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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1927
Page
3
The Methodist Church reports 184 attendees last Sunday and plans to reach 200 next. Sunday School at 9 45 am, morning sermon titled A Cry For Liberty. Junior Epworth Society 7 30 pm Epworth League. Sermon by the pastor. All welcome. R F Davis pastor.
The Catholic Church schedules Spanish and English services led by Rev. Gregorio Fernandez. Highlights include 8:20 p.m. Sunday Holy Mass and sermon, 10:00 a.m. second sermon in Spanish, 3:00 p.m. Sunday School, 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayers, and daily 1:30 p.m. Holy Mass with 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayers. Non Catholics are welcome.
The Church of Christ invites the public to attend Bible study and service each Sunday at 10 o clock at the courthouse location. A midweek prayer service is held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
St James Episcopal announces Sunday school at 10 a.m and evening service at 7 30 p m except first Sunday monthly when service is at 11 a.m The public is invited Priest in charge A Thorol Del.
A new pastor will deliver his first sermon at the local church this Sunday. The event marks a fresh start for the congregation with services set for the morning and evening.
Alpine reported the largest Sunday school attendance in its history with 548 total, Methodist 184, Christian 171, Church of Christ 58, Episcopal 30, Presbyterian 94, and other groups. officials note many locals stay away for leisure while urging permanent residents to take part in church and youth activities. Reid McAfee wedding plans noted for Fort Davis connection, with a celebratory Presbyterian shower for Nina Belle Caldwell and John Montgomery of Knoxville. gift prizes and a gypsy-peddler readers added color.
Refreshments preceded a retelling of the first year of the honoree’s life through pictures from magazine illustrations. Miss Frances Gillett hosts a Saturday bridge gathering with members of the Young Women’s Bridge Club as guests. A bridge breakfast and further pre nuptial events are planned by Nina Belle’s fiancé.
Mr and Mrs A B Sandifer entertained their bridge club Tuesday evening with a delightful par 1. Salad course was served. Guests included Mr and Mrs Worth Frazer, Mr and Mrs Arch Allen, Mr and Mrs Hood of Oklahoma, Mr and Mrs John Blevins, Mrs T J Moody and sister, Mrs Bert Robertson of Phoenix, Arizona.
Miss Stevens marries Sybil Claire Stevens in Alpine with a note on community happiness. The bride, a UT Austin graduate teaching in Colorado, has many friends in Alpine and is said to be popular at school.
Mr and Mrs R Edwards returned from Boston for the marriage of their son Lieutenant Palmer Wrey Edwards to Miss Niore Young at their home town. The ceremony, described as one of the most brilliant affairs in the area, reflected high social standings and military ties.
The Moston Advertiser covers a Boston wedding, with a large photo by International News showing Nancy Whittemore of Brookline marrying Lieutenant Palmer Wiley in a ceremony under a swords arch at Church of John the Evangelist Beacon Hill. The bridal party included debutantes as bridesmaids and uniforms from army officers and West Point cadets. The bride is daughter of Mr. James Fitts Sheldon of Brookline and Lincolnshire. West Point honors are noted for the graduate linked to the ceremony. Lieutenant Edwards is set to join the aviation branch and may be stationed at Kelly Field.
An obituary notes that Eran Texas Ranger, formerly with the Baird Star and soldier for years, died in Nacogdoches after a long career with the Odessa Herald. Born in South Carolina in 1844, he was about 83 years old. He had lived in Texas and served as a colonel Symonds’s associate. The obituary mentions his service in the Odessa Herald and his move to Baird.
The notice highlights Colonel Symonds a veteran of three major wars and numerous Central and South American revolutions. It notes two years with Captain Nevitt's Texas Ranger unit amid the Davis rains and the Rio region. It also includes a dental remedy advertisement for Pyorrhes urging readers to purchase Leto's Pyorrhes Remedy with a money back guarantee.
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