Lions Club Plans Cowboy Linton Game Benefit
At a Lions Club meeting tickets were distributed to members to sell for the Cowboy Linton baseball games in appreciation of Herbert Kokernot's service. The club agreed to sponsor the event. Guests included Ki Pat Miller C R Blakey and Tom Chandler. A film titled The Upjohn Company was shown by Jack Bow. A note cites the University of Santo Domingo as the oldest university in the New World per a 1538 papal bull.
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Lions ‘Club
Herbert Kokernot
Lions Club
Ki Pat Miller
C. R. Blakey
Tom Chandler
Jack Bow
The
Upjohn Company
New World
University of
Notice to dealers of butane type gas bids sought
Sul Ross State College in Texas requests bids for butane type gas for the 1955 56 year. Bid forms and contract details available at the College business office. Bids must be received by August 5, 1955.
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Sul Ross State College
Pine
Texas
College Business Office
Notice to bidders for removal of Garnett Place in Alpine
Season proposals invited for removal and clearing of Lots 9 and 10, Block 25 OT Addition in Alpine Texas. The Garnett Place house with 8 rooms and 3 baths may be inspected by calling P M Miller, phone 2136. Owner reserves right to refuse any or all bids.
Quicksilver Mine’s Rich Mercury Legacy Highlighted
The article recalls the famous Chisos Mine once producing millions in mercury value and operating for nearly five decades, earning a status as one of the world’s leading mercury mines.
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Chisos
Petross Began As Telegraph Operator Then Retired To El Paso
Petross started as a telegraph operator earning 65 dollars a month for a 14 hour seven day week. He married Bertha Williamson in El Paso on May 21, 1907, had two children, and a grandson March Coffield who later lived with him. He was a long time church member and elder in several congregations and held numerous Masonic and Knights Templar positions. He served as SP agent in Marfa 26 years and led the Rotary Club and Marfa Chamber of Commerce. He plans to retire to El Paso and live at 3800 La Luz Street.
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Tt Petrous
Bertha Williamson
el Paso
Chilren
Earline
March Coffield
Forfyce, Ark
Marfa
March Henry Coffield
Petross
Actpal
First Christian Church
Alepine
San Antonio South Side Church
First Church
Luling
Alpine
el Maida Shrine
Petros
Rotary Club
la Luz St
Fort Worth Flower Show Visitor Injured in Fall
Mrs. Cas Edwards broke her wrist after a fall on the stairs while visiting Mr. Edwards in Fort Worth last Friday. She had attended a flower show and returned home Tuesday to recover satisfactorily from the injury.
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Cas Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Fort Worth
Edwards
Springfield Masons Attend Rites and Survivors Noted
Springfield mourns as Masons including L. D. Harris and J. M. Floyd participate in services. Survived by widow Frances Hargus Springfield and two sons Dan and Berry, mother Sarah E. Springfield, four brothers and two sisters. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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L. D. Harris
J. M. Floyd
Steve Stumberg Jr
John Hetton
Hal Burnett
Edd Halsey
3. W. Frazer
Ray N. Morrow
Jett N.granam
E. E. Hillyer
R.A . Whiteside
G. B. Crawford
Earl Bland
John W. Gillett
Thomas B. Henderson
Earl Clark
B. la § Hampton
Herbert Ogle
Louie
Alpine woman to be rewarded for reporting track damage
Mrs Sixie McGill Davis of Alpine will be richly rewarded by the Santa Fe Railway next Tuesday for reporting track damage after a jet plane crash last month. She witnessed the crash near Hovey between Alpine and Fort Davis and alerted Santa Fe men, who repaired the rails before the Fort Stockton train departed that night. The agent, Dennis Brown, says the crew could have been killed if she had not reported the damage.
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Sixie McGill Davis
Alpine
Santa Fe Railway
Hovey
Fort Davis
Santa Fe
Dennis Brown
Theyre after his hair Detroit theft at wig shop
Police seek a distinguished man with brown hair seen at Temples. A bald man left a wig shop without paying $188 for a toupee he tried on. The suspects named Fallis Frank Darwood and Walton Shoemake.
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Detroit
Brewster County Wildcat Drills Below 2500 Feet
Sun Oil Co s No 1 Nellie Mae McElroy in Brewster County shows drilling below 2500 feet with a two hour drillstem test at 1921 to 1942 feet yielding 60 feet mud recovery and no oil show. The effort marks continued exploration in the southwest Brewster County wildcat.
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Sun Oil Co
Nellie Mae McElroy
Brewster County
Akron Police Log Claim Dog Bite Injury From Dachshund
A police report notes Michael Yarcheck was bitten by a dachshund approaching from behind leaving six teeth holes in his leg. The dog owner denies any bites and says she told the dog not to bite.
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Akron
Ohio
Michael Yarcheck
Bel-air Freeze Lemonade Mix and Swanson Pot Pies Bargain
Store ad lists Bel-air frozen lemonade mix 12 oz can for 25 cents and Swanson frozen beef pot pies 8 oz for 29 cents. Includes unit prices and product sizes, reflecting a bargain-focused sale.
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Bel-air
Swanson
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