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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1929
Page
10
Local and personal items recount visits by Davis and Skipwith families, Newtons from Iraan, and many Alpine residents plus out-of-town relatives. News covers births, schooling, employment, and travels, with residents from El Paso to San Angelo attending fairs, entering universities, or visiting relatives.
An ongoing item references Texas Teachers Ville for October 19 and Graves will also perform his best to contribute. The fragmentary note hints at an event or performance with listed participants. Entities include Texas Teachers Ville and Graves. Further details are unreadable in the snippet.
The article notes that practically all students are expected for the opening by Monday morning with late arrivals through the week. Fifty student cottages are reserved for several days and College Apartments report a full home. A few apartment cottages remain but will likely be rented before opening week.
Interest 18 shown and cooperation reported as pastors praise the outlook for a successful revival. The program begins at 8 o'clock with a song service and another service is held each Sunday morning at eleven.
The Alpine man, killed, lay in Bracketville as parents and brother attended the funeral. Moss, a Lutheran, lived in Alpine for years. Pallbearers included Jack Rawls of Marfa, Don Adams, Gene Odell, Bob Odell, Otis Kimball and H W Ferguson. Flowers testified to the esteem for the deceased. Pastor Hey C R Phety serves Flora Indiana.
Alpine business leaders weigh a proposed coach trip to Ojinaga and Mexico City with a return the same day. Trevino cites a $449.10 Mexican fare or about half in U.S. money, plus options from Orient railroad. Organizers seek early reservations through the chamber of commerce to promote Alpine Sul Ross College and northern Mexico ties.
The Sub-College Cubs schedule shows five away games starting with Marfa High at Marfa next Friday. The Cubs face Alpine Oct 11, Big Lake Oct 18, Rankin Nov 1, El Paso Nov 9, Ft Stockton Nov 16 and Wink Nov 22.
B M Whitaker agricultural manager of the West Texas organization traveled to Alpine to confer with chamber officials about a booth at the upcoming event. He attended Rotary luncheon hosted by Col John Perkins as the guest yesterday.
An advertisement snippet for Whiteside Lumber Co featuring contact details with a phone listing 1920-36 and a call-to action to use the phone number 5 for inquiries.
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