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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
5
Dr. Berkeley travels to Fort Worth on business while residents like Mrs. Fulcher and Mrs. Burke recover or travel. Families share visits across Alpine, Marfa, and San Antonio as folk attend churches, teach at Sul Ross, and gather for picnics. A growing list of social notices includes births, moves, and local shop ads. The Alpine Studios promote photography supplies alongside a ton of community updates.
Brewster Presidio and Jeff Davis counties plan a joint institute at Marfa from Monday September 4 to Friday September 8. Alpine joins for a unified meeting, with Supt J E Conner leading an engaging program. Alpine hopes the site becomes the permanent gathering place for future institutes. The Alpine Public Schools begin the following week on Tuesday September 12.
Alpine Odd Fellows joined Marfa brethren to celebrate the Marfa lodge’s first anniversary. Alpine members traveled to Marfa Tuesday night for the ceremony and a sumptuous feast topped the program.
Aug 27 to Sept 3 evening meetings at 8 o clock led by home forces. Afternoon services to be announced. Pastor Hubert M. Smith invites all to join in song prayer and attendance during the home meeting revival.
El Paso won two of three games at Alpine field over Monday to Wednesday. The opener went eleven innings with El Paso taking four to Alpine three. Tuesday Alpine led five innings but El Paso prevailed four to ten. The final contest ended Alpine six to El Paso ten with the visitors claiming the series.
Thoroughbred Poland China piglet, one month old, priced at five dollars each. Contact Mrs W L Means, phone 202, listing includes 32-ti.
An August Tuesday shower honoring Miss Isabel Smith filled the home of Miss Van Sickle with rainbow colors and flowers as guests pasted pictures for a seven ages history, received gifts from a rainbow themed table, and enjoyed music and refreshments before the September 6th wedding in Colorado City.
A dancing party honoring Miss Lillian Spencer of Marfa hosted by Miss Kathleen Newell featured guests Miss Georgia Benson Miss Beth Cotter Miss Louise Berkeley Miss Merril Pouncey Miss Dorothy Cotter Miss Ethel Clifford Miss Lillian Spencer Miss Agnes Newell Miss Kathleen Newell and Messrs Guy Smith Earl Scuddy Frank Young Lee Smith James Derrick Eugene Benson Roscoe Casner. Punch and cake were served during the evening.
Miss Dorothy Allen hosted a Wednesday night party from eight to ten thirty with guests in tacky costumes. Prizes went to Blanche Cotter Dorothy Austin and Agnes Newell in the ladies contest while Woodward Young won the boys prize after a draw with H L Stuckey.
Mrs H G Watson entertained a bridge club for an afternoon notable for fine decorations and five tables of play. Hostess served punch and a salad course as members and invited guests joined an elegant social event with many named attendees.
Last Saturday evening August 19 Alpine hosted the Mask and Slipper Dramatic Club of Sul Ross Normal College under Miss Ruby Carlton Walkey. They offered The Maker of Dreams The Anniversary and 1750 1922. The Maker of Dreams featured Pierrot and Pierrette by Martian Fyvans Ethel Clifford and Florence McAfee with a black and white setting and a golden moon The Anniversary was a comedy of married life with cast Miles Mable Totter Rimma Mans.
Ferguson backs Marrs and opposes Bentley a lifelong prohibitionist. Voters including fathers mothers and sisters may stay away from polls as this ticket seeks election. Marrs favors taxpayer votes for county school superintendent and all other offices.
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