Authorized Yesterday Alan R Fraser for District Attorney
Alan R Fraser of Alpine won authorization yesterday to run for district attorney of the Wes Judicial district, covering Brewster Presidio Jeff Davis Pecos Upton and Reagan counties. A longtime civic leader, Fraser has led chambers of commerce and served as Alpine city attorney while championing crime prevention and livestock theft enforcement.
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Alan R. Praser
Alpine
Wes
Brewster
Presidio
Jeff Davis
Pecos
Upton
Reagan Counties
Brewster County Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend-Davis Mountain Chamber of Commerce
Alpine Fire Department
Alpine Lions Club
Local notes from Study Butte and Alpine area
Community updates list illnesses visits and travel. Hannah Weinkauf has a severe cold and Mrs. Jerry Foust filled in at school. Lem Taylor spent the weekend in Alpine with family. Homer Wilson’s son suffers chicken pox and mumps. Various residents including HO Newman Eph Daggett and Ray Newsome visited relatives in surrounding towns. Mrs. Adams’s father’s health shows improvement.
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Hannah Weinkauf
Jerry Foust
Demonstration Club Formed at Terlingua
A women’s demonstration club was organized at Terlingua last Friday with 17 girls present. Maria Valenzuela was elected president and Alice Waters secretary. The club will meet twice a month and hold demonstrations on homemaking skills.
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Terline
Maria Valenzuela
Alice Waters
Fontilla Johnson
Arrests in Valentine Spur Forgery Complaint in Fort Davis
A fat white man described as an insurance man was arrested in Valentine and brought to jail in Fort Davis on a forgery complaint. Officials planned an extended investigation amid sparse details as the case unfolds. Tax collection continues briskly with Mrs. F. I. Sproul, sheriff and tax collector, noting steady income from 1905 taxes and poll taxes as ranchers adjust to current rates. The rest of the page relays local notes on community planning, family moves, a birth and death in the Hawes family, and a historical inquiry into Jeff Davis County founders from 1887.
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Valentine
Singes
F. I. Sproul
Alpine Couple Establishes Scholarship In Daughter Memory
Alpine couple Mr and Mrs Louis Forchheimer established a Sul Ross College scholarship in memory of their daughter Julyette Forchheimer. The music faculty selected the recipient, Nannie Estes, a Sul Ross senior, for private piano lessons with Mrs Ruel Warnock during the 1996 second semester. Forchheimer, who died in 1933, attended Sul Ross as a freshman after studying music in Berlin.
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Juliyette Forchheimer
Louis Forchheimer
Alpine
Inno
Sul Ross College
Colloge
Ruel Warnock
Sul Ross
Nannie Estes
Sul Rooss
Jess
Forchheimer
Berlin
International Relations Club
Theta Gamma
Sachem
Rainbow For
Alvine
Chamber of Commerce Clippings Read by Berta Lassiter
Political announcements note fees for precinct offices and a Texas exhibit open house. The Chisholm school invites pamphlets or pictures for a Big Bend National Park display featuring Casa Grande, Mt Emory, Boot Springs, and local sites like Sul Ross College. WPA Federal Writers Project coverage promises publicity. Roy Downey moves to Alpine. Brewster slides shown in Dalhart amid local enthusiasm.
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Chisholm
Texas
Ceptions
Big Bend Nationa Park
Casa Grande
Mt. Emory
Boot Springs
Arizona
South Rim
Old Mexico
Homer Wilson
Oak Canyon Ranch
Castoron Peak
Haley Ranch
Mitre Peak
Sul Ross College
Rockwall
Big Bend
Avalanche Names Democratic Primary Candidate Slate
The Avalanche announces candidates for the July 25 1996 Democratic Primaries. Slated are ALAN R. FRASER for Attorney 83rd Judicial Dist Alpine. J F SKEVINGTON H O NEWMAN HAROLD L WYNNE W YOUNG TOM EASTERWOOD for Sheriff Assessor and Collector of Taxes. RB SLIGHT re elected County Judge. A M TURNEY County Attorney. GEORGE M BENSON A B SANDIFER R C GARNETT for County Treasurer. MATT SMITH JOHN D YOUNG EE HOWARD ANJA WILSON for Precinct 1 2. EARL CLARK for Precinct 3.
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Judicial Dist
Alan R. Fraser
Alpine
J. F. Skevington
H. O. Newman
Harold L. Wynne
W. & Young
Tom Easterwood
RB. Slight
A. M. Turney
George M. Benson
A. B. Sandifer
R. C
Raymond) Garnett
Matt Smith
John D. Young
Howard Anja Wilson
Earl Clark
Legion Post Issues Advice on Baby Bonds
Big Bend Post No. 79, American Legion, will hold its monthly meeting Sunday February 2 at the Legion club rooms. The adjutant's office is vacant after Harris S. Smith's resignation and will be filled. Commander Martin Mitchell has resigned and Frank Wedin of Marathon is the new commander. a vice commander will be elected from Alpine members. Ex service men should await instructions on bonds due under recent congress action. Pink receipts must show certificate number and amount. if lost, provide alternative proof. Post service officers will assist veterans in securing bonds at no charge.
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Big Bend
American Legion
Legion Club
Harris S. Smith
Martin Mitchell
San Antonio
Frank Wedin
Marathon
ML. Hopson
American Legion Post Service
Former Alpinette Publishes in Saturday Evening Post
Siemantyr, a former Ross student, has added to his literary accomplishments with a short story in the January 11 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. The story is titled WORK OF ...
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Siemantyr
Ross
Saturday Evening Post
CANDIDATES We Print At Reasonable Prices
The Avalanche advertises printing political candidate materials at reasonable prices, urging customers to avoid outsourcing orders out of town.
Tomato Timbales With Cheese Sauce Recipe Notes
A vintage cooking passage extols tomatoes as adventurous ingredients and shares a recipe for Tomato Timbales With Cheese Sauce. It instructs using canned tomatoes onion cloves salt sugar pepper and bread crumb butter to create a smooth sauce served over toast or biscuit and yields four servings.
Mystery typewriter sheets tied to Elmo Tucker murder recollection
Ava avalanche office ART-PUBLIC advertises 500 Good grade typewriter second sheets at 50c each. The mystery centers on Elmo Tucker a painter farmer who solves a murder by painting the murderer from memory of a glimpse. Mr Byrd, a Sul Ross student in summer 1994, edited MANANA literary magazine with student contributions.
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Avalanche
Elmo Tucker
Mr. Byrd
Sul Ross
Manana
Avalanche subscription drive prompts renewals and notices
The Avalanche rolls out a pay-up campaign begun this year with some responses and others urged to act soon. Readers due for renewal are asked to settle promptly or arrange a disposition. Names from Alpine and nearby towns appear among those contacted and thanked for renewals and new subscriptions.
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Avalanche
Vernon McIntyre
Alpine
Milton F. Merrell
M. L. Hopson
Ball
Alanreed
Texas
E. Goeslein
JF. Scot
Russell Duncan
Mra
J. M. Peters
Mildred. Witwer
Alpine youth wins $50 cash prize at Granada theatre
Ross Smith son of Mr and Mrs V J Smith Alpine won the $50 cash award at Granada theatre Tuesday night. The article notes the amount for the next Money Night event will be $25.
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Ross Smith
V. J. Smith
Alpine
Granada Theatre
Public Notice of Brewster County Court Proceedings 1900
A unclear public notice records a Brewster County court action to be held at Alpine for a meeting or sale. It names several local figures including James H. and W. Harper, with references to a February date and court house proceedings.
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Brewster
Elward Winer Barth Ee
Webb
Ron
Baethas
Hal
Clive
Crowley
Cosmin C- Cummins
A. Snyder
S. Teul
Teel
Perth
Perisho
Marvin Huddleston
Maud
Riadlonon
Eeneseee
Corporation
Treas Court
Nasety
Texas
Alpine
Fred Wecit
James
Land dispute over Texas and Mexican Ry Co lands
Plaintiffs sue to quiet title against defendants who claim interests in lands listed by survey numbers and certificates. Defendants claims are void against plaintiffs titles, seeking judgment, removal of clouds, and general relief. Clerk J W Frazer signs, Alpine Brewster County Texas, January 15, 1908.
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Texas
Mexican Ry. Co
Winess
J. W. Frazer
Brewster County
Texan
Alpine
District Court of
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Lem Taylor
HS. Smith
Elmer Taylor
Butte
Terlingua
Eph Daggett
Mrs
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Ethel Skevington
Ernestine Behrens
Louise Crawford
Ea Bath
Fort Davis
Iausa
Baton
Dr. CB. Baton
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Lubbock
Charles
Bird
Hichard Merrill
Limpia Canyon
Merrill Ranch
Mettion D. Hawes
Toca
Jeff Davis County
M. Keesey
Geo. W. Roberts
H. F. Clifton
R. Kerr
James Balgar
Chamber of Commerce
Berta Lassiter
Federal Writers’ Project
WPA
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Norman Walker
Roy Downey
Har- Hingen
Downey
Al‘pine
Mr. Downey
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Faille Pass
Rusk
Evant
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Schulenburg
Dalhart
L. W. Bridges
Legion Post
Arden
Avalanche Now
Conoco
Ice
W. N. ‘Sheritt
Milton Gilmer
Arkansas
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Holland Hotel
Trans-Pecos Abstract Co., Inc
M.L. Hopson
Otto
Helland
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
HL Kokerng
Oro
W. Badves
B Crawford
Home People
Orient Dairy
Dom Adams
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