Penny Store Adverts and Alpine Social Notes
Local and personal items from Alpine include visits from J. W. Burford and Capt. C. A. Windus, rising mentions of Harry Smith, Mrs. Lavender, and Mrs. Gillett visiting El Paso and Marfa. The Penny Store runs special weekly prices and a Monday bargain day, with ads touting Racket goods, fine candies, and seed and feed at Caldwell's. Community chatter covers church painting, births, visitors from Pecos, and local business notes including Walton, McGaughy, and Smith & Sons offering wood and coal, plus courthouse deep well work and a temporary G H S A agent.
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Martin of
Marfa
Alpine
San Angelo Fair Promises to Draw Strong Local Delegation
The San Angelo fair promises unusual quality this year as railroads announce reduced fares. The Orient advertises a very attractive rate. A. F. Robinson returned from Georgia and Mrs. Robinson will visit her sister Mrs. J. Roy Spence in Commerce. J. L. Crawford and J. W. Weaver returned, with Weaver to head to Victoria I High School. Geo. W. Page, formerly Alpine superintendent, now directs Victoria High School. Mr and Mrs E. E. Townsend and daughter Margaret passed Alpine en route to El Paso in a Studebaker. Read the Avalanche for local news.
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H. D. Mendel
Pecos County
Alpine
el Paso
B. Adrian
P. & .G. Telephone Co
San Angelo
Prewater County
Orient
A. F. Robinson
Georgia
J.L. Crawford
J. W. Weaver
Victoria Victor
Weaver
Victoria
North Texas
Geo. W. Page
Shoma
Avalanche
Page
E. E. Townsend
Margaret
Alpine J
Mr. Townsend
Studebaker
New Real Estate Firm Collins and Moffett Open in Alpine
A local advertisement announces the formation of a new partnership named Collins and Moffett to operate a real estate and brokerage business in Alpine. Both principals, Collins J J and Moffett, are known in Alpine commerce and have set up offices in the Lackey building, with expectations of prosperity.
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Collins & Moffet
Alpine
Messrs
Collins J: J
Moffett
Alpine J
Lackey
Bechtol Leaves El Paso Post For Home Move
Gillian Bechtol departs El Paso after months in a responsible Avalanche office role. She will reunite with her husband as he secures housing, and best wishes from the office follow her to the new home.
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Gillian Bechtol
el Paso
Gillian
Avalanche
Bechtol
Fence fixing ends in deerless misdirection on Jim Wilson ranch
Nat Parks of the Southern Pacific visited Alpine on a trip to El Paso and helped repair a mile of Jim Wilson’s fence. He was taken at 3 am to spot deer and antelope along the line but none appeared, and Wilson later praised Parks as a “fence fixer” in a recommendation letter despite the wildlife absence.
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San Antonio Express
Wnd
Nat Parks
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Alpine
Jim Wilson
Nat
Jim
Pleasing Opera House Benefit For Alpine PTA
Monday night at the opera house Mrs J Atkinson of San Antonio directed an entertainment for Alpine Parent Teachers Association. The Little Sobers and Alabama numbers drew praise from the audience. Mrs Atkinson’s reading was described as artistic with encores showing satisfaction. Receipts totaled 98 dollars, of which 43 dollars went to the PTA.
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Opera House
J. *. Atkinson
San Antonio
Parent- Teachers Association of
Alpine
Little Sobers
Alabama
Parent-Teachers Association
De Luxe Train to be a Daily New Dining Room Opened
The De Luxe Train will run daily from San Antonio to Valentine with stops at Del Rio Sanderson Alpine Marfa and pass through Paso. It features an all steel diner baggage car and observation car with no extra fare beyond seat or reservation. Service to begin November 16 with a fast schedule and limited stops.
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Hoover
Agent Parks
St. Charles Hotel
Christie
San Antonio
Ella Cordial
Paso
del Rio
Sanderson
Alpine
Marfa
Valentine
Injury Costs Clifford His Sight At Work
M M Clifford lost sight of one eye last Saturday while using a mowing machine when a blade fragment shattered his glasses and pierced the eyeball. Dr Middlebrook says the eye cannot be saved but removal is unnecessary. Alpine study club designates the Avalanche office as a free magazine depository for Brewster county residents to borrow and return.
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M. M. Clifford
Clifford
Middlebrook
Alpine Study Club
Avalanche
Brewster County
Methodist Church Sunday Services Notice
Methodist Church invites members and friends to greet each other this Sunday. Usual services held one hour, seven forty five. Pastor H M Smith signs the notice. Also an advertisement for a New Century Typewriter priced at ten dollars. Apply at this office.
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H. M. Smith
M. E. Church
New Century Typewriter
Order Trees Now for December 10 Delivery
A public notice announces that fruit trees and shrubbery are now being ordered with delivery planned for December 10. The ad invites the public to place orders promptly and includes an advertising date of October 23, 1926 and signature McCallum.
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McCallum
Finest apples appear on local market with strong demand
Apples of exceptional quality start appearing locally and many are being shipped out. The fruit is praised for its appearance and superior flavor and is expected to command high prices in foreign markets.
Lost or Stolen Steers and Cow Reward
Sixteen head of four year old steers and one cow missing all branded with bar through it and swati fork on the left. Reward offered for information leading to recovery. Contact W D M Alpine Lex dated 10-23-41.
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Swati
W.D. M
Christian Church Bible School and Prayer Meeting Schedule
Christian Church announces Bible school sessions and a preaching schedule. Prayer meeting listed for day at 8 p.m. Details unclear but indicates regular services and a weeknight gathering led by H.
Trains Schedules for GH and S A Ry Westbound Eastbound
The timetable lists westbound No 7 at 12 30 pm and No 1h44 pm No 8 at 7 42 pm eastbound 10 75 35 am.
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S.A. Ry
Alpine train arrivals and sale ad in Avalanche
K C M and O Ry arrive at Alpine at 6 10 p m No 1 passenger leaves Alpine at 9 20 a m Good common dur ey and sandle horse seven years old cheap for the money Apply at this office advt For Sale My residence the S W 1 4 Block No 3 10 9 41 adv L B Caruthers Alpine Texas Subscribe for the Avalanche
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Alpine
Advt
L. B. Caruthers
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will Baines
J. W. Burford
Penny Store
C. A. Windus
Caldwell's
Harry Smith
S.J. McSpadden
E. H. Lavender
F. E. Gillett
China Lilly Bowles
Alpine Hardware Co
Commissioners Court
Wood
Smith's
E.L. Frazer
Fr. Stockton
Boston
Daisy Bakery
Caldwell’s. Advt
W. A. Farley
Caldwell
Edwards & Young
Chandler
H. H. Kilpatrick
J.M. Wattenbarger
Riley Smith
Christian Church
Harold Hord
Houston
H.L. Lackey
Phone Smith's
San
RE. Beaty
C. A. Craighead
U. S
van McGaughy
J. A Wilson
G.C. Smith & Sons
G. Kurt Lange
W.N. Roberts
J. E.cox
J. B. Rea
Pecos
Holland
R. L. Nevill
A. J. Tippit
Edgar Purington
Longfellow
Florence Campbell
J. D
McGaughy
Brister Phelps
Will Bel
G. A. Smith & Sons
Hovey
Ori
Ders
Meek
Alpine Steam Laundry
Ader
Syl Adams
Joe Hord
Goliad County
Collins & Moffett
San Angelo Fair
Mr. Cotter
Ft. Davis
New Real Estate
THE
Alpine Mercantile
Compan
Methodist Church
K. CM
0. Ry
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