Lobo Football Clash Set For Marfa Highland Fair
Sul Ross Lobos will meet the Muckers of the College of Mines El Paso at Marfa during the Highland Fair on October 10. Coaches Graves and Mack Saxon arranged a neutral site with eleven officials approved by both sides, aiming for a strong turnout and game appeal.
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Sul Ross
Th College of Mines of
el Paso
B. C. Graves
Mack Saxon
H. W. Morelock
H. L. Hord
Marta
Willy
Graves
T. I
District meet to showcase Inter scholastic League events
Sut Ross hosts District 17 meet on April 16 17 and 18 with 000 attendees expected. Literary events in the Administration Building and athletic contests at Jackson Field. Directors include B A Bird Fort Stockton Joe Ry Humphrey Pecon Presidio Reeves Terrell Upton Ward Winkler counties with Sul Ross faculty aiding in music memory volleyball tennis and typing events.
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Sut Ross
Distret 17
Brewster
Crane
Culberson
BL Paso
Betor
Hudspeth
Jett Carl Laver
Pecon
Presidio
Reeves
Terell
Upton
Ward
Winkler Countie
B.A. Bird
Fort Stockton
Dtate
Joe Ry Humphrey
J. E. Gree
Marfa
H. C. Secrest
Rankin
D. M. Major
Alpine
Etfaye
P.M Penrod
Stl Y Ross Commercial Department
B.C. Graves
Sul Rose
Irma Lee Batey
Cutie Britt
G. A. Gilley
Easter bake sale planned by Alpine Cemetery Association
Alpine Cemetery Association announces an Easter bake sale on the Saturday before East April 4. Baked foods will be on sale at town grocery stores in the afternoon. Proceeds will be used to pay for monuments and markers recently erected at graves of Confederate veterans.
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Alpine Cemetery
Horse Crashes Buick Windshield In Evening Incident
A horse jumped onto the windshield of Dr. J B Wrights Buick Sunday night causing glass damage, dented the hood, and destroyed the sun visor. The doctor, on a mission, was not harmed though the horse suffered fatal injuries when nearly struck.
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Is Horse
J.B. Wright
Copies Of Land Validation Law Available Here
Landowners in west Texas are urged to file official blanks with official descriptions to validate mineral and other rights under a recently passed state law. The Trans-Pecos Abstract Company announces free services to assist owners, who must pay one cent per acre for validation after the state land office identifies affected parts.
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Trans-Pecos
M. L. Hopson
West Texas
Bridges To Help Hold Pecos Meet
The Rev L W Bridges will leave Sunday night after regular services to Pecos where she assists Rev Gus Rammage of the First Christian church. She will lead singing direct the young people's work and conduct services all next week. Rammage plans to return the favor later this year and conduct a Pecos style church services here.
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L. W. Bridges
Pecos
Gus Rammage
First Christian Church
Bridges
Rammage
Aridges
Fifty Enter League Test in Marathon
At least fifty contestants in literary and athletic events, with teachers, students, and parents, will attend Marathon for the annual Interscholastic League county meet. The event decides the championship of the two schools and selects entrants for the district meet in Alpine starting April 1, with fourteen contests across memory, essay, extemporaneous speaking, and athletic track and field. Marathon’s junior and senior students compete against Alpine’s eighth-grade cutoff, and improvements in field events boost Marathon prospects. Continued on Page Five.
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West Texas
Alpine
Hill
Gasoline Burns Mrs J D May
Mrs May sustained burns to her right arm when a pan of gasoline she leaned over caught fire igniting a nearby five gallon can. She smothered the flames with her apron and the fire was quickly extinguished with no further damage. She was reported recovering nicely.
Dog Heroes Nominated For State Dog Hero Medal
The Houston Press seeks reports of canine acts of courage across the state. Pet owners and humane groups are invited to submit detailed accounts with photos for a chance to win and have the heroic dog entered in a state contest. A five member committee will judge the entries.
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Houston Press
Humane Societies
Boy Scouts Organizations
Election of Three New Trustees to HM Place
Three trustees will be elected to fill vacancies after F B Gillett A B Sandifer and Clay Holland term ends. Secretary Henry Fletcher notes seven candidates. Voting occurs at the courthouse with polls opening at eight next Saturday under J M Pouncey appointed by the trustees as judge. E Gillett and A B Sandifer have served over 20 and 12 years respectively and will not seek reelection.
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F. B. Gillett
A. B. Sandifer
Clay Holland
Henry Fleter
Whi Bers
J. M. Pouncey
E. Gillett
A. B. Sandster
Readers reluctant to publish unsubscribed names
A subscriber urged listing those who have not paid subscriptions. The publication declines, recalling 17 years of operation and stating it will not publish such names. The note ends with a tease of continuation on page 4.
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Amos
Burial for Judge W H Ragin Saturday in Elm Grove
Judge W H Ragin died Friday after months of illness and was buried Saturday at Elm Grove cemetery. A longtime county official born 1860 in LaGrange County he served as deputy clerk and later as county clerk. He came to Al years ago from Del Rio and started in the abstract business before public service. He married Katherine Greenwood in 1872 and had eight children.
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W. H. Ragin
Elm Grove
Judge Ragin
Pesca
Msaaothi la Rauey
LaGr Yyette
Hiacon
Karnes County
Katherine Greenwood
Travis
Maude Warren Po
Leslie BR
Fire damages building after Sunday blaze
A fragmentary report describes a fire Sunday at a Buller building area. Fire crews extinguished flames from an overturned car and wagon, with property damage around 250 dollars and unclear details on injuries or exact location.
Spring heralds Peewee golf and west winds in spring
The wind and weather signal spring as peewee golf courses reopen and the West winds pick up. Scotish style miniature golf at Cas Edwards’s site will open next month with ten holes, wider rails, new hazards, and ten cent rounds. Jack Allen to run the pool and life guard duties.
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Jack Allen
Scot ‘H'S
Beth
Cas Edwards
Sandifer Plans To Go On Cash Basis April 1st
A. B. Sandifer, owner of Sandifer's Grocery in the Hord building, will switch to cash basis on April 1. He plans to move stock and fixtures to the Fuller building, with new fixtures added and continued delivery service. Store reopen planned for Saturday April 4 after the move.
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Sandifer
Hord
A. B. Sandifer
Alpine
Fuller Building
Geologist Party Travels Through Big Bend Region
A group of prominent geologists led by C. L. Baker and Phillip King visited Marathon on Monday before continuing their field study of tors from the Big Bend into Mexico. The party, formed after a San Antonio convention, included W. B. Mendenhall, E. H. Sellards, and E. B. Branson, with members from the U Geological Survey and the Missouri School of Mines among others.
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Germany
Mai
Mexico
Marathon
San Antonio
Monterrey
Big Bend
Brewster County
C. L. Baker
Reo Bravo OM Company
Phillip King
U Geological Survey
Washington
W. B. Mendenhall
U. G.eological Survey
E. H. Sellards
Texas
E. B. Jranson
Missouri School of Ines
Funeral Services For Junior Clark 2 Held Yesterday
Funeral services were held yesterday morning from the Alpine home for Junior Clark two de ceased after an illness that spanned several days. He was the son of Shorter Clark of Alpine born October 1898 in Alpine. He died Wednesday afternoon after a double pneumonia. His mother died five weeks earlier. He is survived by his father one brother J N and two sisters Geraldine and Gladys. Grandmother Mrs Etheridge of Dallas was at his bedside.
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Clark
Shorter Clark
Alpine
Junior
Alvine
Ocober
Varlows
J. N
Geraldine
Gladys
Etheridge
Dallas
School trip oral to towns promotes enrollment
Officials H.W. Morelock and A. F. Robinson announce a three day tour beginning the first of the month. They will visit Rankin McCamey Ozona Sonora Eldorado and Junction to address gatherings on the advantages of the school. This marks the first in a series of trips planned by the two men.
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H.W. Morelock
A. F. Robinson
E Section
Ber of Commerce
Rankin, McCamey
Ozona
Sonora
Eldorado
Junction
Tatementa
Mrs Byrd Opens Beauty Salon As Part Of La Mode
Mrs Stella V Byrd opened a new Beauty Salon Wednesday as part of her La Mode and Flower shop. Over 450 dollars of equipment installed and orders totaling about 1200 on the way. Mrs Alonzo Hord, former Miss Ethel Patterson, will manage the department. A second operator expected soon as business improves.
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Stella V. Byrd
la Mode
Hord
Alonzo Hord
Ethel Patterson
Quarantine Offices Move to Alpine West Texas
United States Department of Agriculture quarantine offices will relocate from Big Spring and Marfa to Alpine starting April 1. D M McEachern, a high official, said the move will be gradual and centralize activities for west Texas and southern New Mexico by year end. Morris from Pecos will lead operations in Alpine, with J Hobbs also coming, planning additional families and staff to follow as offices establish here.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Alpine
D. M. McEachern
Fork
Big Spring
Marfa
Alps
West Texas
New Mexico
Morris
Pocos
J. Mobb
Pecos
McEachern
Bucks Take Up Baseball in Alpine Practice
Bucks begin baseball workouts with Fort Stockton game set for Friday April 17 as Oliver searches for a capable pitcher. Marfa high plans practice runs ahead of the Fort Stockton clash. infield mostly settled, offense forming, while pitching remains a concern with Stack, Clifton Moss, or Benson Cook as possible hurlers.
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Co Ec
Oliver Ty
Fort Stockton
Marfa
Bucks
Oliver
Stack
Clifton Moss
Benson Cook
JHILI Supper Benefit For Mexican Cemetery Association
Alpine Cemetery association will sponsor a supper benefit for the Mexican Cemetery Association at the Old Mission. supper served from 6 to 12 p.m. Proceeds will fund additional land and improvements for the Mexican cemetery.
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Alpine Cemetery Association
Mexican Cemetery Association
Old Mission Cate
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Muckers
Marfa Fair
Emetery Association
Doc
Doe
J. D. May
Mission Cafe
Cemetery Association
Resent
Junior Clark
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