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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1930
Page
4
A fragmented travel summary describes the St Lawrence voyage toward Europe from Montreal to Quebec. It mentions the river’s width inland, the distance covered, and the ship's progress from port to port in an anticipated five days, with references to the Prince of Wales and Britain.
Social notes recount a Tuesday bridge party at the Garnett home hosted by Mrs. Edgar Martin, with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Calvin St. Clair and many locals. A birthday oak for Mr. Wilson followed by a festive meal under the ranch oak framed an evening of hospitality. A separate tea at Dr Terry’s featured prizes and guests such as Gene Benson and Anja Wilson, with bouquets and color-themed place settings. The piece also mentions travel plans of New Mexico visitors and light byline humor.
Epworth League of the Hhowtiat church hosted a picnic Wednesday inviting Alpine youth. About 80 members and guests rode from Alpine to a canyon location, where a large lunch of meat, frijoles, potato salad, bread, ice, and punch was served. Chaperones included the Colemans, Majors, and McPhersons. Reed Farewell Party For Miss Reed. Kathleen Reed honored by friends at a Spence gathering.
Readable fragments describe OLLAND HOTEL recipes including Pork Tenderloin en Casserole with mashed sweet potatoes and candied cherries, Apple ring casserole, and salmon custard style pies. Also listed are mashed potatoes with bacon bits, cucumber lettuce salad, baked apple gingerbread, and coffee milk.
The music department will begin group instruction in violin piano voice and wind instruments on September 23 under Irma Lee Batey head of the department The program aims to keep students from dropping out by enabling peer support and shared learning in the same class.
Miss Batey states that each three month course of two hours weekly costs 12 50 and will provide options for both beginners and advanced students, with her in charge of the instruction.
William Haines, famed for football and polo feats, stars as a fast riding cowboy in the comedy romance Way Out West. The Granada Theatre shows the film Saturday August 10 with real western riders and a blend of humor and light drama as the love story unfolds.
Claude C. Wild, former San Angelo Board of City Development manager and current Independent Petroleum Association of Texas leader based in Fort Worth, spoke to Alpine Rotary Club yesterday. He outlined aims of the association in expanding support for American petroleum products against foreign competition.
A meeting highlighted aims to protect landowners and independent producers and refiners with Fort Stockton chamber of commerce manager Grady Webster in attendance. Mrs J C Knox of Dutut confronted her husband on the street and spanked him. A Vermont game warden reports five deer leaped to their deaths from a high Connecticut River bridge.
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