New Auto Firm To Open In Alpine Soon
Henry Bailey to head Henry Bailey Motors introducing Oldsmobile and Cadillac lines. The business will open once suitable quarters are found. Bailey recently retired after 25 years in the army stationed 15 years in Texas, living with Mrs Bailey in the Asa A. Jones apartment on College Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Henry Bailey
Henry Bailey Motors
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Bailey
Texas
Asa A. Jones
College Hall
Sul Ross students injured in Highway 90 crash near Alpine
Joe Gardner and Robert Shaw, Sul Ross students from Roosevelt and Dryden, were injured when their car failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 90 west of town. Gardner suffered concussion and other injuries, placed in an iron lung, and was flown to San Antonio for treatment. Shaw had cuts and minor injuries.
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Joe Gardner
Sul Ross
Roosevelt
San Antonio
Robert Shaw
Dryden
Alpine
Marfa
Gardner
Shaw
Sul Ross Student Council
Local Residents and Visitors Noted in Dallas Week
A sequence of short notes lists A J Joyce visiting Dallas this week and many others visiting relatives or traveling for medical care and business. Names include Mrs W A Rackley Big Lake Mrs Peyton Caine Virginia Thomas and more along with travels to Eldorado Houston Mayo Clinic Pecos and El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Rackley
Big Lake
Sam D. Thomas
Alpine FFA notes convention honors and chapter gifts
Alpine FFA reports Billy Mills attended the National Future Farmer convention in Kansas City in October 1923 with W E Williams and E L Tiner. Wilbur Dunk of Junction was elected National vice president. The meeting named committees for cooperative alfalfa purchases and approved a gift to Jim Spann's mother for the FFA float won first in the parade. Minutes announce dates for program planning committee meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Ffa
Billy Mills
Future Farmer
Kansas City
Billy
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
India
Canada
England
W. E. Williams
E. L. Tiner
Texas
Wilbur Dunk
Junction
FFA
Wilbur
G. H. Harfst
Robert Cross
Otis French
Jerry Burling
Earnest Teague
Jim Spann
Jerry Martin
John Pittman
New High Is Reached In Registration In Brewster County
Post war registration of new motor vehicles in Brewster County reached a record 25 licenses issued at the county tax collector's office. Previous high was 24 in April. October registrations include entries for Studebaker, GMC truck, Plymouth sedan, Frazer sedan, DeSoto coach, Ford pickup, Cadillac sedan, Ford coupe, Buick sedan, Chevrolet truck, and more.
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Brewster County
Kate Nevill
Studebaker Secan
Ritchey Bros
GMC
N. O. Miller
Plymouth
J. E. Wright
Frazer
Lyle E. Reiten
DeSoto
Fred ©. Griffin
Ford
G. P. Smith
Kenneth Stucke
G. A. Morriss
Cadillac
Visitor dies during LA visit after Melbourne stay
Mr and Mrs Wm Cotter learned that W J Castles died of a heart attack at his daughter's Los Angeles home early Monday. Castles, a World War I veteran and retired government worker, had visited the Cotters for two weeks last month to see their son Ames, formerly stationed at Melbourne, Australia. He was to be buried in Los Angeles yesterday.
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Wm. Cotter
W. J. Castles
Bargers Visit Big Bend Parks with Austin Relative
The Barger family and relatives including Mrs. Gladys Gardner of Austin toured Big Bend park and Carlsbad caverns. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Stambaugh departed for Hamilton to reside indefinitely, with Stambaugh having sold his auto repair business and home earlier.
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Barger
Tom Barger
Hillsboro
Tom Bargers
Gladys Gardner
Austin
Bargers
Big Bend Park
Carlsbad Caverns
A. R. Stambaugh
Hamilton
Mr. Stambaugh
Hord Motor Co
North 2Nd St
Earl Lankford
Alpine residents undergo multiple medical procedures in late October
Mrs B H Warnock and Mrs W W Weatherford of Alpine report major operations on October 29 in Presidio and Alpine. Mrs Sam D Thomas of Alpine and Bob Shaw a Sul Ross student plan major surgery around October 31. Mrs Otis Coggins Sr. schedules skin grafting on November 1. Dr Schuessler of El Paso performs the operations with Coach Travis Cook in Alpine for treatment of a sprained ankle on November 4.
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Gonzalo Ramirez
Alpine
Sul Ross
School of Mines
el Paso
B. H. Warnock
W. W. Weatherford
Presidio
Sam, D. Thomas
Bob Shaw
Otis Coggins Sr
Schuessler
Alpine Stores to Close Armistice Day
Practically all Alpine business houses will close all day next Tuesday Armistice Day or observe Sunday hours after a chamber of commerce survey.
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Alpine
Chamber of Commercce
Students form committees to plan FFA program for next year
President presides as Billy Mills, Jim Spann, Jerry Martin, Joe Smith, John Hunter, James Ramirez, Otis French, Lee Cowell, Andy Hudson and Hugh Lancaster are named to lead key FFA committees. Sul Ross college students Mickey Smith, G. H. Harfst and Earnest Teague attend the meeting.
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Billy Mills
Jim Spann
Jerry Martin
Joe Smith
John Hunter
James Ramirez
Otis French
Lee Cowell
Andy Hudson
Hugh Lancaster
FFA
Mickey Smith
G. H. Harfst
Earnest Teague
Sul Ross College
Alpine Parents Welcome Two Newborns in Local Births
Mr and Mrs Philip Avant Alpine are parents of an eight pound baby girl born November 3. Mr and Mrs Sam D Thomas Alpine welcome a daughter Connie Lou born last Friday weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces. Rev and Mrs Rex Thompson Marfa celebrate a son born Sunday. Mimeograph stencils and paper at The Avalanche.
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John P. Fowlkes
Fred S. Rogers
Philip Avant
Alpine
Sam D. Thomas
Connie Lou
Rex Thompson
Marfa
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Ward School
J. H. Thomas
Ward-School
Torna
B. Mosley
Victor
Columbia
Capital
Decca
Music Equipment Co
JEEP
Bar Fallis
Border Patrol
M. N. Bobo
W. Holland Ave
10Th St
South Sth ST
Chas
Stanford
RK. B
E College Ave
13Th St
G. M. Bridges
Home Furniture Co
Scales Bros
Cap- Mal
J. KR. Morton le
Fort Davis Highway
Central Ward School
Isbell
MY Rock House
Boy Scout Club House
Anne Stanford
West Side Courts
W. S. Moore
Mgr
R. EB. Herod
S. Delta
San Gabriel
Cal
Dorothy Mahalite
Cio
N. 7Th ST
Central School
Avalanche. le
Detroit
SP. Depot
Catholic Church
Chas. Stanford
Rock House
EF. Ave. C
DeVinney
J. C. Fuller
Sec.Treas
Marfa Nath Farm Loan Assn
Marfa, Textie
David Holguin Jr
Tex
M. J. Vanmeter
Dave Freeman
Box
Alpine Appliance
Bassar
Ladies Missionary Society of Christian Church
Wilson Bldg
A. J. Joyce
Dallas
Peyton Caine
Small Son
Eldorado
Virginia Thomas
Houston
Harry Carpenter
Mayo's Clinic
Rochester
Minn
J. C. Henderson
Mrs
Phil Gates
Rockville, Maryland
H. E. Gates
Mrs. Gates
George Koury
S. W. Hospital
Otis Kimball
Kimball
Lenora English
Kenedy
Georgia Dallman
A. L. Stroud
J. C. Epperson
Jim Glasscock
Martin L. Carter
Stella V. Byrd
Hot Springs
Ark
Arizona
Bruce Brussow
Madison, Wis
W. J. Winter
Sgt. Brussow
Lt. Winter
Pacific
T. R. Henderson
Weslaco
Alpine Drug Store
R. S. Carnes
Mrs. C. F
Granada Theatre
Ua He
Cate Neta Hihaneel Oedema
Mtn
Vane
al Lott
Anas
R Rabiaa
Matt
Palgroleng
G. Noel
Co. L. Thomas
D. W. Wells
J. B. Murrah
Chevrolet
J. E. Bynum
Aubrey Edwards
J. C. Cooley
Jim Corder
Collie Hutcheson
Frank N. Newsom
W. C. Barron
John Lane
Chrysler
Jack Todd
Buick
Wm. F. Wallace
Travis Cook
Tivoli
Hotel de Verano
Wags
Jim Francois
Elmo Company
Davenport
Iowa
Santa Fe
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