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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
2
Mrs. Kirby Nutt and children visit her sister Mrs. B. E. Caldwell and family. Haskell Lester from Austin visits his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Pat Lester. Miss Mary Jo Jenkins of Odessa visits Miss Una Joy Casner.
Mr and Mrs D J Boyd announce the birth of a daughter born Monday.
Mr and Mrs Byron Yates and their two children arrived Wednesday for a visit with his father G H Yates in the town. The gathering honors family ties and extends across generations.
Miss Mary Virginia McIntyre is visiting Girvin this week with her school mate Miss Lucy Williamson from Stevens College.
Eva Jean Ferguson and Jackie Louise Cross visited Eva Jean Ferguson’s uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs D W Collins in Marathon last week. Mr and Mrs Jean Pugh and their children returned from a trip to Hot Springs New Mexico and various points in Arizona.
Mrs. G. H. Harrat and her children left Wednesday for El Campo to visit and plan a return home afterward. Wayne E. Lee of Waco also came home Wednesday after visiting here with his brother Nelson Lee and Nelson's wife.
Laster Henderson and son Clfton, of Eldorado, visited his brother Leonard Henderson and family this week.
Mr and Mrs D N Scott left Monday to spend several weeks at their summer home at Kemah on the Gulf.
Norman and Jimmie Casner of Fl Paso visit relatives on the Earl McElroy ranch located south of Alpine during a family trip.
Mrs. W. H. Funk came home late last week after visiting her daughter Mrs. Ford Corkran in Austin.
Miss Theda MecSpadden left Wednesday for her home in Aransas Pass after a month long visit in the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs B E Caldwell.
J. C. Middleton of Houston and his new wife spent the past weekend visiting his grandmother Mrs. Fannie Carnes and other relatives in the area.
Evelyn Shaw daughter of Mr and Mrs W Shaw is reported to be recovering satisfactorily from a tonsillectomy performed at Alpine hospital Monday.
Mrs Mae Ament left Wednesday to visit her sons Gene and Dutch in Houston. She will also make a business trip to Wichita Falls while away.
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Laughlin of Alice visited her parents Mr and Mrs Otis Scales and her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Shirley Scales here this week.
Miss Anne Batey of Birmingham Alabama arrived last Saturday to spend several weeks with her sister Miss Irma Lee head of the Sul Ross Music department.
Mrs Elliene Wood and daughter Martha Jane of Austin along with Mrs Belle O Meara of Donna visited here last week with their sister Mrs T F Skevington.
Mr and Mrs Bill Dorris and their children traveled to Barstow for the Fourth of July with Mr Dorris brother and family Edwina and Barbara Dorris joined them on the return trip and will visit here later.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Herrington and Mr and Mrs N M Clifford and Mr and Mrs E M Swann visited Terlingua and Santa Helena canyon last Sunday and returned via Marathon.
Duane Van Fossan, son of Mr. and Mrs. H Van Fossan, is making a personal update. The item appears as a brief society or family note in a local page. Additional details are not provided in the fragment.
Fred McElroy, Willough and W H Terry Jr attended the event as listed in the social notes. Their presence marks a notable gathering with local significance.
Dr. H N Wheeler chief lecturer of the United States Forestry Service Washington DC will present an illustrated lecture titled The Lure of the Forest in Sul Ross college auditorium at 945 Thursday morning July 18. He has over 35 years with the service and has led the lecture program for 19 years. The lecture is free and Alpine residents are invited to attend.
A colorful Fourth of July rodeo in Silver City, Mexico drew crowds with trials, roping, and riding exhibitions. Local organizers promoted the event as a celebration of regional rodeo tradition and summer festivity.
Uncle Charlie Lange is reported recovering well from an operation at a Del Rio hospital on July 4. Kurt Lange and John Ernst accompanied him to Del Rio and returned home last weekend.
Mr and Mrs Pete Adams and Mr and Mrs Bill Allen spent the Fourth of July fishing on Devil's River near Del Rio. Mrs Adams later visited her father in Austin and returned home Sunday.
Mrs Harry Guynes came home Wednesday from San Antonio where she had stayed several weeks at the bedside of her mother who is seriously ill. She plans to return to San Antonio after a short stay here.
Mr and Mrs J W Ferguson hosted her nephew Orland Leverton and his wife with two sons from Campbell California. Mrs Ferguson had not seen her nephew since he was eight, thirty four years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McDaniel of Amarillo were guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whiteside July 4 to 6. On their return home they were accompanied by Mrs. Whiteside who will visit for a week or more.
Walter Wilson Safeway manager and Mrs. Wilson spent the Fourth in Ft. Sumner and other New Mexico points. Wilson, a rodeo enthusiast, won a pair of boots in a calf roping contest at Ft. Sumner on the Fourth.
Mrs Ivan Newton and her infant left the area for Dallas last week to be with her husband recovering from an appendectomy. They had stayed since the death of her father Matt Smith who died on June 20.
Mrs S L Stumberg who recently underwent a major operation in a Del Rio hospital is reported to be improving satisfactorily. It is expected she will soon return to her ranch home in eastern Brewster County.
Mrs George W Baines returned Monday from a trip visiting Sacramento New Mexico for a Methodist Assembly Alamogordo with Rev and Mrs F R Poage as guests and Corona to see her brother Lee Hancock and family
A. F. Robinson Jr. of Alpine, part of Sul Ross State College class of 10 private pilots, has been chosen for advanced flying training through a Federal Aviation Administration scholarship announced by W. J. Smith, Sul Ross ground school director.
L. B. Boudreaux of El Campo visits parents Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Boudreaux this week with wife Lucile Rives and son Billy. Also present is Mrs. W. J. Yates of Marfa returning from Washington and Baltimore. The Boudreauxes expect to depart Thursday for an extended Western trip.
A cablegram from Fred Morton son of Mrs J R Morton says he will sail for Scotland on the S S Washington around July 6 or 7 for the United States. Morton has been in Scotland for two years working in factories after graduating from Alpine high.
Mrs. J. O. Langford of Hot Springs Texas is named deputy supervisor of The Explorers League by Denver headquarters. The league funds discovery prizes and a monthly bulletin aids identifications of unusual stones fossils shells plants and insects. Started in June it spans nearly every state plus Canada and Alaska, with clubs forming nationwide.
G. W. Collie, longtime Highland resident, died in Marfa last week after two years of declining health. He served as agent for the Southern Pacific railroad here before 1900 and was a life member of Alpine Masonic lodge since 1895. Survived by widow, son John H., daughter Mrs. J. T. Mack, three sisters in Michigan, and a brother in Cleveland. Native of Canada, he moved to the area about 1890.
Forty two Rotarians attended the luncheon with visiting Rotarian Jeff Graham of Marfa. Guests included Fred Williams of Comstock and John Kokernot, newly elected Alpine 20 30 club president. Kokernot announced a box supper at Kokernot Lodge and road signs near Alpine and Fort Davis.
Sunday school begins in all departments at 9 45 with Mrs J L Smith as Superintendent. Morning worship at 11 includes dedication and worship for all ages. No evening service due to a citywide outdoor service at Kokernot Lodge. Pastor Fred S Rogers.
The funeral for Dallas Farmon, a former Alpine resident, was held Wednesday at the Livingston Funeral Home chapel. He died in a hit and run near Las Cruces, New Mexico, last Saturday night. He is survived by four brothers Asher in Las Cruces, Holland in Monahans, Mack in Marathon, Robert Buck in Quemado Valley, and two sisters J W Savell in Las Cruces and J N Beach in Big Lake. Rev M M Fulmer conducted the service and burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
Solon G. Ayres head of Sul Ross business administration since 1934 becomes principal at Haskell Institute Lawrence. He leads seven faculty with no classroom duties overseeing postgraduate work in the commercial department. Mrs Ayres will run the college cafeteria until she joins him after the summer session.
City offices announce a campaign to roundup unregistered dogs and inoculate them for rabies. The plan targets stray animals not registered with the city.
A. M. Turney declares rumors false regarding handing over the County Attorney office to C. E. Patterson after the election. He states Patterson is no longer associated with him and that he seeks the office for himself in a re election effort.
A note from the bereaved expresses gratitude for kindness shown by friends in Alpine and nearby areas. The sender emphasizes neighborly acts and friendly gestures are deeply appreciated during this time.
Fourteen hundred ROTC cadets en route home after maneuvers in the El Paso New Mexico area passed through Alpine yesterday morning. The group included about one thousand Texas A and M cadets with Tom Stovell of Alpine among them. They traveled in army trucks toward their Galveston camp. Oilmen in Texas last year reported production at two and a quarter times the prior output.
The Methodist congregation will worship at 8 15 in the Kokernot Lodge united services with Rev E Buford Isaacks delivering the evening message. Rev Fred S Rogers leads the program with Ray B McGrew serving as pastor.
An outdoor worship service is held at Kokernot Lodge at 8 30 p m. The event is sponsored by the Ministers Association and Sul Ross College with Rev E B Isaacks delivering the message. M M Fulmer is the pastor listed.
The Christian Church known as The Friendly Church will not hold evening services as the congregation attends a union service at Kokernot Lodge. Members are urged to attend, with morning services at 10:50 a.m. including Sunday school at 9:45 and communion and preaching.
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