Local visitors and travels noted from Alice and area
Miss Mary Helen Atkinson visits Alice guests Mrs. Lee Kokernot and Mrs. Zeb Decie. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Provence depart Wa pp after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sto well. Kenneth Johnson returns from Rochester after minor operation. Chas. Chambers and Jean Pugh accompany by others on Arizona business trip. Rev. Buren Sparks attends Pai sano encampment. Mrs. John Young Sr. returns from Ozona visit. L T Wotan improves after Alpine hospital operation. Leitha and Doris Chaffin vacation plans include Phoenix and Los Angeles. Charles A. Young awaiting operation at Fort Bayard NM. Parr family guests of Gene Parr. Randolph Brown and Stout families visit relatives in Altus. Boudreaux Burke and Weigman family visit Centerville LA. Melba McMurry leaves for Odessa for aunt J A Holt visit and Clovis and Ruidosa trip. Hazel Sackett from El Paso visits local classmates at TSCW.
New Arrival from Government Chemical Warfare School
Richard Lewis arrived home Sunday from Baltimore where he has been attending a government chemical warfare school. Boys from 39 states were enrolled in the school. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Walton of El Paso were overnight guests of Mrs. Jim P. Wilson Saturday. They were returning from a vacation trip to Corpus Christi and other coast points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lewis
Baltimore
Allen Walton
el Paso
Jim P. Wilson
Corpus Christi
W. C. Friesen
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Riverside
Calif
Westminister Choir College
Princeton
N. J
Social Notes Departures and Visits Across Cities
Bob Robinson heads to Big Spring for advanced training in the CAA school with his parents. A Kenes from San Antonio visit Mrs. O Dalía Bowman for several weeks. Greenville relatives travel to Santa Rosa and Frisco fair. Ruston and Coushatta guests stay with the Fra zers. Mrs Grace McFarland Morris visits from San Antonio after New York trip to see her friend Miss Mary Virginie studying dance under Serima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Robinson
A. F. Robinson
Big Spring
CAA
E. 8. Cross
F. N. Lockwell
Jack Spears
Spears
Greenville
Santa Rosa
Calif
George A. Brown
Grace McFarland Morries
San Antonio
Morris
New York City
Mary Virginie
Serima
Missing Link in Fort Davis History Revealed by Judge Montague
Judge Joe Montague uncovers a Confederate occupation link at Fort Davis dated April 13 1861. The tale ties his family to Charles Montague a 16 year old rider and a sailor saved by a pistol shot ending with the army post moving to El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort
Davis
Fort Davis
Joe Montague
Cattlemen's Association
Judge Montague
Eighth U. S. Infantry
Big
David E. Twiggs
Eighth Military District
Texas
Confederate Commissioners of
Twiggs
Little Frontier Army Post
Crockett
Charles Montague
el Paso
Bill Adams
Montague
New Orleans
Mobile
Charleston
South Carolina
Jeb Stewart
Hospital Canyon
War Department
Bledsoe Hurled From Grader In CCC Camp Accident
E G Bledsoe broke a leg when he jumped from a grader at a CCC camp in the Chisos mountains last week. He is making good progress at William Beaumont Hospital in El Paso after the injured ride for treatment. Mrs Bledsoe, attending Sul Ross summer school, traveled to El Paso to visit him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Bledsoe
CCC
Chisos Mountains
William Beamont Hospital
el Paso
Bledsoe
Furniture Representative Delayed to Aug 6 at Smith Furniture Co
A furniture factory representative scheduled for August 2 and 3 at Smith Furniture Co is postponed to Tuesday August 6. The notice is an advance advertising update from the advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Furniture Co
Tueday
That Tired Feeling and Modern Chiropractor Methods
That tired feeling often stems from a body out of tune and can be relieved by modern chiropractic methods. They offer inexpensive non drug non treatment relief with no surgery. Call 331 for consultation today at Carroll Vaughn Dester of Chiropractic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Vaughr Dester
Chireprests
Writ summons in divorce case Brewster County Texas
The District Clerk of Brewster County Texas issues a citation to Robert Peters a transient, to appear at the August 1940 term of Brewster County District Court in Alpine to answer a divorce petition filed June 3 1940 by Margaret Schilke Peters alleging cruelty and intoxication. The writ is issued under the seal of the court with Deputy Clerk Gula Bum signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Herby
Robert Peters
District Court
Texas
Alpine
A. D
Margaret Schilke 'Peters
J. W. Frazer
Brewster St
Army quarters in that coring of exciting times
A fragment mentions army quarters tied to an exciting period, hinting at a tense or dramatic scene but provides limited readable details. The line suggests a military setting or drill context though the exact events or dates are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Quarters
Rotary Talk Highlights US Leadership in World Civilization
M A Webb reports a Rotary meeting where the speaker asserts the United States holds a leadership role in world civilization. Jones describes missionary work in South America fostering U S friendship, noting political neutrality. Nelson Lee is welcomed as Alpine chamber of commerce secretary manager. Taft Holloway visits from Sanderson. Herschel Hord attends. board plans for Alamogordo Assembly follow lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jones
Nelson Lee
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Taft Holloway
Sanderson
Herschel Hord
Alan Fraser
Dick Bankhead
Alamogordo
Prison Commission officers admire Alpine area on prison inspection tour
Dr. C W Butler Jr of Crockett and Dr M D Hansen of Huntsville with Charlie Frank Butler visited A E Owens Tuesday morning. The group toured state and federal prisons including La Tuna and Alcatraz route, praising Alpine’s scenery and cattle. They plan extended return visit to view more of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Butler, Jr
Crockett
M. D. Hansen
Huntsville
Texas Prison Commission
Butler
Charlie Frank
A. E. Owens
Prison Commission
la Tuna
el Paso
Alcatraz
Texas
Dr. Butler
Mr. Owens
Hansen
Charlie Frank Butler
Galveston
Owens
Butlers
Card of Thanks and Divorce Petition Notice
The J T Barnam Family asks friends for kindness during illness and death of a loved one. The plaintiff seeks custody of daughter Yvonne Grimmer and a divorce from suspected cruel conduct by the defendant, with court writ requiring appearance at the next term in Alpine Brewster County Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Barnam
Band
Hus
Pisintiff
Yvonne Grimmer
Alpine
Friendly Church Sunday School and Services Schedule
At The Churches The Friendly Church invites attendance for Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Fred Williams leading. Morning services begin at 10 50 a m and evening services at 8 15 p m Pastor E Buford Isaacks invites friends to visit and learn the church's position on Christian baptism without controversy with a sermon discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Friendly Church
Fred Williams
E. Buford Isaacks
Sunday school opens in all departments at 9 45 a.m
Mrs. J. L. Smith serves as superintendent. Morning worship begins at 11 o clock with service and inspiration for all ages. Evening worship follows at 8 with an informal service of hymns prayer and meditation led by Pastor Fred S. Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Smith
Fred S. Rogers
Bible lecture to be given at Sul Ross College
Dr. Wm. B. Gardner of the University of Texas will lecture on the Bible at Sul Ross College in the English Department during the summer. The schedule includes young people's meetings at 7 15 and an evening service at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. B. Gardner
University of Texas
Sul Ross College
Ray B. McGrew Pastor Public Invitation
Ray B. McGrew, pastor, invites the public to attend a service or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray B. McGrew
Court summons in Brewster County case against C E Grimmer
The notice requires C E Grimmer, last known residence unknown, to appear before the Hon. District Court at Alpine on August 12, 1940. She is to answer a petition filed July 11, 1940 in a suit listed under the court count at Brewster County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
C. E. Grimmer
Hon. District Court
Alpine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Helen Atkinson
Alice
Lee Kokernot
Zeb Decie
Harry Provence
Jack Stowell
Wapp
Kenneth Johnson
Rochester, Minn
Kenneth
Chas. Chambers
Jean Pugh
Mrs. Chambers
Mrs. Pugh
Arizona
Buren Sparks
Burnet
The
Baptist Church
Paisano
John Young Sr
Harry Friend
Ozona
L. T. Wotan
Alpine Hospital
Leitha Chaffin
Doris Chaffin
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Charles A. Young
Fort Bayard
New Mexico
J. R. Parr
Alan Burditt
Alan, Jr
Robstown
Gene Parr
Randolph Brown
M. E. Stout
Altus
Okla
C. M. Boudreaux
Meriwether Burke
Shelby
Jane Boudreaux
Carl Weigman
Centerville
Melba McMurry
Odessa
J. A. Holt
Mr. Holt
Clovis and
Ruidosa
Hazel Sackett
Virginia Elliott
TSCW
Denton
Roy Akers
Mr. Akers
Akers
O’dalia Bowman
L. H. Thompson
Ruston, la
Emile Roper
Roper
Coushatta
E. L. Frazer
the Frazers
Granada
Gene Lockhart
South Ses Island
Victor McLaglen
Douglas Dumbrille
Tropics
Edward Small
Pago Pago
Granade Theatre
By Barry Scobee
Ft. Devise
Williams
J. C. Carter
Paauhau
Hawaii
New York
Carter
O. A. Koehl
Alpine Trading Post
Smith Furn. Co. Tf
Singer 66
W. R. Long
Clarence Hordle
J. W. Rixon
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Iowa Ave
Memphis
Tenn
P. T. Ross
Apine Disposal Service
State OF Texas
Brewster Gula Bum
Rotary News
M. A. Webb
Aaa
PRI
Dark Command
Trevor - Wayne
Jon Hall
Hollywood
Pink Phelps
Calvin C. Huffman
Maverick County
Bill Boggess
Val Verde County
Sherwin-Williams
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