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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1924
Page
3
Alpine reports include Miss Kathleen Newell visiting friends in Marfa and Mrs. Humphris weekending there. Notes mention Foreclosure sale ads, court attendance by Judge Rector and Judge Sutton, and several visits between local residents, plus a college commencement and faculty departures. Local business and rentals listed with multiple housing ads and a used bicycle for sale.
The 33rd annual Bloys Camp Meeting at Skillman Grove ended with near eighty professions of faith. Ministers from Disciples Fort Worth Presby terian Waxahachie and others led services as Alpine citizens planned substantial improvements including enlarging the tabernacle a better water supply and new cottages for future gatherings. The event remains nonsectarian with equal rights for all denominations and hosts from cattlemen ensuring orderly hospitality based on the Golden Rule.
The Presbyterian Church announces next Sunday worship with an 11 o clock sermon on Progressive Christianity and a 830 pm union service at the Christian church titled By The Wayside. Sunday school begins at 10 am with inviting words for all. Mr and Mrs W E Smith of De Queen Ark visit, tracing travels via Sanderson Del Rio and San Antonio.
Alpine citizens report Best as an up and coming town with a colony of about thirty Alpine men engaged in or seeking business in the new sister city.
The article lists a Catholic Church week schedule with 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass and Benediction, 10:00 a.m. Mass and Spanish sermon, 3:00 p.m. catechetical instruction, 7:30 p.m. Rosary and Spanish sermon, 8:30 p.m. moving picture entertainment, and weekday Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Spanish.
City tax due for 1924 payable at City Offices in the Berkeley Building. Taxes not paid by August 30, 1924 incur delinquency with penalty and interest. City Tax Collector W. A. Daugherty announces the deadline and charges. Also includes dairy ad details and contact.
The district court docket includes perjury trial of Louise Bly, one divorce granted and one dismissed, multiple foreclosures, quiet title, and vendor's lien actions. Judgments favor plaintiffs in several cases, and a minor’s disabilities were removed in an ex parte proceeding.
Miss Dorothy Austin hosted a Saturday picnic in Paradise Canyon with young people traveling by truck. After a outdoor feast they serenaded in town. Chaperones were Mr and Mrs Coleman. Attendees included Lena Derrick Blanche Cotter Eddie Goodwin Audry McSpadden Agnes Newell Jeanette Tippett Walter Garnett Ducan Scott Horace Morelock Luther Beary Wesley Koenig Dwight Austin and the Coleman family.
Mrs. A. M. Turney hosted a Friday bridge gathering for her niece Miss Lois Bailey of Dallas, with tables arranged in gold en glow. Guests included Miss Nina Belle Caldwell and others, as refreshments of brick ice cream and angel cake were served.
Mesdames Leonard Alldridge and Dom Adams hosted the T. E. L. Class last Friday at their social meeting. Assisted by Mrs. J. H. Mamil ton and others, the event marked the last gathering of the old class due to Sunday School reorganization. Guests traveled to Lovers Rock for games and pastimes and enjoyed ice cream cake and punch.
Sul Ross faculty visited Skillman Grove for Sunday morning worship joined by Casner Perkins and families and by six Girls Choral Club members. They had dinner at the Brown camp in Alpine. Students Elliott Rigsby Weyerts Barnett McDonald and Mrs Witherspoon sang.
Dr. Myrtle Wickleline will be in the office for a few weeks while the doctor takes a chiropractic technique course in Davenport. An assistant with years of experience will provide care, and patients are encouraged to become acquainted with her. Signed J. E. Guyton, D. C. Ph. C. 33-21-21.
Mrs. Lewis Granger and son Lewis Jr visit relatives in San Antonio before returning to Houston. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hess and family travel to San Antonio. Flo Clark and Lora Martin among weekend visitors. Skillman Grove encampment ends as Tesnas Oil resumes drilling. I. E. Claussen of Kansas City arrives to activate affairs. Roy Wyatt family heads to El Paso. School opens Sept 30 with W. P. Brown as Superintendent and several teachers listed. A Sunday School party and a Roberts ranch dance with a Mexican orchestra cap the week.
Faculty members leaving next year were feted at an outdoor banquet under live oaks on the McIntyre ranch near Big Hill. The event featured roasts for each departing educator, playful quips from Miss Britt and Miss Aynesworth about literature gaps, and a light program with music from a high school orchestra. Social guests from Fort Davis Tesnus and San Antonio attended, with dance and refreshments on the ranch porch into the evening.
The Linn home hosted a morning bridge party for Miss Jessie M. Kline with a spacious parlor decorated in bright flowers and a luncheon served afterward. Guests included Mesdames George Brown Caldwell Perkins McCool Gillett Von Sickle Witherspoon Baines Linn Hammett and several Misses Linn Daugherty Aynesworth Peck Elliott Evans Riddle Stone Davie Lear Grace Anthony Lancaster Bedell Gillett Hedell Young.
Mrs George Baines entertained Sul Ross faculty members not returning next year at her home from four to six with bridge. Honorees included Miss Lancaster Dean of Women Miss Elliott Spanish Miss Aynes worth English Miss Peck Librarian and Miss Kline Music. This was the second event honoring departing faculty members.
On Thursday evening at seven Miss Margaret Elliott hosted a buffet supper in compliment to Miss Elise Jewitt of Austin, the house guest of Miss Bertha Mae Hancock. Attending were Miss Bertha Mae Hancock, Miss Louis Baily of Dallas, Miss Berence Griffith of Dallas, Miss Miriam Webb, Miss Nancy Watson, Miss Gesna MclIntyre, Miss Frances Gillett, Miss Ruth Jenkins, Miss Sybil Stevens, Miss Nina Bell Caldwell, Miss Linda Lancaster, and Miss Stather Elliott.
President Morelock announces faculty shifts for the upcoming long session. Anne Aynesworth will pursue advanced work at Columbia University toward a Doctorate. Brewer returns to substitute for Aynesworth and earned an MA at Texas. Zona Peek will study Library Science. Frances Hoyt Ford serves as librarian in her absence. Margaret Guenther becomes head of Music. Kline resigns and Beaty goes on leave to 1928. Cowan returns as Dean of Women. Vandiver returns to lead Art Department at fall term.
Sul Ross Lobos meet McMurry Indi ans in a decisive football game at the San Angelo Fair on October 13. Coach B C Graves reports a fair association manager's letter accepting the proposal. A large crowd is expected, with Alpine and Sul Ross rooting sections.
Mr Tom Newton of Terlingua oasis visits with daughter Miss Bess Newton. Miss Tommie Mayes of Bi Lake and Miss Edith Cooper of Ozon visit friends. Mr O D Cleveland travels to Rocilla Mountains and purchases fine Billy goats. Jersey heifer for sale cash or trade at Alpine address W Ill Bank Box 237.
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