Sul Ross to Get $22,600 for Summer Session Funds
Sul Ross will receive a total of $22,600 for the 1931 summer session after a conference between the House and Senate, with $12,500 from the legislature plus $10,000 carried over from last summer. President H W Morelock expects passage and envisions using funds for auditorium seating, basement floor in the gym, and athletic dressing rooms. Efforts to advertise Sul Ross as a premier Texas summer school are underway with chamber of commerce cooperation.
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Sul Ross
H. W. Morelock
Texas
San Marcos
Morelock
Xynasium
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Exams for Border Patrolmen To Be Held This Month
The United States Civil Service Commission announces March 24 that applications are invited for immigration patrol inspector positions at $1,800 yearly. Exams limited to Arizona California New Mexico and Texas. Appointments in July to aid detecting illegal entry of aliens. Further details from the Civil Service offices in listed cities and Washington.
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Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Pdttion
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas
United States
Secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D.C
Sul Ross Stock Judging Team Heads to Fort Worth Meet
Four Sul Ross boys Anja Wilson captain Lawrence Wetzig Griffith Lattimore and Gene Hill will compete in Fort Worth against Texas and Oklahoma teacher college teams and junior A M groups. Judging results and reasons count half each with little practice shown but past show wins noted. Felton leads and traveled to El Paso while illness of his father in law delayed arrival.
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Sul Ross
Fort Worth
Tex
Oklahoma
Anja Wilson
Laurence Wetzig
Clint
Griffith Lattimore
Sanderson
Gi HM
Comstock
Felton
Tubbock
Texas Teach
Canyon
Gene Hill
el Paso
Alpine optimistic on growth prospects in West Texas visit
A. A. Kent, son of Atwater Kent, and J. Pancost of Dallas toured Alpine and West Texas to survey business conditions. Pancost said Alpine shows better outlook than other areas, while Kent called Alpine a good town despite travel delays. Allen Jones of Washington, D. C. was arrested after pockets contained a pint of liquor in each, during the same report.
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Alpine
West Texas
A. A. Kent
Atwater Kent
Radio Manufacturing
J. ©. Pancost
Dallas
San Antonio
Pancost
Kent
Cat
Philadelphia
Atwr Kent
Allen Jones
Washington, N. C
State Road Men Tour to Inspect Highway Projects
Two members of the state highway commission from Austin visited the area to review highways 90 and 67 and other improvement plans. They indicated paving work may begin soon and hinted at County funding via bonds. The party toured Starta and Valentine, then Fort Davis area, surveying routes and discussing Border Way completion while awaiting a possible later public announcement.
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State Highway Commission
Austin Inn
Martin
Sam Ange
Silemrats
Enlace
I Finley
Starta
Valentine
Fort Davis
Berkeley Bill Passes Senate Protects Big Bend cacti and historic specimens
Senator B. F. Berkeley's measure to shield cacti along with archeological and historic specimens in the Big Bend passed the Senate this week. The local act, aimed at preserving the area’s scenic and natural treasures from plant collectors, names eighty two cactus varieties and is expected to face no trouble in the house.
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B. F. Berkeley
Big Bend
Senate
Ise
Hamilton Resigns as Deputy Sheriff Here
Howard Hamilton, deputy sheriff under W. C. Hale for several months, resigned this week to join Alpine Mercantile where he has prior employment. No deputy has been selected to replace him yet.
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Hamilton
Howard Hamilton
W. C. Hale
Alpine Mercantile Company
Brewster County Population Density Reaches One per Square Mile
The 1980 census shows Brewster County with 6 600 residents across 5 900 square miles yielding about 1 1 persons per square mile. Alpine lies northwest of San Antonio and Boquillas 100 miles south. county growth has fluctuated from 710 in 1890 to 6 600 in 1980, with projections of 67 148 by 2070 if trends continue.
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Brewster County
Texas
Connecticut
San Antonio
Boquillas
Alamo City
State of Texas
United Stat
Europe
Snow Covers Lofty Peaks After Last Week’s Cold Wave
Alpine reports snow covered Lofty Peaks after a Thursday night rain turned to large flaked snow Friday morning. The general fall left some drifts in sheltered crevices for days, with lower elevations melting the flakes on contact. Government records show 2.69 inches of rain and snow for the year, a low of 14 degrees, and several days this month dropping to 24.
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Alpine
Bix
Red Hot Program Direct From Radio Station Etrom
A brief appeal to readers of the Alpine Avalanche urging subscription renewals and new subscribers to support the struggling newspaper. The piece notes past payment delays and frames two dollars as the spark needed to stabilize finances, hinting at continued discussion on page 4.
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ETROM
Alpine Avalanche
Validation Bill Favoured in West Texas Fight for Mineral Rights
West Texas supporters push for state validation of mineral rights on state lands. A House committee killed Graves bill granting state half lease money, while Wagstaff bill granting landowners 15 sixteenths of oil and minerals passed 10 to 1. Senate already approved Clint Small’s measure. If Wagstaff bill reaches the House and passes, oil and gas rights would be safeguarded. Local West Texas leaders and J D Jackson coordinated with lawmakers in Pecos to back the Wagstaff measure.
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Texas
House Committee
J. D. Jackson
T Graves
Wagstaff
Ofl
Jackson
Fighting
Ami
Senate
Clint Small
Pecos
Plans for County Meet Near as Interscholastic Events Loom
The county meet preparations accelerate as junior high students train for the Marathon event the last Saturday of the month. Principal A D Mill notes hefty effort to win honors from Marathon which fields eleven grades while Alpine eight grades and senior high students aren’t eligible. County officials coordinate events including Horace Oliver secretary C G Matthews M athen principal Mrs Wright essay and others for spelling music declamation debate and picture memory. The contests determine eligible entrants for the Alpine district meet mid month ahead of state rites in Alpine starting today.
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Hgh
Marathon
A.D. Mill
Alpine
Horace Oliver
C. G. Matthews
Mathen
Wright
Jenkins
Hentes
Jacobina Burch
Low Taylor
Marilys Wall
Housing survey urged. Alpine seeks vacant rooms
Report vacant rooms to the Chamber of Commerce. Residents with rooms or houses for rent are urged to list them promptly as Alpine conducts a housing survey. A committee is at work and expects new students in June, aiming to ensure comfortable housing for the short term.
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Chamber of Commerce
Christian pastors to exchange pulpits Sunday
The Rev. Joseph Keevil of the Christian Church in Marfa will exchange pulpits with the Rev. L. W. Bridges Sunday night. Bridges will preach to Marfa, Keevil will lead the regular services in Marfa, inviting church members to attend and hear Keevil, a well known West Texas pastor who has served Marfa for two years.
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Joseph Keevil
Christian Church
Marfa
L. W. Bridges
Bridges
Keevil
West Texas
Alpine Teacher's Brother Killed in Oil Fire Incident
The brother of Alpine teacher Mrs Myr le Voules died last week at his Graham home after being burned in an oil well explosion near Alpine. He died 12 hours later after attempts to extinguish flames. services were held in Graham under Masonic rites and American Rider attended.
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Dowsider
Myrle Voules
Graham
Davis Mountain Scenic Drive Planned Near Fort Davis
Fort Davis area officials report the Texas State Highway Commission authorized the Davis Mountain Scenic Drive route. The plan features a loop from Fort Davis through Limpia Canyon back to town, using existing roads, with campsites and park land separate from the Davis Mountains State Park. Awaiting bill specifics on land acquisition and project timing remains unclear.
Mexicans Urge Closer Ties With United States
Prominent Mexican commercial official Juerra and Gustavo Lopez, the new consul in Presidio, urged closer relations between Mexico and the United States for mutual benefit. They spoke at a Presidio chamber function while touring the region to foster understanding, noting Mexico’s desire to attract American capital and markets in Central America and the U.S. Lopez, recently reassigned from Laredo, is on his first regional tour.
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United States
Rarl
Que Guerra
Gustavo T Lopez
Presidio
Chamber of Commerce
Atenioo| A
Amerca
Central America
Juerra
Lopes
San Angelo
Lopez
Hiew Pont
Laredo
Mexico
Eutrict
Alpine Lumber and Storey-White Sponsor Job Drive in Alpine
Alpine sponsors a Put Your Ability to Work campaign listing 100 common jobs from delivering packages to constructing rooms. The effort, backed by local firms, urges residents to report needs so workers can start soon, boosting circulation and easing unemployment.
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Ide and
Alpine Lumber Company
Etvle
Alpine
Con Second In Meet at Alpine Dears Tournament
The Avon Senior High volley team returned from the invitation tournament last weekend in aan for second place. They lost the finals to the Tran crew in two straight games after Alpine Dears beat Mel Camey two out of three in their first fracas. Coached by D. M. Major and Frank Pollitt, the team played its first matches of the year, hampered by the absence of their star player who could not make the trip. Players include Lois Wheat Martha Stetson Zola Wise Eloise Whe Abbott Dorothy Peters Lois Southia Moore Ernestine Lange Mary B. Scuddy Naomi Bodry.
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Avine
Hich
Havin
Tran Crew
Alpine Dears
Mel Camey
D. M. Major
Frank Pollitt
Traan
Lois Wheat
Martha Stetson
Zola Wise
Eloise Whe, Abbott
Dorothy Petrs
Lois Southia Moore
Ernestine Lange
Mary B. Scuddy
Naomi Bodry
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Ouse Committee
Park Drive
MENT
Hy Barry Scorer
J. W. Merrill
Davis Mountain
Jeff Davis County
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Davis Mountains
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Haughway
Republic
U.S
Roberts Hancock Richardson
Springfield
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