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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
3
A trash fire at the College Hill residence recently purchased by M. L. Hopson caused considerable excitement. A fire unit was dispatched, but flames were extinguished before material damage occurred.
A record turnout packed the Holland Hotel for the Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Dr. J. D. Sanderer of Simmons University Abilene spoke, while delegates from Alpine Fort Davis Marathon Carrizozo Okmulgee and Fort Worth discussed the Mexican Border Highway meeting and West Texas Chamber growth.
Effective last Sunday the northbound Orient motor train departs Alpine one hour earlier at 8 a.m. and arrives at 10 p.m. The mail office closes at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Annie, postmaster, notes the line as most completely equipped for this section with modern machinery.
The old adobe site once occupied by the Alpine Transfer is being torn down to make way for a new addition to the Holland hotel. Trustee ownership changed months ago, with the Transfer relocating to the old Murray Garage on Fourth Street east of the Masonic temple.
Chevrolet in April set a new monthly production record with 111 937 units, surpassing the previous best and marking the highest output in its history. Alfred P Sloan Jr and C S Mott visited the Flint plant as 347 Chevrolet cars and trucks rolled off the line on April 29, 1929, led by the record pace and praised by company executives.
Felipe Ramirez to Carlota Ramirez deed 200 dollars lot 6 E 124 145 Hessadd Marathon L M Powell et ux to B W Floyd 40 acres See 33 1012 40 acres See 7 B GL Mrs L J Marlee. JD Smith to Lillian M Bidwell deed 25 dollars sees 4 18 16 B 227 see 2 B 226 TASH Ry. JM Adams et ux t deed 6400 dollars see 11 hy. Norman Smith was TC.
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