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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
3
Delbert A. Dyke and family living in Karachi recall President Eisenhower’s unexpected appearance and parade through the city. The letter describes the embassy chat, Pakistani guards, a mounted show, and a Karachi American School Christmas pageant with living camels and lambs.
Local s isting in the Bowden home for the holidays includes Donald Watkins and children Keith and Greg from San Benito with Mrs. Watkins. Dr. A. N. Bowden and Mrs. Bowden from Brownwood. Mrs. Chambers from Georgetown. The Burdett family from San Marcos will be joined by Buck Tom and Donna after visits in Kansas and Oklahoma. Bob and Kay Stowell visit relatives, with Bob a Texas Tech student. The Fielder family from Amarillo arrives to spend holidays with G. B. Crawford and relatives. Mr. Fielder joins yesterday.
H H Burks, father of Mrs J C Epperson, died Thursday morning December 17 in Tyler at age 91. He was born in Tuscaloosa Alabama in 1868 and moved to Smith County at age 3. He worked in the furniture business in Tyler, survived by his wife, three daughters and five sons. He is buried at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Tyler.
Alpine sponsors a five match invitational game marathon running January through May 1980 to raise funds for civic projects. Players compete in bridge canasta or forty two with original partners, hosts arrange dates, and fees of 50 cents per player are collected.
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