Potash Development Starts in Brewster County
Colonel Hatfield of Fort Worth has begun developing a Brewster County potash deposit. He distributes free samples to Texas farmers and plans to ship two carloads soon while offering 200 tons free this year for fertilizer trials. The 370 foot high mountain near Alpine shows high nitrate and potash content with several assays reported by Captain C. D. Wood and University of Texas analyses.
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B. M. Hatfield
Fort Worth
Texas
Brewster County
Colonel Hatfield
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Brewster
Alpine
Hatfield
Orient
Mexico
Laffarelle
New Postal Rates Effective April 15
The document outlines updated postage rates across classes. First class letters stay mostly the same except private mailing cards rise to 2 cents. Second and third class rates increase for nonpublisher mail and for two ounce increments. Parcel post sees a 2 cent service charge with special handling possible. Registered and insured mail fees adjust, money orders rise slightly, and special delivery terms vary by weight. Postmaster.
City tax deadline urged by Tax Assessor Daugherty
City Tax Assessor W A Daugherty warns residents there are only 12 days left to render property for city taxes. Call City Office in the Berkeley Building and attend to the matter at once.
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Berkeley
W. A. Daugherty
Marfa Man Elected District Rotary Governor
More than 100 members of Rotary International from the Forty-second District gathered in El Paso after electing Henry T. Fletcher of Marfa as district governor at the Las Cruces conference. Guests attended a Juarez dinner dance hosted by the Juarez Engineers Association, with the International Bridge kept open until 11:30 p.m. for return trips to El Paso.
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Rotary International
el Paso
Las Cruces
Henry T. Fletcher
Marfa
Juarez
Juarez Engineers Association
Engineers
International Bridge
el Paso Herald
Alpine Chamber Seeks Eight-Page Avalanche Expansion
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce luncheon discusses enlarging The Alpine Avalanche to eight pages with one monthly chamber section. Voters praise the plan while Morelock, Berkeley, and Jackson back Sul Ross efforts. a tourist register proposal and new member growth are noted. a window envelope shipment appears at the end.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alpine Avalanche
T. R. Moody
Commercial Club
Avalanche
Brewster County
Moody
R. B. Ridgway
Big Lake
A. A. Butis
Wichita Falls
Miss Allen
George L. Williams
Alpine
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
N. S. Murphy
Alpine Civic League
Austin
Sul Ross College
Morelock
K. F. Berkeley
J. D. Jackson
Sul Ross
High School Track Men Invited to A M Meet
College Station Texas March 16 Texas A M has revived the annual Interscholastic Track Meet for high schools and academies and invites all such institutions to send its athletes to College Station April 25 There will be no divisions of A and B classes All track men will be admitted on the same footing Special entertainment will be provided the guests Gold silver and bronze medals will be awarded.
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College Station
Texas
Texas A. & M
Registered Herefords for Sale Head Line
35 head of registered Hereford bulls available with delivery now or later. They are coming yearlings and coming twos, on feed four miles from town. Viewable in about an hour. W A Daugherty City or 1 dollars for inquiry.
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W. A. Daugherty
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State National Bank
Frens
F. Berkeley, Pres
Geo. C. Miller
H. W. Ferguson
G. B. Crawford
Alpine Mercantile Co
Martin
J. T. Darsey
Our
Alpine Drug Store
Otis Turner
AlpIne Lumber Co
W. 8B. Hamilton
C. D. Wood
University of Texas
Ing
Marfa Man
Alpine Chamber
W. B. Hamilton
Alpine C. of
B. Connell
W. E. Caldwell
The
First National Bank
A.line, Texas
C A. Brown
H. L. Kokernot
W. B. Hancock
Geo, W. Baines Jr
Hord & McCutcheon
Proprietors
Victor Machines
Alpine, Texas
Excella
Styl's
Mitchell-Gillett Co
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