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Newspaper

Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1941

Page

5

Tea Shower Honoring Miss Dean McCall Before Wedding

Society notes detail a Thursday Tea Shower from 3 to 5 honoring Miss Dean McCall ahead of her August 21 wedding to Charles Stewart. Guests in four groups arrived at the Reid home, with gifts in Navarre crystal and yellow pottery. A follow up Breakfast Inn at Whiteside and Cartwright homes featured a Boston Cooking School cookbook as a gift and a floral, fruit centerpiece filled gathering rooms with elegance.

Knox Redd Fritz Bill Weyerts Dean McCall Charles Stewart Weyerts Reid W. D.mccall O. B. Griggs Fritz Weyerts Melba McMurry Dorothy Scannell Roy Whiteside Perry Cartwright Dean Whiteside Guerts Cartwright Siti Boston Cooking School Mise W. D. McCall OB. Grigas Ray McGrew Bill Winter Mary Bess Hamilton Knox Reid Fite Bil Weyerts Ernest ‘Thornton Jes Joel Wright Carroll Vaughn W. E Locker

Social Roundup Of Local Gatherings And Club Meetings

A Monday evening party at the Davidson Guest ranch honored niece Miss Sue Mann with a wide guest list from San Angelo Hubbard and Kansas City among others. The Baptist W M S met at the church Tuesday for business and Bible study with nominating committee reports and Hosea Amos study led by Mrs. Lanf ord and assisted by several members. Mrs. Ellen C Hudson entertained her Wednesday club with a meeting and high score prizes to Mrs. Parr and Mrs. Gillett.

Davidson Guest Ranch Sue Mann Afr C. E. Davidson Sue B. Mann Dorothy Scannell Nell Jarvis Hubbard Texas Emma Faye Payne Kansas City Lida Jane Gibbs San Angelo D. M. Bennett Ben Mann George Robertson St. Louis al- Fraser Mar Baptist W.M.S Church Chas. Chambers Jack Davis Lois McIntyre E. Cox J. G. Fain Busness T. M. Lanford Hosea Amos Sem Mesdames Cox Floyd Bowie Chambers Ora Harvey Fain Ellen C. Hudson Mesdames J. Casner F. E. Gillett W. D. Burnham HG. Thompson Gene Parr J. E. Burress Parr Mrs. Gillett

Miss Bedell Honored At Alpine Church Party

Miss Grace Bedell former head of Home Economics at Sul Ross college will move to Boulder Colorado this month. She was surprise honor guest at a Presbyterian church gathering in Alpine last Sunday evening. The event featured daisies and marigolds, with refreshments served by Mrs. A. M. Turney and others. Rev. Fred Rogers presided and Mrs. C. D. Wood praised Miss Bedell as a Woman's Council member. A small parting gift echoed church friendship.

Bedell Grace Bedell Sul Ross College Boulder Colo Presbyterian Church A. M. Turney E. C. Coleman Rogers Alpine

Henderson-Bierschwale wedding announced in Alpine

Mr and Mrs B S Henderson of Alpine announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Jonnie to Oliver J Bierschwale son of Mr and Mrs A J Bierschwale of Alpine The wedding is set for Saturday Aug 23 Jonnie Henderson a Marlin High School graduate attended Sul Ross last year Oliver J Bierschwale a Alpine High School graduate has attended Sul Ross the past two years The couple plan to continue their studies at Sul Ross A farewell party was given for Miss Mann by Mr and Mrs N M Clifford with an informal dinner.

Oliver Bierschwale Miss Henderson B. S. Henderson Alpine Jonnie Oliver J. Bierschwale A. J. Bierschwale Marlin High School Sul Ross Mr. Bierschwabe Alpine High School

Noted Painter, Sculptor To Record Scenes In The Big Bend Park Section

Ft Worth artist and sculptor Dwight C. Holmes travels through Alpine en route to Big Bend National Park to paint Davis Mountains and Chisos scenes for display in the state. He exhibited 20 pictures in Alpine and plans more works while contributing 20 percent of receipts to the Texas Big Bend Park association. Holmes, renowned for West Texas landscapes, has murals commissioned for Arlington Downs and Ft. Worth post office panels and has sculpted post office ornaments for several Texas cities.

Dwight C. Holmes Ft Worth Alpine Big Bend National Park Ft. Davis Davis Mountains Chamber of A Commerce Davis Mountain Big Bend Texas Big Bend Park Association Holmes Davis ‘Mountains West Texas Oregon Colorado New Mexico Texas Mexico Jockey Lab Arlington Downs William Baker Ft. Worth U. S

Civil War Surgical Kit Passed to Fort Davis Doctor

Fort Davis aug 15 a surgeon s kit used in the Civil War era 1862 65 is owned by Dr C E Eaton of Fort Davis It was given by Dr P D Coulson of Robert Lee Texas now deceased The kit includes a bright needle thread sheath suturing gut saw knives and other instruments packed in a brown wooden box and used in field hospital operations

Fort Davis C. E. Eaton M.D P. D. Coulson Robert Lee Texas

Summer 1941 Sul Ross graduates listed for ceremony

Seventy eight seniors and graduate students of Sul Ross College will receive summer degrees August 21 in the college auditorium with E C Coleman slated to speak. Baccalaureate Sunday August 17 at 8 pm features Rev E B Isaackis. The class includes 16 Master of Arts and 62 BA and BS candidates, list spans Del Rio El Paso Alpine and other Texas towns with many names.

Sul Ross E. C. Coleman E. B. the Isaackis Christian Church Del Concepcion Morales Arredondo del Rio Lorene N. Bennett Cedar Bayou Rosalie Lane Boatwright Carlos I. Calderon Eugenia Hector Chandley Alpine Minerva Cuellar Esther Goodman el Paso Marilyn Herring Knox City Ethel Ferguson Kellett Tye Ruperto Medina Shatter Gonzalo Moya Lorenzo C. Valenzuela Marathon Nellie Barron McDermon Imperial Bertha J. Arnold Wink Chales H. Boucher Karnes City Frances W.bowers Leah Rochelle Cox Gonzales Clorene Cain Vernon Marshall S. Croft Jacksonville Helen L. Dean Laula Dixon Mabel A. Dooley Bracketville Lucille Landbeck Edwards Eula Scott Faubion Junction Marjorie Gallagher Odessa Mary’ S Elise Gibson Mexia James Lowfell Gully Mission Winabeth Smith O. Nis Smith Knott Maggie Monton Strauch Coles M. Swaim Troy Eula Belle Huddleston Taylor Sarrah M. Tennant Shafter Fern van Court San Angelo Abbie Lee W Fer Ysleta Hannah Marie Weinauf Big Spring Clara R. Wright Miles

Dr Coulson Pioneer of Sterling County and Judge

Dr. Coulson, father of P. D. Coulson Alpine druggist, was a founder of Sterling county and served as county judge for years, noted for his leadership despite a skull injury context referenced.

Men's Fellowship Club Holds August Meeting

The Alpine Men's Fellowship club met on the lawn of the Presbyterian church for its August gathering, one of the largest attended. The Invitation committee included Pred 8 Rogers and Dr Wilbur, with Dr Westmeyer and Dr Shearer. The program chair was Mo of Kansas, and Mr War. Lack of Austin chaired the meeting remarks.

Alpine Men's Fellowship Club Presbyterian Church Rogers Wilbur Westmeyer Houston Shearer Amari Program der Mo Kansas War. Lack Austin O. B. Sperry Bt Frozen Woothar Bo. Coemman Chas. Livingston RM. Harveys Fred Willams Raymond Garnet Kunze Seldon Tobin

Texas Car Licenses To Start at 5000 In 1942

A 1942 system will issue license numbers starting at 5000 for registered passenger cars. The sequence will continue without fence plates for this year, with numbers up to 80000 in use. J T Carter of Richmond Va records earnings and expenses for 50 years, while several Texans and El Paso residents are named in this list of individuals.

Texas Aumrin numway _comsini based Amondh Tha 2 Pasenger Abs

Big Bend Medical Socy Meeting At Fort Russell Next Tuesday

Fort Russell hosts the Big Bend Medical Society meeting next Tuesday with Col J W Blackwell and Fort D A Russell in Marfa as hosts. Dr Joel Wright of Alpine says guest speakers include Dr Neil Dugald Buie Dr Holman Taylor Dr Felix Miller Dr Jim Camp Dr W E Ryan Dr Leslie Smith and Dr J B McKnight. The event begins at 4 30 p m with dinner at 6 30 p m served by the post hospital staff. Salads and dishes left at a barbecue are missing and may be claimed at the chamber of commerce. Dora Brown 3 of Charleston DC fell 30 feet from a second story window but suffered only light scratches.

Col J. W. Blackwell Fort D. A Felix Miller el Paso State Medical Assn Jim Camp Pecos Southwestern Medical and Surgical Assn W. E. Ryan Midland Leslie Smith el Paso County Medical Society J. B. McKnight Carlsbad State Tubercculosis Hospital Board of Trustees Post Hospital

Ancient Buick in Community Day Parade

A 1918 four cylinder Buick touring car, entered by Casner Motor Co., Buick dealers of Marfa and here, featured in the Community Day parade last Friday. The car, bought new by the late W. P. Murphy of Marfa, runs under its own power. It was driven by J. J. E. Casner of Casner Motor Co., a local auto dealer since 1918, who helped showcase the vehicle previously at the Highland fair parade in Marfa.

Casner Motor Co Buick Marfa W. P. Murphy J.J E. Casner Casner | Motor Co Automobile Deal Casner

Chief Justice Visits San Antonio Judge Ed W Smith and Family

Chief Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals in San Antonio and Mrs Smith visit this week at the home of his niece Mrs A J Joyce and nephew E M Swann and sister Mrs Hope Swann in town, as part of a family visit amid official duties.

Ed W. Smith Court of Civil Appeals San Antonio

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Miss McCall Baptist Wms Miss Mann N. M. Clifford Big Bend Park Orime Jackson Field Granada Theatre Peopus Hs Laughton Brevard Punes Nickels Leo Bales Dr. C. Coleman Voleyeal Reno Aipne Fis J.T. Carter Richmond, Va Ralph Henry Marsh Livingston Martha Louise Turrentine del Monte HiHo Crackers Brown Welch’s Grape Juice Kerr Avondale California Mour Armour's Star Big Bend Medical Socy Ft. Russell Chamber of Commerce Dora Brown Charleston D.C Bond Defense America United States Washington, D.C
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