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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
6
Local church merger planned for Sunday 11:00 AM with Bro Dutton of Alpine speaking at the Baptist church. Residents note recent travels and medical visits, plus a postal warning on chain letters and a reminder to stamp Christmas cards two cents.
The PTA invites members to attend Monday December 12 at the school house for a vote on the class award at 2 45 p m.
Mrs. Jack Todd hosted her bridge club on Wednesday afternoon at her home. A dessert followed as Mrs. Alfred Negley received a surprise gift shower. High honors went to Mrs. Lee Dragoo with bingo, second high to Mrs. Zoye Decie, and traveling to Mrs. D. W. Collins. Other members present included Mesdames Ritchey Preston Gage Holland Yarbro Donnell Treadwell McGonagill and Young. Mr. Ritchey Eva Chaffin and Zenae Decie later visited the Ritchey home on the Rio Grande.
The event Wednesday November 3 at the school house featured football themed decor, goal post place cards, and football shaped menus. Supt E Bland served as master of ceremonies with an invocation by Mr Nichols and a toast by Mr Allen. Coach H D Smith gave remarks, Buddy Granger delivered the response, and Coach Jack Perryman of Sul Ross was introduced by Supt Bland.
The Marathon P T A sponsored a Dec 2 3 basketball and volleyball tourney with entrants from Sierra Blanca Valentine Fort Davis Blackwell Centennial Barstow Sanderson and Marathon. Marathon won basketball first with Valentine second and Sierra Blanca consolation. Marathon also won volleyball with Centennial second and Fort Davis consolation. The French embassy in Austin is the only building ever erected on American soil by a foreign government.
Alpine AR reports community figures M A Webb Lynn Forbes Merle Friesen and Mrs C D Wo along with Mrs A N AL Fr Davis as correspondents. The paper lists post office classification, subscription prices for Brewster Jeff Davis counties and other areas, and staff roles including editor publisher shop foreman bookkeeper and society editor.
Alpine residents will see at the Granada theater a 10 minute educational short dramatizing the story of disabled American veterans. The film stars James Stewart and General Jonathan Wainwright with Stewart contributing his services and industry cooperation.
The piece notes a film offering a realistic look at disabled veterans recovery. The Disabled American Veterans at their 28th national convention in Cleveland praised the movie industry with a special citation to Stewart. Col Owen Crump wrote the story and Ralph Staub directed for Columbia Pictures. The film follows the veteran’s rehabilitation step by step and shows DAV services in action.
All classified advertising is payable in advance except to those who carry regular monthly accounts. No exceptions. If.
Mrs. A. J. Gard hosts after school care until 1 p.m. Children aged three to six engage in directed activities and play under supervision. A contact phone number is provided for enrollment or inquiries.
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