Alpine Prepares for Annual Roundup Rodeo Parade
Alpine gears up for the Old Settlers and Cowboys Roundup on July 4 and 5 with a new site at Kokernot pastures replacing Jackson Field. committees plan floats and boxing exhibitions as prizes are likely for best entries while a full two day program features parades, horse and steer events, calf tying, wild mare roping, bucking horses, water carnival, and a Western barbecue. Local clubs mobilize business support and a canvass to ensure organization participation and raft of festivities.
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Neck Woods
Gene Ben
Jackson Field
Kokernot
Snes
Seanad
Registrations at Sul Ross reach six hundred
The Sul Ross summer session registrations total 600 as of this morning, with 530 noted last week. Miss Anna D. Linn, registrar, says the two term total may reach 700, and Alpine continues housing expansion with over forty cottages built to accommodate students.
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Sul Ross Ross
Sul Bees Commie
Alpine
Ing
Weedon to Conduct Revival at Baptist Church
Rev. J Frank Weedon of Green is expected to arrive to lead the revival starting Sunday at the Baptist church. Rev. Baren Sparks praises Weedon as a standout Texas preacher and urges town cooperation for the services. Sparks just returned from a successful ten day revival in San Antonio.
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J. Frank Weedon
Green‘Atte
Eras
Baptist Church
Baren Sparks
Sparks
Weedon
Texas
San Antonio
Santa Fe Buys 40 Percent of Orient Railway
Wichita Kansas The Santa Fe railway acquired a 40 per cent interest in the Kansas City Mexico Orient Railroad and is negotiating to buy the remaining stake from W T Kemper and associates The purchase price for the 40 per cent share was about 14 000 000 Kemper president of Orient said he knew of no other railroad planning to seize Orient and he preferred Santa Fe to own it over others
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Santa FE
Orient Railway
Wichita, Kansas
Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, Mexico
Orient Railroad
W. T. Kemper
Kansans City
Orient
al Stillwell
The
Time Change For S P Train Schedule Begins Sunday
Southern Pacific announces revisions to schedules effective Sunday June 17 with discontinuation of some numbers and changes to four remaining trains. The Argonaut and Limited will have new eastbound and westbound times including 5:01 PM and 4:05 PM departures, respectively, and other adjustments noted for public convenience.
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Southern Pacific
Argonaut and Limited
East Limited
Cotter Plans New Home After Fort Davis Fire
James Cotter contracts Charles Trapp to build a hollow tile brick home on the Fort Davis highway site of Cotter’s destroyed dwelling. Work starts immediately with a contract price around 4000 dollars, adding another notable residence to Alpine’s Fort Davis area.
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Charles Trapp
James Cotter
Fort Davis
Alpine
Tellar
McMurry Plumbing Welcomes New Staff to Boost Business
Alpine sees recent arrivals bolster McMurry Plumbing by adding Carl Burge from Colorado Texas Webb Greening from Alabama and J J Brady from New Orleans as heating engineers and plumbers. They will be employed in reserve capacities to meet rising demand.
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Carl Burge Orado
Tex
Webb Greening
J. J. Brady
New Orleans
Alpine
The
McMurry Plumbing Company
Vacancies in Alpine schools filled for 1928-29
The Alpine school district announces the 1928-29 teaching roster. Miss Edna Owen seventh grade Miss LaMarqus Wall sixth grade Miss Dorothy Ligon fourth and fifth grades. Miss Altha Yates resigned and was replaced. Mr. and Mrs. Wright of Marathon named principal and teacher at Marden ward school which will gain a new room before fall term. The board also let the high school auditorium for Alpine Little Theatre rehearsals and plays this summer.
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Altha Yates
Madera Ward
Edna Owen
LaMarqus Wall
Dorothy Ligon
Madern Schoors
Laura
Wright
Marathon
Madern Ward
Altpine Little Theatre
Col Perkins Candidacy Boosted by West Texas Support
Col John Perkins of Alpine leads in a West Texas Chamber of Commerce race with backing from Brewster County and numerous chambers from Del Rio to El Paso. The contest narrows to Perkins and Dr P C Coleman of Colorado as the 1928 29 president of the West Texas body.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Col
John Perking
Alpine
Fort Worth
Col Perkins
P. C. Coleman
Colorado
Brewster County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
del Rio
el Paso
Vari
West Texas Chamber
Bix Bend-Davis Mountains
Trans- Pecos
West Texas
San Angelo
Litlefield
Deiro
San Antonio
Ehi
Perkins
Water County
IF Commerce
Assutratien
Ava Ee
Improvements At Highway Station Modernizes Service Center
TF Skevington manager of Highway Service Station oversees a front renovation begun last Monday to present a snappy modern look. Builders aim to finish next week adding more gasoline pumps and expanded equipment for the garage with new tools shortly.
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TF. Skevington
Skevington
Art Exhibit to Come to Alpine at Holland Hotel
Mrs. Elbertine Howell records that F J Ganjar of El Paso will bring an art exhibit to Alpine this week. The show features paintings by Nicolls Sharp Ells, notable U.S. artists. Works will be on display at the Holland Hotel Friday and Sunday with public invited to view.
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Elbertine Howell
F. J. Ganjara
EL Paso
Alpine
Nicolls
Ued States
Sharp
Indiana
Ells
Holland Hotel
Alpine Churches Host Large Summer Student Picnics
The Sunday seniors at Alpine honored Sul Ross summer students with two big picnics. The Methodists Christians and Presbyterians met at Ise Canyon for a basket feed, while the Baptist group served encampment meals with barbecue red beans salad tea and cake. Attendance was unusually large and the events grow each year.
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Alpine
Sul Ross
Ise Canyon
Churches of
Alpine course to host weekend golf tournament
Jimmie Keefer organized a two day invitation golf tournament at the Alpine course with entrants from Odessa Pecos Sierra Blanca Best McCamey Marfa and Fort Stockton. Local players gather daily as a crowd of spectators is expected and there is no admission charge two dollar entrance fee for spectators.
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Jimmie Keefer
Alpine Course
Jimmie
Odessa
Pecos
Sierra Blanca
Best
McCamey
Marfa
Fort Stockton
Alpine to Have Its Own Little Theatre Now
Alpine forms The Alpine Players with Leonard Prisble and Sul Ross College support to stage five summer productions. Four shows will run at the high school stage, with one outdoor Attic performance. Ticket price set at 1.25 for 400 seats. extra show possible if tickets sell out. college students may gain free admission as a gift from Alpine citizens.
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Alpine
Alpine Players
Leonard F. Prisble
Morelock Miss Stewart
Dramatic Arts Department
Sul Ross
City Board of Education
Fairy Land
New York
Kempy
Everyon
Duley
Broadway
de Mille
Cat
College Stu
Alpine Alpin
Plans for Large Alpine Apartment House Proposed
G W Kercher of Wheel Weet proposes to erect an eight unit two story U shaped apartment building on a piece of ground to house students from Sul Ross College Alpine. The plan includes private entrances and compact one room apartments with Murphy beds and kitchen bath. The project aims to meet long felt housing need and is expected to yield good returns.
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Ate G. W. Kercher
Alpins
Kercher
Murphy Beds
Kitchem
Bath
Avalanche
Alpine
Sul Ross College
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Winter Garden Orchestral
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S. P
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McMurry
Col. Perkins
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