Social Coffee Party at Country Club Highlighted by Fashion
A Saturday gathering at the Country Club featured a Valentine themed coffee hosted by Mrs. Casner Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Holman. Guests described include Mrs. Casner in blue Cathy W Joy H in navy with white, Lois McIntyre in beige, Sammie Saure in royal blue, and many others. The West family ranches west of town with a San Angelo connection noted in civic coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Jim Casner
Forrest Walker
J. D. Holman
Mrs. Casner
Cathy W
Joy H
Lois McIntyre
Sammie Saure
Jeanie
Jack) Williams
Betty
Bill) Thomson
Elsie
John Richard) Whiteside
Lamar Kay
Ida Kokernot
Lil
Cas) Edwards
J .C. Epperson
Fred
Jack
Louis Forchheimer
Miltia Hill
Malone V. Hill
Hill
Gage
Duane Smith
Roy Whiteside
Massie West
Wests
Large Valentine Coffee Party Hosted by Alpine Ladies
Mrs. J. E. Casner Mrs. Forrest Walker and Mrs. J. D. Holman hosted a large Alpine Country Club coffee event Saturday morning with over 350 guests. Red and white carnations and white stock decorated the room around a white foam heart centerpiece on the refreshment table. Heart shaped sandwiches and mints complemented the Valentine theme while a hostess group served at the coffee and coke tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Casner
Forrest Walker
J. D. Holman
Alpine Country Club
Valentine
Alpine
Casner
H. W. Morelock
Dick Rogers
Paul Forchheimer
Charles Stringfellow
Edwin Fowlkes
Jimmy Pate
Hallie Veale
William H. Martin Guest Pianist At Alpine Study Club
Alpine Study Club held a guest day on February 7 with William H. Martin of the Sul Ross College faculty giving a talk on family music making. He played several piano selections after the talk. Hostesses were Mrs. Louis Forchheimer and co-hostess Mrs. Jack in the Forchheimer home with a Valentine themed tea. Several members and guests attended including Mrs. A. M. Turney and Mrs. Daisy Burke, and honorary members Mrs. Perry Cartwright and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Study Club
William H. Martin
Sul Ross College
Martin
Louis Forchheimer
Jack
Forchheimer
Morton couple welcome Beck y Lynn daughter in Alpine
Mr and Mrs Dick Morton of Valentine announce the birth of their daughter Becky Lynn born Saturday evening in Alpine Hospital. The newborn weighed 5 pounds 6 ounces at birth. Mr Morton is a former Alpine resident and brother of Mrs W H Terry Jr of Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Morton
Valentine
Alpine Hospital
Becky Lynn
Mr. Morton
Alpine
W H. Terry Jr
Mrs Grady Nelon Speaks On Patios At Garden Club
Alpine Garden Club members and guests met in the Methodist Church basement for a talk by Mrs. Grady Nelon on patios. She described patios as more than a word and emphasized weather control through fences shelters and walls. Special guests included Mrs. Ben Scott of Socorro and Mrs. Joe Roundsaville of Pecos district governor. Refreshments served to 24 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Nelon
Alpine Garden Club
Methodist Church
A. R. Stambaugh
John Lane
Ben Scott
Socorro
N. M
Texas Third
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc
Joe Roundsaville
Pecos
Mountain Plains
Dist
Nelon
Crusade for Freedom drive sets collection spots downtown
Alpine locations City Drug Store and Safeway will host the Crusade for Freedom collection during Freedom Week February 12 to 22. American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 79 leads the 11 day drive joining national units to fund Radio Free Europe transmitters and broadcasts to Poland Hungary Czech Slovakia Romania and Bulgaria. President Eisenhower endorses the Crusade and urges support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No
M. L. Hopson
American Legion Auxiliary
Radio Free Europe
Hopson
Eisenhower
Crusade For Freedom
West Germany
Poland
Hungary
Czechslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
Classroom Teachers Host Valentine Dinner and Program
The Alpine Classroom Teachers Association hosted a Valentine dinner February 5 at the Holland Hotel ballroom. Guests included spouses of faculty members and attendees from Sul Ross, Fort Davis, and Marfa schools. Mrs Elsie Parnell, a former association president and state speaker, spoke on educator pay raises and the value of teachers and their organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Classroom Teachers’ Association
Holland Hotel
Sul Ross
Fort Davis
Marfa
Martin Olson
Carl Rusk
Charles Wade
Romberg
Hallie Veale
Elsie Parnell
Mineral Wells
Classroom Teacher Association
Ruth Beard
Dorothy Leavitt
Linnie B. Ray
Garden Club Meeting Friday Feb 22 in Alpine
The Alpine Garden Club will gather in the Presbyterian Hospitality Room at 3 30 pm on Friday February 22. Members are urged to bring guests and Mrs Joe T Rounsaville Texas Garden Clubs district governor will attend as guest. Lois McIntyre reviews No High Adobe by Dorothy Pillsbury. Midland visitors Dick Glenn Dell Glenn and their daughter plus Willie Kinman of Big Spring visit Walter Bradshaw over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Garden Club
Presbyterian Hospitality Room
Joe T. Rounsaville
Becos
Governor of Texas Garden Clubs
Lois McIntyre
Dorothy Pillsbury
Dick Glenn
Dell Glenn
Midland
Willie Kinman
Big Spring
Walter Bradshaw
Daughters of American Revolution Elect Big Bend Officers
Mrs. James W. Glasscock of Alpine elected regent of the Big Bend Chapter D A R serving Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties. Other new officers chosen unanimously include Mrs. Graves Bogel vice regent and Mrs. George W Baines secretary among others. The chapter plans a Good Citizenship Pilgrimage project and charitable contributions to several schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of American Revolution
Big Bend
Elect Officers
James W. Glasscock
Alpine
Daughters of the American Revolution
R. D. McCready
Fort Davis
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
George W. Baines
Graves Bogel
Frank O. Ray
Chalmers Broadfoot
Vernon McIntyre
Mae M. Ament
McCready
Arthur Blucher
Glasscock
Alpine Avalanche
J. C. Epperson
Judge Epperson
Edinburg Junior College
Tyler Junior College
University of Texas
St. James Episcopal Church
Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Pilot International
Douglas
Bobby
Sarah Jean
King Terry Jr
Mineral Wells
Ray
Kate Duncan Smith
St. Mary’s School
Tamassee
Crossnor School
Broadfoot
Legion Auxiliary Legislative Program Set For Monday
The Alpine Legion Auxiliary will hold its legislative program at 7 30 pm on Monday February 18 with Mrs Elvie Williams as program chair. Dr Bevington Reed dean of Sul Ross State College will speak on The Making of Our Foreign Policy. Music by Alpine High School students led by Miss Lolly Lockhart. Refreshments by Mrs Henry Bailey and Mrs L Forchheimer. Lolly Lockhart Blue Bonnet Girls State 1956 Junior Counselor. third such honor for Alpine girls Pat O Donnell 1954 55 and Marsha Broadfoot 1955 56. Sponsoring unit American Legion Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Elvie Williams
Bevington Reed
Sul Ross State College
Alpine High School
Lolly Lockhart
Henry Bailey
L. Forchheimer
Lolly Lock
Lassiter Discusses Special Education In Texas
El Progreso Club speaker Carroll Lassiter Jr. spoke on Special Education in Texas at a Feb 1 meeting hosted by Mrs. Sanford DeVoll. Lassiter, an Alpine speech therapist in El Paso schools, reviewed the field’s history and current status with focus on services for the deaf blind cerebral palsy and other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Progreso Club
Roy Carroll Lassiter Jr
Texas
Sanford DeVoll
Lassiter
el Paso
Texas School For the Blind
Texas School For the Deaf
Clai
de Volf
Tom Moore
Alan Fraser
John O'Donnell
Charlotte Slight
Berta Clark Lassister
August H. Fraza
Dickson, Ill
P. B. Uzzell
Tobias Herns announce birth of son Marcus Frederic
Mr and Mrs Tobias Herns announce the birth of a son Marcus Frederic born February 10 at Dow Hospital Freeport. Mrs Herns is Harriet Ann Walker daughter of Mrs F G Walker of Alpine. The baby has an older sister Harriet Carmela age 17 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias Herns
Marcus Frederic
Dow Hospital
Freeport
Local trio tied to livestock show visits and college business
Locals Jack Stowell Sul Ross State College business manager visited Lubbock on business this week. Miss Charlotte Slight daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernal Slight underwent dental surgery in El Paso last week and returned Sunday with her father and Richard Slight. Mr and Mrs Otis Kimball joined El Paso Livestock Show trip last week while Mr and Mrs Frank Newsom attended the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stowell
Sul Ross
Charlotte Slight
Bernal Slight
el Paso
Richard Slight
Otis Kimball
Mrs
Frank Newsom
San Antonio
High School Seniors Honored At Baptist WMS Banquet
The First Baptist Church WMS hosted a banquet for high school seniors in the church parlors on Thursday February 14. Mrs M P Slover presided with Valentine decorations and programs. Master of ceremonies M W Hedrick welcomed by Mrs Slover. Peyton Cain gave the invocation. Tyrone Hillger gave the response. Betty Vogt sang with Janith Vest at piano. Speaker W E Williams addressed the group. Rev Ralph Wootton gave the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.M.S
First Baptist Church
M. P. Slover
WMS
Valentine
M. W. Hedrick
Peyton Cain
Slover
Tyrone Hillger
Betty Vogt
Janith Vest
W. E. Williams
Ralph Wootton
Can You Trust Your Watch
A neighbor complains his wristwatch loses fifteen minutes daily for a month. The piece promotes a Watch Repair Department that reconditions even hopeless watches and returns them near brand new. It urges readers to trust their watches again after service.
DAR History Contest Winners Announced
The Big Bend Chapter DAR hosted a meeting for prize winners Earline Anderau second Ken neth McAllister third Juanita Hindman and John Burling fourth who read papers on Carver Lincoln the flag and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The event honored 6th to 8th graders from Central School with certificates of merit signed by Regent Mrs. R. D. McCready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Daughters of the
George W. Baines
Earline Anderau
George Washington Carver
Kenneth McAllister
Abraham Lincoln
Juanita Hindman
John Burling
Graves Bogel
Joe Smith
Central School
Marfa
Mrs. Smith
R. D. McCready
Alaska
Mesdames Baines
Blucher
Boger
Brite
Broadfoot
Bow
Elliott
Epperson
Glasscock
Hill
Holmes
McCready
Morelock
Ray
Smith
Terry
Thomas
Mesdames Anderau
Turney
Hindman
Davidson
Bunton
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Seans J Stings
San Angelo
Mesdames Casner, Walker, Holman
Mesdames
Charles Holmes
T. C. Selvig
D. M. Bennett
E. C. Shearer
Malcom Bolinger
John Pattillo
William Miletead
O. C. Mudd
Kenneth Brown
J. O. Casparis
Mildred Elliott
A. M. Turney
Daisy Burke
Mesdames Perry Cartwright
J.D. Boyd
George Baines
Robert Y. Davis
Virgil Miller
Gerald B. Ogle
J. E. Wright
Herbert L. Robernot Jr
Flora Daugherty
Dick Mortons
Crusade For Freedom Collection
Garden Club
Legion Auxiliary
Carroll Lassiter Jr
el Progreso
Freeport Hospital
Baptist W.M.S
By Pete Bishop
Wull
Alpine, Texas
West
Esther Williams
Good Housekeeping
Parents Magazine
Tel
DAR
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