Hovey Area Guests and Rodeo Trip Noted
Walter Graef of Hovey Mercantile made a business trip to Alpine on Wednesday. L. Stone and Bill Addison drove to Marfa to attend the rodeo. Mrs Joe Parker and her father Mr Nixon were in Alpine Wednesday. Mrs Wilson McColipin of Belding passed through Hovey en route to Alpine. Good rains visited Hovey Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Graef
Hovey
Alpine
L. Stone
Bill Addison
Marfa
Joe Parker
Mr. Nixon
Wilson McColipin of
Belding
Dallas Visitors Explore Alpine and Davis Mountains
A Dallas party led by Judge Thos. T. Holloway and including Mr. and Mrs. Thos. J. Jones Mrs. E. M. Powel and Howard Jones toured Alpine on Wednesday en route to Fort Davis. They plan several days in the Davis Mountains for pleasure and business. Mrs. Jones praised Alpine as a resort at the Chamber of Commerce visit. Ted Jones, secretary of Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce, accompanies the group and the family expressed affection for West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Thos. T. Holloway
Thos. J. Jones
E. M. Powel
Howard Jones
Alpine
Fort Davis
Davis Mountains
Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Jones
Chamber of Commerce of
West Texas
Luncheon for Young Folks at Methodist Church
Members of the Methodist Church hosted a luncheon for young people and young married couples in the new church assembly room. The event preceded the evening service and was prepared in the basement kitchen. Rev. Rex T. Moon spoke on "Food, Faith and Fun."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Rex T. Moon
House Party at Kokernot Ranch Hosts Ed and Edgar Cook
A weekend house party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Cook at the Kokernot ranch in Leoncitas featured outdoor sports and horseback riding. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cross, Miss Johnnie Allen, Mary Roberts, Jane Garrett, Eddie Lee Garnett, Grace Garnett, J. R. Durham, Joe Benson, Henry Durham, and Mr. Roberts of Marathon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Cook
Kokernot Ranch
Leoncitas
Grace Garnett
J. R. Durham
Joe Benson
Henry Durham
Mr. Roberts
Marathon
National Bankers Hear From ABA President At Atlantic City Meet
William F. Knox, president of the American Bankers Association, urges local bankers to view the Atlantic City convention as a milestone marking the switch from 3,000 to about 30,000 banks. He notes deposits exceeding fifty billion dollars and the plan to create an educational foundation for economics scholarships and research. The gathering runs Sept 28 to Oct 1 with sessions on the Steel Pier and Hotel Traymore as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Atlantic City
American Bankers Association
United States
New Jersey
Traymore
Mary Blanche Lease a Youthful C of C Worker
Little Miss Mary Blanche Lease of Alpine is described as a working Junior member of the Alpine Chamber of Commerce. She donated a box of quartz stones for a display, likely from the Davis Mountains volcanic region, and gave the first child’s book to the Alpine Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Blanche Lease
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Hamilton
Mary Blanche
Davis Mountains
Alpine Public Library
Family Reunion at Mrs J D May Home At Alpine
A weeklong family reunion gathered twenty six relatives at Mrs J D May in Alpine. attendees traveled from Arizona Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas reuniting siblings and cousins after up to seventeen years apart. some guests departed Tuesday while others extended their Alpine visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. May
Alpine
M. L. Campbelly
Bonnerdale
Arkansas
A. M. Campbell
Leola
A. J
Hot Springs
T. F. Hughes
Mabel
Sybil Katherine
Thomas D
Casa Grande
Arizona
L. Coughran
Lorna Mae
Elbera
Lowell
Bandera
Texas
B .B. Mayo
Travis
Durant
Oklahoma
H. C. Curl
Clarence Lee
San Antonio
Ford unveils improved line of body types for all models
Ford Motor Company announced a major update to its chassis and body designs with all steel bodies on lowered chassis and redesigned cowl lines. The changes include color finishes on closed cars, larger brakes, cord tires standard, and enhanced comfort with bigger interiors and better ventilation. Production is under way nationwide and cars are being sent to dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Texas For Salvation Legend On Auto Visits Four States
Judge W. B. Teagarden recalls a car seen near Alpine carrying a large inscription claiming California for exaggeration Arizona for irrigation New Mexico for starvation and Texas for salvation. The family had left Texas for California and returned via Arizona and New Mexico. Teagarden noted Alpine looked green with thriving livestock, and the scene near El Paso was celebrated as the family celebrated their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Teagarden
Alpine
Teagarden
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
el Paso
San Antonio Express
Eastern Star Enjoy Marathon Hospitality Evening
The Order of the Eastern Star met in a business session at the Masonic Hall and discussed the enjoyable picnic at Marathon last Friday. Marathon OES hosted Alpine members with about five Alpine attendees praising Marathon ladies as superb hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Marathon
Marathon O. E. S
Past Grand Chief Patriarch Visits Alpine and Marfa Lodges
Harry Firstbrook of the Grand Lodge 1. O. O. F. Encampment of Alabama recently visited the Alpine and Marfa subordinate lodges in Texas and assisted in initiating Truman Pouncey son of J. M. Pouncey deputy grand master elect. Pouncey joined the Odd Fellows on his eighteenth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Alabama
Harry Firstbrook
Alpine
Marfa
Truman Pouncey
J. M. Pouncey
Texas
Young Pouncey
Odd Fellows
Casing Pulled From Wilson No 1 for Nitro Shot
Green Valley Oil announces casing removal at Wilson No 1 and readiness to shoot the well. Three hundred quarts of nitro glycerin will be detonated at the bottom of each well once casings are cleared. J B Doddridge, president, confirms the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Doddridge
Green Valley Oil Corporation
Wilson No. 1
Green Valley No. 1
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hovey News
Davis Mountain Country
Methodist
National
William F. Knox
The
Mr. Knox
C. OF C
Texas For Salvation
Legend ON Auto
Order Eastern Star
1.O.O.F
Forchheimer Partment Store
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Benj. F. Berkeley
H.W. Ferguson
Geo. C. Miller
G. B. Crawford
Asst
Otis Turner
Professional Directory
W. van Sickle
G. K. Lange
Mr. Thomas Glynn
Gibson, la
Cardus
Brian Montague
Lackey
John Perkins
W. H. Ragin
Alpine, Brewster Co., Tex
G. H. Yates & Son
A. M. Turney
Crawford
Livingston Undertaking
Sanderson
Chas, Livingston
J. M. Gallego
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