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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
3
A dense list of local notices ads and social updates from Alpine Texas features names of residents businesses and visitors. It notes promotions sales seeds livestock and farm supplies at Caldwell and Smiths stores plus various arrivals departures and social calls among families and ranches around Alpine and nearby towns.
The Study club met at Mrs. W. J. Yates home in June to discuss modern fiction including Queed The Rosary The Girl of the Limberlost and The Calling of Dan Matthews Mrs F E Gillett spoke on Modern Drama and Mrs Van Sickle on The Growth of Magazines and the Literary Quality in Newspapers The next meeting at Mrs W Van Sickle’s will be the annual business meeting with officer elections A lyceum ticket sale plan was reviewed with ninety sold and a goal of one hundred forty more needed to break even.
Alpine residents heard a church social at the First Baptist pastor’s home with games and songs after a welcome by Rev S C Holmes. Other items note land in Brewster County, a move of J H Starkie to Hamlin, a new Studebaker 6 car, train arrivals and departures, and a July 8 address by Dr A Caswell Ellis on Texas education at the courthouse.
Mrs Theodore Harris and guests held a Thursday evening reception at her home to honor Mrs G A Martin of Ellaso visiting Dr and Mrs Ber Berkeley. Attendees included Mrs F E Gillett Miss Thalia Gillett Mrs Reagan Cartwright Miss Branson Mrs A E Wood and Mrs W E Ellis. Parcel post stamps valid on letters and packages after July 1 were explained by Postmaster General Burleson as temporary to gauge parcel post revenue. Brewster county scholastic population 1913 14 shows Americans 501 Mexicans 715 Negros total 17268 males 636 females 590.
Mrs Burton with her daughter Miss Ethel hosted a musicales night with a list of guests including Captain and Mrs Wood Mr and Mrs J D Jackson Mr and Mrs F E Gillett Mr and Mrs Ellis Miss Una Jackson Miss Alice Lane Miss Zuma Hatfield and Messrs Baker Evans Burton and Elder attending.
Alpine lodge No. 423 Knights of Pythias plans a July 4 barbecue picnic for members and families at the Arthur ranch with a cordial invitation extended to all attending.
A message received yesterday warns of heavy floods on the Od I line between San Angelo and Oklahoma with two bridges washed away and fears others may fail. A camp meeting at Skillman Grove in Jeff Davis county starts July 23 for six to seven days, with Rev. W. B. Bloys inviting the public to attend.
Drogan Welle and Boone of Sweetwater Texas report a patient entered April 29 1918 and left May 9 1915 after a ten day treatment for rheumatism. The subject regained full use of limbs and improved eyesight, becoming a new man and noting overall health restoration.
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