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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1954
Page
6
Mrs. W C Powers hosted the Thursday Bridge club on December 9 with Christmas decor and a salad plate for three tables. High scores went to Mrs. Deeie and Mrs. Roark. The event included guests and remarks on local ranch and PTA activities, including a trophy case project and a Christmas tree donation.
Chambers Mrs F M Roark called the meeting to order as Pat McKinney led a Christmas program. Guests enjoyed gifts from a decorated tree and a salad plate with Christmas cookies and punch. A Houston visit was noted as Mr J L Shoemaker spends Christmas with relatives. Marathon High hosted a shower for Miss Gloria Clifton bride elect of J W Dozier with 17 guests and gifts. Additional birthday party for Jean Nutt with 35 attendees featured food and dancing.
Mrs. Jake Nutt hosted a birthday gathering for her daughter Jean at their ranch residence marking a 14th birthday with family and friends in attendance.
Fort Davis announces Christmas holidays from Dec 21 at 2 30 p m with return set for Jan 3. A recent Alpine Christmas meeting and luncheon featured Mrs A D Forsythe of Monahans as speaker, with local residents attending.
Donkey basketball hosted by the F F A under H G Haley is set for Thursday night in Fort Davis. Fort Davis high school teams will face Barstow in Friday games at 6 30 PM. Mrs Lovell hosts a Christmas party for the young people's group at the Baptist church. Kimball Miller visits Fort Davis for the weekend. The Fort Davis Historical Society meets at the high school auditorium to view two Centennial Old Fort Davis films.
Members gathered for a celebration on October 9 and 10, with a business meeting and election of officers for the coming year. Newly chosen president John G. Prude and others include C. E. Carlton as vice president and Mrs. H. E. Sproul as secretary. A Christmas party was later hosted by Miss Lillian Franklin for her F H A Girls in the Home Ec room at the high school.
Fort Davis high school students staged the play O Promise Me in the auditorium Tuesday night. Director A E Danheim led a cast including Horace Lee Crawford Bill Grubb Dickie Hartnett Jackie Ledingham Ma Ballard Linda Woolley Mary June McNew Barbara Latta Guinette Kemp Jan Espy Patsy Espy and Corina Olivas in well received performances.
Alpine Central Junior Girls beat Fort Davis Junior 42 to 12 in Fort Davis Wednesday night. Fort Davis Boys Pee Wees tangled with Bal and the report ends abruptly.
Fort Davis Peewees won 26 16 and Juniors 23 21 to stay undefeated after four games. In Van Horn Invitational Fort Davis girls swept Alpine and Sanderson for higher scores while Alpine topped the boys cadre. Jean Espy and Johnny Granado earned All Tournament honors among 16 girls and 16 boys teams. Traffic fatalities among pedestrians peak between 5 and 8 pm per the National Safety Council.
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