West Texas Historical and Scientific Society 5th Annual Meet Held
The Fifth Annual Meeting of the West Texas Historical and Scientific Society met in Alpine at Sul Ross State Teachers College on Friday February 28 1930. Directors H T Fletcher H W Morelock W B Hancock and Anne D Linn were re elected. W D Bacham resigned. Officers named for 1930 include H T Fletcher president George W Baines vice president and A Linn secretary treasurer. W J Smith reported 3353 museum specimens catalogued up 2100 in the last year. The secretaries treasurers report covered five years of business. the museum gained the Susan M Jones collection of historic and anthropological items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
West Texas Historical and Scientific Society
Alpine
Sul Rost State Teachers College
H. T. Fletcher
H. W. Morelock
W. B. Hancock
Anne D. Linn
W. D. Bacham
George W. Baines
A. Linn
W. J. Smith
Seasion
Texas‘ Press
Susan M. Jones
Prayer Day Observed Across Al pine Churches
The churches and citizens of Al pine join in World Prayer Day with programs today. A union service will be held at an appointed hour and public schools will pause for silent devotion. The town laymen will organize the evening service inviting men to attend.
Old-Timers Masquerade Dance For AHS Athletic Fund
An Old-Timer’s Masquerade dance is planned at the Berkeley warehouse on Saturday March 15. The same orchestra will provide music and run the event in the traditional style. Proceeds benefit the High School Athletic Association with entry by costume or usual attire.
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Berkeley Warehouse
High School Athletic Association
Alpine Auto Dealers Set For Big Rush
Alpine dealers signal strong summer car demand with Ford, Chevrolet, Buick stock arriving. Ford lines include trucks and sedans. Chevrolet and Buick offer coupes sedans and trucks. Roark and Hord motivate buyers with brands like Hudson Essex Chrysler Pontiac. Dealers promise local shoppers access to new cars without leaving town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Ford
Chevrolet
Buick
Touyer
W. H. Terry, Jr
Hord Motor Company
LaSalle
Training School Credits Earned In Western District Frat Led
The Stan fard Leadership Training program concluded Friday night as a district wide effort supported by Western district Christian churches. Marfa Church sent two unloads of people nightly led by Pastor Rev Joseph Keevil and Mrs Keevil. Dean Charles M. Ross directed the school with notable ability and charm, earning broad recognition among attendees.
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Echo
Western
Marfa
Joseph Keevil
Keevil
Charles M. Ross
Bessie
Prominent Odessa Man Visits City Reports Boom From New Oil Field
J. P. Donnell president Odessa chamber of commerce visited the city last Thursday. He forecasts Odessa’s growth due to Betor county oil, notes a new $100,000 poultry farm one mile out as a model Texas operation and largest commercial egg farm with an all electric hatchery capacity of 65,000 eggs. He says cattle survived the cold winter but now need rain and conditions improve with time.
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J. P. Donnell
Dessa Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Donnell
Fire Destroys Homes and Hay on Sunny Glen Ranch
A Sunday evening blaze at the Oscar Roberts Sunny Glen ranch destroyed a small house and two outbuildings containing about 400 baled hay. Total loss estimated around 2800 dollars with the fire origin not known.
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Oscar Roberts
Sunny Glen Ranch
Beard Sells Hokus Pokus Grocery to Stanleys
The Hokus Pokus Groc ry is sold by T A Beard to A W Stanley of Afidland and Wit Stanley of Odessa. The new owners plan an M system store and will start work next Monday after taking over. Beard will shift focus to the feed business he recently bought from Howell's, Inc.
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Hokus-Pokus
T. A. Beard
A. W. Stanley
Afidland
Wit Stanley
Odessa
Mr. Beard
M System
Packaway
Howell’s, Inc
Bowie Wins Bi-District Cage Title
The Howie Bears of El Faso defeat the San Angelo Bobcats 42 28 to clinch the bi district crown. Bowie’s Fino scores 15 points with mid court shots, while Alpine loses 88 47 as Sul Ross Skyline notes Stan ford tallies 21.
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Bowie
Howie Bears
el Faso
San Angelo Bobcats
Angelo Boys
Gome
Stanford
Angelo
Fino
Cammarillo
Alpine
Oliver
Bucks
Hord
Alpine Seeks Mountain Time for Local Territory
The Alpine chamber of commerce will launch a move to reestablish mountain time for Alpine and adjacent western areas starting at a Tuncheon meeting next Monday chaired by Dr. J. E. Wright. The plan follows long-standing demand to shift from central time to mountain time, with Alpine eastward into Del Rio previously in the zone before a prior change. A discussion on children's Poultry Work will also be led by Tri- .
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Gee Alpine
Chamber of Commerce
Tuncheon
J. E. Wright
Alpine
el Paso
del Rio
Herbert Kokernot Named Board of Regents Member
Herbert L. Kokernot Jr. of Alpine was named by Governor Moody to the Board of Regents of the State Teachers Colleges. His appointment, sent to the state senate, places him on the building committee and reinforces ties with Sul Ross and the state system. He is a Brewster County cattleman and son of HL Kokernot Jr. of Alpine and Antonio.
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Austin
Herbert L. Kokernot, Jr
Alpine
Moody
Board of Regents
State, Teachers Colleges
State Senate
Centtent
Brewster County
HL. Kokernot, Jr
Antonio
Rows
State Teachers College
Teachers Colleges
Brary
Sul Ross
Robernot
New Buildings on East Holland Street
Construction starts on a two story hollow tile business block by W H Punk at East Holland avenue near Granada Theatre in Durrell property. Contractors Carell Brothers. contract price 4500 dollars. A separate court case: plea of guilty entered in a killing of Jim Gallego and Abelino Ogas, Mexicans, leading to life term for a presumed assailant Negro. defense argues self defense. special 100 jurors summoned. D Driver alleged accomplice Pettus to be tried at a later session.
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W. H. Punk
East Holland Avenue
Granada Theatre
Durrell
Carell Brothers
Jim Gallego
Abelino Ogas
Ameut Ts
Blanton
Blanton & Simmons
San Antonio
D. Driver
Pettus
B. Button
Scenic Road Survey Status and Next Steps
Fort Davis reports the Mountaine Scenic Highway survey halted after twenty two miles of eighty, with no notice of action received. A new survey start is expected within days, possibly leading to summer 1930 construction, while Wild Rose route work is complete and crew has departed.
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Fort Davia
State Highway Department
Austin
Adcock
Ft Davis
Tom Love
H. M. Jones
Chamber of Commeres
Change In Route On U S Highway 90 Proposed
A new plan to improve the Shumla Langtry cut off on Highway 90 will be brought to Val Verde County commissioners. State highway engineer Gibb Gilchrist and L L Spangler of Uvalde state the proposition aims to shorten the rough stretch and remove dangerous curves and two railroad crossings. Estimated cost earlier cited at 361200. State and county to jointly fund the project with no delay expected.
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Shumla-Langtry
Commissioners Court
Val Verde County
Gibb Gilchrist
L. Spangler
Uvalde
Highway No. 90 Association
Hal Hamilton
Shumla
Langtry
Toy
Ten Sala Ar
Hampton
del Rio
el Paso
Rube Perkins
Maurice DeChalnes
Perkins
Bankhead
San Antonio
County Agent Ernest Gibbons Announces Meeting
The meeting is set for 12:30 at the Holland hotel as County Agent Ernest Gibbons calls together local residents for discussion of agricultural concerns.
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Ernest Gibbons
Holland Hotel
Alpine Folks Hear Coolidge Deliver Speech
Five or six hundred Alpine residents gathered to greet ex president Calvin Coolidge as he passed through on Southern Pacific train No. 102 en route home from the West. Special arrangements let the Avalanche publish Coolidge's address from the Pullman, where he and Mrs. Coolidge were seated. The speech began with remarks to the crowd.
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Calvin Coolidge
Padfe
Nthe West
Mr. Coolidge
Mrs. Coolidge
Father Brings Youth From Jail To San Antonio
John King, father of a 13 year old held on burglary charges, traveled from San Antonio to take his son home. The youth had been missing for months before officers said the return occurred this week. The boy faced joint charges with William Glamier and Allan Willian Jackson, who received a two year sentence for burglaries last December. Walter Smith pleaded guilty to burglarizing the care of Otto Lackhausen in Marathon, receiving a five year sentence.
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John King
San Antonio
Allan Willian Jackson
Walter Smith
Otto Lackhausen
Marathon
Murray Infant Dies at Three Weeks Old
Fant Murray, three weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Claude Murray, died Sunday while receiving medical attention. Burial took place at the grandparents home with Rev D E Adams of Barstow officiating.
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Fant
Claude Murray
Claude
Adram A. Murray
D. E. Adams
Barstow
Chastain Seeks Re election as County Treasurer
M. T. Chastain known as Uncle Trot announces candidacy for re election to Brewster County treasurer. He asks Brewster County citizens to vote in the upcoming July primaries and notes his years in the office.
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M. T
Uncle Trot
Chastain
Avalanche
Brewster County
Convict Iwo In District Court Here Wednesday
William Glassner alias Jones received a second two year sentence on burglary charges in district court. He allegedly burglarized the 8 P jump house at Tesnas and Inter and a Marathon residence. Judge Sutton presided as Robledo and Alping Mexican were tried in juvenile court on transport quor charges. Jurors were dismissed and the term adjourned with no further jury cases scheduled.
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William Glassner
Jones
Tesnas
Marathon
Ort
Sutton
Anyono
Major downtown fire destroys battery shop and vehicles
A blaze devastated the rear of Mark's Master Battery Service on Toweth Street, threatening nearby businesses. Firefighters fought the flames for minutes, saving two curbside pumps but leaving the battery shop and six cars destroyed with partial insurance coverage. The origin remains unknown, and owner Mark Coleman was away in El Paso.
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Mark
Mark Coleman
el Paso
J. G. Lorenzen
Amoke
Mr. Lorenzen
Masomle Temple
Toweth Street
Mie Flora Daugherty
Omaitetug
Calman
Wuilding Mawlby
Start New .R. Club House At Kokernot Springs
Architectural plans for a new Sul Rose clubhouse at Kokernot springs in cost of 6000 dollars are underway. Victor J. Smith leads the Build ing and Grounds Committee with student involvement in drafting. Evelyn Smith designs the perspective while Harold Tyler and Drayton Bowes oversee specifications.
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Sul Rose
Kokernot Springs
Mechanical Arts
Victor J. Smith
Evelyn Smith
Mr. Smith
Harold Yler
Drayton Bowehes
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WTHS
AHS Athletic Fund
Alpine Auto
Big Rush
Beard
Udland
Low Singleton Ayers
E.R. Hudson
Hudson Bakery
Ayers
D. C
Herbert Kokernot
E. Holland
Coolidge
T. Chastain
Ross Skyline
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