Eastern Star Installs Officers in Alpine Chapter
Last Friday evening the Alpine chapter installed new officers for the year before a large audience of Masons Eastern Star members and guests. A formal ceremony featured music soloists and a dedicatory composition, followed by a reception with crystal lace and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Eastern Star
Avora Owens
Verna Lee Newman
Eula Brown
Rhoda Kelly
Ft. Stockton
Loma Skevington
Martha Exell
Adaline Whiteside
Arora Owens
T. A. Beard
Marjorie West
Piano sale and refurbished furniture ad brief
Advertisement fragment offers Baldwin pianos new or used with small monthly payments. Mentions Mrs. Bill Dorris and a phone contact. Also lists used electric stoves oil stoves sun-tan cut and ice box from Smith Furniture Co and a note about good new furniture for old worn pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dorris
Smith Furniture Co
All Aboard for Better Bean Dishes
A vintage kitchen feature extols beans as versatile fare and shares recipes. It introduces stringless beans and offers Lima Beans En Caserole and Lean Stuffed Peppers with specific steps, ingredients, temperatures, and yields for two to six servings.
Scrip Discount and Local Disposal Service Ad
Save money on hotel bills in El Paso by buying scrip from the Avalanche with a 25 percent discount. If you want dirt hauled for your trees garden or lawn at reasonable prices phone Alpine Disposal Service at 164 C. F. Ross.
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el Paso
Avalanche
C. F. Ross
Alpine Disposal Service
Lucky Thirteen Club Meets With Prizes Awarded
Mrs Zeb Decie hosted the Lucky Thirteen club on Wednesday afternoon. Members present included Mesdames Felix McGaughy Lois McIntyre L D Harris Edgar Martin Otis Kimball Calvin St Clair of El Paso Lee Kokernot and John Clanton. Prizes went to Mrs Martin high for members and Mrs Clanton high for guests.
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Zeb Decie
Lucky Thirteen
Mesdames Felix McGaughy
Lois McIntyre
L. D. Harris
Edgar Martin
Otis Kimball Calvin St. Clair
el Paso
Lee Kokernot
John Clanton
Martin
Mrs. Clanton
Frasers Host Supper Honoring Mother in St Louis Visit
Mr and Mrs Alan Fraser hosted a lawn supper on a Tuesday evening to honor Mrs George Robertson of St Louis Frasers described the event as informal and the night as perfect with guests enjoying moonlit visiting.
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Alan Fraser
Marriage of Jack Stovell and Miss Richards Told
Announced marriage of Miss Mary Easley Richards to Jack Stovell at the bride's parents home. The Rev. F. S. Brauner officiated. Attendants included Miss Tompkins of Somerville. The couple will reside in Alpine after a wedding trip to San Antonio and Austin.
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Grimes County Review
Mary Easley
Charles B. Easley
Richards
Jack Stovell
John Stovell
Alpine
F. S. Brauner
Methodist
Sul Ross State Teachers College
San Antonio
Austin
Morelock and Watson Hostesses at Bridge Tea
Mrs H W Morelock and Mrs H G Watson entertained at contract bridge Friday afternoon at Mrs Morelock's home. Yellow garden flowers decorated the rooms and a yellow themed salad and dessert were served. Guests included Mesdames W H Terry, Vernon McIntyre, F E Gillett, John Stowell, O E Phillips, Graves Bogel, Seldon Robinson, E C Coleman, Paul Vogt, W D Bur cham, Clay Holland, J E Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Morelock
H. G. Watson
Contract Bridge
Water Carnival at Fort Stockton Under Way
Alpine residents attend the annual Water Carnival in Fort Stockton a three day event starting yesterday. Miss Laurys Hadden of Fort Stockton is queen and will be crowned tomorrow night earning an all expense trip to the Frisco fair. The program includes amateur water sports a golf tournament won by James Parker Alpine the defending champion fire fighters races and a three day roping contest.
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Fort Stockton
Laurys Hadden
James Parker
Alpine
Alpine Boy Scouts Head to Ruidosa Summer Camp
A party of 13 Alpine Boy Scouts plus Scoutmaster Charles Wade left by high school bus for a 10 day summer camp in Ruidosa New Mexico. Members include Charles Livingston Jr Hal Smith Norman Spencer David Walker Robert Boyd Billy Fielder Bobby Crawford James Crawford Bobby Coleman M J Keefer Wesley Jordan Billy Tom Meader Harvey Mathews. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Martin for high score Mrs Terry senior second high and Mrs Hord travel prize.
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Charles Wade
Ruidosa
New Mexico
Charles Livingston Jr
Hal Smith
Norman Spencer
David Walker
Robert Boyd
Billy Fielder
Bobby
James Crawford
Bobby Coleman
M. J. Keefer
Wesley Jordan
Billy Tom Meader
Harvey Mathews
Engraved Cards and Announcements Referenced in The Avalanche
The note mentions engraved or printed visiting cards and announcements as items to see in The Avalanche publication. It points readers to consult that issue for details on such social notices and printed keepsakes.
Fort Davis Celebrities and Modern Goods Enter Town
Mrs. Lela Evans of Austin arrives in Fort Davis after 23 years away praising new roads and ice cubes. Miss Elizabeth Ann Miller undergoes a favorable appendectomy recovery in Alpine. Tex Ranger Nick, long linked to Judge Bean lore, is noted as a Fort Davis figure. Fort Davis held a free band concert amid a Pecos rodeo promo motorcade.
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Fort Davis
Lela Evans
Austin
J. P. Weatherby
J. R. Chadborn
Mile High
Bloys
Elizabeth Ann Miller
F. M. Miller
Alpine
Nick
Roy Bean
Pecos
Nick Mersfelder Fort Davis Justice of the Peace Passes
Nick Mersfelder longtime Fort Davis justice of the peace for about fifty years died after a long illness. He served as a local magistrate in Jeff Davis County and was known for his community involvement and steady rulings. Public notices noted his decades of service and respect among residents.
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Nick Mersfelder
Fort Davis
Pecos Mon
Alpine residents observed in Fort Davis
Carl W. Shults W G Fielder Howard Johnson and Joe Smith of Alpine were observed in Fort Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Shults
W. G. Fielder
Howard Johnson
Joe Smith
Alpine
Fort Davis
Mrs Warnock Receives M A Degree at University of Iowa
Mrs Ruel T Warnock of the Sul Ross Music Department earned a Master of Arts degree at the University of Iowa closing exercises last week. Her husband B H Warnock, former Sul Ross athlete and Alpine High coach, also attended the university last term and was on the teaching staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruel T. Warnock
Sul Ross Music Dept
University of Iowa
Warnock
B. H. Warnock
Sul Ross
Monday Evening Visit to Masonic Lodge
A report notes a person attended a Masonic lodge gathering on Monday evening, detailing the visit and its context within local fraternal activities.
Voice classes offered by Friesen duo at Westminster Choir College
During the summer months W C Friesen and Merle Bennett Friesen, seniors at Westminster College Princeton, will accept a limited number of voice pupils. Reasonable rates. Interested parties may call 255 or write P O Box 750 Alpine.
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W. C. Friesen
Merle Bennett Friesen
Westminster Choir Colege
Princeton
N. J
P. O. Box
Alpine
Marriage of G H Yates and Nora Holcomb in Marfa
Well known Alpine man G H Yates marries Odessa resident Nora B Holcomb in Marfa on June 1 with Rev M A Buhler officiating. The couple resides west of Alpine at Yates home. Yates long prominent Alpine businessman, daughter Felix McGaughy once a teacher, sons Jimmy of San Angelo and Byron of San Antonio.
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Alpine
G. H. Yates
Nora B. Holcomb
Odessa
Marfa
M. A. Buhler
The
Christian Church
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Ada
Josie Weyerts
Ruth
Mable Beard
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Christine Johnson
Martha
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Goodyear
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N. 6Th St
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Morelock, Watson
N. Mex
James J. C. Coleman
P. V. Cartwright
D. M. Bennett
Terry Senior
Hord
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ACY TV
Alpine Drug Store
S.S. Dixie
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S.P
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University of Texas
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Alpine Lumber CO
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Central Power and Light Company
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