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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
4
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Veterans with discharges other than honorable are urged to visit A R Olazaba Jr at Western Auto store to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The charter period runs through August 6 with a reduced fee, and those joining before then may save the fee. Dues and admission for the rest of the year total 5.50. The local VFW meets the first and third Tuesdays at 8 PM in the old Catholic church. Odalla Bowman of San Antonio visits Don Littleton and Mrs Vir al Brown, with daughter Mrs Jock Yarbro and husband en route to the West Coast.
The Alpine Internationals lost 3 2 to the Orona Giants in West Texas last Sunday afternoon. Linnes pitched well for the Internationals while Chon So and Big Joe Alamosiova led Alpine with a triple and a double. The Giants led 3 0 in the first inning on errors and chances, with Maxwell and Kyle in the battery for Orona.
Nicholas J Thee SSC was discharged from the Navy Air Corps on July 20. He plans to spend several weeks in Pennsylvania visiting his grandparents and other relatives, and will be with his brother Billy who works for an uncle, a contractor, at Hatfield Pennsylvania.
Local column lists residents and guests visiting Presidio and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Maude Holland visiting Presidio. Vernon McIntyre and L D Harris visiting El Paso. Joe Smiths visiting Roanoke Va. Walter Hendersons visiting Dallas. Scott families from San Antonio. H C Massingale visiting with Stack family. Douglas Chrane and Crane, Corpus Christi. Paul and Patricia Cross visiting their grandmother E S Cross. Morelocks returning from Austin. Clay Harmon visiting en route from Colorado. Fred Williams visiting Dallas and Oklahoma relatives. Arthur Blucher Jr visiting from Fort Stockton. Decies from Wyoming and Colorado. Pearl Fulcrrod and her mother from Dallas. Laura Lee White from El Paso. Lulu White and Cross family. Martha Ezell with grandchildren in Dallas and Fort Stockton. B A Wight and Johnny and Jan from Kermit. Lacy from Waco and San Antonio. Beard family vacationed to Los Angeles Sequoia National Park and Grand Canyon. Connie Shrimsher from Wink visiting. Freddie McMurry from Midland. T M Mill vacationing at White Mountains in New Mexico. Bill Male ill in Dallas hospital. Benson family in Colorado Springs. Nina McCarter visiting Georgetown. Miss Sarah Caldwell from Corpus Christi guest for Waldo Blucher wedding and Sul Ross graduation.
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Damon Pettitt were held at the Livingston Funeral Home chapel last Friday. Rev. Frank C. Dutton officiated. Interment was at Elm Grove Cemetery. Donald Peters, a former Sul Ross student discharged as lieutenant commander, was nominated for representative from the 76th Texas district in the recent primary. Peters’ home is in Cotulla.
Mrs. port Rumphrey, daughter of Mrs. J. R. Morton of Alpine and sister of W. A. Morton, died after a long illness at the Humphrey ranch south of Marfa. Burial was in Marfa on Tuesday. she was well known in Alpine and nearby communities.
Mrs Blucher will waive her M A degree. Mr and Mrs C J Stewart are in El Paso this week as he plans to return to immigration service after discharge from the army in Japan. Mrs Stewart is the former Dean McCall of Alpine. Mr and Mrs Geo W Baylor returned from Oakland Cal where they visited their daughter Mrs D L Stanley. Mrs Stanley and infant son Dennis Edward Baylor Stanley born June 25 accompanied them home. Mrs M E Koehl and daughters Maude and Marguerite returned to San Antonio after weeks with Mrs T A Beard and family. Barbara Beard joins them visiting South Tex. Mr and Mrs Jesse B Gilmer and daughters Clarice and Adele of Washington DC spent part of a two months leave visiting his parents and then returned Sunday night. J W Gilmer, with Mr and Mrs Jesse Gilmer, left Monday for a few days in San Antonio.
Mr and Mrs Thos L Galloway welcomed a son weighing 8 lbs at Wright hospital Tuesday morning. A daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs Buddy Sessom on Tuesday weighing 7 lbs 8 oz. Mr and Mrs Odie Roberts of Marathon celebrated a daughter born last Friday. Mr and Mrs Ben Juarez of Mar welcomed a son born at the local hospital Tuesday.
John Stovell thanks voters for support in his county surveyor race and says he will not run in the run-off. Robert B. Mitchell, consultant in Federal Estate taxes and Estate Planning, will be at Holland hotel on Saturday August 3 and Monday Tuesday August 5 to discuss estate planning matters.
J T Carney Jr expresses sincere appreciation for the vote of confidence in the primary election held last Saturday. He thanks supporters and acknowledges the strong backing from the community.
Mrs Avora Owens expresses thanks for the July 27 primary vote that renominated her to the county treasurer office. The message notes gratitude to supporters and the party.
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