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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1958
Page
4
A DAR chapter notes a Texas Penal Code provision requiring public schools to devote at least 10 minutes daily to intelligent patriotism teaching. It warns officials face fines up to 509 dollars or removal for noncompliance and urges school leaders to emphasize duty to state and nation.
The World Day of Prayer will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Church of the Nazarene with Mrs. J. C. Coleman opening the program. Participants include Mrs. T. M. Hill Mrs. C. L. Conder and Mrs. James Crawford. Mrs. Charlie Hunter presents the project and history while Mrs. Leo Tucker directs singing with Mrs. Paul Vogt at the piano. A nursery will be provided for small children.
The Baptist YWA Focus Week featured a mother-daughter Mexican supper with table decor and a buffet of Mexican dishes. YWA leaders Elaine Cunningham and Cressa Cowell led programs with Myra Cleveland Sharon Welch Linda Kay and Willa Dale Hilbrich, among others. Beth Landers from Ann Hasseltine YWA shared a devotional while Janeth West played piano, under sponsor Mrs. O E Hilbrich and Mrs. Charles Chambers Icacs.
James Capt. of Sul Ross College was guest speaker at the Alpine Garden Club meeting in Mrs. Louis Forchheimer’s home. He showed slides from the Sul Ross trip to Mexico last summer. Cohostesses were Mrs. Harry Favargue and Mrs. C. C. Holman. A Valentine arrangement decorates the tea table as 37 members and guests attend.
Mrs Donald Grey Barnhouse wife of noted Bible expositor and author will be guest of honor and speaker at a church women tea in Alpine at 3 p m Monday Feb 2. A nursery for children will be provided at the Alpine Community Center.
Miss Johnnie Ramos was guest of honor at a surprise birthday party Monday evening February 10 at the home of Mrs. Clay Wiley. Co hosts were Mrs. Wiley, Berta Valadez, Mrs. Johnnie Cook and Mrs. Rex Ashlock. Attendees included Agatha Lanier, Earl Reaves, Ashlock, Cook, Lucy Leyva, Ann Dutchover, Valadez, Pilar Ramos, Frances Rios, Abel Benavides, Andy Hensley and Eva Lou Hensley.
The Baptist WMS met Tuesday morning for an all day session with a covered dish luncheon. Mrs. Peters Williams and Welch reviewed sections of the mission book Look, Look, the Cities to prepare for Home Mission week of prayer March 3 through 7.
The Dave McGill Family and the Millsap Family thank friends for the floral tributes sympathy and cards during the loss of Noah Millsap dated February 20.
Alpine Episcopalians opened Lent with 6 30 a m Holy Communion and 6 30 p m Litany and Penitential Office at Saint James Church Rev Ralph Channon of Grace Church Carlsbad N M will represent the church during Religious Emphasis Week at Sul Ross Rev Robert Y Davis former vicar of St James named vicar of St Marys Lovington N M to assume duties after visiting his daughter in California
January and February filings include divorce suit Miida Bernal versus Amancio Bernal J B Martin et al. Tex Oil Corp versus J C Davin et al. DWI cases State of Texas versus Johnnie Lewis Brey and Andres V Keyes. Also listed are warranty deeds transferring Lots 1 2 and part of Lot 3 Hancock Addition Alpine. Gulf Oil Corp to Kil Meltride. marriages for Terango Hernandez Lopes Valenzuela Glynn Babb Collier Gonzales Salvado Rodrigues Garcia and Rodriguez Cordova families.
Mrs Jim Francois has assumed the general chairmanship of the Big Bend Walking Blood Bank representing the American Legion Auxiliary of Alpine and Marathon the American Red Cross Civil Defense and Disaster Relief of Brewster County and the Brewster County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
A Saturday program of Morning Music featured Lindy Creigh and Julie For chheimer of the Alpine Junior Music Club. Guests included families and club members as selections ranged from Bach to Jerome Kern. Lindy and Julie study piano with Ruel Warnock. A blood typing drive expanded the Blood Bank by 54 names, and Alpine High School biology class visitors were tested with local hospital staff.
City Commission Monday night passed an ordinance authorizing issuance of 75000 in refundable warrants. Commissioner W F E Lockhart proposed an electrical wiring ordinance deferred. He also proposed a mid street island for a mailbox to serve cars in both directions, which was voted down by Commissioner Hernandez and opposed by Mayor White as unsafe.
Three officials from the Design and Construction Office of the National Park Service visited Big Bend National Park to review Mission 66 progress. The group including William E. O Neil, Harold G. Smith, and Fred R Morrell expressed satisfaction before departing Alpine for Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico.
The Sul Ross Pioneer square dance club sponsors a Big Bend area event at Indian Lodge near Fort Davis at 8 p.m. February 22. Fort Davis hosts. Joe Wilson of Abilene will be guest caller with regional callers. All area dancers urged to attend.
Alpine Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America will honor John Votaw “Our Guy” with a banquet at the Alpine Community Center at 7 30 p m Friday February 21 Toastmistress will be Miss Willa Dale Hilbrich president of the local chapter A program includes a talk by Gene Brice pastor of the First Christian Church Music by Leland Schultz top Hatters and the Sweethearts Willa Dale Hilbrich Sandra Thomas Charlene and Kenneth Moyer Rhythm Kings Myra Cleveland will present a skit True Love Wins Out and the evening ends with a Sing Song
F. L. Bud Powers will open the Bud Powers Service Station on Holland Avenue across from the J C Penney Store Monday morning. The station will handle Chevron and Atlas products and follows Powers earlier Texaco Station on West Holland Avenue.
Last week's Brewster County Memorial Hospital admissions include Aida Rodriguez Mrs Secundino Ramos Mrs Maurice Stelzer and Mrs C N Jones of Alpine Rae Moore of Houston Angelita Campos and Dawson Drake of Marfa and Mrs Maria Rubio of Presidio. Mr and Mrs Tommy Johnson are parents of a baby boy born last week.
Brewster County Memorial Hospital board received 1900 from A M Baker of Wauconda ll for furnishing two rooms in Alpine. One room honors Peter A Baker, the other Arthur M Baker. The Bakers stay winters in Alpine and gave the gift after touring the hospital with County Commissioner Gene Hendryx.
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