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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1967
Page
5
A squib from The El Paso Times laments over reliance on numbers like Social Security and license tags. The author muses about memorizing codes, tattoos a persona, and imagines a future of numeric identity as spring arrives with warm, sunny days. The piece closes with a playful farewell.
Mrs Howard Hardegree hosted the Sultan's Table bridge club Thursday evening with red carnation decor. Refreshments included tuna and pimiento cheese sandwiches dips chips hot dogs coffee and chocolate cake. High score went to Mrs Robert Causey with low to Mrs Sanford Devoll. bingo awarded to Mrs Don Geeslin. Members present were Mines Claude Arnold Causey Devoll John Dismant Geeslin Harvey Gilliam Carl Williams and the hostess.
Brewster County Hospital Auxiliary held its annual meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cross on Tuesday evening January 24. Outgoing president Mrs. Cross received the Special Award Pin for outstanding service beyond tabulation from Mrs. Winifred Slight. New officers for 1967 were installed with Mrs. Slight as president and Mrs. Stlette Surratt as vice president. Service pins recognized long hours by members including 100, 500, 1000, and 2500 hour bars awarded to several. New members welcomed and refreshments served.
A number of friends called on Mrs. Mary Eliza Wade Monday afternoon January 23 to celebrate her 95th birthday at the home of her son Charles E. Wade. She received many gifts flowers and cards and thanks all who helped make the day happy.
The Beta Iota Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society meets at Marathon Elementary School at 2 30 p m Saturday February 4. The program titled Lost Potential features Dr Dorothy MacMillian as panel moderator with participants from nearby towns. Members bring white elephants to raise funds for the Alice Elizabeth Cowan Stather Elliott Thomas Scholarship, awarded each summer for advanced study in the member's field.
Admitted lists include Guadalupe Espino Victor Armendarez Guadalupe Armendarez from Ojinaga Mexico and others in Marfa Fort Davis Presidio Alpine Sanderson Pecos Marathon and Sanderson. New babies named Irma Eliza Valentina Abigail Julia Faith Mary Jo and Dena Sue with birthdates in January 1967. Wedding stories and engagement notes noted. Women's Page news deadline Tuesday noon.
At the January 25 meeting Pilot Club of Alpine heard safety program led by committee chair Mrs. Mary Ellen Kimball. Sgt. Frank Fisher of the Texas Highway Dept spoke about road safety, introduced by Texas patrolman Jean Pate. Twenty eight members attended.
Den 2 Pack 141 met Thursday at Mrs. Bob Corkins home with Cubs Marshal McLean Jackie Corris Greg Corkins Denis Foley Robert Hillger Mark McLean Michael Williams Bill Ivey and Danny Halpern. They sanded boards and painted their lion heads for an achievement.
Monday includes hamburger pattie on bun with red beans lettuce tomatoes onions pickles and chilled fruit. Tuesday offers spaghetti with meat sauce green beans cabbage slaw sugar cookies hot rolls and butter. Wednesday features tunafish salad asparagus sliced tomatoes apple crisp corn bread squares and butter. Thursday serves chili con carne hot tamales vegetable salad harvest prune cake crispy cornbread and butter. Friday presents smothered steak mashed potatoes English peas apple celery salad honey rolled wheat rolls and milk.
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