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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
12
A collection of local gossip and notices references Heart case authorities praising bicycling for health. The piece also sketches neighbors in routine life: gardens bloom at Otis Kimball and Prude ranch camps advance. social scenes include church services, gardening, dances, and moving plans.
Eve Schroeder to depart for the Prude Ranch this weekend for a two week stay. Auxiliary members will elect officers at Monday evening meeting.
The notice lists multiple bus departures and origins from Marta and Union lines across Texas areas. Services include 6 85 a m from Marta to Fort Stockton McCamey San Angelo Dallas Austin Crane Odessa Abilene Lubbock and 12 20 p m from Presidio to Fort Davis Pecos Carlsbad Monahans. Additional 5 40 p m and 7 20 pm itineraries connect Marathon Sanderson Del Rio Eagle Pass San Antonio and Lubbock Odessa Abilene Fort Stockton and related hubs.
Several intimate parties marked the departure of Miss Charlotte Slight for England with Lt. Richard Slight. She expects to study music abroad and plans to return to the United States in January after a visit with her brother. Arrival in England occurred at 1 p.m. Tuesday, their time.
Alpine High students attend after school Number sense and slide rule classes led by Miss Johnnie Weyer. Participants include Myra Cleveland Marion Dowell Frank Young John Hay Up Lyons Lockhart Lazaro Valenzuela Don Burgess John Pat Foster Rich. Local party hosts and Queen coronations noted among activities at Alpine High School and community events.
Mrs L J McNamara of Monnans, former Alpine resident, underwent surgery in a local hospital Friday.
Pris eves the Suns, who will soon travel to England for several months, was honored with a bon voyage lingerie shower by Mrs. Arora Owens and her daughter Miss Alice on Saturday afternoon June 9. Roses carnations and larkspur adorned the setting. An arrangement of blue and pink daisies centered the refreshment table. Punch and iced cakes were served to friends. Miss Slight received many gifts including a suitcase decked with travel stickers from Europe.
Rev Davis C Herron visited the Slight family at their home this past week. He is a Columbia College New York graduate with B A 1949 and Divinity degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. He studied at St Augustine's College Canterbury and Anglian clergy school. He serves as assistant rector at St James Church Texarkana and chaplain of St James School. He is son of Dr Crawford Horton of Terrell Texas.
Garden Club will meet at 9 30 am today at the home of Mrs J W Gilmer with Mrs Perryman as co host. W M Meador and Mrs Roy Whiteside will lead the program. Mrs Rose Anna LeMasters and her Austin daughter visit Mrs Victor Smith.
Mrs James Burling appears to have been re elected president of the Cathie womens Catholic Club in a meeting at the home of Mrs James V Burling. The report notes Burling’s continued leadership and ongoing club activities.
The Pilot Club of Alpine held a program meeting on Wednesday June 13 at the Holland Hotel with Frances Kelley presiding. Margaret A Linn chaired the day program, Marjorie Graham spoke on membership and classification, Vivian McIntyre aided by introducing the topic, and Bleake Jack attended as a new member alongside guests from Comanche Houston and Alpine.
Alpine residents share updates on church activities in New Mexico and West Texas. Ven. Robert Y. Davis returns from diocesan duties as Lorene Bordenet earns Miss Interfraternity Council honors. Families welcome visiting relatives from Midland Detroit and Arlington while newborns Laura Jane and James Edwin arrive in local clinics.
Mr and Mrs Bil Davises sell Grandview Courts to C D McCollister of Utopia Texas effective July 1 He also owns a Del Rio motel and a ranch near Utopia The Davises plan move Sept 1 as Mr Davis works with race horse farrier trade Mrs Davis will join Aug 1 then visit England with a niece and nephew They expect to return to Alpine next fall or winter They have owned Grandview for 244 years
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