Big Bend DAR Holds Yearend Meeting and Program
The Big Bend chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its final year meeting at Mrs. E E Townsend's home on May 25 with 13 members present. Reports were given by secretary Ashley Webster and various committees, with Mrs Keith Morrow reviewing a Stewart Holbrook book on Samuel Adams and the Revolution. Mrs Millington reported on the Continental Congress trip, and prayers and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
E. E. Townsend
W. T. Millington
Ashley Webster
Keith Morrow
Stewart Holbrook
Samuel Adams
Holbrook
Adams
Morrow
Millington
Continental Congress
Edna Carson Circle Hosts May Book Review
On Tuesday May 30 the Edna Carson circle met at the First Baptist church for a book review of Pray Ye by Frances Landrum Tyler. Mrs Glen Bales opened with Open Eyes on piano and Mrs O F Etheredge read. Mrs Pearl Thornton and Mrs George Henderson participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Lankford
Earl Scarbrough
Edna Carson
First Baptist Church
Frances Landrum Tyler
Glen Bales
O. F. Etheredge
Pearl Thornton
George Henderson
Bell Acton wedding set for June sixth in Valentine
Mr and Mrs M W Acton announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Helen Marine to Horace Leslie Bell. The wedding will be at Community church Valentine Texas on June 6. Helen attended Alpine schools then moved to Valentine in 1947. Horace Bell is a Valentine High School graduate and works as an operator for Southern Pacific Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Acton
Valentine
Mr. Bell
John Bell Sr
Valentine High School
Southern Pacific Lines
Miscellaneous Shower for Bride-To-Be Helen Acton
Mrs Morton Barnett Miss Carolyn Everett of Valentine and Mrs Harvey Rogers of Alpine hosted a shower for Helen Acton on May 27. About forty guests attended as Mrs Eddie Fuqua and Mrs Charlie Rogers served cake and punch. Out‑of‑town guests included E W Acton Lan Angelo and several named relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Barnett
Carolyn Everett
Valentine
Harvey Rogers
Alpine
Helen Acton
Miss Acton
Eddie Fuqua
Charlie Rogers
E. W. Acton
Lan Angelo
Everett Acton
Virgil Brown
Balmorhea
Tally-ho Bridge Club Meets at Skevington Home
Mrs. James Kemp hosted the Tally-ho Bridge club Thursday afternoon May 25 at her mother Mrs. T F Skevington's home. Present were Mesdames Truman Hatch Ray LaBeff C W Davis G C McDaniel C M Corkran W S Winter L W Dumas A V Gunn Reginald Wotaw guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kemp
Tally-ho Bridge Club
T. F. Skevington
Mesdames Truman Hatch
Ray LaBeff
C. W. Davis
G. C. McDaniel
C. M. Corkran
W. S. Winter
L. W. Dumas
A. V. Gunn
Reginald Wotaw
Recitals Highlight Alpine Music Students and Program
An Alpine music event featured the Song Recital for Junior Musicians by Miss Juanita Stinnett with guests from the Alpine Junior Music clubs. The program included four feature songs, lullabies, fairy songs, and animal tunes, with Mr. Davis accompanying. The Alpine School of Fine Arts closed the year with twelve student recitals including four high school performers and several duet and trio pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Stinnett
Ruel Warnock
Mozart
Humek
Hansel and Gretel
Miss Stinnett
Newman-Charles
Fyleman-Lehman
Alpine School of Fine Arts
Kathleen Armstrong
Sara Beth Hawkins
Margaret Key
Charlotte Slight
Charlotte
Valerie Richardson
Preston Stedman
Valerie
Shirley Parker
Lynnell Shadix
Ann Bounds
Carolyn Smith
Marsha Broadfoot
Brown
Queen
Women win prizes at club event with host salad
Mesdames Jack Perryman Knox Reid Everett Turner Elton Miles Fred Hackbarth Ralph Peters Paul Vogt G H Harfst Charlie Cox Jr Earl Anderau attended. Mrs Paul Vogt won high prize for guests and Mrs Winter high for members. Mrs Anderau took low score and Mrs Peters the bingo prize. Mrs Kemp served a salad course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Perryman
Knox Reid
Everett Turner
Elton Miles
Fred Hackbarth
Ralph Peters
Paul Vogt
G. H. Harfst
Charlie Cox Jr
Earl Anderau
Winter
Anderau
Peters
Kemp
Ridgecrest Prepares for Southern Baptist Conference
Ridgecrest North Carolina readies for the Home Mission Board led event from June 1. Last year over 13 000 registered for camps and conferences focusing on home mission work and church outreach. Leaders from the recent western revival will aid eastern planners for a March 25 to April 8 1951 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Ridgecrest
North Carolina
Home Mission Board
North Carolina Mountains
Mississippi River
Young students perform varied music to cheering audience
Billy Davis Freddy Davis Robert Dennis Meriell McCol lum and Carol Teplicek showcased a program of diverse music. Parents teachers and invited school mates enjoyed the performances highlighting the students talent and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Davis
Freddy Davis
Robert Dennis
Meriiell McCollum
Carol Teplicek
Ridgecrest Camp Outlines Conferences For Week
The Ridgecrest camp features sessions on Sunday school Training Union YWA WMU foreign missions brotherhood work church library visual aids recreation music and Bible conferences. Monday morning Rev and Mrs Dillon depart with eight youths for a conference Youth assembly in Sacramento New Mexico. The group includes Bernice Stevenson Kathleen Armstrong Catharine Hill Betty Dillon June Koch Margaret Key Wallace Duncan Bob Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgecrest
Training Union
YWA
WMU
Foreign Missions
Austin Dillon
Sacramento
N. M
Bernice Stevenson
Kathleen Armstrong
Catharine Hill
Betty Dillon
June Koch
Margaret Key
Wallace Duncan
Bob Dillon
Eeds Family to Move to Arabia for New Position
Mr and Mrs R A Eeds and two sons prepare to relocate after a Venezuela residence as they travel from New York to Arabia. Eeds will assume general manager operations for Arabian American Oil Co with a 40 hour flight via Gander Lisbon and Rome, including a Lisbon layover. Mrs Eeds is Aileen Carter, known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Eeds
New York
Arabia
Eeds
Arabian American Oil Company
Gander
Lisbon
Rome
Portugal
Aileen Carter
Mrs W N Wright Visits From Big Lake
Mrs Wright of Big Lake spent a few days in town last week as a visiting resident.
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C. D. Wood
Edna Carson Circle Hears Book Review
June White Goods
Percales
Penney's
Folger's
del Monte Prunes
Sun Maid
del Monte
Primrose Queen Olives
Swift's
Diamond Tomatoes
Swift
Adam
Telaa
Mary Leo Taylor
Bos. Com
Thousand Island
Yacht Club Salmon
Biltmore Tuna
Magic Garden
Ually
EZ Ac
Peyton's del Norte
Peyton
Adams’ M-System Grocery
Southern Baptists
Carery
Houston
Dre
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