Alpine Post Office matinee listing and local newspaper notice
Alpine Post Office in Brewster County publishes a city and court paper under the Act of March 3 1878. The paper serves Alpine and the Davis Mountain Big Bend area, with notices, corrections policy, and rate card for revolutions cards and reading notions. Names of staff and correspondents appear in the credit line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Texas
Cey
Brewster County
Adpine
Davis Mountain
Big Bend
Fragments of humor and mishap in a quirky column
A jumble of humorous anecdotes and oddities unfolds from a schoolboy exam about a bear case to an Alpine sage explaining language quirks. The piece moves through a pilot’s crash flight misperceptions and a funeral dress instruction, ending with a newborn moniker joke.
Entertainments and local notices from Gage hotel area
Katherine Arnold hosted a chili supper at the Image hotel with friends. A Mexican theme featured a potted chili plant and pottery. Several social names appear including Mrs Raum Mrs A Starr and Mrs Raum received prizes. Missionary society met at the Baptist church with a Royal Service program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Arnold
Image Hotel
Mises Prances Hargur
Myrtle Ball
Mary Alice Wade
Pilar Raut
Julia Lockhausen
Roy Stilwell
Homer Rackley
Clinton Ritchey
Walter Skinner, Jr
W Et Burnham, Jr
Rusell Oliver
Jute Raut
Raum
A. Starr
Rider
Gage Hotel
Mex W. Ran
el Paso
Peron Riteney
Low
Ba Man ‘Feork
Merdimen Raum
Rivehey
Youne Ustell
Heston
J. Roberts
Burnside
Isitwen
Leary
Groves
Yarr
Crawford
Todd
Hancock
Harrington
McConnel
Damage suit ruled down in Fort Davis case
In the January term of district court here Tuesday a judge sustained a demurrer by the state highway department in a suit brought by E B Quinn of Alpine on behalf of Ben Martin of Alpine to recover 50000 for alleged personal injuries. The court ruled that department employees performing governmental functions were not liable in such a personal damage case.
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Perens
State Highway Department
Luis Oxton
Attorhega
Highway Department
E. B. Quinn
Marta
Ben Martin
Davis Mount
Tavis State Park Highway
Tudge Sutton
Appellate Court of
Texas
O'Quinn
John W. Pope, Jr
Tom Sealy
Jack Montgomery
Leeper
Dei Murrer
First National Bank in Texas 1938 Report of Condition
The bank reports assets including U S Govt obligations 186,200.31 and other securities 38,074.80, cash balances 216,673.00, and total deposits 502,205.44. Capital includes 75,000 common stock and 125,000 surplus, with undivided profits 42,801. The document is sworn by cashier J M Deele before a notary.
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U. 8
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
F_D.T. Insurance Assessment
Marathon
U. S
Elmer
Huffman
East Dragon Ranch
Tex
State of
Texas
Brewster
Banner Hymns and State Park Trial Report Highlights
In Davis Mountains area notes, hymn titles and names including Send the Light Palestine and The Banner Shall Wave appear beside trial updates on Davis Mountain State Park highway construction. The article covers jury delays, appeals, and local civic notices amid school PTA activity and road work funded by county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Pugh
Chambers
Moon viewing through a long telescope reported
A fragment notes someone allegedly looked at the moon through a twelve inch telescope. The instrument is described as eighteen feet long and capable of magnifying the moon significantly though the excerpt ends before a final judgment. The text references the telescope’s length and its high magnification.
Dance at Fort Davis Moon Night Hall Folio Night
Dance at Moon Night Hall in the Dumas building Fort Davis tomorrow night. Dance tickets fifty cents. Everybody invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Moon
Dumas Building
Ort Davis
Guns and ammo seized at Alpine Hardware Dept
Police report a line of guns and ammunition pulled from Alpine Hardware Department. Investigators secured the stock and are reviewing inventory and safety compliance. No injuries reported. Further details pending official release.
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Alpine Lie
Dept
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Alpine Avalanche
Alpine, Publishing Company
DM Bennett
Baitar
C.D. Woot Bachery Rattan Barry Scobee
Pt. Davis Cor
Parl
Prof
Monkey
Mian Murphy
Hla
Murphy
Centerville
Centeryle
Honma
la ‘Eile
Mra RW
Arnold
San Antonio
Bob Turner
Bobby
Houston
M.H. Jones
Robert Stegall
Valentine
Vada Mae Roberts
Fort Worth
Sam Nail
Julia
Mises Emma
Nannie Burnham
Glen Crawford
Jake Freeman
Iraan
Roy Stirnetl
Mr. Walter Skinner
San Antone
Tople
Lord
Ansley
Oliver
Crews
Shipman Addition
Helen M. Compton
Roscoe
W. A. Daugherty
Grandview Courts
Barry Scobee, Corr——mian
of Alpine
Reserve District
First National Bank
Steniing
P. O
Otis Turner
Tfe
E. E. Howard
J. G. Leath
Town and College
M.A. Nixon
Molland Avenue
Methodist Missionary Society
Rawleigh
Memphis
Tenn
College Ave
Pt. Worth, Tex
Orient Dairy
Neous
A. Pishel
Model Tailors
F. L. Sprout
Austin
BH. Warnock
Louise Crawford
Lee Dragoo
Maonie Hospital
Paso
Lee
Carpenter Mountain
Petit Jury
Merrill Ranch
O. V. Nettleton
Frank
Charles E Jones
J. Tipple
Cancello
Carpenter Jon
Damages
Grand Jury
Jett Devis
Peaceful County
Wood
Clare
Tom Granger
EH. Fowlkes
County
CCC
Ruben Sanchez
Valen
Juan Olivas
Dolores Do‘ninguez
Nelson Myers
Toyahvale
W. Prank Carpenter
Durango State
Mexico
Amilee
Lockie
Elpaso Gateway
Gateway Lockin
West Free Garage
Henrietta Guibert
W. Tippen Old
Alpine, Texas
M. Deote
Home People
Dom Adams
Ilding
Aera
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