Engagement of Elisabeth Harrell to William Wimner Announced
The union of Miss Elisabeth Harrell and William Irwin Wimner is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs N J Harrell of Lockhart Texas. The wedding is set for December 1 at 6 pm in the First Baptist Church of Lockhart. Harrell studied at Columbia University and Juilliard. she will earn an MA from Sul Ross College in June and has taught music at Marfa schools. Wimner is son of Mr and Mrs A Vick Winter of Alpine. he graduated Fort Stockton High School attended the University of Texas and earned a BA from Sul Ross College. He works in business in Alpine.
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Elisabeth Harrell
William Irwin Wimner
Alpine
N. J. Harrell
Lockhart
Texas
First Baptist Church of Lockhart
Baylor University
Waco
Columbia University
Juillard School of Music
New York City
Sul Ross College
Baptist W M S Royal Service meeting highlights shower for Mrs Eddie Morgan
The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs M H Moorman's home for a Royal Service program. Effie Rhoe Maddox circle hosted the after program and Onis Vineyard circle led the program with participants including Mrs W N Wright and Mrs Ora Harvey. A linen shower for Mrs Eddie Morgan, formerly Bertha Gray, followed, with extensive refreshments served.
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M. H. Moorman
Eddie Morgan
Bertha Gray
M. A. Webb
Miller Oliver
J. A. Calloway
Ray Spence
Melvin Slover
T. M. Lankford
Ora Harvey
Lem Taylor
E. R. Cox
Bess Garrett
Fred Holloway
T. F. Cook
C. C. Holman
M. M. Fulmer
Earl Fallis
van Binion
G. B. Mosley
Elmer Taylor
E. E. Johnson
F. P. Reeder
Moorman
Elsie Marie
Flower and Table Show At Holland Hotel Draws Crowd
Alpine Garden club hosted a Flower and Table show at the Holland hotel last Friday from 3 30 to 9 00 PM. Pot plants formed a backdrop for table displays as 75 to 80 visitors enjoyed the exhibition with delight with Golden Club members as hostesses.
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Alpine Garden Club
Holland Hotel
Golden Club
Alpine Garden Club Show Awards Highlight Tables and Plants
The Alpine Garden Club honored top table arrangments with formal and informal categories and awarded prizes for pot plants including ferns sukanas geraniums coleus begonias and miscellaneous displays. Special thanks were given to McCool's Shop The Valerie and the Holland hotel for their support and displays.
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J. W. Gilmer
W. J. Smith
E. O. Phillips
J. B. Spence
Coleus
Begonias
Elvie Williams
Perry Cartwright
Fred Wilks
Alpine Garden Club
McCool
Miss Linn
Koury
The
Valerie
Holland Hotel
Columbia University Club of Texas Dinner Heads Alpine Educators
Mrs Faye Vice of Alpine leads as president of the Teachers College Columbia club of Texas at the St Anthony hotel Columbia dinner on November 30. Educators Dr Elma A Neal and Dr Ernesto Glarza will speak with N L Carr assisting. Miss Mil tia Hill from Sul Ross chairs the nominating committee as Alpine schools gain honor in San Antonio event.
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Sul Ross College
State Teachers Association
San Antonio
Faye Vice
Sal Ross
Teachers College
Columbia Club of Texas
Texas
Columbia University
Columbia
St. Anthony Hotel
Vice
Teachers College Columbia University
Miltia Hill
Sul Ross
Harvest Day program of Methodist Women’s Missionary Society
The Women’s Missionary society of the Methodist church met on Tuesday at the parsonage for a Harvest Day program. Officers were elected with all but the president chosen for 1940. Mrs. G. W. Baines led the program. Guests noted improvements to the parsonage and gave gifts in an old-fashioned pounding. Pumpkin pie and coffee or tea were served to 23 members and guests by Mesdames McGrew, Carter and Ray Williams.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
G. W. Baines
Presbyterian Woman's Council Plans Bazaar Menu
The Presbyterian Woman's Council met at Mrs. H. C. LaBeff's home with Mrs. Irene Peters as hostess. Mrs. Harold Thompson led the business session and details for the December 9 bazaar were set including coffee with cake or pie and chili with tortillas. The bazaar location will be announced later. Present were Miss Nellie Litchfield and Mesdames Poudreaux Kunze Forchheimer Stowell Wood White Peters La Beff and Thompson.
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Presbyterian Woman’s Council
H. C. LaBeff
Irene Peters
Harold Thompson
S. P. White
Nellie Litchfield
Mesdames Poudreaux
Kunze
Forchheimer
Stowell
Wood
White
Peters
la Beff
Thompson
Nona Mae Cook and Fred Holloway Wed at Baptist Church
The marriage of Miss Nona Mae Cook to Mr. Fred Allen Holloway of Houston occurred Sunday November 26 at the Baptist church with Rev M M Fulmer officiating after the morning service. Prenuptial music featured Mrs.
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Nona Mae Cook
Theodore F. Cook
Fred Allen Holloway
Houston
the Baptist Church
M. M. Fulmer
Mra
Alpine dealer advertises good oak wood for sale
A local notice lists good oak wood, green and dry mixed, available from E. E. Daugherty of Alpine. The ad notes 20 crossout price cards and is dated November 24 with a 2p page reference.
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E. E. Daugherty
Alpine
Wet November in Fort Davis Baffles Weather Recorders
Fort Davis reports a foggy cloudy drizzly November with Er nest Carlton gauge showing about an inch and a half of precipitation by Tuesday night. The period near the deer hunting opening, then Thanksgiving week, yielded no sun with several hours of rain Wednesday morning and rainfall nearing two inches for the month.
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Ernest Carlton
Fort Davis
Carlton
Mountain Peaks News Briefs From West Texas
At its Dallas meeting the State Association plans a vacancy in Pecos county for a 305.32 acre tract valued in the millions. Reeves county reports high AAA range program activity with four million feet of contour ridging 123 spreader dams and 39 earthen dams built nine wells drilled and 92 000 acres under deferred grazing. The Balmorhea Texan notes a poor hunting season in the Davis mountains and an albino deer killed near Kent. A group of South African road builders with a federal rep visited Van Horn to inspect highways. Fort Stockton’s first lumber house since 1906 is torn down for a filling station. The U S Boundary Commission offers 25 land tracts in Hudspeth county farm parcels to sell after Rio Grande channel straightening. Cotton yields in Ward Reeves and Pecos counties are expected to high. The post office will stay open near a bank closing. Blacktail deer season ends Thanksgiving night with no notable events.
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Reeves County
Christmas Permanents Sale at Midget Beauty Shop
One month only sale offers permanents from $2.56 to $10 with several price points listed. Buy now before Christmas expenses rise and have a prettier look for the holiday. Gift option available by paying now. November 17 ad.
Happy Car Singer Inspires Fort Davis Visit
In Fort Davis the Observatory garage pro prietor Roy Evans sings while working on a car, drawing praise for his cheerful spirit. Thanksgiving travelers include Tyrone Kelly and family from Austin, Ruth Clark and Margaret Coan from campus, and others from Arizona Baylor and Texas Tech visiting Fort Davis. StudClub focused on Worlds Fairs with Dr. Carl Seyfert and Rev Richard Irving sharing fair experiences. Corpus Christi visitors Mr. and Mrs. J G McIntosh arrived to see relatives.
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Observatory
Fort Davis
Roy Evans
Mr. Evans
Tyrone Kelly
Kelly
Austin
Audrey Miller
Cameron
Ruth Clark
Margaret Coan
Genevieve Eppenauer
University of Arizona
L. A. Singleton
Baylor
Waco
Singleton
Grover Jones
Texas Tech
Jones
Frantom Eaton
J. K. Miller
Carl K. Seyfert
McDonald Observatory
Richard G. Irving
Wedding bells at College Avenue as Miss Duncan ties knot
Jack Davis sang I Love You Truly as Constance Duncan wed Nor ris Smith. Roy Johnson and Betty Lou Cook stood as attendants. Father gave bride in teal blue suit with fur collar while groom wore grey. After a luncheon the couple set up home near College Avenue. The Sanderson American Legion post plans to host the 16th district convention December 2 and 3.
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Jack Davis
M. M. Fulmer
Constance Duncan
Roy Johnson
Betty Lou Cook
Norris Smith
Sanderson
Thanksgiving Day Observance Shifts Noted By Schools
The article notes a planned observance shift for Thanksgiving with many people planning to treat Thursday as Turkey Day. Schools will extend vacation from Wednesday evening to the following Monday morning, reflecting the change in official date.
Crockett County Court weighs community club and library plan
Crockett County Commissioners Court discusses building a community club and public library funded by the Ozona Woman's Club as sponsor and potential donor group.
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The
Crockett County Commissioners Court
Ozona Woman's Club
Marfa Manufacturing Co Opens New Building with Modern Shop
The Marfa Manufacturing Co., a pioneer firm in the city, boasts a highly equipped machine shop in its newly completed building. The plant marks a significant upgrade for the company and its operations west of the Pecos.
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The
Marfa Manufacturing Co
City
Pecos
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