Boggs Seeks Fair Treatment for West Texas by Legislature
In a letter to Southwestern Resources, J H Boggs of San Angelo urges the forty first Legislature to tax 2 000 000 acres of University lands in western Texas. He cites 17 counties bearing the tax burden for 60 years and calls for justice rather than charity, noting the University has paid no taxes on those lands.
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J. H. Boggs
San Angelo
Texas
Boag
House of Representatives
Senate
Southwestern Resources
Boggs
Western Texas
Western Texas Feounties
University Lata
W. Resources
San Antonio
Bridge Party and Birthday Gatherings Honor Local Residents
A bridge party at the Howell home honored Miss Hazel Bratton on the eve of her Sour Lake departure with green decor and a grab bag prize. Mrs L D Whittle hosted a surprise birthday for Gilbert H Foster Jr with mock gifts and a large candle cake as guests gathered for a lighthearted celebration.
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Frank Young
Ruth Fleetwood
Thelma Longbotham
la Marylis Wall
Jacobina Burch
Bess Caldwell
Misses Hazel Bratton
Gladys Peters
Dorothy Ligon
Stather Eliot
Glemma Billingsley Mesdames
J. H. Head
M. P. Shileigh
Leo Howell
L. D. Whittle
Gilbert H. Foster, Jr
Gilbert
Mary Reto Robinson
L. D. Whittle, Jr
Robinson Serves Angel Food and Punch at Gathering
Robinson served angel food cake and punch to Mises Ma mie Moran Marcella Pennington Frances Vest Blanche Cotter J Mesers Gilbert H Foster Jr hon foree Eldon McGonagill Kermit Al ton Billy West and A F Robinson. Contributed.
Birthday party honors Mrs. C D Wood at Caldwell home
Mrs Caldwell hosts a small gathering with visiting time and dining table decor. A birthday cake with lit candles arrives, favors and a basket of joke gifts with poems are shared. The note ends noting a pleasant occasion for all. Fort Stockton couple Albert E Alter and Lucy V Harrell wed at Rev R F Davis's home.
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C.D. Wood
Caldwell
Fort Stockton
Albert E. Alter
Ales Lucy V. Harrell
R. F. Davis
Davis
King's Daughters Entertained at Mrs Davis Home
On Thursday afternoon February 28 the King's Daughters of the Methodist church enjoyed a cheerful gathering at Mrs RF Davis's home. After contests and surprise packages, attendees shared pecan pie coffee and candy while a long guest list including Rector Cartwright Walk Van Sickle Howell Coleman Mabry Whiteside Miller Everhart Skevington Treadwell Rounds Newhill and Lewis was thanked for attending.
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King's Daughters
Methodist Church
RF. Davis
Mesdames Davis
Davidson
Daugherty
Bennett
Mesdames Rector
Cartwright
Ess
Walk van Sickle
Howell
Coleman
Mabry
Motmes
Whiteside
Miller
Everhart
Skevington
Treadwell
Rounds
Newhill
Lewis
Ellis promotes new Hamilton Addition homes
C E Ellis advertises homes in the Hamilton Addition with a Sunday open house. Prospective buyers are urged to stop renting and choose Jet for a home built to order. Read the ads in The Avalanche for details.
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C. E. Ellis
Hamilton Addition
First Millionaire President in U S History
The United States has its first bona fide millionaire chief executive, Herbert Hoover, reputed to be ten times over a millionaire. He earned wealth as a mining engineer and was second only to Secretary Mellon in the Harding Coolidge cabinet. The article notes Chinese General Chang as returning home with 27 wives.
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United States
Mr. Hoover
Bineer
Mollom
Harding-Coolidge
Chang
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Square Deal
West Texas
Goodyear
Avalanch
Mrs. Wood
FE. Gillet
Jessie
Gus Boxer
J [Mex Zohn Humphries
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Orri
L. Kokernot
W. Baines, JR
Z. M. Decim
Arlington
Forchheimer
Robinson & CO
Fifth Street
Alpine
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