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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
3
The Avalanche lists July 26 1930 as the Democratic primary date in Jeff Davis County. For County Treasurer candidate Sohn oste is shown, with a note of renomination.
The Davis Mountain survey resumes with a shifted path near the Fisher ranch, aiding road work and terrain use. Local crew includes Jens Fisher, Joe Edwards, Preston Johnson, and John Paul Jones under State Engineer A. J. Ade rock. Visiting residents include Tyre Brown and family, Anita Spreadiey, and many Marfa, San Antonio, and Harlingen connections. A lighthearted note recalls a metal picker device on state roads near Fort Davis. Birthday party honors Lenore Jones with nine friends at the Jones meadows golf course. a telephone office restoration with green trim is noted.
In Fort Davis a modest audience heard Pat Murphy of San Angelo discuss Congress candidacy. The ex service member spoke with familiar west Texas ties, stressing loyalty to veterans, cattle knowledge, and straight talking, delivering an informative and entertaining address to about sixty locals.
Democrats gathered at the courthouse Monday to certify women and men running for county and district offices for the July primary. Judges of election for each precinct were named, with two county contests: language justice and sheriff seats. Notable races include Pat Murphy versus Thomason, Burk, Riser, and Satterwhite for state and district posts. Justice injured in San Angelo accident. condition improving.
The crowd responded as Mr. Murphy spoke with a pleasant but forceful delivery. People left the event regretful when his time ended, noting no Murphy for Congress club sponsors were present to back the candidate.
The cemetery association issues rules for the sexton duties including cemetery upkeep, weed removal, watering trees and shrubs, and private lot care. A supervisor appointed by the association will handle complaints, and residents are asked not to pay the sexton directly.
W Hopson former Sul Ross and Hopton student will spend three months in Alpine as a representative for Acme Life Insurance Co. He is joined by Martin W Moses of McKinney and I I Hutto of Spur to introduce Acme Insurance to the region for the first time.
Independent executor William J Stark announces letters testamentary granted May 26 1920 by Brewster County Court Texas for the estate of A T Emison. Creditors must present claims within legal time to H W Ferguson agent at State National Bank in Alpine Texas or to the executor at Aust Refugio County Texas.
Two young clerks from Nall Street in New York claim a $149,000 fortune after winning on a single one dollar lottery ticket. The brothers, unnamed in early reports, celebrate the surprise jackpot and plan to invest wisely.
Our druggist advised a tonic to restore strength after two years of fatigue. The narrator describes exhaustion, loss of appetite, and improved vigor after using a vitamin rich remedy from Pennington Drug Company.
The 1929 cotton crop totaled 14,821,499 bales with Texas producing 3,940,000 bales, more than 2,000,000 ahead of Mississippi which produced 1,915,000 bales. The figures show Texas leading the nation in cotton yield, followed by Mississippi and others.
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