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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
3
James A Bert Yancy and Miss Willie Mac Reid were married at the Christian Parsonage by Leon Williams in Alpine. The couple plan to establish their home there and begin a life of happiness and usefulness.
Miss Atrium Webb of Austin Texas and Mr Clar ence Hiester of Mission Texas wed at Denver Heights Methodist church on June sixteen at nine in the morning Reverend Hubert M Smith officiated using the nun ceremony vows exchanged before an altar with white oleanders and maiden hair fern. Webb, a former Alpine resident and Sul Ross and University of Texas graduate, wore a two piece blue and gray silk tweed outfit. Hiester, a Mission businessman active in the Rio Grande Valley, was accompanied by his sister Clara Helster from San Benito Texas.
A testimonial notes LAVOPTIK helps irritated eyes from strain dust or dirt. The product is described as mild soothing and quick acting for eye pains and inflammation. Alpine Drug Store offers an eye cup with purchase.
The bride and groom hosted guests including Mrs. R. C. W and Mrs. Dan Daboval of Rayne La and Mrs. BA Ballew with Miss Estamae Ballew of Crowley La. Also present were Miss Margaret Filiott of Lockhart Texas and others. After traveling to Dada and nearby points the couple will reside in Mission Texas. Mrs Webb will visit relatives in Oklahoma for months.
A local Alpine event marked Emancipation Day with a lively Juneteenth spree. The celebration included a dance, games, and a baseball game where the colored team defeated Mexican opponents 50 to 2 in the afternoon festivities.
Classified ad notes a For Sale listing for an Underwood Standard typewriter No 4 in first class condition by N S Rose Box 281 Alpine. Also a Sandifer's Grocery cash sale promotion advertises the best groceries and fresh vegetables with cash savings.
A call to keep money circulating in the city urges residents to favor local merchants. It argues that dollars sent out of town harm merchants, schools, churches, and charities, noting a dollar circulates within the community twenty times a year. The message promises comparable quality and price and asks for prudent shopping locally.
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