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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1949
Page
6
The Women’s Civic Club held its April 4 meeting at the clubhouse with ten members present. They donated $10 to the Red Cross and planned collaboration with the Men’s Service Club monthly. Members discussed the recordee machine donated by Mrs. Don Forker and other club business.
Men s robes and jackets shovels rulers knives including the Kabar shoe polish and clubbing goggles gloves puncture resistant inner tubes water and oil cans five gallon size with spouts to fit for high winds five foot Navy Kites Nylon sturdy each 2 50 Excellent for target practice Complete radio and electric repair shop All work guaranteed Visit us today.
Church invites all to worship as plans for an April 17 program form. Families Charley Gregory and Margaret of Sanderson visited, while Marshall Roberts Donnie Parker and Son Adams fished at Hot Springs. Corthin Randolph and Margaret Mattson close the Hotel Parkway Coffee shop and head to Strawberry Tenn. Bill McKinney Fred Gulihur Cecil Meeks visit Johnson's farm with Pat McKinney for two days. W G Gulihur plans ten days at Hot Springs. A J Willeke J N Meeks C A Haynes M L Causey to Monahans April 6 for PTA conference. Tom Yarbro and Jack spent weekend in San Antonio. Shed Hamilton family return from Del Rio. W H Scholefield and baby stayed at ranch with Fred Gulihur family. Joe Bridge Jr and two Sal Ross friends join Shed Hamilton at the ranch. Mesdames Lee Dragoo Loriane Ellison Helen Friend and Earl Fallis plan three weeks at Hot Springs.
The Enida Bridge club met Friday at Mrs. Bill Donnell's ranch home. Lunch was served to Mesdames Gage Holland Lee Dragoo L Ritson L Ritchey Jack Todd Harry Wilson Clinton Ritchey Raymond Quigg Margaret Buttrill Earl Young Roy Stillwell Tom Yarbro Buck Treadwell Zoye Decie Dr. W Collins Ralph Coe Elmo Weston. High score won by Mrs. Collins, second by Mrs. Coe, traveling by Mrs. Dragoo and bingo by Mrs. Buttrill.
The Marathon school held a regular assembly program. On March 30 the fifth and sixth grades presented items led by Miss Irene Vick.
A PTA chili supper at the school on March 30 followed by an 8 15 p m Marathon Mustang band concert featured pieces by Bennett Prince and Pauper Johnson Weber Olivadoti and others. Proceeds of 60 78 aided the school annual. A Marathon Band contest in Alpine drew a large crowd and the Mustang band performed well earning pride. Several children remain out of school with measles.
The Marathon P T A will meet next Monday April 11 at the School House at 4 p m. Mrs Endora Hawkins of Abilene will discuss a nutrition program and all parents are welcome to attend or assist others in caring for children. A Q A from last week asks why a man's hair turns grey before his mustache.
VA furnishes no farming tools or equipment for on farm training must be provided by the farm. Books and incidental supplies for classroom work will be furnished. Patronize Alpine merchants.
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce welcomes new firms and individuals amid a successful membership drive. Editor visits from the El Paso Times aided by Sul Ross administration and Drs Hawkins Speer and athletic staff. A luncheon at Indian Lodge capped the Alpine visit with praise from Telephony magazine praise and a General Telephone Directory ad tribute.
Mrs. Robert Hunter formerly Lola Lee Young, of Alpine, recently sang with Redlands university’s choir in California among about 300 voices under Dr. Hirt. She and her Riverside-based family are noted for her accomplishment as a soloist. A tea followed the performance, with several local guests and a gift exchange among attendees.
Mrs Bill Foley hosted the Friendly Bridge club on Wednesday March 30 with members gathered for a social evening and refreshments. The article notes lively play and camaraderie among participants.
Recruit Francisco Espinosa Jr of Alpine is assigned to the Fifth Armored Division for eight weeks of basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. The Victory division was reactivated July 6 1948 and Camp Chaffee is expected to host 20000 troops by late 1949 making it the largest Army Training center in the nation.
A survey of rural housing and home conveniences finds farm homes do not share the urban level of modern power resources and mechanical aids, though modern power promises are described as the equivalent of 40 slaves for each American family.
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