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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
8
A stream of visitors from Del Rio El Paso Pampa and San Antonio visits Alpine and Marta. Residents and relatives join the Paisano encampment with extended stays in Alpine Burnet and nearby towns.
A long Alpine social column lists guests and visitors across families. Dr J P Houser and Mrs Houser of Big Spring with daughter visit Cartwrights. Mrs Woodrow Laughlin and Shirley Lou from Alice see Scales family. Miss Josephine Linn returns from Tulane to visit Mrs BE Linn. Chalmers Broadfoot family and Marsha travel from Ozona. Miss Wade from Dallas visits her parents J C Wade. Patsy Rixon and Johnny Wight visit their grandmother J W Rixon and aunt H L Kokernot Jr for Paisano encampment. Additional visits include Mrs C B French and daughters Diane and Sandra from El Paso. Alan Fraser and Margo Fraser plan to meet in Pennsylvania. Waller Diggs and family relocate to Amarillo. various other guests travel through Alpine with brief stays and moves to new homes or farms.
Barbara Ann Rodriguez and Alonzo Hernandez will wed Sunday at 1 30 PM in Our Lady of Peace Church Alpine, with Rev Francis Ju a iz officiating. Both are Alpine natives from pioneer families and will reside in Santa Barbara California. The article also notes the cheetah as the fastest four footed wild animal but with limited endurance.
A single camper receives the Silver M for standing horseback riding achievement. The award honors height and balance demonstrated during the activity.
Report shows over seventy percent of 1946 automobile accidents happened on dry pavement. Advice urges drivers to remain cautious at all times.
Chief J. C. Cooley says more men are needed for the Alpine Volunteer Fire department. Weekly drills will be held each Wednesday instead of twice a month. Interested residents should see Chief Cooley. A. L.
King, of the local fire department, attended the firemen's school at Texas A&M last week. The message promotes U.S. Savings Bonds as the safest investment and urges Alpine residents to keep money in Alpine.
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