Miss Venita Davis Weds Sergeant Powers in Twilight Home Ceremony
Miss Venita Davis married Sergeant Francis Powers in a twilight candlelit ceremony at the Davis home in Alpine. The service featured a double ring rite, a flowered altar, and music by Mrs. Graves Bogel and Mrs. W. E. Lockhart. The bride wore white satin with seed pearl trim and carried a white Testament. The couple plans to reside at the L. Forchheimer home apartment after a wedding trip.
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Miss Davis
Sgt. Powers
Venita Davis
Francis Powers
C. W. Davis
Fred 8. Rogers
First Presbyterian Church of
Alpine
Davis
Freddie Davis
Don Burleson
Polly McLaughlin
Eldorado
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Graves Bogel
W. E. Lockhart
Billy Paul Davis
Toswa
Marfa Air Base
Bob Bleisner
Betty Mae Doyle
Lewis Westbrook
Juliana Bierschwale
Katherine Harfst
Alpine AAUW Musical Program Delights Local Audience
The Alpine AAUW branch hosted a Thursday night concert at Sul Ross music hall directed by Mr. W. Friesen with about 35 guests. Mrs. R. O. Willett and Mrs. Wm. Sloan opened with Brahms and Schubert numbers, followed by Mrs. Friesen and group performances, piano numbers by Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Jack Plemons, and a community chorus directed by Friesen and accompanied by Sloan.
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AAUW
U.W
Sul Ross Music Hall
W. ©. Friesen
R. O. Willett
Wm. Sloan
Brahms
Schubert
Schumann
Alpine Community Chorus
Mr. Friesen
Sloan
Mies
Randabaugh
Plemons
Henderson
Winter
Lockhart
Friesen
Willett
Scholin
Southy
Waring
Shower 18 Given for Recent Bride in Stewart Marion
A bridal shower was held at Mrs. Roy Whiteside’s home for Mrs. Slight and her husband on furlough from New Orleans where they are stationed. Decorations featured spring flowers and a miniature bride and groom. Guests included Mrs. Whiteside, Miss Cowan, Mrs. Rowland, and several others assisting at tea. The couple planned to depart for their duty assignment with the Navy awaited.
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Stewart
Marion
Harper
Roy Whitesige
P. W. Cartwright
Tf.skevington
Beard
Whiteside
Whites
Winton
Slight
Howe
Dice Cowan
Eugenia Rowland
W. C. Friesen
D. L. Brown
Elva Mila
Wesley Nofra
Avora Owens
New Orleans
New Bridge Club Forms In Local Seaside Area
A new Bridge Club titled Couple Club held its first meeting Saturday night at the hillside home of Dr. and Mrs. H W Morelock. Members named include Frank Newsom Vernon McIntyre J C Epperson Al Creigh J M Alderson and H W Morelock with plans to meet biweekly at members' homes.
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Olymn of
Bridg Players
H.W. Morelock
Hillside
Messrs
al Creigh
Air Medal awarded to Basil Sloan Matthews for World War II flight
Basil Sloan Matthews, aviation chief ordnanceman, receives the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during reconnaissance and bombing missions in the Pacific theater on Oct 3–5, 1943. The award cites courage and devotion to duty amid grave danger.
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Basil Sloan Matthews
Air Medal
No Vy Department Sonowneey
Whi
Wake Island
Mrs Parker hosts quilting party near Alpine Texas
Joe Warner acted as hostess for an all day quilting event and turkey dinner at Mrs Parker’s ranch east of Alpine. Two quilts were completed with month and year embroidered on a block. Attendees included Mesdames Graef Easterwood Marshall Queen Gilmer Nichols Miles Davenport Davenport Jr and two guests Jim Nichols and Marshall Queen.
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Mesdames
Walter Graef
Easterwood
Marshall Queen
J. W. Gilmer
Jim Nichols
4. F. Miles
Davenport
Davenport Jr
Mr. Parker
Woman's Council Meeting at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Woman's Council met Tuesday in the Hospitality Room of the church with Mrs D R Elliott presiding. Mrs G A Kunze led the devotional and Mrs Verner Parker read missionaries' names and offered prayers. Mrs C D Wood reviewed a Philippines chapter from Basil Matthews' book. Mrs Jesse Burnam hosted coffee and doughnuts.
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Presbyterian Woman's Council
D. R. Elliott
G. A. Kunze
Verner Parker
C.D. Wood
Philippines
Basil Matthews
Southeast Asia
Jesse Burnam
Miver Named Grandfalls School Leader Amid Transfers
Horace Ouver, former Alpine High principal, resigns as Menard superintendent to head Grandfalls schools. He has four years at Menard and previously nine years at Van Horn. Report includes military news and local reminiscences from Alpine residents during wartime.
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Horace Ouver
Principa
Alpine High School
Menard
Grandfalls
van Horn
John 8
Langdon
Alpine
George M. Langdon
Zorke | Hew, Co
el Paso
John
Trapper Flows Down River to Mariscal Canyon
An early-day trapper rowed under the dim moon away from Santa Elena, slipping down the river to Mariscal canyon where he spent two or three weeks undisturbed before continuing his journey.
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McMein
del Rio
MeMein
Presti County
Rio Grande
Smithers
Boquillas Canyon
Fis
Tegea
Sethers
Santa Elena
Mariscal Canyon
Midget Beauty Shop Promotes Manicure and Permanent Wave Specials
Local beauty shop announces new manicure and shampoo specialist services. For two weeks, specials on permanent waves offered to patrons with an invitation to call for appointments.
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Cross & Cross Aan
John Clanton
Bridge
Miss Chaffin
Faulk
USO
Cni
Earlene Fallis
Mary Epperson
Linn Brown
Helen Fielder
Mesdame
Fohipa
Carn Mreens
W. Frazer
Holenedge
Dan Ritie
Ralph Peters
Brannum
Hunter
Lee Dragoo
Marathon
B. F. Berkeley
Truman Hatch
Schroeder
Nelon
Reginald Votan
Vermnon Melmyre
Joe Clark
Fa Vice
L- Forchheimer
3. C. Kay
Mrs. Epperson
Mrs Hatch
Mrs. Dragoon
Frazer
G. H. Harfst
Tuesay
Hugh Waldrum
Davidson
J. W. ‘Shepperd
Edgar Martin
Joe Hord
George Kempen
Roy
Don Carlton
Shellie Barnes
Frank Newsom
L. D. Stockton
Aetna ‘Smith
US. Naval Service
Sloan Matthews
Navy
R.A. Parsell, AL
Camp Waldron
Farragut
Idaho
Port Chicaj
Cal
Locke
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Shoemaker, Ca
Lane G. Mills
Mle
Ordnance
AAF Service Command
Sgt. Mills
James Mills
Kent
Fort Davis High School
Tom Yarbro
Vampires
1St Aaf Fighter Command
Lightnings
Guadalcanal
Raymond Wheat
Norfolk
T. Ray McNeill
Miami Beach
Fla
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Blevins
Ninth Air Force
France
Patton
Third Army
Rhine
John Ht. Blevins
Dinslaken
Germany
Small Ton
JW. Jr
Orlando
Jack Hord
Hobbs
N. M
Army Air Base
Fur-Lough
Burwell Boudreaux
Army Navigation School
San Marcos
Sgt
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Camp Normoyle
San Antonio
J.C. Weston
APO
Pvt. Carroll Weston
Mrs. Parker
Woman's Council
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New Ganes
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Arthur M. Chaffin
England
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Torney General Hospital
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Ohio
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Texas
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Davis Tires
Western Auto Associate
J. J. McBride
Ord
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