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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1952
Page
5
Alpine High School band takes a trophy while Alpine residents plan an open house and Christmas tea on Sunday December 14 at Lawrence Hall of Sal Ros College. Community groups host Christmas events and club gatherings with carols and refreshments.
The Sul Ross college Fine Arts gallery opened Contemporary Painting of the Southwest on December 3 with a tea drawing students and townspeople and visitors from other states. A second exhibit Cowboy Life in the Southwest by Theodore Van Soeten will run later with lithographs. The gallery hours are 6 am to 6 pm on weekdays. Meanwhile Alpine community events include a Christmas luncheon hosted by the Alpine Pilot Club at the Holland hotel with a student choir and a Santa theme. Also Mr and Mrs Bill Sohl hosted a holiday dance at Alpine Country Club with Joe Bellamah’s 11 piece orchestra and guests in festive attire.
The tiara Cox circle met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. J L Holder’s home near Paisano encampment. Mrs. Gertrude Kay led prayer, Mrs. R F Johnson presented the Bible story about Jehosheba preserving the Davidic line, and Mrs. E E Scarbrough dismissed with prayer. Coffee and cherry pie were served to ten members including T M Beckett and R Z Key Jr.
Adr and Mrs A J Joyce hosted a family gathering last week as Mr Joyce brothers and their families visited Alpine. The group spent the weekend in Big Bend Park with John Joyce Carl Joyce Cecil Joyce Floyd Joyce and their spouses from Fort Worth and Rising Star.
The Beta Iota chapter of Betta Kappa Gamma held a December 3 Christmas party and initiation in Lawrence Hall. Five teachers were initiated as new members, with guests arriving for a tea and plum pudding supper, featuring performances by the Sui Ross Choristers and readings from new year books dedicated to Alice Cowan. Members came from Marfa, Marathon, San Gerson, Big Bend area, Fort Davis and Alpine.
Tea and cookies were served to Mesdames H W Morelock G W Baines Graves Borel Joe Smith Mae Ament Frank Ray Lynn Matthews A Webster and Miss Mildred Elliot in a social roundup. Avalanche tt.
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