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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1943
Page
5
Mrs C D Wood reports a church women’s evening honoring WAAC members. Guests assembled in uniform, sang hymns with WAACC group, and enjoyed piano music by Ray Mecrew. Young people from Moniam performed dances, creating a festive mood and sincere appreciation.
For Sale or Trade items include apartments income properties and HOLC conversion potential. Also ranch for sale with 30 sections, lines of credit for city and ranch loans, insurance and abstracts services offered, plus a California Alpine wedding notice excerpt.
Mrs Felix McGaughy hosted her Lucky Thirteen Bridge club at home with guests present including Miss Aetna Smith Eva Chaitin and Mesdames Burgess Hord Shepperd Hord. Prizes were awarded: high score Mrs McIntyre, high for guests Mrs Hope, second high Mrs Ward, bingo prize to Mrs Decie. An ice course was served.
Mrs J S Hord entertained the Wednesday Bridge Club and guests at her home this week. Present were Mesdames Barnes Burgess Casner Hudson Wood and invited guests included Mesdames Ed gar Harfst Polin Kempen McGaughy and Misses Eva Chaffin and Aetna Ismith. Prizes hinted Molly Pitcher day with high prizes won by Mrs Edgar and Mrs McGaughy, small pitchers.
Pte Griffith Oates graduates weather observers course at Grand Rapids Michigan. Harold Nichols finishes round school training at Arkansas A and M College and begins tying course at Jonesboro. Pvt Julian Ramirez Antonio Galindo and Isaac Hernandez arrive at Camp McQuaide California. Mrs Harfet wins Bingo prize at a refreshment plate. A N Southall formerly Santa Fe agent writes of sons A N Jr and C H still on top but facing hard sledding. Cpl Rob Willoughby transferred from Pecos flying school to new address. Amos Willoughby overseas with engineers since July 1942 in Africa. Mrs J F Nichols sends Avalanche to Pfe Herbert L Dalton. Joe C Hord recovering from tonsillectomy at local hospital. Lt Paul Forchheimer visits home folks from Moran Field Arizona.
Lions members at the Wednesday luncheon welcomed guests Miss Rogers and Miss Johnson while noting Kerby’s pledge to pay his own lunch. The article lists local service members and departures, with updates on training assignments, furloughs, and postings, including Glenn Burress, Cecil Duncan, Pvt. Crawford, Warren Mosley, Lt. Winter, and others, plus coffee ration news and a musical interlude.
The Cotter family plans a large gathering this month at their Alpine home. The family, now including nine daughters and one son, mourns husband and father James Cotter who died a year and a half ago at 95. Distant relatives attending hail from Los Angeles, Larchmont, Springfield, San Antonio, Pea, and Silverton, with local members Will Cotter and several Cotter relatives in Alpine.
Miss Janette McIntyre hosted a birthday luncheon for her mother with Mesdames Zeb Decie W H Terry W T Meriwether Gay Meriwether L D Harris B E Caldwell J C Weston George Brown H L Kokernot Jr Cas Edwards Aetna Smith and others. Bridge was the main diversion with prizes awarded to Mrs Terry high score Mrs Harris low and Mrs Young Bingo.
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