Local Notes from Alpine and Surrounding Ranches
A roundup of visits and snippets from Alpine and Brewster County includes B F Braden and J J Oliver activities in cement work and ranch business, multiple residents from Fort Stockton, San Angelo, Marfa, and El Paso passing through or staying, weekly dinners at local hotels, trips to Marathon and Sanderson, and plans for a fibre factory in Brewster County. Readers learn about local commerce, social visits, and community notices amid postwar encouragement and automotive services.
Death of Prominent Merchant in Alpine
Chas Spencer, a well known merchant of the Big Bend district, died in Alpine on November 7 from influenza followed by pneumonia. He was 62, spent his life building a large mercantile house, lived there with three sons, and was brought here for medical treatment before his death.
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Chas. Spencer
Big Bend
Alpine
Mr. Spencer
Prominent San M lawyer Captain Ira Ogden Killed in Action
Friends in Alpine recall Captain Ira Ogden once Miss Whichoe in September as a brave figure who offered his life for his comrades. The San M native leaves a wife and a host of friends, a mother, a brother, and a young child.
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Ira Ogden
Whichoe
Capt
Ogden
San M
Antonio
Liberty Bell Saved After Thanksgiving Prayer Service
At a Monday Thanksgiving service Alpine residents urged saving the Liberty Bell for its historical value. The bell, rung at noon for prayers for boys overseas, had its debt on the bell and scaffold largely cancelled by generous locals who aided in saving the artifact.
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Alpine
Postmaster Narrow Escape After Trap Door Fall
W L Coleman suffered three broken ribs when he fell through a trap door last Thursday night. He remains in pain but friends report his condition is improving and he hopes to regain strength soon.
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W. L. Coleman
School to Open Friday After Health Officer Report
Health Officer reports rapid influenza improvement. school to open Friday following Thursday night closure. Event details indicate activities resume Sunday with religious services and church events planned.
Wreck on G Ht Track Delays Train at Paisano
A wreck on the G Ht track at Paisano delayed a troop train after a cement car broke loose from a work-train and rolled back. The engineer and fireman reportedly sustained minor injuries.
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Paisano
Victory Bells Welcome Rector's New Son in Miami
The Saint Episcopal Church Tower in Miami announced the birth of Master Lurelle McClellan a seven pound baby boy to Dr. McClellan and family Reconstruction era tone notes the child is a lineal descendant of Gen George B McClellan Civil War figure The doctor leads Christ Church in Baltimore Maryland a prominent wealthy church leader celebrates his 32nd birthday.
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Mia
Lurelle McClellan
McClellan
Kaiser
George 2. McClellan
New
Soldiers Hear Broadway Songs From Two War Work Men
In a remote camp a gray car delivered an organ and two war work men who brought entertainment for weeks of isolation. The men sang Broadway tunes and old favorites, cheering as officers praised the performance. Such groups bring free concerts, movies, and lectures to American soldiers overseas.
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Broadway
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. F. Braden
George Mack
Comanche
Kent
A. B.mcdonnell
R. B. Harrison
el Paso
Holland Hotel
King Terry
J. J. Oliver
B. E. Braden
R. L. Camp
Fort Stockton
Plan
Marfa
Ritchey Hotel
Frank Clark
Seger of
A. F. Robinson
B. E. Braden Nason
W. M. Baines
Haley Ranch
Lee Shuler
San Angelo
Melikin
Ft Stockton
Mrs. Irving Gourley
F. BB. Carter
Sanderson
Holland
Walter Measday
Borderland Auto Co
Jim Casner
Mathe Ranch
Allie
the Brown
D. Runyan
Will Nixon
J. H. Derrick
Tieb Henderson
Carroll Bates
Will F. Jones
Wallace Sublet
Crs
Arch Carroll
Silver City N. ML
Chas, Carroll
H. J. Reemtsma
Marathon
G. H. Marler
Sul Q. Mills
Roy Stillwell
Guy Crawford
Presto
Kate Frazier
Western Union
H. B. Houston
Uvalde
Texas
Eleanor Bennett
Lobo
J. T. Evans
Leo White
Brantley Carr
Paso
Mechanical Corps of
The
Army
Y.M.C. A
Sharp
United Ward
esMary
Thalia Gillett
Borderland Auto Cé
Mrs
Chas. Carroll
T. M. Newton
Mrs. Mcatted
Dallas
R. F. Taylor
U.S. Netterville
Asa Jones
Ashaind
Rank Spencer
Ch Alpina
H. T. Fletcher
Turney
WW. T. Fisher
Warry Guards
Camp Stanley
Brownsville
del Rio
Paul Mills
Gussie Linn
Verna
Belle Hix
N. L
Casner
John Blevins
Porderland Auto Co
A. J. Olivier
Houston
Severa
Olivier
New Mexico
Brewster County
Liberty Bell
Ostmaster
G. H
Victory Bells
Uch
Degan
Vailors
United War Work Campaign
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