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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1934
Page
3
Mrs. J B Yates hosted a Priday afternoon El Progreso Study Club meeting with a short business session, a program on The Lincoln era artists, and discussions on Dumler Life and Works. Refreshments followed with Valentine motifs. attendees included Mrs W A Paugherty and many others. Reporter.
The regular study club meeting occurred February 1 with Mrs. T. PF Skevington and Mrs. W. Martin hosting at Mrs. Martin’s home. After opening with the Flag salute, members and invited guests discussed district meeting dates and Texas history for the 1996 centennial. A free clinic by Alpine doctors was announced, and a paper on Human Living in the Home was presented, followed by a program on The Great Northwest.
Sunday services listed with times for Bible study and preaching. Woman's Missionary Society held at Mrs J E Casner home with joint hostesses Mesdames Jackson and Hale. Program included hymns prayers papers and a wedding gift, plus a character contest. Refreshments served to many local ladies.
Public invited to Sunday evening worship at 8 00 pm with Rev G Fernandes and Milton J Swift archdeacon noting English mass at 8 am and Spanish at 1 30 pm Also weekday services listed at 7 18 pm with a welcome message from the church leaders.
Mrs Earl Clark writes from Marathon and Mr William Jeffery of San Antonio visited last week at the home of Mr and Mrs J Hartin. The item records social visit notes and local greetings.
Kesey Canyon State Park progress noted by OCC boys and Mrs. M H Jones during a ten day visit. Mrs. Bob Stogall’s daughter joined, tallying six hundred points as part of park assessment.
Valentine area residents travel to San Antonio for the funeral of Aubrey Hopkins, with extended family visiting Study Butte, Alpine, Marfa, and San Antonio. Attendees include Mr and Mrs W T Burnham, Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wade, F T Leary, Tommie Leary, L P Buttrill, Mrs J H Elliott, Mrs Ritchey, Ana Mae Wedin, Jo Ann Shaffer, and Earl Clark family.
Officials report high marks in a test of the Limpia Canyon dam site and the need to drill soundings into the bedrock to prove suitability for a park dam. Meanwhile residents share local news from Fort Davis and surrounding areas, including health, travel, and new vehicles.
F P Salisbury of 30 visited Alpine with family over the weekend. All Terlingua district teachers attended an institute in Alpine Saturday. Mr and Mrs Calvin St Clair and Mrs Earl McElroy visited J F Bennett home Monday. Billy Jack Burcham returned to Alpine school after two weeks with measles. Mrs L F Buttrill and daughter Mrs Spud Leary of Marathon were guests of Mr and Mrs A C Spalding in Study Butte. Murphy Bennett spent last weekend in Alpine. James Kemp, previously teaching at Castelon, moved to Moline’s to finish the term. Smith visited Alpine, Lewis spent weekend in Alpine for his birthday. Jerry Paust, formerly of Scho Otatines, El Paso, is employed at the Terlingua Chiss Mining assay pie.
A Midland ceremony united Miss Virginia Hale and Felix A. Nelson in marriage. Nelson, longtime Sul Ross State College student and secretary to President Morelock, studied with the Lobo football team and plans to reside in Alpine with his bride.
At The Churches the Methodist Church lists 9 45 Sunday school 11 morning sermon A Mixed Purpose There will be no evening services The Junior choir will join Marfa Junior choir in a musical program at Marfa The Methodists will hear another pastor The third Sunday night Marfa juniors join with our choir R F Davis Pastor
The church launches a revival appeal to boost interest across all departments and proceeds with a campaign to meet its budget quota. The B T S has completed a training school and now a strong organizational structure is in place.
Severe monthly suffering warns of an underlying weakness. Women suffer aches each month until Cardui is used. Cardui is a purely vegetable medicine claimed to strengthen the body and improve general health, with many testimonials of relief after use.
Plaintiff alleges a Texas residency for 12 months and that he and Eda Jane Green have lived apart since a 1954 or 1994 date, seeking a divorce. The petition asks for citation and final judgment dissolving the marriage with lawful relief, filed January 16 in Alpine.
The sheriff is requested to publish this citation in Brewster County newspapers for four weeks before February 12 1934. Eda Jane Greear residence unknown must appear at the Brewster County District Court in Alpine to answer a petition filed January 16 1934 in docket No 1540 with S L Greear as plaintiff and Eda Jane Greear as defendant.
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