Opening of Alpine accounting and real estate office
Marty W. Carpenter and William L. Tungate announce a new accounting and real estate office opening June 1 to serve Alpine and nearby communities. Carpenter served as deputy collector of Internal Revenue, while Tungate spent 12 years with the Treasury as a revenue agent of special cases. They will operate from the Big Bend Abstract Co. building in Alpine.
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Marty W. Carpenter
William L. Tungate
Alpine
Carpenter
Internal Revenue
Tungate
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Big Bend Abstract Co
Alpine Echoes Memorial Day Reflections and Local Notices
Alpine community columnist laments wartime lessons while praising local graduates and civic projects. Notes support for all-summer Paisano encampment and Girl Scout Mt. Peak camp plans, urges safer streets, and includes social comments on race and youth behavior. Mentions community letters from Joe Sonnier and local readership.
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Torull
Mt Ic
Weekly Livestock Summary Tidewater Market May 24
The market showed declines across most livestock classes as receipts rose. Sheep and lambs led the drop with Spring lambs steady to easier and low grades down $1 per 100. aged sheep fell 50c to $1. Cattle were uneven with overall lower rates, slaughter steers and fat calves steady to down, cows mostly down, stockers steady.
It Happened Here 20 Years Ago in 1927
A collage of local notes from Avalanche area items dated May 27 1927 recalls town boosters uniting to improve a border route and a move to a new building site on Corner College Avenue. It mentions a tree budding drive and County Agent R S Miller, plus a mix of school, sports, obituaries, and business news across nearby towns.
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Corner College Ave
N. Fifth St
R. S. Miller
Chevrolet
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