Contract Awarded for 8 Mile Strip on U S 90
The contract for completing an eight mile strip on U S 90 has been awarded. Actual start date is unclear but hoped about thirty days from letting. Completion is planned in 126 working days. The project covers Alpine to the Brewster Presidio stretch with topping, plus segments through Presidio and near Paisano. Two more contracts will follow to close the gap to Presidio county. Local labor may be prioritized west of here per Brewster County officials. Additional contracts were awarded in Pecos Reeves and Culberson counties.
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U. S. 90
Tere
Alpine
Brewster County
Rrane
Presidio County
Brewster
Murray Ranch House
Paisano Encampment
Commission
Pecos
Reeves
Culberson
Post Office Department
No Activities In Proposed Oil Test Near Alpine
No new steps toward spudding the McIntyre ranch test well near Alpine have been reported. The rig is ready but materials and equipment were not yet brought in. Promoters reportedly will use day labor with a supervisor, while Joiner and Link hold about 89,000 acres under the block for the first test in section 31, block 382, eight miles south of Alpine.
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McIntyre Ranch
Alpine
M. Joiner
Ast
Texas
Chas. P. Link
Fort Worth
W. J. Mitchell
Red Cross Tests Here Next Week In Alpine Brewster Co
Red Cross representative A T McQuie will be in Alpine on June 22 and 28 to conduct life saving tests for Sul Ross students and Brewster County swimmers. Headquarters are in St Louis. He is beginning his sixth year of Red Cross service and has taught swimming in Denver and several states. Tests will be at Locust Foal operated by Cas Edwards, with girls under 17 taking the junior test and those 17 and over the senior test. Citizens from Alpine Marathon and other communities urged to participate.
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Red Cross
A. T. Mc
Alpine
Sul Ross
Brewster County
Cas Edwards
Tfe
Tess
Brewster Co
Camina
Uncle Sam offers shoe factory jobs with jail term risk
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applications until July 12 for Instructor foremen in the cutting itching and fitting and lasting departments of the shoe factory with entry salary of 2300 a year. Applicants must have at least five years experience as a practical shoe factory worker. details from Miss Elisabeth Crawford, local secretary of the civil service commission at the post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
United States Peace Kant
Elisabeth Crawford
Civil Service Commission
Alpine Folks Attend State Church Meet
Rev and airs L W Bridges Mr nd ar J D Jackson and Miss Td Mae Weyerts attended the 47th annual Texas Christian church convention held in Fort Worth last week. Mrs Jackson was re elected secretary of this district No 3 which extends from El Paso east to Alpine and north to Pecos, a post she held for the past ten years. The Alpine delegates report the convention was an outstanding one in every respect.
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L W. Bridges
J. D. Jackson
Td Mae Weyerts
Texas Christian Church
Fort Worth
Revival meet draws strong attendance and interchurch cooperation
A revival at the Christian church led by Rev. L W Bridges reports splendid attendance and broad citywide cooperation. Rev. Brid ge notes fine congregational singing with special music from Baptist and Methodist churches. Rev W Lambert of Houston Heights Christian Church preaches to positive reception amid ongoing citywide musical efforts. Charley Robertson, a Birmingham, Alabama practitioner of vodoo medicine, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $50 fine for his quackery.
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Christian Church
L. W. Bridges
Ridges
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
W. Lambert
Houston Heights Cristian Church
Houston
Rev. Lambert
Charley Robertson
Birmingham
Annual golf tourney set to open with improved course
The seventh annual golf tournament opens tomorrow with the course fixed and in better shape than ever. McCamey Rankin Port Stockton and Big Lake will send players, with 15 to 20 expected, and entrants from Marfa El Paso and likely New Mexico towns are anticipated.
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Tess
McCamey
Rankin
Port Stockton
Big Lake
Marfa
el Paso
New Mexico
New Road in Limpia Canyon Planned West Texas
Fort Davis reports state highway engineers plan a three and a half mile extension of Limpia canyon road east of Bird Orchard by mid July. Project, including six bridges and seven culverts, may be built by state crews rather than by contract to connect with existing bridges and wings at approaches.
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Fort Davis
Limpia Canyon
R. Mitchell
J. A. Given
Bird Orchard
State Highway Department
Texas
Limpia ‘Canyon
Mask and Slipper Club to Stage Mary Tae Third Comedy
Mask and Slipper Club presents Mary Tae Third a two prologues three acts comedy by Rachel Carothers on June 21. The play follows three generations of Mary the First the Second and the Third as they seek perfect love and grapple with social adjustment.
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Mary Tae
Rachel Carothers
Mask and Slipper
Mary the
Mary
Child dies after rifle discharges in bunkhouse
Mary Ruth Davis eleven is the daughter of Mr Nita Cox Davis of Alpine. She died four hours after a rifle in the hands of her ten year old brother discharged while he examined it. The weapon, long unused, fired through the bunkhouse wall and struck the girl playing in the yard. She was taken to Sanderson by ambulance and died at the hospital. The body was sent to Sanderson for burial. Mrs. Davis is a well known Alpine resident who once tended at Ross College. Grandparents also reside in Alpine part of the year. News of the tragedy spread quickly among the family and friends.
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Mary Ruth
Nita Cox Davis
Alpine
Sonatelton
Sanderson
Davis
Ross College
Mrs J H Rector Dies in Alpine After Illness
Mrs. J H Rector 88, of West Alpine, died after a year of illness. Born Pearl May York in Parsons Kansas on November 11 1877 she moved to Texas in 1900 and married J H Rector in 1904. Funeral at the Methodist church with Rev J T Redman. Survived by husband and four York brothers. Pallbearers listed.
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J. H. Rector
West Alpine
Elm Grove
Methodist Church
J.T. Redman
A. York
Eldorado, Ark
H. L. York
Joplin
Leonard York
Chicago
W. H. York
Alpine
J. Roy Spence
T.A. Beard
W. F. Scudday
Murphy’ Johnson
J. M. Everheart
Raymond Garett
Final Filing Deadline Approaches for County Candidates
Prospective and declared candidates have one more day to file with the county Democratic Executive Committee to appear on the tickets. County chair J D Jackson says most contenders have already filed with the local board. The Avalanche will publish a full list of candidates and their offices after the filing period closes at midnight tomorrow.
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Hele
Democratic Executive Committee
J. D. Jackson
Avalanche
Isue
McMurry Heads to Rotary International Meeting in Seattle
R A McMurry, official delegate from Alpine Rotary Club, sails to Seattle for Rotary International convention June 21 24. McMurry retires as Alpine club president after a year of service. R J Ratliff is elected new president and will take office July 1.
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R.A. McMurry
Seattle
Washington
Alpine Rotary Club
Rotary International
Coast City
McMurry
Alpine Club
R. J. Ratliff
Fifth Annual U S 67 Highway Assn Convention Opens Tonight
The 5th annual U S 67 Highway Association convention begins tonight with a welcome by Senator Benjamin P. Berkeley of Alpine. Delegates from Texarkana to Chihuahua City will gather at Sul Ross College auditorium, with plans to discuss road construction along U S 67 and related routes.
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U. S
Hiway Assn
Alpine
Carl Hardin
Stephenville
U. S. 67 Association
Norning
Iil
Stockton Man To Fly Here Sunday
RL Baumgardner of Fort Stockton will be here Sunday with his 8 B Trainer plane and will take passengers for serial rides during the day. He is a pilot with five years experience and has never had an accident. The plane is a new model and will appeal to those desiring a safe ride.
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Baumgardner
Fort Stockton
Loop disbands as Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association folds
The Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association the oldest collegiate athletic body in the state dissolves at an executive committee meeting in Abilene. The association will continue through another football season while member institutions pursue future conference affiliation.
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Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Abilene
Nature Provides Great Cure At Hot Springs Health Escape
R M Mecklin, publisher of the Big Bend Sentinel, extols Hot Springs Brewster County as a health haven in Melting Pot. The piece portrays isolation, calm air, and communal discussions among travelers seeking relief from nerves, debt, and daily cares as a remedy beyond medicine.
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Hot Springs
Brewster
Rande
Nature
R. ©. Mecklin
the Big Bend
Sentinel
Maria
Mr. Meckinn
the Sentinel
Morpheus
Students to Visit Mexico from Sul Ross College
Sul Ross College announces a student trip to the Mexican city next weekend. A special Santa Fe train will depart Saturday at 6:30 AM, arriving around 6 PM local time. Round trip rail fare is $7.88 with total costs under $20 per student, return on the following Tuesday.
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Anhua
S of Sul Ross College
Santa Fe
Ttc
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Chihuahua
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