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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1939
Page
5
A caller seeks quick cash for a good residence near by and notes accepted. A party wants a 10,000 acre ranch with solid location and cash or Tod payments. Another seeks improved farms and rental property with reliable terms. Multiple buyers offer cash for land and rental needs. Call for listings.
Fragments indicate a promotion urging readers to obtain loans for painting, rooting, and new construction. The text references F. HA and a “book of helps” but lacks complete details or verifiable entities.
Mattia presided over the firing president moment and welcomed incoming officers. Mrs C A Brown thanked the group for the coming year. Mrs Fred Walker, formerly a member, performed two songs. Mrs Paul Vogts piano piece was praised. Stunts and Indormal presented their segment with Mrs B F Berkeley singing her first memorised piano solo by Mrs W Van Sickle recalling memorising the poem Twinkle Twinkle Little Star at age three.
The President's reception for the senior class of Sul Ross College was held Tuesday night in the girls' residence hall lounge. Guests included the senior class, Sul Ross faculty, and Alpine public school faculty. Miss Alice Cowan greeted guests and introduced the line of dignitaries, with music by the college sextette and local musicians. Punch was served at a refreshment table.
Fort Davis graduation exercises attracted a large audience with Elisabeth Ann Miller saluting, Alice Sproul valedictorian, and Tom Merrill honored posthumously among local families. Seventh grade promotions, war veteran Rodriguez’s service record, and community events at Alpine and Rooney Park are noted along with church society activities and upcoming medical visits.
Joe Carton heads the new Gulf Oil Company service station finished last week. Rev and Mrs Richard Irving returned from a one month trip to California including Frisee and Alpine. A standard Oil filling station is being built nearby facing State Highway No 17. Land was bought months ago and rain threatened Tuesday afternoon but did not materialize. The mountain country grows drier while Mrs E Fowlkes learns her son Edwin and his wife welcomed a baby in Anthony Kansas.
A verdict for the plaintiff was returned in a special district court session in which Mrs Lurene Johnson of Fort Stockton sought recovery of taxes paid on the Grand theatre at Fort Stockton and Granada theatre Alpine under a contract. The claim for damages for breach was denied and a special venire was summoned. Judge C R Luton presided with W H Flippen and John W Miller of Dallas and A E Owens of Alpine representing the defense. J Frank C Ray of Alpine represented the plaintiff. Both sides gave notice of appeal.
Westminster Choir College in New Jersey invites voice pupils to join a program with progressive tuition rates. Interested individuals should call 255 or write to Box 750 Alpine for details and enrollment.
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