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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1939
Page
6
Tuesday July 4th marked Marathon's annual barbecue with a large crowd from nearby towns. Goat roping contests filled the day, a Marathon vs Sanderson baseball game occurred, and Sanderson won. Dinner featured sliced beef and goat dishes, followed by a dance with De Volin’s Orchestra from Marfa.
In the club house Monday afternoon Mrs. A. R. Davis Mrs. Hal Sansom and Miss Hollye Sansom honored Mrs. Jim Skinner recent bride nee Miss Lanelle Sansom of Van Horn with a bridal shower. Lovely sweetpeas and other flowers adorned the club room.
Miss Jean Ritchey sang with Mrs. D W Collins at the piano and Miss William Chambers played. The Ritchey and Collins duo performed piano numbers. Flower girls Lois Shackelford and Mary Laverne Pugh arrived with a wagon of gifts for the bride as guests enjoyed a lace tablecloth and sweet peas, with Mrs. Green and Mrs. Herring serving punch and cake to over 30 guests.
Before leaving for San Antonio on Friday and returning Sunday they bought a whole houseful of new furniture for their recently decorated home. They also added an Imperial Chrysler sedan and son Clinton a Plymouth. Mrs Ritchey hosts a house warming soon as excitement over new furnishings spreads.
Scientists at Carnegie Institute use radio to probe the stratosphere while the Bureau of Air Commerce installs weather radio links along the Washington to Nashville route. Emergency receivers and ship-to-shore radio phones aid forest fire, mine rescue, and port operations, with industry partners expanding coverage and reliability. Glassmaking in medieval Venice rises to prominence with innovations in blowing, enameling, and gilding.
Rotary International's 1938 1940 program emphasizes work unfinished and youth service as keynote. Visiting Rotarians Karl Klauser and Jeff Graham. Norman Spencer new member bringing total to fifty. Junior Day notes 19 Juniors present out of town. lists attendees. Obituary lines mention Joe Kerr Jr and family. James Kerr and other relatives. Kerr active in ranching groups, Rotary, Knights of Columbus. longtime Terrell County Chamber of Commerce president advocating better West Texas highways.
The obituary fragment notes Kerr’s long service as county judge of the newly created Terrell County after moving there from Pecos County. He was married at Liano, detailing his early life and significant public role in the area.
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