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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1927
Page
5
Advertises multiple real estate listings near Alpine including 57 acres valley land for $35 per acre, 160 acres fenced with dairy potential at $5,000, and several lots and houses with cash and installment terms. Highlights proximity to Orient depot, main sewer line, schools, and subdivision possibilities.
Listing No 1054 offers a two story dwelling with seven rooms and bath on four lots with shade and fruit trees. Price cut to 5000 with 2000 cash. balance at 7 percent. Also No 1066 describes 70 acres level land on paved highway near Alpine HS, can be subdivided into five tracts. recent sales show 100 per acre nearby, 1000 acres offered at 35 per acre with cash and balance terms.
Lobo squad members eye initial practice as they plan a one day trip to Abilene for the season opener. Starting positions are unsettled with candidates including Allen Borden Grady Withers and others while injuries force lineup adjustments.
Miss Frances Gillett of Alpine and Miss Frances Mitchell of Marfa gave a joint recital in the Sul Ross College assembly hall. Both were praised for promising voices and engaging stage presence, with Mitchell planning further study in the East and Gillett noted for warmth and natural ability.
Hord Bros announce a new barber shop in the Mitchell Gillett Building amid remodeling. 110 Hayes will receive all new fixtures to match modern design, as the Holland shop moves to the new hotel block and is touted as one of the prettiest in West Texas.
Don Berkeley led a talk on the Rotary platform during a Muncheon gathering in Harper, Kansas. The discussion highlighted the sixth plank "Service" with emphasis on Alpine and Murray's Garage as key references, while new members and guests joined the meeting at the Inn.
Air and Mrs Herbert Kokernot with Mia Mixon returned Saturday from a forty day automobile tour of the West. They visited fourteen states and other regions including British Columbia Alberta Canada and Lower Mexico. They were accompanied by Howard Rixon Kokernot, the brother who had been living in California.
David and BA recently purchased a farmhouse near a boarding house on Fifth Street Chattin. The property includes a block of land west of the Presbyterian Missionary Society building and a smaller middle block. The Presbyterian Church Missionary Society met with strong attendance and an engaging program led by Mrs Perkins and Mrs Herd.
An itinerant showman traces Alpine booster sentiment in a letter to The Avalanche editor Warren Parsell, formerly Sul Ross student and Skyline editor, now at his old Canadian home. Parsell notes Alpine’s enduring booster culture and the chamber of commerce and citizens’ backing.
Sunday school officers predict the largest attendance in Alpine's fall and winter season, surpassing last summer's peak when many visitors were in town. Reports show Baptist 174, Christian 59, Methodist 118, Presbyterian 68, with overall higher crowds than recent months.
Local note reports Adrian A. Murray property moved near College Hill with plans for a new home and corner rebuilds. Additional items include multiple for sale notices and personal notes as residents discuss moving and selling odds and ends.
For sale household effects by appointment. Mrs C M Keeler phone 20 922 20 Mr and Mrs W H Ferguson of Texas hosted Mr and Mrs C H Davidson and family this week. Gloverized wash and dry cleaning to kill germs, water white and clean. Patronize the Glover plant in your city. Phone 258 for prices on feed Alpine Mercantile Company 916-1E. Hat cleaning and blocking in Alpine one to two days, $1.50. Northrup & Care San Angelo Texas buy leases and royalties. Reference: Nearly any bank in West Texas.
Beautiful fibre and overstuffed living room suites priced right at Hurley Furniture Co across the 8 P tracks. Complete line of cowboys boots parts bits and leather goods in stock. We do auto top and saddle repairing. G. 11 Yatex & Son the Saddiers te.
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