Alpine Rotary Club Hosts Marfa Visitors at Meeting
Alpine Rotary guests Col. L. R. Eltinge and Col. Poillon of Marfa, Dr. Royal J. Dye, and Mr. Buhler joined the regular meeting. They spoke on army public knowledge, Africa, and cross-town cooperation with Sul Ross and Camp Marfa cited as regional assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Rotary Club
L. R. Eltinge
Marfa
Poillon
Buhler
Eltinge
Dung Hhe
Widier
Army
United States
Peole
Col. Eltinge
Rotary
Manila
P. I
Alpine
Sul Ross
Washington
Col. Poillon
Dr. Dye
Africa
Europe
Camp Marfa
Perkins
Navy
Messrs
Chamber of Commerce Secretary Change In Brewster
J M Pouncey retires today as executive secretary of the Brewster Chamber of Commerce. Mrs W B Hamilton will assume the duties tomorrow February 1 at fifty dollars per month. Budget cuts prompted the change with secretary pay reduced from 1800 to 600 yearly as part of balancing finances. Hamilton, a state paper and magazine correspondent, will handle secretarial duties alongside her writing work. Pouncey is praised as a "born booster" and Alpine loses his service with best wishes for his future success and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Pouncey
Brewster Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Hamilton
Commerce Chamber
Hamilton
Pouncey
Alpine
Big Bend
Student Adams Joins Fort Davis High After Measles Setback
PD FE Adams Jr returns to school after holidays delayed by measles and enrolls in Fort Davis High School with sister and brother in law Professor and Mrs W C Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PD. FE. Adams, Jr
Baptist Academy
San Marcos
Fort Davis
W. C. Jones
Draughon College Ad Offers Jobs and Refunds
An advertisement from Draughon’s College Abilene promises big daily money for trained men and women with secured positions or refunds. It urges Wichita Falls readers to respond with a free catalog and guarantee contract.
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Draughon
Draughon’s College At
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Theatre donation boosts Students' Loan Fund in Alpine
E C Moseley sends a 3.00 check to the Students' Loan Fund praising the Mojave Theatre manager for boosting attendance. A second note dated January 22 1924 reports totals of 9.00 in two weeks and urges greater patronage from Sul Ross friends to fund higher quality pictures in 1924. W A Stigler signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Mojave
Alpine
W. A. Stigler
Notice to customers to settle accounts at local stores
A handwritten notice from Clarence Hord dated February 10 requests former grocery customers to call at Sandifer's Grocery Store or Hord and McCutcheon's Meat Market to settle debts quickly. The owner thanks customers and signs as Still yours to Serve.
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Sandifer’s
Hord Old Place
Hord & McCutcheon
Clarence Hord
Measday Dairy Promotes Fresh Milk Delivery
Milk cows priced at 60 to 75 dollars. Pure dairy products delivered early twice daily. Phone 145. Measday Dairy.
Casner Brothers begin Alpine auto department and garage
Casner Brothers start construction of a large modern Auto Department Store and Garage in Alpine on a corner lot opposite the West Texas Motor Co. It features a drive in filling station with a ladies room, tire service, sale and repair rooms, a large storage area, and a separate water system with showers. The project aims to meet future traffic from the Highway project and will be about twice the size of the current West Texas Motor Co. building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casner Brothers
West Texas Motor Company
Alamo Lumber Co
West Texas Motor Co
Jim Casner
Davis County
Terrell County
Alpine
Casner Bros
Big Bend Country Forecast Brings Hope Of Grassy Years
Excerpt from Herbert Janvrin Browne in Country Gentleman notes widespread rain from the South Atlantic to the East Gulf, with the Big Bend area and Rio Grande Valley expected to see best grass and water in twenty years. Forecaster predicts several years of improved conditions and renewed vigor for the land and livestock. Public notice lists land for sale in El Paso Texas from J. O. Langford.
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Herbert Janvrin Browne
Country Gentleman
South Atlantic Seaboard
East Gulf States
West Gulf
Great Range Belt
Havre
Montana
Amarillo
Texas
Roswell
New Mexico
Big Bend
Rio Grande Valley
Arizona
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State National Bank
Alpine Lumber Co
Alpine Mercantile Co
W. Martin
J T. Darsey
Goodyear
Otis Turner
Rotary Club
Sec. Chamber of Commerce
Mojave Theatre
E. C. Moseley
Tim
Boquillas Hot Spring
J. O. Langford
el Paso
Tex
Sign & Poster CO
Alpine, Texas
The
First National Bank
A. Brown
H. L. Kokernot
W. Brb. Hancock
Geo W. Baines Jr
H. L. Hord
Asst
Alpine Light & Ice Company
J. D. Hex
Alpine Hardware Company
W.A. Oatman
Mrs. N.S. Murphy
Beatrice E. Neighbors
Ree Silk Mills
J. D. McCutcheon
Proprietors
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