Marathon Bride Weds Lt Homer LaMotte inChurch Rite
Miss Betty Sue Hargus daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hargus of Marathon married Lt Homer A LaMotte son of Dr and Mrs Charles LaMotte of College Station in a Saturday Aug 8 ceremony at First Methodist Church Marathon. The service was read by Rev Carl Lawson with organ music and solos by Eldon McGonagill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Sue Hargus
George Hargus
Marathon
Homer A. LaMotte
Charles LaMotte
College Station
Joe Springfield
Nilon Tallent
Sul Ross
Louie Granger
Tommy McKinney
Laura Lee McDonald
Tom Yarbro
W. W. Hargus
Rideout
Maria
Etta Hargus
Alpine
LaMotte
Pilot Club Hosts Supt Peyton Cain Speech
The Pilot club of Alpine met at the Holland hotel for a regular luncheon with Mrs Ruth Smith presiding. Superintendent Peyton Cain outlined school board plans progress and expansion during his tenure and noted the use of tennis courts funded by the club. The meeting adjourned at one o'clock.
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Pilot Club of Alpine
Holland Hotel
Ruth Smith
Peyton Cain
Alpine Public Schools
Eva Rae Smith Weds Elbert Simpkins in Oregon
Mr and Mrs R S Smith of Alpine announce the marriage of their daughter Eva Rae to Elbert B Simpkins of Cushman Oregon on July 27. The ceremony took place at the First Methodist church in Eugene Oregon. Mrs Simpkins graduated from Alpine high school in 1951.
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R. S. Smith
Alpine
Eva Rae
Elbert B. Simpkins
Cushman, Ore
First Methodist
Eugene
Ore
Simpkins
Alpine High School
Alpine Garden Club Meeting Tonight at 4 PM
The Alpine Garden club gathers this Friday in the First Methodist church parlor with a 4 p.m. start. It is a business session to finalize plans for the Texas Garden Clubs executive board meeting in Alpine on September 21 and 22.
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Alpine Garden Club
First Methodist Church
The
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc
Alpine
Local Bridge Party Hosted by Mr and Mrs Fritz Weyerts
Mr and Mrs Fritz Weyerts hosted a bridge evening last Saturday at their home. Three tables played with Tom McGuire Frank Matthews Jeff Graham Lynn Forbes Edith Smith and Roy Reid among the attendees. Prizes went to Mrs Graham and Mr Matthews for high score and to Mr Graham for low score. Snacks included salad plates iced drinks and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Tom McGuire
Frank Matthews
Jeff Graham
Lynn Forbes
Edith Smith
Roy Reid
Graham
Mr. Matthews
Mr. Graham
Alpine Pioneer Dies with Rites Held in Alpine
The obituary notes the interment in Alpine with pallbearers Jim Skinner Judge Felix McGaughy Ray La Beff Eric Williams D R Elliott and Oscar Graef all from Alpine. Surviving are his wife two sons a Fort Worth brother Ed and sister Mrs Walter Garnett who died in December 1950. Cousins include Joe Hord H L Ware and Hayes Hord of Marfa and Raymond Garnett of Alpine.
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Jim Skinner
Felix McGaughy
Ray LaBeff
Eric Williams
D. R. Elliott
Oscar Graef
Alpine
Fort Worth
Walter Garnett
Joe Hord
H. L., Ware
Hayes Hord
Marfa
Raymond Garnett
Couple Weds After Passing Joint Military Assignment
The groom a Corpus Christi oil company executive and graduate of College Station high school, Sul Ross college, and the University of Oxford Miss. The bride studied chemical engineering at Oxford. They left Sunday for Quantico Virginia where Lt. LaMotte is stationed.
Alpine High VA Teacher Attends Dallas Ag Convention
Alpine High School Vocational Agriculture head Aaron Jacoby returned from Dallas where about 1000 ag teachers attended the state convention. Speakers included Dallas mayor R L Thornton and Dr Kenneth McFarland of General Motors Educational Services. A public speaking contest featured finalists from Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. The meeting adjourned Friday night August 4.
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Aaron Jacoby
Alpine High School Vocational Agriculture Dept
Dallas
Alpine High
Tiner
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas Lad
New Arrival Suzanne Kidd Born in Levelland
Recent arrivals include Mr and Mrs Buddy Kidd of Levelland welcoming daughter Suzanne on August 1 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ben E Ellis Alpine and Rev and Mrs J A Kidd Woodville formerly Alpine residents.
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Buddy Kidd
Levelland
Suzanne
Kidd
Alpine
Stan
Ben E. Ellis
J. A. Kidd
Woodville
Treasure Of The Golden Condor At Twin Peaks
Cornel Wilde headlines The Treasure of the Golden Condor at Twin Peaks for three days August 20 21 1942. The film from Broken Arrow director stars Wilde in a Technicolor jungle epic filmed in Guatemala featuring the Quiche Indians with no stand-ins and no serious injuries.
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Twin Peaks Theatre
Cornel Wilde
Edison Marshall
Guatemala
South America
Cadet Redford Joins USAF Basic Pilot School at Reese AFB
Aviation Cadet Thomas D. Redford son of Mr and Mrs T S Redford Route 3 Hamilton Texas has begun training at Reese AFB in Texas as a student in the USAF Basic Pilot School multi engine He previously entered the Air Force in October 1952 and served at Bainbridge AB Ga He will learn to fly the T 28 and TB 25 Mitchell Bomber and expects to be commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve next December after completing the course He is a Fort Davis High School graduate who attended Texas A&M and Sul Ross State College before entering the service.
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Reese Afb
Reese Air Force Base
Texas
Thomas D. Redford
T. S. Redford
Hamilton
USAF
A C Redford
Air Force
Bainbridge AB
Reese
Air Force Reserve
Fort Davis High School
Texas A&m and
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Families Enjoy Weekend in Madera Canyon and Roswell Visit
The Dennis Brown Dan Ritter and Jim Paris families spent last weekend in Madera canyon. Mrs Lulu White visited her daughter Mrs Jim Markys and family in Roswell New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Brown
Dan Ritter
Jim Paris
Madera Canyon
Lulu White
Jim Markys
Roswell, N. M
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Nell Forbes
Society
Lamotte-Hargus
Kathleen Armstrong
Eldon McGonagill
MR. and
Mrs
Homer Lamotte
Hunter
Supt. Cain
Eva Rae Smith
Oregon
Garden Club
West Texas Utilities Company
Frigidaire
General Motors
Lucy Miller
Winslow
Ariz
Miss Miller
E. S. Lambert
Mr. Lambert
Brewster County
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Lawrence Lacy
Waco
Kokernot Ranch
Glorieta Baptist
Santa Fe
N. M
Twin Peaks
Life Insurance
Clifton L. Moss
P. O. Box
Alpine, Texas
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
Home Office
Houston, Texas
Hershey
Kimbell
Kool Aid
Church's Grape Juice
Libby
Wabisco
Heinz
Brach's
Monarch
Lipton
del Monte
Kraft’'s Kitchen
Koflissx
Roel Wonnet Hee
Adam's Orange Juice
Devil Food
del Monte Bartlett
ADAMS
San Antonio
San Angelo
Odessa
EL Paso
Houston
Bill Goodall
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