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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1934
Page
4
Sr. and Mrs Robert Doak, longtime Alpine residents, left this week for Arkansas to take up farming. Mr Doak previously worked with the highway department while there.
Mr and Mrs Gene Pugh and baby returned Monday from a week long trip through San Angelo Brownwood and other points in the region W A Stieler assistant superintendent of El Paso schools and former Sul Ross College instructor was in Alpine last weekend He reports Mrs Stieler recovering well from a recent auto accident Mr and Mrs A J Belle returned late last week from Kilgore where they did business and visited relatives
Alpine voted to join the South Texas Municipalities as it contracts for power cost engineers and legal services to pursue substantial reductions in electric rates. The plan allows several towns to share survey costs and hire experts, promising long term savings though gains may take months. Also reported are local engagements and visits, including Harmon Carpenter's marriage announcement to Ruby Tindall in Snyder and a birth in El Paso.
The candidacy of Matt Smith for election to the office of county commissioner of precinct No. 1 was authorized this week. His name will be found in the announcement column on page 2. The report mentions Mr. and Mrs. George Peters and notes Smith is serving his first term.
I Amony announces willingness to run for Alpine mayor with aim to push equitable electric rates. He praises the City Commission for joining with South Texas Municipalities to seek reductions and offers to discuss views with citizens, pledging economical city administration and continued existing good work.
After selling the Alpine Avalanche, Mr. Jenkins became business manager of the State Orphans Home in Corsicana for two years, then returned to education in Terlingua. He and Mrs. Jenkins later moved to Austin, where MP Jenkins died. Survivors include:
A Georgia health center at Warm Springs, part of the Warm Springs Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, reflects the cheerful mission of the facility. A national committee led by Colonel Henry L. Doherty arrives January 30 to honor President Roosevelt and support the foundation through its permanent endowment fund to sustain its health work.
Interest builds in choosing a queen for the President's Ball on January 30 as fourteen candidates are nominated. Contenders include Katherine Turney Louie Adele Perkins Julia Gentry Marguerite Seales Frances West Jo Griffith Evelyn Smith Doris Avery Ruby Dean Frances Shelton Janie Brest Sarah Lee Todd Willa B Morelock and Mrs Arch L Allen. Votes counted Monday night after a charity dance proceeds go to the Warm Springs Foundation for children.
Testimony traces Moutray, Thompson and a woman in a Texas capital murder tale tied to the 1920s. Moutray described arrests in Tulsa and travel through Oden Fort Stockton Sterling County, with claims of executive clemency from Gov. Miriam Ferguson and parolees later returning to Texas.
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