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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1926
Page
6
Local representative of The Avalanche in the community shares news and personals, highlighting Miss Lucille French and marathon updates.
Fort Worth Texas November 10 11 J Brannon Marathon superintendent of schools earns life membership in Texas State Teachers Association now among 961 recipients since the year began. Bronze tablet planned naming about 1000 members later. Brannon and Marathon contemporaries to attend El Paso for assembly November 26 and 27. Local notes include parish events church society met at Mrs KW Arnold home deciding a candy shop fundraiser at school auditorium December 2 1 cent admission. several community visits and trips and a bridge party at Alpine. Public notices include a lengthy cited probate administration for Frank Sullivan and S J Sullivan Brewster County with heirs listed and summons to appear November 15 1926.
A local power firm outlines agreements affecting daily consumption. The article notes average daily usage hovering around seven hours in winter months and dropping to roughly two hours in mid year. Details remain unclear due to OCR errors but imply seasonal shifts in electrical demand and tariffs.
The county commissioners met in regular session Monday with all members present. They canvassed the general election returns and declared Jamon A. Burke as County Judge Mamie Lease Livingston Sherrit W N Gourley as Clerk M T Chastain as Treasurer A M Turney as Attorney Precinct 1 Clarice Hrd Anderson Precinct 3 D C Bonrland Precinct 4 W D Dureham as Commissioners and J D Mee as Justice of the Peace Precinct 1. Readings fixed salaries for county and precinct officers. Sheriff and tax collector W N Gourley reported and approved. A M Turney appointed county attorney. The office had been vacant since John Perkins resignation. Judge Turney is the attorney-elect. Precinct 2 3 A ace Precinct 2 Precinct 3 J F Shon
The Pecos Avalanche corrects an error stating Will Rooney, who defeated D. Barker for Pecos County sheriff, is a Democrat. The paper had previously misrepresented his political affiliation as Republican, noting Pecos County lacks a primary and acknowledging the confusion.
Elizabeth Keeter of Houston studied in Chicago and New York with Joseph Pennell. Her etching method has gained entry to several major shows including the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Art Club in New York. Since returning to Alpine she leads the Sul Ross State Teachers College art department and continues refining the technique with Pennell’s guidance.
The fire department responded Tuesday afternoon to W. F. Hudman’s home on East Rail Road Avenue where a gasoline heater in the bathroom exploded. The flames were quickly put out with chemicals, causing no damage beyond the incident itself.
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