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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1962
Page
4
The Mail Bag highlights praise for the Anniversary Edition from Meta Olea and Sid Carleton who relocated to Houston and Akron Colorado respectively. Residents note Alpine pride, community work’s value, and gratitude toward M. D. Anderson and Virginia Bailey. Community events and visits mark a period of hospitality and local ties.
Miss Marilyn Morgan and Gerald Burdwell unite in marriage at a candlelight ceremony in First Methodist Church Alpine. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roscoe Morgan of Alpine, wore a white brocade gown with pearl embellishments and carried white orchid and carnation blooms. The groom, a geologist at Longview, will be home at 2009 Judson Road in Longview after a trip to the Ozarks.
Stuart Van Orden art instructor at Sul Ross State College had his painting Salutari, Cement Mixers chosen among 250 works nationwide for the 27th Annual Midyear Show at the Butler Institute of American Art. The piece reflects Sul Ross campus construction.
Miss Clara Ann McClure and Harry McCauley Miles wed in a double ring ceremony at the First Evangelical Free Church Austin officiated by Rev Leonard Hagstrom. The couple plan to live in Austin where both work at the University of Texas and resume studies in biology and chemistry.
Community Center hosts takeout chicken tacos to raise money for Conchita Melgaza, candidate for International Baseball Club Sweetheart. Plates are 80 cents each and available starting at 5 p.m. today (Thursday) for takeout only.
A sequence of pre nuptial events honored Marilyn Morgan who will wed Jerry Bardwell in a candlelight ceremony at First Methodist Church on July 7. Hosts, guest lists, and refreshments described, with flowers and family participation noted.
The Alpine Junior Music Club held its final summer meeting at the Fine Arts Studio on Wednesday. Members and guests included Lynn Fitzgerald and Terry Hawkins and numerous Alpine students such as Sandra Bates and Patsy Bates, with special performances by Keith Peters on organ and Genebra Benton playing piano. Visitors from Houston and Fort Worth joined in, including former Alpine residents S. F. Breshears and family visiting Odessa.
Friends are invited to the wedding of Miss Harriet Jean Carpenter and Mickey Jim Logan at 7 30 p m Saturday July 24 at the First Methodist Church with a reception to follow at the Alpine Country Club. In town invitations are not being posted.
The Women’s Auxiliary of Brewster County Memorial Hospital will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday July 24 in the hospital. All members are urged to attend. Mr and Mrs Marvin Pierce are expected to leave today to visit relatives in Arizona. Mr and Mrs Hugh White who have been living in Kerrville for the past few months are here to look after the motel and service station operated by Mr and Mrs Pierce while they are away. Mr White’s sister Mrs Rodney of Gladewater arrived this week to visit Mr and Mrs White while they are here.
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