Alpine and Davis Mountain-Big Bend Section News
Official Brewster County paper in its thirty ninth year covers Alpine and the Davis Mountain region with state and local notices. Editorial tone notes correction when needed. cards, resolutions, and reading notices carry fees. Editor Bennett. staff include Lila Cook, Mrs C B Wood, Harry Scouee, Karl Clark.
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Brewater
Davis Mountain-Big Fend
Bennett
Lila Cook
C. B. Wood
Harry Scouee
Karl Clark
Alpine Funeral Notices and Local Visits Reported
Mrs Archie Miller and Mrs Marie Simpson attended the funeral Tuesday in Alpine of Curtis Claude Murray infant son of Mr and Mrs Claude Murray. Many citizens were summoned to court in Alpine Monday and Tuesday. Moorefield and children from Sanderson visited here last week with G H Moorefield. Mr and Mrs 8 J Bourland and Mrs Earl Young motored to Fort Stockton Wednesday for a day trip. Mrs Hal Ramsey and children visited relatives in San Angelo this week. Mr and Mrs Ted Perry and daughter Emalee of San Antonio arrived Tuesday to stay with Mrs Henderson before visiting Van Horn to see Mrs Jolly. Mrs J Tuesday after a week with her family. Mrs Hargus returned from four weeks in Hollywood California with George Daxcomb and family.
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Archie Miller
Marie Simpson
Alpine
Curtis Claude
Claude Murray
Murray
Ruth Green
Marathon
Skt
Ted Perry
Emalee
San Antonio
Will
Mra J. Te Henderson
van Horn
W. M. Jolly
Mra. RW
Arnold
Katherine
Hollywood
Infornia
George Daxcomb
The Little Businessman Salt of the Trade
A reader tribute from an Indiana paper extols the little businessman as the salt of the business world. He is patient, perceptive, a barometer for trade, and essential for community life. He taxes, pays, and supports churches and charities while facing slow sales and delayed loans with resilience.
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Indiana
Business Ad Spend Reflects Overhead Care
The text argues that prudent business leaders cut only nonessential costs while maintaining advertising to avoid losing market share. It warns against slashing legitimate advertising in sluggish periods, noting that underinvestment can harm operations and play into competitors' hands.
Log rolling politics and its burden on public funds
The text cites Nickerson describing legislative log rolling as a trading of votes for local favors. It draws on his NY Assembly experience to claim modern legislation resembles trades, creating unnecessary and unenforceable laws that the public ultimately pays for through taxes.
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American Mercury
Nickerson
Tif
Mrr
Nickerson Eas
Assembly
New York State
Bet Ends Badly A Cigarette In Gas Tank
A man lost a bet by dropping a lit cigarette into his car’s gasoline tank. The resulting flare caused burns and property damage, highlighting the dangers of gasoline and petroleum usage. The piece warns readers to treat gasoline with care to prevent fires and losses reported by the National Board of Fire Underwriters for 1928.
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National Board of Fire
The World Grows Smaller Through Telephony Progress
The passage notes the telephone shrinking the world, enabling near universal speaking at reasonable cost. It predicts transatlantic telephony evolving into a major factor in future industrial and social history, though exact outcomes remain uncertain.
Local Social Notes Mention Guests and Travel
Last week and ongoing visits are recorded with mentions of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Henderson and daughter Bonnye heading to Yaleta where Mr. Shoemake serves as U S Customs official. Mrs. P J French and Miss Martha Gore traveled to San Antonio for a weekend, while Mrs. Roy Stillwell and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crawford visited briefly. William Simpson of Central Power Light Co encountered a serious accident at Presidio, with recovery expected.
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J. L. Shoemake
Daugher
Bonnye
Yaleta
Mr. Shoemake
U. S
PJ. French
Martha Gore
San Antonio
Willam Simpson
Central Power Light Co- At
Presidio
William
J. R. Simp
RW. Arnold
Alice Dascomb
Alice Smith
Everett
Mass
Marie Dascomb
Jessie Judd
Bellows Falls
Ver
Alaska
Rotary club demurrer filed in Alpine case
A demurrer was filed in a local Alpine matter involving John Petting who represents the legal fraternity in the Rotary club. The article mentions a program day at a Rotary meeting and includes various social notes and town happenings from El Paso and nearby areas.
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John Petting
Rotary Club
Clay Hol
Rotary
John
Clay
Alpine
George
Will Cromble
Jer von Wholesale Pro
Paso
Ste. Pouncey
Untitled Fragments From A Rural Conversation
A rough neck speaker recalls remarks about Sodom and Gomorrah and a Scotch customer sending back a can of soup with letters. He notes a wife’s quip about a lamb like a lamb and a witty Alpine line as part of a rambling sermon-like exchange.
Odd Prose Fragments From Local News Oddity
A fragmented item quotes a quirky local remark about signs in Holland Hotel rooms. It also mentions the eulogistic line about Sam McBride and a sensational line about a “Last Shot Tokyo” surface as stray phrases in the clipping. An unrelated notice reports the engagement of Prince Takamatsu to Kikubo Tokugawa.
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Neck of the Woods
Bird
Clay Holland
Holland Hotel
Ike
Tokyo
Takamatsu
Kikubo Tokugawa
New York Times
Lawsuit Alleges Clothing Loss at Local Cleaning Shop
A customer sues a nearby cleaning business over missing trousers. The suit seeks compensation for two pairs of pants damaged or unrecovered, with the case highlighting the shop's handling of clothing items and potential losses.
Fragmentary Sermon Exchange Sparks Quiet Revelation
A brief, partly reconstructed dialogue depicts a preacher and listener exchanging lines about learning joy from sermons. The fragment hints at mutual affirmation and a humane exchange rather than a formal sermon moment.
Life Is Like That in a Missouri Paper
A fragmented notice mentions March shore and a teacher in Missouri. It references schools, weather, and city life with unclear details about upcoming events or plans affecting education or daily life.
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March Shore
Missouri
City Wesson
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San Anggelo
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Mra
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J. L. Henderson
Roy Stillwell
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Guy Crawfon
Zetha Hicks
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Sierra Blan
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Big Bend
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Alpine Motor Co
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