Alpine Seeks Permanent Water Board To Sustain Growth
Alpine officials urge creation of a permanent water board to run the city’s water and sewer system, arguing it will ensure steady service, attract growth, and prevent political meddling. Citing McAllen and El Paso examples, they note boards kept operations stable despite changing administrations and helped secure favorable bond terms.
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Alpine
Sul Ross College
Electric
West Texas Utilities Co
McAllen
Texas
War Power & Light Co
City Commission
Public Utilities
City of
Paso
Public Service Board
el Paso
Central Paso
W. E. Lockhart
Glenn Burgess
Gene Hillger
Housing crunch hits Sul Ross students in Alpine Texas
The 1934 Alpine bulletin reports acute summer housing needs at Sul Ross College with demand for at least 70 more cottages. Other items note a pistol gifted to D S Barker of Alpine, a ranch fire near Alpine, local elections for park maintenance tax, and community notices including a probate administrator's call for debts and estate claims.
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H.W. Morelock
Sul Ross College
Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Casner
Chisos Mountain Park
Brewster County
Berta Clark Lassiter
Marathon
Oine
Chisos Park
Floren F. Jack
Florence F. Jack
Texas
F. P. McGaughy
Alpine Brewster County
Holland Avenue
Glenn Burgess
Florence E. Jack
W. G. Heil
Conversational Spanish lesson excerpts with Pedro tale
Conversational Spanish by M P Slover provides a dialogue where Pedro travels to town to sell a cow to buy a goat and later to trade for a goose and then a rooster. On the road he meets a man with a goat, a man with a goose, and a man carrying a rooster. each scene centers on directions, exchanges, and aims.
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Pedro
Rev Streetman named chairman of Baptist Standard panel
Dallas reports Rev. RE Streetman pastor of Alpine First Baptist Church is chosen chair of the committee to nominate directors for the Baptist Standard, the state denominational newspaper. The committee, appointed by the denomination’s committee on committees, will select leaders to fill board vacancies this year.
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Dallas
RE. Streetman
First Baptist Church of
Alpine
Baptist Standard
Committee On Committees
Local visitors and law degree notes from Texas
Local items report Alisses Sue Sounds Gwen Walker both of Texas Christian University visiting Fort Worth area over the weekend. Odessa and Houston visitors are listed with families in the area. Virgil Pulliam of Alpine is a candidate for a bachelor of laws degree at the June 6 UT Law commencement exercises. Kelp is cited as a source of potash ammonia and iodine described as the Mfalfa of the sea.
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Alisses Sue Sounds
Gwen Walker
TCU
Fort Worth
Austin
Virgil Pulliam
R. N. Pulliam
Alpine
University of Texas School of Law
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Davis Mountains
D. S. Barker
Decker Bostick
San Saba
San Jacinto
Mexico
Wells McIntyre
M. L. Hopson
Pecos
Dr. JE. Wright
British Honduras
Central America
Hunter Metcalfe
Marfa
Alpine High School
J. F. Webb
Lee Kosernot
W. I
Iraan
W. H Terry Jr
Dr. Mahons
H. G. Watson
J. E. Yates
A. Gilley
B.C Graves
Bob Martin
Floyd Williams
James Parker
George W. Baines
J. P. Parker
Brewster County Chamber of Commerce
Ritchey Bros
the French Co
Cash Walton Shoemake
R. W. Sourland
Marathon Drug_ Store
J. L. Roberts
Marathon Garage
W. Wilson
D. N. Scott
R. W. Arnold
Combs Cattle Co
J. J. Roberts
Leonard Henderson
Marathon Study Club
Brewster
Irwin Caplan
M. P. Slover
Mr. Slover
KVLF
Box
Pedros
LOS Cambios
Rev. Streetman
State Baptist Group
James Kemp
Sherry and
Alan
Odessa
J. W. Frazer
Mr. Frazer
C.F
Hank) Chambers
Midand
Charles Chambers
John Gentry
Houston
J. W. Gentry
Serviced
Jay Chancellor
Remington Rand Agent
Brewster, Presidio
Jeff Davis
Terrell Counties
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