Better Highways Theme At Alpine Business Luncheon
Alpine Texas business leaders gathered for a Brewster County highway improvement discussion at a midday chamber luncheon. Speaker remarks urged concerted action to fund and repair roads, with emphasis on convenience, trade, and tourism along the Alpine river corridor.
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Brewster County
Cntizens
Alpine
Vpine Chamber of Commerce
J. Mo Powuncey
Hreweter
Job Perkins
Rewster County
Jamies Caener
Chamber of Commerce
Crewster Counts
Callett
Mitchell- Callett Dry Poods
Rie
Crande
Caldwell
Ble
Shirley Scales
Port Stockton
Pecos
Oa Pearagrema
el Paso
Mypine
Clay Holland
FP. Robinson
Texas Christian Convention Set for San Antonio May 9 to 12
The Thirty Seventh Texas Christian Missionary Convention will meet in San Antonio May 9 to 12. Delegates may ride special trains from Fort Worth as rail fare is discounted on the certificate plan. Sessions will be at Central Christian Church with cooperation from the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and local clubs.
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Texas Christian Missionary Convention
San Antonio
Chalmers McPhearson
Fort Worth
Bexa Christian Missionary
Wnecret
Brackenridge Park
Texas
Mexican Institute
United Christian Missionary Society of
Vineyards Flourishing With Big Crop Prospects
The report notes abundant grape crops this season with hail as the only major threat. Peach crops also look strong, with small berries fair unless a calamity intervenes. Grapes and figs are described as nearly sure crops in the Alpine valley.
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Alpine
Oil men discuss moves in Brewster County and Bone Springs
Derrick and drillers report a brief delay at a Portland company well as Bone Springs shows sand signals. H H Tucker of Texas American plans to move headquarters to Alpine to develop lands near the Hovey well and Bone Springs district, with C Carter and J H Ritchie involved.
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J. &. Doddridge
Portland Company
Bone Springs
H. H. Tucker
Texas-American Company
Dallas
Brewster County
Alpine
Hovey Well
Mr. Tucker
West Texas Pays More Money Into Treasury Than It Gets For Schools
State tax data show West Texas counties contribute heavily to the state treasury while receiving less back in school apportionments. East Texas counties, with lower assessments, draw more than they pay, highlighting unequal tax treatment and funding disparities between regions.
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West Texas
Texas
East Texas
State Tax Commissioner
Comptroller’s Department
Department of Education
John G. Willacy
State Treasury
Harrison County
State
Alpine to gain Whiteway lighting system soon
Surveyor Dodd and assistants have been busy this week taking street levels in preparation for the proposed Whiteway by city commissioners. Black Minorca exes are for sale at 82 per setting with sale ongoing through spring and summer. call J. L. Brown, Natatorium.
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Dodd
Alpine
J. L. Brown
Natatorium
Alpine to split into six fire wards for quicker aid
At a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Alpine leaders propose dividing the city into six fire wards with a central alarm system to locate the fire quickly. A committee will study suitable apparatus as water works expand to support a new volunteer department.
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Alpine
Cit
Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Caldwell
Caldwell
M. L. Hopson
Uniform State Tax Valuation Called Needed by Texas Record
The report shows counties like Ward Reeves Hudspeth and Tarrant contributing tax payments vs school apportionments and rural aid. East and West Texas counties share a 62 cent tax rate per hundred dollars valuation, but valuation levels vary. The records argue for a uniform valuation basis for state tax purposes.
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East Texas
Alamo Lumber Invites Reading Purena Advertisement
Alamo Lumber Company invites readers to view the Purena advertisement featured on another feed. The notice highlights a marketing placement and directs attention to accompanying material for customers.
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The
Alamo Lumber Company
Alpine man mocks Henry Ford over wealth
An Alpine city man says if Henry Ford has too much money he ought to go into the chicken business. The remark treats wealth as a trigger for shifting careers and reflects local sentiment on industrial fortunes.
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Henry Ford
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Wilson Wells
Anderson County
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Alpine Light & Ice Company
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