Alpine Commercial Club presses bid for state normal school
The Alpine Commercial Club launches a major campaign to secure Sul Ross State Normal College for Alpine. Dr. B F Berkeley heads to Austin with a bipartisan committee to lobby lawmakers, while locals raise funds and telegram lawmakers to back the bill. If approved, Alpine would gain a year round campus attracting about 500 students and $200,000 annual impact.
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Alpine Commercial Club
Sul Ross State Normal College
B. F. Berkeley
Jion
FE. Gillett
J. L. Crawford
E. J Bentley
Prairie Dog Law
Alpine
Dr. Bute
Berkeley
Austin
Marfa
Sanderson
Fort Davis
Fort Taine
Stockton
Commercial Club
West Texas
Sul Ross Normal at Alpine Gains Senate Support
A Alpine Commercial Club delegation secured Senate and House committee approval for a bill to establish Sul Ross Normal at Alpine. Senate vote likely to occur first, with House action possible by Friday. Some opposition exists from colleagues who fear stalling the measure.
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S.J. McSpadden
Austin
Alpine Commercial Club
Y Sal Ross Normal
Alpine
Senate
House Committee
House
Austins
Sul Ross
Talking Facts on Normal School Distances and Funding
The article outlines lobbying points for Sul Ross Normal at Alpine and notes long travel distances to Alpine from Canyon City Den Noy San Marcos and El Paso. It cites 1916 funding disparities favoring East and North Texas and argues Alpine as central to a 44-county district with 73,775 people and Canyon City’s district with 49 counties and 51,686 people. It highlights Alpine’s seven successful summer normals with about 500 students and 229 certificates, stressing climate, water, and surroundings as advantages.
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West Texas towns vie for new A and M College
West Texas towns compete for the new A and M College with Pecos, Angelo, Sweetwater, Lubbock and others signaling interest. The governor, the state superintendent of education, the commissioner of agriculture, and the comptroller will decide the site. The normal law provides a $500,000 appropriation for building construction.
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Pecos
Angelo
Sweetwater
Lubbock
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Alpine Christian Endeavor Society Organizes at Marfa
About 60 members from the Alpine C E Society traveled to Marfa with H W Ferguson district president to organize a new society there. A full program was presented and the Marfa group formed with sunrise prayer meeting planned at the Presbyterian church.
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Alpine Christian Endeavor Society
Marfa
H.W. Ferguson
C. E. Society
Presbyterian Church
IE COST OF MEAT AND RISING PRICES
The piece notes a twenty percent drop in cattle supply over ten years while population rose eighteen percent, making beef a luxury for the wealthy. It argues the vegetarian movement gains plausibility as meat costs climb and suggests some prospering people may forego carnivorous foods.
Sweet Potato Bulletins for Free Distribution
The sweet potato proves a valuable food, thriving in Brewster County. Send a request to Clarence Ousley, Director of Extension, Austin, Texas, to receive Bulletin B-27 Growing and Storing Sweet Potatoes Circular No 103 How to Grow Sound Sweet Potatoes and Circular No 139 Cultivation of Sweet Potatoes.
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Brewster County
Clarence Ousley
Austin
Texas
About People We Know Judge Bogel Leads a Hoard of Cattle
Judge W W Bogel of Marfa and his wife are in San Antonio. The Express recalls his 1882 betrothal and his later rise to cattle wealth. Stories include Fisher Atkins slandering Dave Light and Asa Jones, a Brewster County cattle ranch, and remarks on the Light Jones ranch. Bob Beaty and E English visit the Metropolis. Fort Stockton Pioneer notes interactions with old friends.
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W. W. Bogel
Marfa
Mexico
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Fisher Atkins
Dave Light
Asa Jones
Mr. Light
Mr. Jones
Brewster County
Light & Jones
Mr. Atkins
America
A. Express
Bob Beaty
Bob
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Fort Stockton
Notice of lost policies from Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Co
Notice to the public from Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Company warns that policies One Thousand and One and One Thousand and Two issued via local agent Flora Daugherty are null and void due to loss or destruction. Holders are urged to return any descriped policies to JG Hornberger in San Antonio for possible unearned premiums. The notice also mentions spoiled policies and notes a Sierra Blanca bank opening and a Brewster land bequest by William Cassin. The Avalanche price is listed at 1.50 per year.
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Hamburg
Germany
Alpine
Texas
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Daugherty
S Aid
Hamburg- Bremen Fire Insurance Company
Hamburg- Bremen
JG. Hornberger
San Antonio
Flora L. Daugherty
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Marta C. E
Dearne
New Orleans
San Francisco
Sierra Blanca State Bank
T. D. Love
William Cassin
Brewster
Charlotte Cassin
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Alpine Haberdasher
A. F. Ronissox
H. Yates
West Texas Motor Co
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Mitchell-Gillett Company
Alpine, Texas
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