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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1938
Page
3
A lively informal dinner hosted last Thursday by Mrs and Mrs Lee Dragoo featured welcome remarks, gifts, and a melody centered gathering. Gracie and Diggs helped start the evening with a warm reception, as guests enjoyed turkey and traditional accoutrements.
A collection of small ads describes houses for rent and sale on paved streets, a cottage with electric water heater, a large residence on College Ave, and a five room frame cottage trade offer. Some listings mention easy terms, cash options, and potential trade for ranch land or livestock.
A large merry group enjoyed Christmas Eve dancing at the Gage hotel despite wet weather. The piece notes festive outfits, hospitality at the Ritchey and Decie households, and widespread town activity including a Christmas feast, family visits, and holiday gatherings across Alpine with many locals traveling between towns.
At The Churches First Baptist Church the schedule lists Sunday school at 9:30, morning worship at 10:00 with a New Year’s message titled The God of All Bufficiency, Training Union at 6:30, and the evening service at 1:30 featuring The Dis.
Classified snippet shows rental and service adverts at 11-11-1fe and 008 Holland Ave plus a dated Texas land sale notice. Includes names Melba Stephen ven, C F Row, and Minnie Creutzfeldt, with references to Brewster and Travis Counties and a 1898 court judgment for $8796.82.
Announcements report the marriage of Wesley C. May son of Mrs J D May of Alpine and Miss Bvanell Ammold of Snyder performed by a Methodist pastor at Carlsbed New Mexico on December 22. The bride teaches in Pecos schools where May directs the high school band at Pecos College graduate Sul Ross. The couple visited family in town then planned a return to Pecos for teaching duties. A Friday waffle supper honored Mary Jo Whiteside home from Texas University and G C McDaniel of Amarillo. Mrs W H Terry and Mrs W H Terry Jr hosted a bridge luncheon event.
A 1999 Worlds Fair note shows Naomi Osborne Royalle Fincher Margaret Allen and Mrs Bill Dorris thanking patrons for a prosperous year and announcing Amelia sandlot kids will train at the Academy of Sport with renowned baseball figures teaching free instruction in June to September at the New York World’s Fair 1999.
Classified notice in avalanche section advertises items for sale including various goods and services. No specific prices or quantities are provided in the readable fragment.
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