Alpine area social and travel notes and visits
Mr and Mrs G Morrison were sisters in Ozona Sunday. Pouncey family headed to San Antonio to settle there. Various locals visit relatives, attend school, or move to other towns including Alpine, Fort Worth, El Paso, and San Antonio. Several guests tour Carlsbad caves and attend Conoco dealers meeting in Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pouncey
San Antonio
Pounceys
Lee Hancock
Colived
Alpine
New Mexico
Bears Lose to Indians Again In Marfa Hit Hard By Indians
The Alpine Bears fell 9 to 3 to the Marfa Indians on Sunday afternoon. Marfa built a lead with early runs as Sabas from Sanderson started and worked seven innings without support. Curtis Bosarth relieved, shutting out the visitors for the final two frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sa‘vas
Sanderson
Sabas
Curts Bosarth
Avalanche prints high-class notices for O'Brien family
Fragmentary OCR yields a civic or family notice mentioning W. O'Brien and family. The readable portion invites connection to the Avalanche newspaper for high-class printing services. Local context and complete details are missing from the readable text.
Calves to Enter Contests at El Paso and Marfa
Three grade Hereford calves from Sunny Glen farms will be entered in El Paso contests on the first three days of next month. J P Miles feeds two of them, weighing 400 and 410 pounds at first weigh in February. By last week they reached 895 and 915 pounds and are aimed to reach 900 before entry. The third calf is fed by Ernest Gibbons and will join in Paso, with all three going to Marfa for the Highland fair.
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el Paso
J.P. Miles
Sunny Glen
Miles
Ernest Gibbons
Marfa
Goats and Sheep Gain Ground in Brewster County
Brewster County records show livestock shifts with cattle declining as goats and sheep increase. About 110000 goats and sheep present. 36000 cattle elsewhere, 2000 horses in county, valued assets include a $220000 merchant store and a coal delivery notice. Most goats and sheep moved to Bullis Gap area near Alpine. First anthracite coal cars due Sept 25 with bulk orders advertised by Alpine Mercantile Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counry
Brewster
Bullis Gap
Alpine
Alpine Mercantile Co
Alpine ‘Wercantile Co
Former Big Bend Peace Officer Reenters Ranger Service
Bob Sumrall, long known as a Big Bend peace officer and former Texas Ranger, is rejoining the Ranger staff per the Del Rio News. Since leaving, he served as deputy sheriff of Coleman County. His commission takes effect October 1 at Presidio with Captain W. T. Wright’s company. He is among a few officers to have earned a $5,000 reward from the Texas Bankers Association for a dead bank robber after a Coleman county shooting near Jennings pool following the Lohn bank robbery in McCulloch County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sumrall
Big Bend
Texas Ranger
del Rio
del Rio News
Sumrall
Coleman County
Presidio
W. T. Wright
Alpine Womens Clubs Yearbooks Are Being Printed
Two Alpine study clubs have attractive yearbooks printed by the Avalanche. The El Progreso group book is complete while the Study Club volume awaits press. The yearbooks list officers and members and the year’s programs. El Progreso has nineteen active members with Mrs. Berhal Slight as president. Thirty eight women belong to the Study Club.
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Avalanche
Th Vook
el Progreso
Ress
Berhal Slight
Study Club Roster Led by Mrs Ferguson as President
A clipped notice lists Study Club members with Mrs H W Ferguson as President. The item notes an event date of September 25 and advertises advance booking savings at Alpine Mercantile Co with a sale period through September 18 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Study Club
H.W. Ferguson
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G. Morrison
Ozona
Charles Chambers
Paso
Prin- Sdaire
le W. Bridges
BM. Bridges
J. E. Bridges
Port Worth
Bridges
XER
Villa Acuna
Radio Trebntelan
WBAP
Watley Phillips
Kandy
J. N. Phillips
Sherman
Melvin Setzer
Denwon
Ralph Phillips
Billy Senter
Denison
Mr Phillips
Agnes Newell
Los Angeles
M.L Holland
Priday
Amarillo
Fannie Bay
Pampa
Texas
Leo Howell
Dallas
Titche- Giettinger Company
Howells
Marguerite Koeht
Ate Wil
Ity
Ralph Crawford
Galveston
Kiveta Mitehaun Ako
U. K. Davidsons
A. Shoddy
Miss Hal Fm
Cliffords
Davidson
Frank
Helen Boddy
AL. Snoddy
Carlsbad Caves
A.W. Stanley
Dorothy Bess
Midland
Iil Lane
A. Son
PH Pruett
Bill Lane
Gordon
Mulder
Bob Yarbrough
Lewin Arnold
van Binion
Conoco
Pecos
Claude Rather
Bullard, Texas
Doatright
Austin
Ernestine Behrens
Myrtle Beb Fens
San Angelo
M. E. Shelton Jett
East
Winifred Smiley
Sabinas
Elizabeth Spence
Texas University
JK Casner
Fl Paso
Hf. G. Watson
Marty Watson, Jr
el Pao
Parks
San Bw
California
S. E. Witwer
Bears
Indians
W. O'Brien ‘and Family
Rowister County
Brewster County
Elkin
Avalanche Office
Atte
Icoau
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Alpine Cemetery Associa
Midway
Gladys Lindsay
Call
Clifford House
PIE IE Rail
Federal
Alpine Motor CO
Alpine, Texas
Johns-Manville
Ali
Chevrolet
Flint
Reault
EMAC
Casner Motor Company
Alpine and
Casnrr-Mcknight Motor Company
Bests
Sanderson, Texas
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