe Mulhern
2. H. Carlton
Richard Merrill
Morton Barnett
Clay Espy
Howard Bell
W. C. Miles
A. D. Bloys
J. W. Espy
Bill Fryar
J. W. McElroy
W W. McCutcheon
Leon Mayfield
RR. Allen
Jack Dumas
C. G Carmack
Ed Stegall
Roy Reid
Joe Kingston
Dee Jones
P. G Harris
J. P. Espy
Mac Sproul
Clarence Bell
J.C. Walker
Con
B. F. Morriss
C. T. Moore
H. M Jones
J R Johnson
Jack Gray
John Bell
Tyrrell Smith
Robert Everett
R. Chams
C. M. McWhorter
Kneth Stewart
John A. Dumas
S. W. Draper
Kenneth Smith
Card of Thanks and Spanish language farming Q&A
A community note thanks friends for sympathy and support. The item includes a bilingual Spanish lesson segment answering twenty-nine questions about domestic animals, their young, and terms in Spain and the United States, with emphasis on cows, sheep, and goats and their meat and offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Spain
United States
National Fair Trade Law Proposed to Stabilize Prices
The passage argues that without national price stabilization legislation every brand and trademark lacks protection and even in New York City dealers faced below wholesale costs. It urges readers to contact Congressman J T Rutherford and Senators Lyndon Johnson and Ralph Yarborough to demand a national Fair Trade law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
J.T. Rutherford
Lyndon Johnson
Ralph Yarbrough
Driver Killed as Fruit Van Overturns on Highway 30
A fruit van driver, Luineguell Charles Marian Everett, 34, was killed seven miles west of Alpine, Missouri, when the vehicle overturned on U S Highway 30 last Friday. Investigating officers said the driver apparently fell asleep, causing the crash after the truck veered off the highway and struck a culvert buttress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Alpine
U. S. Highway 30
Court Records and Property Transfers Across Several Additions
A compilation of court records listing transfers and sales of parcels by various grantors to multiple grantees. Transactions cover blocks and surveys within GH&SA Ry Co T&St Ry Co and related subdivisions, detailing acres and fractional sections, including Sunshine and Hancock additions, Mangum, Means, Alpine, and others, with several properties involving the Marix Corp and Dallas institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ih. Terry
Morgan Terry
Gh&sa Ry. Co
Dorothy Gage Forker
Jose E. Ramoset Ax
Loila S. Mercantile National Bank
Dalas
Standard Building and Equipment Co
Mangum
Salvador Hernandez
Elena Hernandez
S.E
Kathleen Holland
Sunshine B. Epperson
James Glasscock
Hancock
A. L. Sublett
Frank Woodward
Gs&sf Ry. Co
W. D. Rich
Grace A Gillett
Alpine
Mercantile National Bank of Dallas
Marrix Corp
T&st. L. Ry. Co
Frank Reeder
T&st. Ry. Co
J. W. Gilmer
Californian Killed In Train Accident Near Sanderson
James Holland of Ne ro California died last Thursday night while trying to cross between moving freight cars 23 miles west of Sanderson. His body was taken to Livingston Funeral Home in Alpine and then to Watts for burial. Etna Smith of Cameron, visiting the Vernon McIntyres for Christmas, departed Cameron Sunday with the McIntyres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Holland
California
Nero
Sanderson
Livingston Funeral Home
Alpine
Watts
Calif
Etna Smith
Cameron
Vernon McIntyres
McIntyres
Notice to creditors and claimants in W L Thomas estate
The state of Texas Brewster County notifies all debts and claims against the estate of W L Thomas deceased to present or settle by law at the executrix address in Alpine Texas Box 66. The notice dated December 30 1958. Also mentions holidays and a trip to Sealy Texas with father C C Burger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Slover
Mr. Slover
KVLF
Alpine
Texas
W. L. Thomas
Sealy, Texas
C. C. Burger
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Gimbel Brothers
Mixmaster
Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Avalanche
E. S. Cross
C. F. Stevens
San Antonio
Jack
Elvie Fulcher
el Paso
Mrs. W. Cooper
Persimmon Gap
Marathon
Adrian Turney
Phoenix
Ariz
A. M. Turney
Milton Gilmer
Sonny Gilmer
David J. Murray
Wilson
5Th Street
Feron Ritchey
Jean
H. Spruce
Ed Deie
Zetha Hicks
Zenas Decie
Zoye Decie
L. C. Ritchey and
Inton
Mary Lou Sims
L. F. Buttrill
F. T. Leary
Tommie
Dave Maddox
Los Ranchos
Los Ranchos del Estado d
el Toro
Espana
Espanoles
Haman Carneros
Ternero
Catholic Bishops
Camoulc
Korea
USS Yankets
Brewster
Brady
Texaco
Jim Francois
W. Holland Ave
The
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Alpire
Roo
Pontiac
Americ
America
Casner Motor Co., Inc
W. Holland
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