Dallas meeting drives finish of Alpine smelter project
Members of the Metal Products Association meet in Dallas to back the Alpine smelter, pledging several thousand dollars and planning to complete financing within sixty days. Trustees say the plant will blow in July, with 92 percent of the work done and only minor parts needed for final commissioning.
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Metal Products Association
Dallas
Toedow
Clarkes
Ol Noone
Arte ( Venn
Los Angeles
Venn
Rebell
Peon
Mallac
Texas
Alpine
Treasury Victory Notes offering temporary cash conversion plan
The Treasury announces a temporary redemption period for 34 Victory Notes due 1922. Owners may redeem at par plus accrued interest by June 15 and reinvest in new Treasury Savings Certificates with face values of 100 500 and 1000 dollars. Certificates mature in five years bearing interest and are cashable before maturity. The Federal Reserve Bank may buy Victory Notes at par plus accrued interest.
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Treasury
Victory
US Government Savings Organization
Dallas
Treasury Savings
Federal Reserve Bank
Alpine Valley Endures Unprecedented Cold and Snow Sweep
The Alpine Valley faced a historic cold wave with temperatures near six to ten degrees above zero, frozen pipes and burst lines, and dry snow flurries. Locals note it as the coldest night in years with stark mountain scenery and little stock damage from the storm.
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Ss. F
Alpine Valley
Alpine
Alpine Texas Set To Elect Mayor And Four Commissioners
Notice of election in Alpine Brewster County Texas on the first Tuesday in April 1922 for four mayoral seats and two commissioners. Judges J D Jackson presiding, clerks Cas Edwards and J M Pouncey. Returns due to the mayor within two days. Benj F Berkeley, Mayor.
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State OF Texas
Brewster
Alpine
Texas
J. D. Jackson
Jno. Perkins
J. D Jackson
Cas Edwards
J. M Pouncey
A. D
Benj. F. Berkeley
Local church guests and a Dallas eye operation note
Tom Johnson of Hovey accompanied back by Rev. H. M. Smith who preached Sunday afternoon. Dr Tas R. Middlebrook returned Tuesday from Dallas after a very successful eye operation.
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Tom Johnson
Hovey
H. M. Smith
Tas. R. Middlebrook
Dallas
Oilfield Update Amid Severe Cold Delays in Brewster Region
The cold spell slows oil field work with little report from Brewster. Wilson No. 2 at 4040 feet faces abandonment rumors while operators push to revive it. Bones Springs district shows promise as Port land Syndicate advances a Standard rig toward 3000 feet. Other wells like Nine Point and Laura show cautious optimism as crews resume after repairs and new equipment arrives.
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Bones Springs
Doddridge
Portland Syndicate
Brewster
Public Interest Grows as Torah Bell Oil Drilling Advances
In Pecos Field watchers report ongoing operations at the Torah Bell well with no formal waiting policy by operators. The well shows near continuous oil flow as drilling proceeds steadily at about 4500 feet, according to one local owner interviewed by The Enterprise.
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Pecos Enterprise
Pecos
Enterprise
Toyah Bell well to be shot deeper for oil in Texas
Pecos Texas March 2 two hundred feet of oil bearing formation in the Toyah Bell well of the Ramsey Oil company to be tested with a glycerine shot Arrangements for the shot were made by B J Ramsey vice president of the company The well drew attention last October when it shot a stream of oil and gas above the crown blocks and has produced oil since though with no clear gain The drill has reached 4540 feet and may become one of Texas deepest to be treated if the shot loosens oil in the lower Delaware mountain formation and pushes Toyah Bell toward producer status Drilling slowed by a freeze and snowstorm in Pecos county but mild winter kept drilling active overall.
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Pecos
Texas
Toyah Bell
Ramsey Oil Company
B. J. Ramsey
Fort Worth
Delaware Mountain
California
State Highway Commission Defers Road Bond Aid
Brewster County delegates J M Pouncey and James Casner return from Austin with news that the State Highway Commission will defer action on aid for State Highway No. 12 due to all State and Federal funds being allotted. Engineer J D Fauntleroy cites lack of available aid and promises further updates when new funds become available.
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Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Chamber of
J. M. Pouncey
James Casner
Chamber
State Highway Commission
Jirewster County
Messrs
Pouncey
Casner
Brewster County
J. D. Fauntleroy
M.S. Burke
Burke
Jude
Alpine
Texas
Hrewster County
Why of It Avalanches to Modern Power Plant Upgrade
The Avalanche newspaper adopts electric power to run presses replacing a long service gasoline engine. Alpine Light and Ice Co under J D Hix oversees the plant modernization with a motor from El Paso arriving Thursday and presses in operation Friday morning. The one day delay was planned and accepted as the cost of progress.
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Alpine Light and Tee Company
Alpine Light & Ice Company
J. D. Hix
Hix
el Paso
Avalanche Manager Thanks Crew For Quick Power Work
The Avalanche manager Hix and his helpers are thanked for a swift fuel and power restoration job. The quick effort minimized downtime and kept operations running smoothly.
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Hix
Avalanche
State Route Designated for Aid Opens Reeves Route to Work
The Veeps Valmorhead and Fort Davis road known as the State Park route is officially designated for state and federal aid by the state highway commission in Austin. This allows work to resume on the Old Spanish Trail through Reeves country, halted after a four mile stretch lacked federal aid under the seven percent plan. The Davis mountain area, feared to become a state park, would preserve its wild scenery and animal life.
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Veeps
Valmorhead
Fort Davis
State Highway Commission
Austin
Reeves Country
Davis Mountain Country
Port Davis
Commander Montague resigns as Big Bend Post leader
Brian Montague, commander of Big Bend Post No. 79, American Legion, Alpine, resigns effective immediately. He agrees to seek the Democratic nomination for district attorney at the upcoming primaries, noting he did not bind any Legion members to his candidacy.
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Brian Montague
Big Bend
American Legion
Alpine
Montague
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KO Middlebrook
Poouut
John Young
John Young Jr
John Young Land Company
Storm King
Brester County
Wilson No. 2
Arco Oil Company
Brewster Oil Company
Alpine Company
Bone Springs Oil & Gas Company
Ramsey
Dixieland Syndicate
Laura
Sunshine Federal Corporation
Waldron
E. A. Waldron
Waldron, Brewster County
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