Local social notes from Alpine and region
Local items list visitors and travels across Alpine, including Mrs. Dale McConnell visiting her parents the Justice family, Mrs E A Waldron heading to Houston, Mrs M Fletcher visiting son HT Pletcher, Mrs Mangus and daughter from El Paso with relatives, and Hortense Whitney of Howson visiting. Also mentions births, barbecues at Hudspeth ranch, and trips by J Leavell El Paso, Mrs Ford Jackson, Mrs W S Warren’s family, Zumwalt of El Paso, Roswell and Ruidosa trips with Kokernot and Neal Brown, and guests from Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale McConnell
BI Pas
Justice
Sul Rose College
M. Fletcher
Marshall
HT. Pletcher
Mebtenry —‘Mangus
el Paso
Clyde Johnson
Monuments in Old Church Cemetery Recall Early History
Historic Philadelphia burial ground once edged by Penns pioneer streets now lies within a brick wall. Under Rev Lowis Washburns direction restorations place marble monuments and vaults back to original positions, revealing tombs of Franklin Deb P, Hopkinson and other colonial figures. Excavations uncover markers lost beneath earth and vines, including a Willing family grave with a coffered headstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Church
Hitist
Philadelphia
Jamin Frankin
Lowis Washburn
Christ @ century
Washington
Press
Penn
Tittle
Franklin
Debim
Ush
Francis Hopkinson
Pioneer Village
Weward
Mertz
Boy Scout Clubhouse Nearing Completion Near Garnett Hotel
Work on the Boy Scout clubhouse on the hill south of town near the Garnett hotel resumed this week after a stoppage of several weeks. Six of seven workers remain on site. walls are finished with concrete floor roof and woodwork to complete. The Alpine Rotary Club funded materials and a formal dedication is planned later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett Hotel
CWA
Alpine Rotary Club
Alpine Folks Return From Trip to North
Mr and Mrs Shirley Seales and niece Miss Marguerite Seales returned Wednesday from a trip to Detroit Chicago and Indiana They visited the world s fair and Mr Seales old home in Indiana on the trip They were delayed in Chicago by an accident when Seales car collided with a truck Also mentioned are LD Whittle Jr Gib Foster Guy Crawford A Adams Mrs Currie Sr Beatrice Swan and Dr and Mrs D Jeter with various visits and trips noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Seales
Marguerite Seales
Detroit
Chicago
Indiana
Seales
Alpine Rotary Club
Rotary International
Mr. Seales
Mer. Seales
LD. Whittle, Jr
LD. Whittle
Gib Foster
Presidio
Stockton Receives PWA Loan for Sewage System
FORT STOCKTON July 16 A PWA loan of 69000 had been granted Fort Stockton for construction of a modern sewage and disposal system. City officials were informed today the city has asked for bids on August 1 and as soon as each is checked the contract will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
PWA
Schools to Get $1.00 Per Capita Payment
AUSTIN July 16 Checks totaling 8,575,142 for a $1 per capita payment on the public school appropriation were mailed today by L. A. Woods superintendent of public instruction. The payment brings to $12 the total paid this year on the appropriation plus a $5 per capita deficit carried from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
L. A. Woods
Up on Chiropractic Principles and Investigation
Reader calls for fair inquiry into chiropractic science. Encourages balanced judgment, urges intelligent evaluation, and warns against prejudice. Dr Carroll Vaughn advertised Office Turner Building phone 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Carroll Vaughn
Turner Bidg
New Penney Store Opens In Alpine With Modern Stock
Alpine welcomes a new J C Penney company store manager J B Arledge brings local expertise after leading the Commerce Texas shop and prior assignments in Abilene Huntsville and Kingsville The store promises modern customer conveniences and value oriented service across men women and children apparel footwear hosiery cosmetics and more. The Penney company operates nearly 1500 stores nationwide with a 1933 sales total of 178 million and 1902 origin in Kemmerer Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wome
Arledge
Penney Company
Alpine
Commerce, Texas
Penney
Abilene
Huntsville
Kingsville
Texas
J. C. Penney
Xemmerer
Wyoming
Alpine plans expand local store operation under Penney policy
The Penney organization intends to extend its store plan across Alabama, combining nationwide group operation with local community knowledge. The Alpine shop will offer a wide variety of locally selected merchandise at family-friendly prices, eliminating unnecessary expenses in storekeeping as part of a 12 year development policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co- Alabama
Penney Organization
Peaney Company
Family Budset
Worship Schedule At Page 1 Church Service
Song service led by E. L. Carnett from 11 to 11 20. Sermon by Dr F B Thorn 11 20 to noon. Afternoon lectures and recreation 1 to 5. Prayer meetings 5 to 6. Supper 6 to 7. Evening service 8 to 9 10. Sermon by Dr Roy Angell 8. Mrs Sam Means presides at piano and Prof E L Carnett conducts music for all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Carnett
F. B. Thorn
Lunehac
tNernoon
Roy Angell
Sam Means
Cattle shipments via Marathon Alpine and El Paso plants
The article notes that hearings are light due to breath conditions and ranchers report few complaints about appraisals or prices. Cattle are delivered to railroad shipping pens at Marathon and Alpine, then fed until shipping orders arrive. M Benson runs Alpine operations. Cattle are sent to plants at El Paso, San Antonio and Fort Worth with plans to ship cattle to grass in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Alpine
M. Benson
el Paso
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Missisipi
Constipation Relief Credited to Black-Draught Use
A Henryton Oklahoma resident, G Ramey, reports using Thedford's Black-Draught for about twenty five years to ease sour stomach bitterness headaches and bloating. She notes rapid relief and feeling well again after each episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ramey
Henrycon
Oklo
Thedford
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Jack Holt
Lita Lee
Jean Arthur
Joan Barrymore
Carole Lombard
Wender Tracy
Loretta Young
Give My
Love
Wynne Gibson, Paul Lukas
Baer
E. A. Waldron
Houston
Tise Hortense Whitney of
Hows
Miwesade
Conse Poster
al Nance
San Anonio
Nance
Estelle Moore
W. Moore
Hudspeth Ranch
Jim P. Wilson
Anja Wilson
W. D. Craddock
RE Townsend
A. K. Owens
Spencer
Shuler
J. Leavell
H. G. Watson
Ford Jackson
Ford
San Francisco
W. S Warren
Brownwood
Am Zumwalt of
J. W. Genny
Ros. Mangum
Grandiece
Claudia Black
Parris, DL
Bowman McNally
Fai
John Kokernot
Alfred Neal Brown
Roswell
Ruidosa
New Mexico
Fred Poorbaugh
Kokernot
Jas. V. Allred
Allred
Poliical
Peyton Randolph
Continental Congress
Michael Hillegas
United States
William Tilghman
Pennsinia
Joseph
Charles Willing
Philadelhia
J. Gullen
Boy Scout
Louise Knight
Sterling City
J.C. Gay
P. D. Bitner
Guy Crawford
Drwan
A. Adams
Greensburg
Dom
John
Mrs. A. T. Swan
San Anggelo
Mrs. D
Jeter
Stockton
East Texas
Ine
Caddo J County
Oklahoma
Hay
Ney
HOTEL
Matt Smith
NORGE
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
U. S
General Banking
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