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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
5
J C Roark of Marathon visited the city Friday. The Packaway offers California Grape Fruit and Quart Mason Jars. Alonzo Hord visits relatives at Valentine. Business trips, home purchases, and social visits populate a busy list of Marathon area people with mentions of Ford sales, Shell oysters for hens, and multiple trips to El Paso, San Antonio, and Fort Davis.
Alpine society notes edited by Mrs Sallie E Burke cover a camp fire supper at the Wilson ranch with guests including the McCools Battle Wilsons and Miss Mayer. The bulletin lists many visitors from Uvalde Dresden Austin and San Angelo and reports on meetings led by Mrs G W Martin and Mrs Middlebrook with a Yosemite Valley lesson. Additional items note travels sales and visits to Marathon Fort Davis and Dallas, plus church services planned in Marathon.
Mrs. James R. Middlebrook and Miss Ethel Watters hosted the Junior Girls and Boys Sunday School Class of the Christian church Tuesday afternoon at Kokernot Springs. A camp fire supper with watermelon and ice cream followed for Crystal Holland Johnnie Allen Lillie Mae Lea May Belle Reese Laura Cain Melba Smith Edith Leverton John Henry Livingston Anja Wilson Jr William Phelps Charlie Wade and B Leverton.
A chapel call session organized a group named East of the Pecos Club with Anson Chancey elected president and Katherine Sheen secretary. Thirty five students joined a Kokernot Springs hike, with a refreshment committee led by Mr Ice. The club created colors white and gold and motto Pull for the West Push for the Best. A marriage followed as Mincole Pittman of San Antonio married W Brannon of Guthrie Oklahoma with Elder H M Bandy officiating.
A music memory contest was held in the Sul Ross Normal College Chapel under Miss Allys Boyle. Piano solos by Dorothy Derrick and vocal numbers by Mrs. F E Gillett and Thalia Gillett accompanied. Participants were Miss Stoyle's class. Miss Lessie Jones won with an average of 94.
The Alpine Study Club met August 4 at four o'clock with Mrs. R. L. Marquis as hostess. Members answered roll call and the proceedings continued through the afternoon with the group engaged in its regular monthly program.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church met Tuesday at the Payne ranch on Fort Davis road north of Alpine. Mrs W Van Sickle led the Bible lesson and business session while Mrs M L Turney directed the program on Choctow work. A long cafeteria spread followed, with many guests listed including Mrs H Smith and Miss Kale assisting.
Monday evening August 8 at seven o'clock in the home of Rev W M Money the marriage of J D McCutcheon and Miss Beulah Fields was solemnized by Rev Money of the Baptist faith. The groom works as foreman on Jackson Harmon ranches and is a respected citizen. The bride, sister of Mrs H L Ward, is an accomplished lady. The couple receive best wishes for a pleasant voyage on life and a safe harbor in eternity.
Mrs. Isabella Palmanteer aged 60, long time Alpine resident, died in San Antonio Tuesday morning. The remains will be interred there.
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