Pre payment privilege offer and school at home ad
An old classified-style item notes a pre payment privilege at no amount with 4 percent interest in Marfa Texas, then advertises a high school course at home promising completion in two years without classes, urging progress at individual pace with standard texts, and a separate line from Al pine Flower and Gift Shop seeking to buy clay flower pots at market price.
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Marfa Nufla
Marfa, Texas
EL Paso
Pictorial and Truck Lettering Ad Hints at Investment Notes
An ad fragment promotes investing surplus funds in First Mortgage notes on Alpine property via Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co. It lists services from D. D. T. Spraying for shrubs trees residences livestock and weed control with Weston Spraying Co. contact Clark at Weston Spraying Co. by phone 24W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Ion"Clark
Weston Spraying Co
Former Alpine Lady Jo Linn Heads Reading Assn Leader
Miss Josephine Linn, Sul Ross graduate, returns to Alpine to assist Sul Ross officials in planning a Reading conference sponsored by the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading. She holds BS and MA from Sul Ross and has taught in Arlington, Victoria, Orange, and other Texas districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Reading Assn
Selectees Told Induction Steps For U S Army Service
Selectees reporting to Texas induction centers will go through two processing stages. After written examinations and physicals, they are classified as accepted, pending, or rejected and given travel home. Returning for induction follows with further checks, oath of enlistment, and assignment to Fort Ord or Fort Riley training centers.
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U. S. Army
Texas
Southwestern
U.S. Army
Air Force
Army
Fort Ord
Cal
Fort Riley
Kansas
Political run off slate announced for August 26 1950
The Avalanche releases a list of candidates for the second run off primary on August 26 1950. For Representative 161% Congressionalist Paul Moss of Ector County and Ken Regan of Midland County seeking re election.
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Paul Moss
Ector County
Ken Regan
Midland County
Local Visitors and Travel Notes From Alpine Community
Local items list residents and visitors in Alpine including D O Williams of San Angelo a former Sul Ross student spending the summer there Mrs H W Tamblyn and her mother Mrs E A Chaffin expected to return to Oklahoma City yesterday Mr and Mrs Victor Men and family returned from a two weeks visit with relatives in Goliad and other towns Coach and Mrs B C Graves visited Mrs Chaffin and relatives here Mrs Lawrence Lacy and two children of Waco arrived for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs He Koker at the ranch Mrs C A Brown of Monroe La is here for an extended visit living with Mrs T F Skevington Mrs Graves Bogel visiting her daughter Miss Clara Mae in New Orleans Mrs Arthur Chaffin guests of his mother Mr David Chatfin then to Marathon to visit Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wade Mr and Mrs A T Moore and sons left for Redding Calif after a three weeks visit with Mr and Mrs A M Turney Mr and Mrs Paul Schrimsher returned from Atlanta Gay and Birmingham Ala Mrs Schrimsher will spend the week here while Paul returns to El Paso Mr and Mrs William J Soht and daughter Rochelle left for relatives in Lee Mass by train for about a month G R Zeke Moss and daughter Sylvia of Long Beach Cal visiting his mother Mrs Gertrude Moss and other relatives Also mentioned are Mr and Mrs George Kelver Miss Electa Wade Mr and Mrs Neil Barnhart and Mrs H F Dallman visiting Del Rio for the weekend at Mrs J R Middlebrook and Mrs Reid Webb Miss Flora Davie of Houston guest of Mrs H F Dallman a San Jacinto high school teacher known in Alpine Miss Margaret Linn representing the Alpine Pilot club at a National meeting in Saint Louis. The note ends with a train trip to Washington.
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D. O. Williams
San Angelo
Sul Ross
Alpine
H.W. Tamblyn
E. A. Chaffin
Oklahoma City
Texas Man Elected to Presidency of Lions International
Herbert C. Perry Jr of Carrizo Springs was elected president of Lions International at the 33rd annual convention in Chicago, succeeding Walter Fisher of Ontario. The report highlighted Lions clubs’ growth to 8,088 clubs and 402,841 members, with new clubs in England and Denmark, and Perry’s long service in leadership roles within Lions clubs and his legal career in Texas.
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Chicago
Herbert C.” Perry Jr
Carrizo Springs
International Association of Lions Clubs
Lions International
Chicago Stadium
Petty
Walter C. Fisher
Queenston
Ontario
Canada
Talons International
Melvin Jones
Lions Clubs
Perry
Petry & Dean
Dimmit County Bar Association
State Bar Association of Texas
American Bar Association
Union State Bank of
Lions Board of International Relations
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J. L. Brown
W. Ave
Marthon
Nannie
Crawford
Marathon
Tex
Lourene Terry
Vette
Hancock Addition
Geo. W. Baines
The
Home Furniture Co
California
Colorado
Big Bend
Barain
Alonzo Hord
Tfc
Old Fort Davis
Tate
Virginia
At Home Furniture Co
Brandon & Chapin
J. Y. Walker
Texas Cafe
Margaret A. Linn
Dolar
Bath
Ave. C
Tivoli
el Nieto
Hotel Brewster
Josephine Linn
Stee
Lan
Fam. Iv
Texas Asso Jon
Texas State Teachers Assn
Fort Worth
Iiss Linn
State College
Alpha Chi
Miss Linn
State Teachers College
Albany
N. Y
New Paltz
University of
Victor
Goliad
B.C. Graves
Temple
EA. Chaffin
Lawrence Lacy
Waco
He Koker
C. A. Brown
Monroe
T.F. Skevington
Arthur Chaffin
David Chatfin
Lloyd Wade
A. T. Moore and Sons
Redding
Calif
A. M. Turney
Paul Schrimsher
Atlanta
Gay
Birmingham
Ala
Schrimsher
Paul
el Pas
William J. Soht
Rochelle
Lee
Mass
G. R
Zeke) Moss
Sylvia
Long Beach
Aire
Gertrude Moss
G. K. Lange
George Kelver
Electa Wade
Neil Barnhart
H. F. Dall
Nan
del Rio
J. R. Middlebrook
Reid Webb
Paul Forchheimer
San Antonio
Louis Forchheimer
Mrs. Forcheimer
Columbus
Ohio
Flora Davie
Houston
H. F. Dallman
Miss Davie
San Jacinto High School
Margaret Linn
Alpine Pilot Club
Pilot Clubs
Saint Louis
Granada Theatre
Leo Gorcey
E Bowery Boys
E Eo
Stu
Fox Movietone News
Granada
Lupino
Yin Hidu
Gordon MacKay
Julie London
Chi
Hick
Mrs
Vernon deIntyre
Bud Champerlain
Kermit
Nick Mersfelder
Fort Davis
Andrew G. Prude
Joe W. Espy
J. W. Merrill
Judge Weatherby
Mr. Merrill
Espy
Union Trading Company
Merrill
Mr. Expy
Ben F. Morriss
Valentine
Od Me
van Horn
McWhorters
Dan” McWhorter
Pacific
Ben. Morris
Dan
Morrisses
Dan McWhorter
Messrs
Bouette and
Kelly
Nnte
Central
Union
Union. Mercantile Company
Tyrone
Walter S. Miller
Bouchette
W.A. Yarbro
Fabens
Morriss
Jonah Akard
W. Crawford
Rathon
Porter Kimball
Hargus Ranch
Brewster County
Stillwell
W.T. Henderson
Mexico
Stillwell Crossing
Maravillas
San
Arizona
Jonah
A. R. Davis
Davis
Boyse
Charlie Akard
Lizzie Choler
Margaret Akard
Phoenix
Ariz
International
H & Hnotor Company
Internati
TS Waller
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