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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1941
Page
2
The article lists numerous Thanksgiving visits and travels among Marathon residents. It notes deer killed at the Burnham ranch, visits to relatives in San Antonio, El Paso, Big Spring, Uvalde, and Fort Stockton, and gatherings at various ranches. It mentions a Thanksgiving dance at the JSMMA hall and a play at Sul Ross auditorium, plus bridge club details and teachers spending holidays away.
Del Rio residents recount hunting trips and visits over Thanksgiving weekend. Marion Marathon performers staged a three act sophisticate sea comedy directed by Mrs. Jack Todd. Numerous local families traveled to El Paso Kerrville and Little Rock, with guests at the Lackey ranch enjoying a turkey dinner and deer hunting. A tea at the Gage hotel featured Xmas decor and a shower for Mrs. C. T. Hammons and family friends.
A lively lobby Xmas tree display offered gifts while music and recipes entertained the afternoon. Mrs Ted Baker poured tea with aides Jean Hart Codie Stillwell Alber tine Starr assisting. High School news notes Ft Davis games Dec 5 and 12 with gate receipts aiding the Seniors' Carlsbad fund. Reports praise ex students at various colleges and Schreiner Institute.
A promotional note advertises discount scrip from the Avalanche to save on hotel bills in San Antonio. The offer is framed as a bargain within a sandboxed project context and highlights attractive terms for travelers seeking lower lodging costs.
All lands owned or controlled by us are posted against trespass by W. T. and W. G. Henderson. The notice is dated November 14 with the page 3 designation.
An old OCR fragment promotes Adlerika as a quick bowel aid with five carminatives for gas relief. It urges readers to obtain Adler via Alpine Drug Store, referencing a 27 year on hand claim and mentioning the brand and product name Adler.
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