Local residents leave on family visits this week
Mrs. Paul Vogt departed to visit her parents in Cisco this week. Mrs. Frank McCollum also left to visit her parents in Groes Beck. Mrs. Nolan Aiken and her baby from El Paso are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Bodry. Mrs. Van Binion and her little son Dell returned last weekend from a visit with her parents in Orange Grove.
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Paul Vogt
Cisco
Frank McCollum
Groesbeck
Nolan Aiken
Baby
el Paso
G. 8. Bodry
van Binion
Dell
Orange Grove
Local business events span New Mexico and Texas towns
J L Arledge of J C Penney attended a Clovis meeting this week. Ben Anderson and family visited J L Anderson's parents in Sanderson last weekend. Dom Adams from the M System spent the weekend in El Paso and returned with a new delivery truck for their store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Arledge
J. C. Penney Co
Clovis
New Mexico
Ben Anderson
Sanderson
J. L. Anderson
Dom Adams
The
M System
el Paso
Mrs A N Graham Leaves Alpine for Tulsa
Mrs A N Graham and her young son Scottie depart Alpine today to return home to Tulsa Oklahoma after spending the winter there.
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A. N. Graham
Scottie
Alpine
Tulsa
Okla
Miss Cushman sails to Cuba and Bermuda on 25 day cruise
Miss Frances Cushman left Sunday for Galveston to join her sister on a 25 day cruise to Cuba and Bermuda Island.
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Frances Cushman
Galveston
Cuba
Bermuda Island
Stone recovering well after Alpine appendectomy
Leroy Stone was reported to be recovering satisfactorily from an appendectomy performed Tuesday night at Alpine hospital.
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Leroy Stone
Alpine Hospital
City Secretary Moorman returns from San Angelo trip
City Secretary M H Moorman came back late last week from a journey to San Angelo and other points. He transacted business and visited relatives during the trip. Mr Will Hale of Odessa was in Alpine this week due to the illness of Mrs Hale's father George M Benson. Benson's condition was reported improved yesterday. Merle Smith of Midland visited Alpine with friends from Midland and East Texas to view Mt Locke observatory and Presidio on the Rio Grande. Alpine visitors at Hot Springs health resort include Mrs Bill Lane Mrs Gene Benson Jim Featherstone Capt C D Wood Charles Chambers and Mr and Mrs Joe Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Moorman
San Angelo
Will Hale
Odessa
Merle Smith
Midland
Alpine
East Texas
Observatory
Mt. Locke
Presidio
Rio Grande
Hot Springs
Bill Lane
Gene Benson
Jim Featherstone
C. D. Wood
Charles Chambers
Joe Brady
Lassiter Family Plans Month Visit to Cleburne
Mrs. Berta Clark Lassiter and her son Buzzie travel to Cleburne to visit Mr. Lassiter, who is temporarily stationed there with the CCC for special work. They plan to be away about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berta Clark Lassiter
Buzzie
Cleburne
Mr. Lassiter
CCC
Mrs Fay Vice Attends Texas Teachers and Progressive Ed Meet
Mrs Fay Vice attended the annual meeting of District 5 Texas State Teachers Assn and the Progressive Education Assn conference held in Fort Worth last weekend. She was accompanied by Miss Pauline Austin and Mrs E O Phillips who were visiting relatives in Chico.
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Fay Vice
Dist. 5
Texas State Teachers Assn
Progressive Education Assn
Fort Worth
Pauline Austin
E. O. Phillips
Chico
Police Chief Hurt By Accidental Shot
Alpine police chief Campbell was slightly wounded when his automatic pistol discharged while he was donning his belt. The bullet grazed his leg and hit his heel in a non serious wound. He was up and around in his car by week’s start and expected to be off duty for several days.
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Lather
Campbell
Alpine
Dramatic Club Sets April 12 13 For Omi Gosh Farce
Ted Shawn appearance on the Sul Ross stage prompted a shift in dates for the three act farce Omi gosh. Mask and Slipper presents the first farce in years with Walter leading the cast as they plan to tour several West Texas towns after Alpine performance.
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Ted Shawn
Sul Ross
West Texas
Alpine
Walter
Long Hill elected new president of CP and IL
Lon C. Hill, once a Lower Rio Grande Valley citizen, was chosen as president of Central Power and Light Co at a March 15 board meeting in Corpus Christi. He succeeds D. C. Littleton as local manager. Kennedy retires from the presidency but stays on the board and moves to an advisory role in Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon C. Hill
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Central Power and Light Co
Corpus Christi
D. C. Littleton
Kennedy
Ft Davis Still Has Old-Time Hitchrack
Fort Davis residents point to an aged wooden hitchrack near the courthouse yard as a relic from horse and buggy days. The rack, in good repair, stands as a curiosity likely worthy of preservation for local antiquity.
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Ft. Davis
Fort Davis
Texas
Vehicles Registered In County Rise To 685 By Noon
A total of 685 motor vehicles had been registered in the county up to yesterday noon, 92 fewer than the 927 registered on the same day last year. Tomorrow is the last day to operate vehicles with the 1998 plates attached.
Trade at Home: Local Merchants Offer Breaks
Local retailers urge shoppers to buy locally for cost savings and community support. Small businesses advertise reduced prices, flexible payment, and loyalty rewards as they promote home trade to boost the town economy.
Alpine FFA Teams Prepare Judging Trip to Tech
Alpine HighSchool will send two FFA judging teams to Texas Tech in Lubbock for a practice contest this week. The trip funds came from local businessmen and residents, aiding the squad as in prior San Angelo events. Team members include Walker, J C Walker, Harrington, Terry Jr., Mesley, Boren, and Chambers with coach E L Bailey.
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Alpine Ffa
Tech
Alpine High School
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Texas A. & M
San Angelo
Junior Walker
J. C. Walker
Billie Harrington
King Terry
Warren Mesley
Fred Boren
Mank Chambers
E.L. Bailey
Fruit Safe in Highlands After Early Week Freeze
The Highland area escaped the statewide freeze the first of the week. A light northern duster and sharp temperature drop caused concern, but no ice was reported as thermometers fell. Blossoms on peach and apricot trees give locals hope for a good crop despite last year’s April killing freeze.
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Highland
Party makes six day plane trip to East
Jerry Starnes returned Saturday from a six day plane trip to Washington D C Atlantic City and New York with Beebe Kokernit Alpine boy training in aviation in Los Angeles and Ross Seeley licensed pilot of Los Angeles They landed here Saturday morning Beebe and Seeley left the next day for Los Angeles Beebe has just earned his pilot license but remains in training in Los Angeles school He is the son of Mrs Ida Kokernot of Alpine.
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Jerry Starnes
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City
New York
Beebe Kokernit
Los Angeles
Ross Seeley
Beebe
Seeley
Ida Kokernot
Alpine
School Bonds Carry In Davis Election
The Fort Davis school bond election last Saturday passed by about ten to one with under 100 ballots. Voters approved two propositions: a $30,000 remodel and expansion of the Mexican school and raising the district maintenance tax from 25 to 42 cents. Both measures carried with minimal opposition.
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Fort Davis
Fort Davie
Found Lady's Purse Reported With Ava Ola nache Office
A lady's purse was found and turned in to the Ava lanche office. The owner may claim by identifying the property and paying for this advertisement.
Times Plainly: SR Prof Has Story In New Publication
The April issue of Contrast presents a short story by Dr. BE. C. Coleman his second appearance in the magazine The tale titled Sometimes In Despair follows a school boy's romantic daydream as he encounters Elfreda who moves away and later marries a plain fellow named Kelly Years later the narrator meets her again as she ages and remains described with a gritty roadside scene featuring a barefoot appearance and a dusty road. The piece reflects romantic ideas drawn from popular authors of the era.
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Contrast
New Fiction Magazine
Dr. BE. C. Coleman
Dr. Coleman
Gene Stratton- Porter
Mary J. Holmes
Elfreda
Kelly
Rotary talk on teaching duty at Alpine meeting
Dr. Jesse Harris urged that the primary duty of teachers is to teach and improve themselves. Four new Rotary members joined Alpine Rotary: Ray Dudley, M. N. Bobo, Frank Young, Vick Winter, with Bourcham renewing. The Winter father and son pair marked a rare guest relationship in the club.
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Jesse Harris Se Agese
Ami Ney Eng
Rotary Shellin
Sthace Denbandaee
Harris
Johnny
Susie
Rotary
Ray Dudley
M. N. Bobo
Frank Young
Vick Winter
W. D. Bourcham
Vick
Bill Winter
Capt
Hutton Shearer
N. V. Morris
C. R. Norman
Bobby Smith Jr
E. M. Lovelady
Bob Biedsee
Ernest Gregg
W. B. DeVolin
M. A. Buhler
Alpine Boy Joins Westminster Chorus on Tour
Ira, new to the school after studying music at Sul Ross college, joins the Westminster Chorus. Merle Bennett Friesen of Alpine will remain with the choir next year. The group plans a concert in Alpine next January during a transcontinental tour.
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The
Westminster Chorus
Ira
Sul Ross College
Westminster
Merle Bennett Friesen
Alpine
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