Brutal murder of negro girl near Marathon shocks small town
Late Monday afternoon Jim Roberts found a dead black woman on the Post road near Marathon. Deputy Shoemake captured a suspect at a road camp after blood evidence and a weaponless struggle. The Payne girl’s body was found nearby. The suspect was jailed in Alpine then moved to Marfa for safety.
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Marathon
Monroe Payne
Jim Roberts
Clay Roberts
Young Roberts
Gage W-Bar
Jim Shoemake
Shoemake
Payne
Alpine
Marfa
Rotary Club Notes on Community Planning and Library Plans
Rotary program head Jim Casner adapts to a vanished lie detector demo and discusses the club’s duty to engage with the chamber of commerce. The proposed year’s plan includes tourist park development with a swimming pool, irrigation, arbored plantings, a community center, and extended tourist facilities to attract longer stays. H W Morelock urges careful book selection for the library and a committee to review donations, awaiting chamber of commerce sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Casner
Rotary
Jim
Casner
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
American Legion
Chamber of Commere
H. W. Morelock
Texas high school local history essay contest announced
The University of Texas offers Texas high school students two essay entries on local history with prizes from 40 to 7.50 and publication in state and county papers. A teacher contest provides 100 and 50 prizes, funded by C. M. Caldwell and W. P. Webb, to promote preservation of community records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
C. M. Caldwell
Abilene
University of Texas
Caldwell
Southwestern Historical Quarterly
State Teachers’ Association
W. P. Webb
University of Texas, Austin
Hughes to Leave Cabinet Warren to Become Attorney General
Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes will retire from the President's Cabinet March 4. He will be succeeded by Frank B. Kellogg, ambassador to Great Britain, with Hughes noted as a strong man and potential future Republican nominee. The cabinet will also gain Warren, former ambassador to Mexico, after Attorney General Stone moves to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Warren
Chas. Evans Hughes
Frank B. KeHog
Great Britain
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
America
Harding
Coolidge
Stone
Supreme Court
Mexico
Alpine Chamber of Commerce Lunch Club Meets in 1925
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce Lunch Club holds its first 1925 meeting at the Hotland Hotel with strong attendance. Miss Anne Aynesworth presides as Rev J J Chisholm delivers invocation. Music by Sul Ross faculty members Guenther and Hedeen is featured. discussions cover Associated Charities, City Tourist Park improvements, a potential swimming pool, tree planting, and a possible Community Hall and Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Hotland Hotel
Jj. W. Chishilm
Anne Aynesworth
Commercial Club
Guenther
Hedeen
Sul Ross
Frazer
Ty. Parker
Parker
Watson-Anderson Company
Associated Charities
C Bowles
J. E. Casner
Miss Billingsley
Allison
Errell Co Lets Contract For Third Section Of Highway
The Errell Co opened bids Tuesday January 6 for the third section of Robert E. Lee Highway No 3 through Terrell county. Dirt work awarded to W T Montgomery San Antonio for 68044 10 and concrete work to Hayne and Burn Sanderson for 27450 50 plus 10 per cost. Section 17 4 miles long runs from Mofety railroad to seven miles west of the Watkinds Oil Well and will take five months to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell County
W. T. Montgomery
San Antonio
Hayne
Burn
Sanderson
Mofety
Watkins
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State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Benj. F. Berkeley, Pres
Geo. C. Miller
H. W. Ferguson
G. B. Crawford, Asst
Alpine Mercantile Co
G. W. Martin
J. T. Darsey
Court House
Otis Turner
Leu
Mpine Lumber Co
Marta
Hudson
Big Bend
State University News Service
W. B. Hamilton
Errell CO
The
First National Bank
Atupine, Texas
C. A. Brown
H. L. Kokernot
W. B. Hancock
GEO
W. Baines Jr
Gashier
ARKET
Hord & McCutcheon
Proprietors
Service
Alpine Light & Ice Company
J. D. Hex
Mitchell
Gillett Co
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