Sul Ross ExhS Quiz Prompts Alumni Dinner Mystery
A letter from Anne Aynesworth of Alpine Texas invites Sul Ross alumni to an event at the Mexican Original Café in San Antonio on Friday November 2 at six. It requests an answer with a one dollar check, or a G minus for no reply, and offers alternative mailing options to the Menger Hotel if postmarked by November 22.
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Remce
San Anonio
Sul Ross
Teachers’ Association
Menger
San Antonio
Texas
Anne Aynesworth
Alpine
Chamber of Commerce
Skevington
J. D. Jackson
Terrell
West Texas
Davis Mountains
Sul Ross College
Alpiv
Tererlti
Denton
San Marcos
West
Orient Railway
Walter Gerron
State Rail Commission
Pecos
Orie
Orient
San Angelo
Gerron
Morelock
Jackson
Rotary Club of
Altho
Lang
Ose
Obituary of James Manning Third Rail Official
Obituary notes the death of James Manning the Third, a boy from Alpine born May 19, death on November 17 after a brief illness. He is remembered for a bright mind and patient spirit, surviving by his father James Manning, brothers Henry and Robert, grandmother Mrs. H. J. Lockhart, aunts Mrs. J. A. Kean and Mrs. A. L Perry, and cousin the Perry girl. Services were at Matthan Baptist Church with Rev. Bowles officiating.
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James Manning
Arcie
Latle Brothers
Hkre
Henry
Robert
H. J. Lockhart
J. A. Kean
A. L Perry
Perry Girl
Alpine
James
Matthan Baptist Church
Bowles
God of All Grace
Jesus
C. Bowles
When Buffalo Roamed These Hills Along the Texas Frontier
The article recalls ranger J. C. Bird and family camping near an old trail from 1881. Bird finds two buffalo horn fragments and plans to gift them to C. J. B. Gillett of Marfa. The piece laments the vanished buffalo and Indian cultures as progress reshapes the plains, noting a nearby subterranean spring feeding Tex- University wells.
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Bird
J. B. Gillett
Marfa
Great Northwest
Gulf
Pacific
University of Tex
Alpine Avalanche Publication Details
The Alpine Avalanche established as a weekly by The Alpine Publishing Company lists subscription terms per year and six months with W. W. Jenkins as manager editor. It is entered as second class matter at Alpine Texas post office under the 1879 act.
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THE
Alpine Avalanche
Alpine Publishing Company
Alpine
Texas
Embittered views on faith and a fruit shipment tale
A column reflects on trust and moral decay amid Prohibition debates as the author recalls a fruit shipment by Al J. Dippiet and Hird, critiques the press, and shares a cautionary anecdote about a husband and wife in a street scene.
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al J. Dippiet
Pel Rio
Mr Hird
Bert Daye
Hird
Fort Worth
Labor talk at federation convention on lower building costs
A Federation of Labor speaker urged reducing building costs at 11 Maco last week. A San Antonio carpenters union resolution called for a one dollar per hour wage increase. The speaker warned that the cost equation for builders and suppliers must be adjusted to lower home building prices while fair wages and affordable rents remain priorities.
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Federation of Labor
Carpenter's Union of
San Antonio
What data of people deserve the most pity in society
A conversation among readers touched on who merits the most pity poverty the rich or all classes together. One Democrat argued for universal pity and all agreed the Republic benefits from considering every group.
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Bach
Republic
Education Week Calls for Literacy and Culture
The piece cites the national Education Week proclaimed by the President and urges reducing illiteracy among native and foreign born groups. It stresses both vocational training and broad liberal culture to cultivate cultured citizens who think and live responsibly.
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Bowers
Parents' Day Hearts Involve Community At Local Schools
The article reports strong participation in Parents' Day events with about forty visitors registering and several mothers showing interest in forming a PT organization. It notes Home Economics Dept lunches for the School Board, calls by board members, and cross community involvement including Mexican patrons and white women volunteers urging weekly school visits.
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Home Economics
Slower
Socializing value of contests in interscholastic league
The article argues contests in public speaking socialize students by placing them in real audience roles and team dynamics. It contrasts doing in contests with classroom instruction, noting rules, sportsmanship, and respect for law emerge as the child’s ego yields to cooperative effort and shared goals.
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Carlyle
Presbyterians Invite for 11 OClock Service by President Morelock
The Presbyterian church will host an 11 o clock service led by H W Morelock president of Sul Ross College. All members adherents and visitors are invited. No evening service due to the pastor's absence. Sunday school at 10 a m. Pastors note record attendance last Sunday. J A McMillan pastor.
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H. W. Morelock
Sul Ross College
J. A. McMillan
P. T. A. Meeting Program Highlights
The program lists a prayer business session a piano duet and songs. Mrs F G Walker leads a public school music talk with Mr Morelock and Mr Melton. A Little Child Shall Lead Them is sung by Mrs Mullenix hosted by Mrs Garnett and Mrs Jenkins.
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F. G Walker
Morelock
Melton
Mullenix
Garnett
Jenkins
Alpine Texas Ordinance Requires Plumber Permit
City ordinance forbids practicing plumbing without a permit after certification by the mayor and plumbing inspector. It urges residents to hire licensed plumbers and notes McMurry as the only licensed plumber in Alpine.
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Alpine
Texas
McMurry
Alpine Drug Store ad and community notices Dec 1 1924
An Alpine Drug Store promotes Lavoptik eye wash and offers free eye cups. Green Valley oil and gas leases are advertised for sale. A Parent Teachers Association event schedule for December 1 lists multiple parties and tea times at local homes with ticket prices and host names. The notice encourages attendance and portrait specials from Mrs Thain's Studio with Christmas portraits offered.
Calotabs Promoted as Fast Cold Cure by Advertisers
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a purifying, nausea free treatment for influenza and colds. It claims two tablets at bedtime with water erase symptoms by morning with no digestive interference and guarantees satisfaction with money back. It lists prices and seals of assurance by druggists.
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Drvevists
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Focal
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District Court
Maryland
Kipling
Earth
Jellie
Attenton
Trutns
Mojave
Thomas Meighan
Lea
Paramount
Paramounts
Limberlost
Ance
Presbyterian Church
Alpine Drug Store
Green Valley
A. M. Turney
Parent Teachers’ Association
Joe Burgess
Oe Burgess
Jim Casner
Land
Joe Hord
Jurney
Hlomer Ferguson
Fritz Weyerts
George Benson
de Baines
George Baines
H. Kevington
Uscant
Thenia
Homer Ferguson
Tomer
Rirs
Thain
Andree
Howell Lumber Company
Alpine, Texas
Buick
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Tasner Mocor CO
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