Alpine Christmas Displays Shine With Local Creations
Nightly lights and ornaments brighten Alpine as residents showcase unique decorations. Katie Thomas and Leis Bounds create standout windows with yucca and tumbleweed crafts, while others like the Crowders and Adams family stage elaborate outdoor scenes. Open house at Miles Pierce ranch features glowing terraces and a pool glow.
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Alpine
Alpine Butane Co
Katie
D. D.) Thomas
Leis
B. B.) Bounds
Alpine Flower Shop
American Legion Club
Santa Claus
W. I
Harry Carpenters
Creche
R. G. Crowders
Kenneth Studies
Billy Wards
Fort Davis
Pete and
Donis Shouppe
Dom Adams Yard
Miles Pierce
Johnnie Sue
David Kokernot
Hetie
Pat Patter
Mimi Armstrong Presented In Recital At NTSC
Alpine Sophie Mimi Armstrong, a NTSC sophomore music major, was presented Sunday in an organ recital at North Texas State College. She sings with the A Cappella Choir and Grand Chorus and recently joined the NTSC Opera Workshop for La Perichole.
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Denton
Mimi Armstrong
Alpine
North Texas State College
Miss Armstrong
Noble B. Armstrong
Grand Chorus
Ntsc Opera Workshop
Tucker Family Reunion Precedes Christmas Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. H. Leo Tucker expect a full family gathering on Christmas Day helped by military leaves. Lt. Laurie Tucker arrives from March Air Force Base with fiancé Ralph Rodriguez from Greenville Air Base. Nancy Tucker and Calvin Jordan come from Fort Riley with Jordan assigned as a training aide in the 26th Infantry. Mrs. Skinner will join as guest. The family travels to Abilene on December 26 for the wedding of Sts. Tucker and Rodriguez on December 28.
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H. Leo Tucker
Laurilee Tucker
March Air Force Base
California
Ralph Rodriguez
Greenville Air Base
Miss
Tuckers
Nancy
Calvin Jordan
Jordan
Fort Riley
Kan
26Th Infantry
Sul Ross
C. C. Skinner
Fort Stockton
Tucker
Abilene
Rodriguez
District Judges Attend Sutton Funeral in San Marcos
District Judge C E Patterson and Gene Hendryx attended the funeral of former District Judge Claude R Sutton in San Marcos on Monday. Local residents and visitors mark Christmas holidays with travels to Amarillo Alpine Houston and Sterling City.
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C. E. Patterson
Gene Hendryx
Claude R. Sutton
San Marcos
Holiday visitors join families across the region
Various families and students from the University of Kansas, Texas colleges, and New Mexico head home for holidays while others travel to Dallas, El Paso, Jackson, and Alabama. Names include Hobson Wilden thal Bryan Wildenthal Lockhart Travland Bow Owens Slight and Reed with locations in Wichita, Dallas, El Paso, and San Angelo.
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Hobson Wildenthal
University of Kansas
Bryan Wildenthal
W. E. Lockhart
Joint Installation Planned by Commandery and Beauceant
Alpine Commandery and Alpine Assembly of the Beauceant will hold a joint installation at the Alpine Community Center on Saturday January 3 with Mrs Chester Evans of Dallas as installing officer. Arch M Dulling of Tyler and other grand officers will attend and an open installation follows at 7 30 p m. The public and Mason wives are invited to attend.
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Chester Evans
Beauceant
Alpine Assembly
The
Beau
Alpine Commandery
Alpine Community Center
Dallas
Supreme President of America
R. R. Reed
Alpine
Grand Commandery
Texas
Harry B. Tuer
Litt S. Perry
Abilene
Frank McCullum
K. T
Arch M. Dulling
Tyler
Masonry
Pilot Club Christmas Dinner at Cathedral Mountain Lodge
The Pilot Club held its Yule dinner Sunday evening December 14 at Cathedral Mountain Lodge with a grand fireplace and a tall native pine tree. Mrs. Sis Benson chaired, Electa Wade led ceremonies as coronation queen and king, and guests received leis from Mrs. Glen Harris. Miss Martha Rodgers of Sul Ross College was the Christmas Story speaker, Monica Heiman directed the pageant, and the event featured Silent Night carols, piano by Lela Mae Tucker, and photography by Hallie Stillwell amid a crowd of club members and guests.
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Pilot Club
Cathedral Mountain Lodge
Sis Benson
Electa Wade
Frances Kelley
Glen Harris
H. J
Leo Tucker
Gene Benson
Bob Pulliam
H. J. McBride
Jeff Graham
John Gillett
Vernon McIntyre
Bryan Kelley
Charles Livingston
Golden White
Eunice Pierce
Halleq Stillwell
Bonnie Young
Lil Edwards
George Dallmar
Matilda Forchheimer
Sunshine Epperson
Bleake Jack
Virginia Link
Margaret A. Linn
Anna D. Linn
Martha Rodgers
Laurene Lighthouse
George Brown
Albert Link
Initiation of Two New Members in Pilot Club of Alpine
The Pilot Club of Alpine held initiation ceremonies at its regular noon meeting on Wednesday December 17 at Motel Bien V enido. Avora Owens Dorothy McBride and Frances Kelley led the rites for new Pilots Lela Mae Tucker and Lanelle Skinner.
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Pilot Club of Alpine
Motel Bien Venido
Avora Owens
Dorothy McBride
Frances Kelley
Lela Mae Tucker
Lanelle Skinner
Golden White
Leal Mae Tucker
JoElla Livingston
Glen Harris
Mae Ament
Sunshine Epperson
Virginia Link
Vivian McIntyre
Mathilda Forchheimer
Marjorie Graham
Electa Wade
Margaret A. Linn
Bleak Jack
Anna D. Linn
Lil Edwards
Lurline Pulliam
Katharine Boyd
Olga McCord
Legion Plans Annual New Year's Party
Members of the American Legion and Auxiliary are invited to the annual New Year s Eve party on Wednesday night Dec 31. The social hour runs 7 30 to 9 p m followed by dancing from 9 to midnight.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Livingston Home Hosts Holiday Visitors
Visiting over the holidays are Thomas Funk of Waco, brother of Mrs. Livingston, and Mr and Mrs Ford Corkran of San Angelo, sister and brother in law of Mrs. Livingston, at the Livingston home.
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Lee Matt Smith
Mrs
Lee Smith
Rice Institute
Houston
Jimmy Owens
Texas Tech
Louis Abbott
Waco
Avora Owens
Charles Livingston
Thomas Funk
Livingston
Ford Corkran
San Angelo
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Eva
India
Lucille
Hallie
Mary Jean Milch
Big Spring
Mary Jean
Tom
Willa Dean Chandler
Gladys
Tar Terry
Chandlers
Willa Dean
W. J. Cline Sr
Prescott, Ariz
Lulu Murphy
Allan Schonberg
Amarillo
New York
Ethel Jolly
Fred
Miss Jolly
Oscar Traviand Jr
Albuquerque, N. M
Oscar Traviand Sr
J. W. Shepperd
John Hayslip
Anna Hayslip
Ace Farrer
Ray LaBeffs
Mrs. Farrer
Sally LaBeff
C. E. Davidson
Fort Hancock
Frank
Mrs. King Terry Jr
J. G. Bird
Sterling City
Oscar Travland
Ticky Shepperd
el Paso
Oscar N. Travland
Jim Skinner
Robert Bass
Mike Larsh
Fort Carson, Colo
Bob Bow
Carlsbad, N. M
R. A. Bow
Jack
Gwen Walker
Jerry Williams
Sue Bounds
TCU
Martha Hill
Texas Woman's University
Sara Rogers
Betty Vogt
SMU
Terry Beckett
Lyons Lockhart
Texas A&m
Philadelphia
U. S Independence
J. T. Anderson
Cisco
Paul Vogt
T. C. Selvig
Tony Gilmore
Jackson
Ala
Frank Newsom
W. B. Dorris
Will
Newsom
Sandy
Mrs. L. D. Harris
Charlotte Slight
Miami, Fla
Bernal Slight
Hugh White
Mrs. White
Betty
Gladewater
Oklahoma City
Lolly Lockhart
University of Texas Nursing School
Galveston
Gus Lehman
Merv Christmas
BIG Bend Pharmacy
P. D. Coulson
Pharumectst
Jesus Christ
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