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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1958
Page
5
A string of playful items from Hondo and Alpine residents highlights friendly greetings, garden blooms, travel plans, and small town humor. Notables include the Featherstons inviting Alpine friends, bluebonnets and tulips in local yards, and a Chevrolet dealer tour prize for Forrest and Cathy Walker.
The Alpine Women's Hospital Auxiliary expresses sincere appreciation to all who helped make their Green Tea a success. The tea Sunday drew many Alpine residents and visitors from Marfa Fort Davis and Ojinaga Mexico. Mrs Dick Rogers chaired the event and hailed the strong cooperation of auxiliary workers.
Mrs. Orba Courts gave the devotional on love to the Alathean Sunday School class of the First Baptist Church on Thursday April 10. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Don Littleton and Mrs. Earl Reaves, with prayers by Mrs. R. E. Streetman and a benediction by Mrs. T. M. Lankford.
The Pilot Club of Alpine invites the community to a rummage sale on Friday and Saturday May 2 and 3. Women are urged to clean out closets and bring unwanted items to Linn's for donation.
Readers are urged to consider color extension telephones in nine hues plus black to brighten redecorating and simplify calls. The Alpine message highlights costs ten dollars installation, one dollar monthly, and the value of calling ahead while planning vacations or travel to stay in touch.
Sara Beth Hawkins and Herbert H. Helmick were married in a candlelight ceremony at Griswold Chapel St Paul Methodist Church Abilene. The bride's father Dr R M Hawkins and mother Dr Mrs R M Hawkins hosted a reception at home. The couple plan to live at 562 Central Los Alamos after April 15 with Helmick continuing work as a nuclear physicist at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
The Hally Bryan Perry chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will hold a silver tea Sunday from 3 to 5 pm at Lawrence Hall on Sul Ross College campus. The event commemorates the Battle of San Jacinto and features Henry Wofford, state DRT president, plus Sul Ross students from speech and music departments.
Mrs Miles Pierce won the high prize at a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs Oscar Travland. Bingo went to Mrs Frank Matthews. Tulips decorated the game rooms while guests included Mesdames Ralph Peters Dean Robertson Bob Corkins Paul Vogt and Mrs Walter Stover of Marfa.
Photographer and lecturer Peter Koch presented an illustrated talk on Big Bend National Park to about 50 women from Alpine and Marfa at the Alpine Garden Club’s annual spring luncheon and plant exchange held Friday at Holland House. Marfa guests attended. Mrs. Ray Spence presided.
The Alpine Junior Music Club met on Saturday April 12 to study Beethoven. First time performers included Kory Coggins and Joe Kimball. other participants were Jane Cain Julie Forchheimer Elizabeth Harlow Cecilia Hollis Rex Ivey Jeanne McCollister Robin Sohl Rochelle Sohl Harrell Winter and Lindy Creigh Mary Sims from the older group. Refreshments were served and each member received a Beethoven picture. next meeting is May 3. The disability freeze note explains eligibility: five years of social security work in the last ten and one year in the last three.
Alpine Branch of AAUW elected two new officers at an April 10 program meeting in the Presbyterian Hospitality Room. New president is Mrs Jack Johnson and new secretary is Dr Katharine Boyd. Acting president Mrs Georgia Dallman chaired. program chair Mrs Jack Perryman introduced speaker Mae Ament attorney who spoke on Legal Rights of Women in Texas.
Hospital Auxiliary members signed up for the nurse's aid course taught by Mrs. C.C. Barrer will meet for the second session at 3 p.m. Monday, April 21 in the Community Center. Participants should bring thermometers and books may be purchased for 75 cents.
Alpine High School adds 30 points to reach 259 for the all school championship at the spring Interscholastic League meet. Nine years running the district feat, a record 43 students qualified for the regional meet across events including tennis doubles and singles, track, volleyball, debate, slide rule, and literary contests.
Mr and Mrs Johnny Middleton and two children from Odessa were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs R A Bow.
Miss Lutie Britt of Sul Ross State College addressed El Progreso Club Friday afternoon on community recreation. The meeting convened at Mrs. D. M. Bennett’s home with dessert served to members Mesdames W. E. Lockhart Charles Hunter A J Gard E C Shortt Jack Williams Pete Bromley S J De Volf Tom Moore Frank McCollum Paul Vogt Mark Herring and Leroy Larsh.
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