The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1928 Page: 3 of 8
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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928
THE ALPINE(TEXAS)AVALANCHE
Wm. A. BUCHANAN
Plumbing, Tinning and Tanks
A full line of Plumbing Fixtures carried in stock.
to be the best speller on this occasion.
ALPINE STEAM LAUNDRY
Laundering, Cleaning and Pressing
12 l-2c
Soft Shirts.
Sheets and Pillow Cases_7 1-2c lb.
enter doors if given any encourage-
“All Your Work in One Package”
ment.
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ANY EMPLOYEE
The highway department has been
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CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
D. C. LITTLETON, Local Manager
COURTEOUS SERVICE—ALWAYS!
State National Bank
ALPINE TEXAS
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CASNER MOTOR COMPANY
For a demonstration call 74.
Alpine, Texas
Phone 215
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PROMPT DELIVERIES mean a saving of time, a saving of
temper, and probably a saving of money.
and perhaps find a plan of operation.
Valentine is to vote on a stock law
next month.
making a very much appreciated im-
provement on the Fort Davis-Alpine
road at and in the vicinity of the fa-
mous “horseshoe” curve just where
the road enters Musquez Canyon from
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CAPITAL
SURPLUS
$30,000.00
$40,000.00
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WE KEEP our delivery service in first class condition, so
that we can get your orders to you on time, without even
straining the speed limit.
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“WE’D RATHER BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT THAN TO
BREAK OUR PROMISE OF ON-TIME DELIVERY”
Among Fort Davis people who went
to.Marfa last week to see the big war
movie, “The Big Parade,” were Mrs.
J. W. Espy, Mrs. W. S. Miller, Au-
drey Miller, Keesey Miller, Bill Fry-
ar, Jonel Jones, Salome Walker, Tom-
my Louise Espy, Lady Bird Fowlkes,
the Weatherbys, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Granger, Mr. and Mrs. Hicks
Gray, the Scobees, Mrs. Sproul and
little Lee, and no doubt others, and
the Merrills and Mrs. Anderson from
the country.
Look for this tag when you buy a
used car—for it is your guarantee
of quality and value!
Also the Central Power and Light Company urges an expenditure of
$75,000,000 for advertising the South, because it will pay ten-fold.
After we have thoroughly
reconditioned aused car, we
attach a red "O. K." tag to
the radiator cap.
This tag certifies that the vi-
tal units of the car have been
gone over completely by ex-
pert mechanics and put in
condition to give thousands
of miles of additional serv-
ice. It takes all the "guess-
work” out of used car buying.
BUILDING SUPPLIES
•FEED FUEL®
«Wt hwne Jeocab,
This Car
has been carefully
checked and recon-
ditioned where
necessary
IMPORTANT ROAD IMPROVE-
MENT BEING UNDERTAKEN
r Economical Transportation
Look For the Red
“O. K.”Tag
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Avalanche is authorized to an-
nounce the foilowing as candidates
for offices in Jeff Davis County, sub-
ject to the action of the Democratic
primaries, July 28, 1928:
For Assessor:
C. E. JONES (re-election)
For Treasurer:
VIRGINIA LEE ELLIS (re-elec-
tion).
For Sheriff and Tax Collector:
F. L. SPROUL (re-election).
For County Judge:
R. BARNETT (re-election).
ABOUT OUR
EXTRA SPECIAL
FORT DAVISNEWS
BARRY SCOBEE, Correspondent
Please telephone or communicate items of news, as well as personals,
to the local representative of The Avalanche in your community, who
is also authorized to accept subscriptions to this paper.
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USED CARS
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how elusive just a letter or two can
be in a word. Miss Dorothy Weath-
erby did the pronouncing.
Chamber of Commerce last week to
grand opera, and hearing Mary Gar-
den. A trip just full of happy occa-
sions, that included a long visit with
Mrs. Williams’ sister, Mrs. Dee New-
ton, in Del Rio.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mulhern and
daughter Mary spent the first of the
week in Fort Stockton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sproul and son
Lee spent last week-end at the Char-
ley Eplitgarber home at Toyahvale.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Espy and chil-
dren, Tommy Louise, Jim, and Mrs.
Worth Evans, and Charles Prude,
left a few days ago for Fort Worth
to attend the stock show.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Williams have
returned from a two weeks visit in
Del Rio and San Antonio, attending
the stock show in San Antonio—also
the automobile show, and shows, and
The other night Sheriff Lee Mountain Federation of Women’s
THE BURRO NUISANCE
Theer are a great many burros
running at large in Fort Davis, many
of them said to be ownerless. They
have long been a pest. A movement
was started at the meeting of the
$300 FOR ROAD
1 The county commissioners Monday
appropriated $300 for the improve-
ment of the road to the cemetery.
This will be of benefit as well to C.
E. Hasbrook, who is enlarging his
' tourist camp on that road, taking out
a good many bumps for people going
to the camp or to the Hasbrook swim-
ming pool.
Fort Davis is sort of booming any-
how, for Fort Davis. There’s the Du-
mas building, and the new basement
of the Presbyterian church, and the
complete Clark Apartments, and Kee-
sey Miller’s altered and improved gar-
age. and a new concrete porch at the
Union Trading Company, widening
of the Musquez Canyon road—whew,
| almost like Alpine, which is getting
“Ito be a regular city—f'r a country
$ feller.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones and Miss
Ruth Espy returned a few days ago
from an extended visit in San Anto-
nio and Rock Springs. Mrs. Worth Ev
ans accompanied them home from the
latter place. While in San Antonio
they attended the stock show and
other big events of the occasion.
Five hundred booklets are to be
■ printed and distributed in San An-
tonio. It was reported that Marfa
She missed one word. The
week.
The proposal is to publish a small
and very attractive booklet contain-
ing about 100 pages, nearly half of
them to have views selected from the
various towns where the Davis Moun-
tain Federation has clubs -Fort Da-
vis, Marfa, Alpine, Shafter. Valen-
tine, Marathon, and Fort Stockton.
Lieut. Hilbert M. Artkop and Lieut
W. R. Rush, both of Brooks Field,
San Antonio, were overnight guests
recently at the Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Prude home.
to take part. Not so good. Bill was
the better. Clara Grubb turned out
Sproul took a case of 12 dozen eggs Clubs the subject was discussed of
to Joe Mulhern’s, for Joe, the mail issuing a booklet of views of this
carrier, to take to Marfa the next part of the country to be presented
day. They were left on the porch, to delegates at the national conven-
The burros found them and left noth- tion of women’s clubs in San Antonio
ing but a squashy mess. | in the spring. Mrs. O. L. Shipman
Few freighters use burros any of Marfa was named chairman. Thru
more. They have become a parasite, her activities the matter was present-
It was proposed to talk the subject ed to the Jeff Davis County Chamber
over with the county commissioners of Commerce at its meeting last
ENTERTAINS WITH PARTY
Miss Mary Mulhern entertained a
number of her friends at a party at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mul-
hern a few evenings ago. It was a
very enjoyable occasion. Those who
had the pleasure of attending the af-
fair were Lena and Melva Willough-
by, Ruth Esther Sproul, Lady Bird
Fowlkes, Tommy Louise Espy, Jessie
Weatherby, Salome Walker, Jim Es-
py, R. J. Johnson, George Willough-
by, Pete Crow, Robert Lee Johnson
and Preston Johnson. The evening
was spent at games, Miss Mary prov-
ing to be a most versatile hostess.
Refreshments were served.
check the nuisance in some way. Just
how, remained to be discovered. Wal-
ter Miller was the one to broach the
subject, and he received hearty sup-: .
i missed from two to several,
port.
It is a well known fact that Fort
Davis burros can hear a gate opened
a mile away and be inside the gate,
and on somebody’s lawn or at their
fruit trees, in nothing flat. They will i WOULD PUBLISH BOOK OF VIEW S
At the last meeting of the Davis
Benj F Berkeley, President H W Ferguson, Cashier
Geo C. Miller. Vice President G B Crawford Asst Cashier
this end. The narrow neck with
high rock walls on both sides has
been blasted out to a width of twen-
ty feet. This widening has extended
all along the narrow strip down to
the water tank. This will make the
road more convenient and much saf-'
er.
GAMES WITH MARATHON
Fort Davis and Marathon girls
played tennis and volley ball at Mar-
athon last Saturday. Tommy Louise
Espy and Lady Bird Fowlkes playing
doubles in tennis won two sets from
the Marathon players. In volley ball,
Marathon won the first game and
Davis the last two. The girls who
went from here, in addition to the
tennis players, were Jonel Jones, Au-
drey Miller, Louise Matthews, Edith
Barnett, Jessie Weatherby and Clara
Grubb. Mrs. J. W. Espy and Mrs. W.
S. Miller took the girls in their cars,
and Miss Dorothy Weatherby, teach-
er, accompanied them. They report-
ed it a pleasant visit to the neighbor-
ing town.
SPELLING BEE
Louise Matthews and Edith Bar-
nett are drilling to enter the state
schools spelling contest. To give
them practice a spelling bee was- held
at the school house last Friday after-
noon, with six spellers on each side.
To lend a little touch of interest, and
maybe amusement, William Granger
and this correspondent were invited
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gray of Valen-
tine spent last Saturday night here
with Mr. and Mrs. Hicks Gray. Sun-
day they all drove to Pecos to take
Mrs. Hicks’ brother, Bob McNamara.
Bob has a position in a new drug
store opening in the booming town
of Pecos. Mrs. J. H. Clark and three
children accompanied the party. Mrs.
Clark met an aunt there who was
motoring through, and accompanied
her to El Paso for a visit.
and Alpine chambers of commerce
proposed to donate $75 each. Fort
Davis promised to raise something
like $50, the other towns to raise the
remainder necessary. Fort Davis is
to have seven pictures. The booklet
promises to be a really beautiful
thing.
WORKMAN IS HURT
Newt Miles was injured Tuesday
when a falling rock struck him
about the head, it is understood, in
the progress of construction on the
Dumas building . Mr. Miles was
working there. It was reported that
the blow rendered him unconscious
for a while, but it is understood that
while the injury was painful it was
not serious.
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C. OF C. LUNCHEON
A run of colds sickness in Fort Da-
vis cut down the attendance at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon on
Tuesday to about half, but the dozen
present had the pleasure of hearing
Mrs. Leo Murray give a reading that
made them all hope that they may
have the opportunity of hearing her
again soon. She read a selection
from Myra Kelly’s writings of East
Side school kids in New York that
was full of pathos and humor.
Judge J. W. Merrill made a brief
talk about road moneys, and on re-
quest told of the county’s appropria-
tion of $300 for improvement of the
cemetery road. Barry Scobee was in
charge of the meeting. He had an
old newspaper published here in
1886, and read a few items that
brought up some interesting discus-
sions. (There will be some interest-
ing things from this old paper in this
department next week.)
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Moody, T. R. & Bennett, D. M. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1928, newspaper, March 16, 1928; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1651689/m1/3/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.