Sul Ross adds seven to 1926 27 faculty roster
Sul Ross State Teachers College announces seven new names for the 1926 27 Long Session. L C Coleman becomes head of Mathematics and Berkeley Hall supervisor succeeding C A Gilley. P E Shotwell named athletic director after at Simmons University and Abilene High School success. Nell Smith takes Public Speaking chair, replacing Eva Sweet. Lula McMeans substitutes English, A L Anthony assists math, S M Melton adds Education professorship, Lottie Heyman and Elizabeth Keefer assume English and Art leadership, with Margaret Guenther returning as associate professor of music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross State Teachers College
L C. Coleman
Berkeley Hall
C. A. Gilley
University of Texas
Coleman
Sul Ross
George Peabody College
P. E. Shotwell
Simmons University
Abilene
West Texas State Teachers College
Notre Dame
Rockne
Nell Smith
el Paso
Lula McMeans
Boatright
East Texas State Teachers College
A. L. Anthony
Shotwell
Abilene High School
S. M. Melton
Alpine Public Schools
Texas Christian University
Alpine
Real Estate Transfers and Licenses Issued
Real estate transfers shown include W A Daugherty to John Daugherty deed for 560 acres in See 55 B9 GH &SA Ry and multiple other transfers. Licenses issued list marriage licenses RP Lassiter and Berta Clark Ferris Niebez Fierro and Agapito Monclova among others. vehicle registrations and local property deeds referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Daugherty
John Daugherty
GH &Sa Ry. Board of Education
New Mexico
M. E. Church
J. D. McCutcheon
Gillis Add
Alpine
Ozark Jersey Co
J. FE. Brown
L J Carroll
F M Hall
Chas M Lebow
C W Bennett
D & W Ry
LS Seyffer
John Wm Smith
Gc&sf
DEW
Tom W Palmer
Herbert Johnson
Carrie
Parkin
W D Faurot
Mayme Faurot
W D Faurot Jr
Eva S Winder
John Perkins
K B Kendrick
J W
Harrison
T&sthl
J H Miller
Orig
T&sthl Ry
Luis Valadez
Jesus Terrasas
Ed Dodson
Will C Easterling
Hancock
J P Howser
T J Cartwright
Gh&sa
John A Dawson
Russell L Thompson
Joe Harmonet
Gillis
Lassiter and
Berta Clark
Registered Herefords for Immediate Sale
For immediate sale 50 head of young cows and heifers. For spring delivery 50 head high class young pulls. Will contract bulls any time. See me at City Office. Ww. A. Daugherty. 8-13-tie. Your advertising dollar goes far ther in The Avalanche because it is Dacked by circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Daugherty
San Angelo Monument Dealer Visits Alpine
John Hagelstein of San Angelo, a monument dealer with a large display yard, visited Alpine and nearby areas last week and supervised erection of monuments sold by his company. While awaiting an engine from Fort Stockton to move a damaged motor train, he sold a tombstone to the section foreman at Chancellor at midnight, an event witnessed by The Avalanche reporter. He also subscribed to The Avalanche, noted as a demonstrable sign of his liveliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hagelstein
San Angelo
Alpine
Hagelstein
Fort Stockton
Chancellor
Avalanche
Laboratories Acquire New Apparatus to Boost Science Work
New supplies valued at over five hundred dollars have been added to the physics chemistry and biology laboratories since last spring. The improvements raise the standard of Sul Ross service work by enabling many important experiments. Previously the instructor had to be present at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Red Cross Roll Call Aids Veterans And Public Health
The article highlights how local chapters spent 2,237,000 for World War veterans and the national organization spent 1,677,916 in the same period. It notes Braille books for the blind, Learn to Swim campaigns, first aid training saving lives, hygienic health instruction, and urges joining the Red Cross from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day. County Chairman R F Davis urges support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
National Organization
Red Cross Society
R. F. Davis
Sul Ross Skyline Notes Departmental Equipment Additions
The resourceful inventor and instructor Mr. Walker has added equipment and chemicals valued over 156 dollars. The biology department gained analytical balances a drying oven sap pressure instruments and other items with lecture charts bringing the total to about 400 dollars. Mr Cottle anticipates a greenhouse and new cases as the next needs for his department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Cottle
Sul Ross
Illinois Couple Visits Alpine on Way Home
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dearborn and daughter from Peoria Illinois paused in Alpine Friday on their California return. Dearborn owns land at Maxon Springs in Brewster County and this was their first visit since 1902. The party praised the scenery and climate and renewed their Avalanche subscription. Dearborn is engaged in banking and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Dearborn
Peoria
Lil
Alpine
California
10000 Highland Calves Fed in Corn Belt
Ten thousand feeder calves from the Highland region of West Texas have been moved to Corn Belt feed lots for finishing. C B Denman, president of the National Livestock Producers Association, notes the flow through the association's feeder calf pool. A B Connor of the Texas Experiment Station says many Texas calves and lambs are shipped out yearly instead of finishing locally, despite the state's abundant grain sorghums and alfalfa resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Highland
West Texas
C. B. Denman
National Livestock Producers Association
A. B. Connor
Texas Experiment Station
Spook Station Moved From Orient to McCamey
The Orient Owego spook station long closed for lack of business has been moved to McCamey. It replaces the old boxcar station in the town that has served since its founding a year ago. The Owego two story structure measured twenty two feet by
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Orient
Owego
McCamey
Owego Station
Railroad Station Moves 18 Miles To New Site
The 65 foot building was jacked onto flat cars and moved 18 miles to a new site. McCamey will gain a station as large as any on the line in towns of 3000 inhabitants. A. J. Cleary, superintendent of the Orient Line in Texas, supervised the removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCamey
A. J. Cleary
Orient Line
Texas
Fort Stockton
The Avalanche Job Office Promotes Modern Equipment
The most completely equipped job office in this section offers modern machinery and correct styles, highlighting a premier service for employment seekers.
Advertising in the Avalanche Pays Backed by Circulation
The note asserts that Avalanche advertising proves valuable due to strong circulation. It frames ads as effective investments because a wide reader base supports ad exposure and credibility.
Poling Enzymologist Leaves for California
Mr and Mrs C C Poling depart for California after months here. Poling, a noted research enzymologist, gathered moth and butterfly species for the Smithsonian Carnegie and other institutions. They leased the Hord residence on Sunny Glen ranch. He plans to return next year to resume his research work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Poling
California
Mr. Poling
Smithsonian
Carnegie
Polings
Hord
Glen Ravch
Holland Hotel to Undergo Extensive Improvements
Clay Holland, proprietor of the Holland Hotel in the Big Bend district, announced this week that extensive improvements will be made. New carpets will be installed in every room, draperies hung in all bedrooms, and composition flooring added to all bathrooms as a trial with plans to extend the flooring to the lobby if satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Hotel
Big Bend
Clay Holland
Holland
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Lottie Heyman
Phi Beta Kappa
Columbia University
University of California
Elizabeth Keefer
Anna E. Keener
Margaret Guenther
Loraine Boardman
Gueather
New York
Spalding
Marathon
Chrysler
J Roy Spence
Buick
E H Moore
Jesse Roberts
Salomon Ramos
Ford
L. T. Votow
Chevrolet
Alpine Lbr Co
Ford Truck
Jack Phelps
Ster
L Matthews
T S. Stetler
S G Smith
R W Arnold
C EB James
Peterson Collins
Big Spring
Jim Gallego
Kokernot Motors, Inc
Williams
Walter, Smith
J M Peden
Ris
Niebez Fierro
Agapito Monclova
Illinois
Orient
SPOOK
Howell
Hone 7
BIG Bend Bread
Hudson's Bakery
Poling
Highway Service Station Inc
Palace Garnett Bros
Jimmy Taylor
United States
Louis J. Baker
Optometrist
Alpine, Texas
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