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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1923
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche promotes Alpine Texas as a mild climate, ideal for schooling. It touts cool weather, healthy living, and invites readers to visit or send children to area institutions while urging advertising support for J. W. Morslock of Sul Bone College and local education.
The passage questions Villa's character yet notes he was not worse than other disruptors of the southern republic. Friends of Mexico in the United States hope his death will not trigger new disorders in the divided country southeast of the Rio Grande.
The announcement reports the July 24 marriage of Miss Esther Williams to Mr Antonio Gollett of Croose Creek Texas. Williams is daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry P L Williams editor of Cattle Clatter at the San Antonio Express. The piece blends affectionate hometown color with personal reflections on the editor and the event.
Federal Judge Duval West denied extending an injunction against State School Superintendent Marrs. Marrs now can choose between following a legislative resolution to ignore new textbook contracts or obeying the State Board of Education which ordered the new contracts. The State Supreme Court recently ruled.
Notice No 196 in Brewster County compels Sheriff to publish weekly for ten days a dispute over textbook contracts amid a clash between the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent. The board insists teachers and trustees use the December adopted texts, while litigation looms over the contracts and alleged fraud. The text also covers an unrelated temporary administration petition in the Albert Stell estate with a court hearing set in Alpine on August 20, 1923.
Methodist Church outlines Sunday School at 9 45 a m with preaching at 10 55 a m on the topic Gideon Violin solo by Grace King Junior League meet at 2 30 p m Evening League at 7 45 p m led by Miss Ethel Burford Preaching at noon on the topic Chickamauga Vera Quartet Hi M Smith pastor
20 head of Registered Hereford heifers aged 12 to 15 months offered for sale by W. A. Daugherty at the City Office. They are fat and well colored and priced reasonably. Located 4 miles from town, viewable on short notice. 25-14-41.
Sheriff J E Townsend announces an alias execution sale of 5120 acres in 8 surveys in the T J Roberts pasture Brewster County Texas. On August 7 1923 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Brewster County Courthouse sale will conclude cash bids for J W Potter and M E Potter interests.
The State of Texas issues notice to Brewster County sheriff or constable to publish for 10 days a probate notice in a newspaper. Amos Watts filed in Brewster County Court an application for the probate of the last will of J M Watts deceased, case number 198, seeking letters testamentary.
A writ directs all interested parties to appear at the next term of the County Court in Alpine Brewster County Texas starting the first Monday of August 1923 to contest an estate application. The writ bears the official seal and is dated July 1923 and signed by Deputy Clerk Jas A Burke.
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