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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
3
Local business visitors include J. and Casner at Best and W T Henderson from Tornillo. Howell Lumber Co offers full hardware paint and glass. Presbyterians promote bake sale and candy table with home baked goods for Sunday meals. Automobiles teased with 13th day prize.
The Green Valley drill has reached 1460 feet with the bit in gray limestone and a favorable log. Portland Syndicate plans to resume a well near Bone Springs after suspending at 3200 feet for funds. Skinner well near Marathon faces cave-ins at 600 feet, with casing to be set.
At 8 o clock Wednesday morning Squire A Russell and Ada Locke united in marriage at the Locke House in Alpine witnessed by close relatives. The Rev John W Chisholm conducted the ring ceremony and the newlyweds left for El Paso and other western points returning to make Alpine home after next Sunday. Rev C Bowles returned from Presidio after five day revival and Rev Miller of Goose Creek preached at the Baptist Church. Rebecca Switzer of Sul Ross College left for Dallas for a sister s illness and a vacancy will be filled. Oil and gas leases in Green Valley offered for sale by A M Turney. Value the Avalanche Alpine editor invites copies of February 19 for reader Mrs W L Means 929 Grape Street.
The PTA will hold a regular session on Friday March 20 with a 3 30 p m business session and a 4 p m lecture titled What Is Right With the Modern Girl by Miss Anne Aynesworth The program also includes a Girls Glee Club music segment All parents and teachers are urged to attend.
City property owners warned to render property for city taxes within 12 days. Call or attend to the matter at the City Office in the Berkeley Building, signed by W A Daugherty City Tax Assessor.
J D Ward of the Alabama Agriculture and Home Economics Extension Department praises Alpine Chamber of Commerce secretary Mrs. W B Hamilton in a letter. He commends her February article in the Southern Pacific Farm News and calls her a 100 percent booster for Alpine and extols Russellville resources.
Word comes from the San Marcos Baptist Academy that Miss Jeanette Tippit will graduate at the end of the term. She completed a three year course in two years and earned a high record at Alpine and San Marcos. She contributed to The Avalanche and will join her parents for the commencement exercises.
Scattlemen gather for their annual session in San Antonio this week as three days of work and recreation conclude. The group endorses the tick eradication bill passed in Austin and urges Legislature to fund eradication efforts. Notable members include H. L. Kokernot Alpine J. D. Jackson Marfa L. C. Brite Marfa W. P. Fischer Marfa F. S. Wilson Fort Stockton G. A. Sachse Fort Stockton J. W. Espey Fort Davis W. L. Kingston Fort Davis J. B. Gillett Marfa and others with W. W. Turney El Paso, a past president, holding major Brewster County ranch interests.
Mr A A Rutis former Swiss consul general gave a talk in chapel. Alpine track squad shows promise for district meet in Alpine April 17 18 while manual training classes work near buzz saws. Tenth Grade attendance tops six weeks at 93 percent despite illness. Martha Bone and domestic science class aid basketball by making and selling candy to fund gold basketballs.
Brewster County Sheriff announces Alpine Texas enforces speed laws in business areas at 8 mph and residential areas at 18 mph. Driving with open cutouts is illegal. All vehicles must display license numbers on both front and rear. W N Gourley Sheriff. December 21.
Mr and Mrs H W Morelock left Wednesday for Amarillo where Mr Morelock was summoned by the serious illness of lifelong friend Prof F R Guenther head of the foreign language department at West Texas State Teachers College Canyon Texas He is the father of Miss Margaret Guen ther of the Sul Ross faculty who went to bedside last week Professor Guenther had been in vigorous health until a few weeks ago when he was taken to Amarillo for an operation.
Work of cutting and shipping marble from the Jordan Marble Mountain will commence at once under S A Arett local manager for Marble Mountain Company Inc The company a 200 000 corporation based in Los Angeles aims to develop Marble Mountain with H C Holland as president and J W Westbrook as secretary treasurer They hold a lease on the mountain from John H Young Sr a local realtor Nearby Paisano lies 11 miles away and Alpine about 23 miles via Paisano A direct road would shorten Alpine distance to about 12 miles more details will follow in The Avalanche.
Mrs Russell Hovey and Mrs Laurey of Belding were visitors on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Cotton of Fort Stockton called on Mr and Mrs Luedicke Monday. The Ste vocations, Bob Stevenson of Rankin, spent the weekend with Mrs Stevenson's parents Mr and Mrs Charles Graef. R McClain of Glass Mountains to move to J S Oats Ranch near Chancellor. Mrs Rixon of Spur arrived Monday night to visit her sister Mrs R McClain. Gravell and Miss Brookie Cook with Mr Ford toured to Alpine Tuesday for the show. Mrs Wilson McColipin passed through Hovey Tuesday with her infant to Alpine for treatment. Sam Luedicke and children spent the day in Hovey Tuesday. J R Boyd and wife spent past Sunday in Alpine with Mrs Boyd's parents, E J Johnson.
A list of guests and names connected to Alpine hotel records ending March 19 includes numerous individuals and couples from El Paso, Marfa, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Pecos, San Angelo, Oakland, Los Angeles, and other cities. The roster features guests such as Mrs E M Normand, Chas Kirkpatrick, J J Dawson, A W Hawkine, G M Haigh, J C Roberts, Parke Houston, J Knight, and many others, reflecting broad regional occupancy.
Public probate notice warns all interested in Julia V Moran deceased that Lizzie Williams seeks probate of her will in Brewster County Court Alpine Texas. Hearing set for the term beginning May 18 1925 at the Alpine courthouse. Respond or contest if warranted before the first day of the next term. Court clerk W H Lease seals the writ.
A reader is urged to subscribe to The Avalanche with a chance to win an automobile. The message highlights a purchase of soc merchandise as the path to enter the drawing and win the car.
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