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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1927
Page
2
Real estate transfers show deeds and nominal sums with parcels described by section and lot numbers. Notable transfers include Ritter to WW Crawford for 5,000 and Shoemaker to Jerome Siu Chenson for 10 with exchanges of property totaling 160 acres in sections 19 and 13.
A fragmentary listing details deed transfers and property notes including multiple $10 deeds, various tracts measured in acres, and several consignments or conveyances among named individuals and entities such as Berkeley, Ferguson, Robinson, Alpine, Studebaker, Victoria, and others. The text references parcels, dates, and vehicle mentions alongside names and places, indicating a legal-notice style compilation of real estate and related obligations.
A local performer known as Tom of Tom's Corner leaves a slapstick act to take a lead in a melodrama titled Melo. Courtroom observers note the event attracted county officials and spectators as Nellie Smith is named as the leading lady.
The Sul Ross Lobos travel squad completed a long practice tour through Texas and faced top state teams. Players ill, Lease, Ford, Townsend, Owan, Borarth, Dowler, Smith, and Younger joined the trip, as the club works on a wooden floor for upcoming games.
El Paso County dominates Sul Ross College fall representation with several students listed as part of the El Paso delegation. Among those named are freshmen and sophomores from El Paso and nearby counties, with note of activities and roles in college life.
Alpine businessmen C D Wood and W G Pietwen announce a River Wax Company wax factory near Ruidosa, Texas, to start February 1. They will manage operations from the plant, leveraging experience in producing candelilla wax and targeting national distribution from Marfa area shipping points.
IC Lovers enjoy an organ recital by Mr Hauffe of the Houston Sieborg Piano Co at the Mojave Theatre. Hauffe and Phillips, with whom he is associated, helped install a J P Sieber organ in the Mojave. The Chicago manufactured instrument has been on the market a little over a year with strong popularity.
Tourism note for the St Regís Hotel in El Paso highlights fireproof garage and hospitable service. Thos P Gable proprietor offers accommodations with location dependent rates.
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