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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
3
Alpine residents report travel and visitors from Marfa El Paso and Palestine. Students and faculty from Sul Ross appear on campus and in town while families plan summers and attend events. The John Young Land Co sells nine thousand acres to Kokernot in a cash deal.
House features five rooms and a bath with a good garage, a chicken house, and a garden. Contact phone number 267 for details or to arrange viewing.
The Portland Syndicate oil well has the casing set and is being resumed. Mr J Doddridge reports the drill continues into hard rock as work aims to reach oil beneath.
Deputy Sheriff Morgan and customs officer Gholson arrested two Mexicans in the western part of town last Sunday and brought them to the County jail. The men had five gallons of sotol in a kerosene can.
Work on laying mains for the city water system is advancing rapidly and should be in operation within a week or two. A delay occurred due to replacing the three phase motor at the pump with a single phase motor.
Mr Walter Garnett transfers Palace Pharmacy to Mr P L Haynes Tuesday announces plans to install new fixtures and make the store the most up to date in town. No staff changes are planned.
Lucille and Willie Mac French visited San Antonio and Corpus Christi while the Barnams stayed with the Todds. Camilla Henderson arrived from Long Beach to see her mother, and the infant son of Roy and Mrs Wyatt was buried here. The community hosted dances and visits with friends from Alpine to Marfa and Dobbin. Reverend Bell attended a district conference in El Paso and Charley Sheley brought in a baby panther he killed on the Gus Jones ranch.
A chuck wagon supper and dance at the Terry residence on May 3 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W H Terry for Miss Pauline. About thirty six couples danced to the Balmorrhea orchestra after a cowboy style supper served by friends and men. The affair ended at midnight with guests expressing gratitude for a thoroughly delightful evening.
The Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 with Prof Easton Allen as Superintendent. Morning service at 11 09 and evening service at 8 15 with multiple B Y P U groups. A midweek business meeting Thursday at 8 and W M A at 4 00 Thursday. A Big Baptist Picnic is planned in a nearby glen with services under trees and at the church, inviting all Baptists.
Walter Garnett expresses gratitude to former patrons for their support during his tenure at Palace Pharmacy and asks them to extend similar courtesies to his successor.
The fourth annual Sul Ross commencement held May 30 featured Hon. R. M. Chitwood of Sweetwater delivering an education focused address. He urged robust educational investment, praised colleges, and defended property tax funding for schools while pledging ongoing support for Texas teachers colleges and higher education. Diplomas and certificates were awarded to a large group of graduates, with a Regents' Scholarship awarded to Nell Scott.
The Veterans Bureau and War and Navy Departments issued an information booklet for World War veterans about cash or endowment benefits. A key warning cautions veterans not to pay anyone for collection help beyond notary fees, noting laws prohibit such charges and penalties apply. veterans should report offers of paid services.
Classified ad notes a for sale business in Alpine Texas with contact by mail at Box 183. The notice is brief and lacks further details or terms.
Dr H T Musselman editor of The Texas School Journal and board member of the State Teachers Colleges will deliver a week of free lectures to Sul Ross State Teachers College students starting Tuesday June 17. Subject: Some Biological Aspects of Education. Public invited.
By request of the Grand Lodge of Texas Alpine Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges plan memorial services for deceased members at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening June 15. Rev J A McMillan to deliver the memorial address. Open to the public. Graves will be decorated Monday afternoon June 0. Further announcements to follow. C K Arthur See Alpine Lodge.
Persons taking wood water or grass from or hunting or fishing on the Nevill Ranch or lands will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Mrs. Kate Nevill, owner.
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