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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1941

Page

5

Beautiful Alpine Bride Weds Dallas Banker in First Presbyterian Rite

Miss Louise Berkeley daughter of Dr and Mrs Benjamin Franklin Berkeley became the bride of John Sloane McCauley Jr of Dallas at 11 o clock in a ceremony at the First Presbyterian church. The service featured white gladioli and Shasta daisies, organ music, and a bouquet of gladioli centered by a forehand. The bride wore a blue mousteline de soie gown with a matching veil and her gift from the groom was a diamond and pearl bar pin. Guests included family from Alpine and Dallas, with a reception at the bride’s home and a wedding trip to San Antonio and Monterrey, Mexico.

First Presbyterian Church Louise Berkeley Benjamin Franklin Berkeley John Sloane McCauley Jr Dallas E. Buford Isaacks First Christian Church Francie Gillett Debussy Leitha Chaffin Cadman B. A. Wight Kermit Letitia Rixon Jan Elizabeth Wight Leake McCauley Alan R. Fraserser Campbell Barker Alpine Sul Ross University of Southern California At Los Angeles University of California At Berkeley Branham Company Texas Oklahoma Louisiana H. K. Leake McCauley University of Missouri Vr Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Dallas Athletic Club Dallas Commandery Shrine Idlewild Club Fouvardia Marine Garland and Bouvardia HL. Kokernot Jr C.D. Wood W. Baines Ernest Mellon Alan R. Fraser Arnie Kate Ferguson James Rooney Solon G. Hughes Eva Chaffin San Antonio Monterrey Mexico Henry Lee Jan Joe F. Brown Sanderson L. C. Ritchey L. F. Buttrill Roy. Stillwell Marathon

Rehearsal Supper Honors Bride Elect Louise Berkeley

Alan and Louise Fraser hosted a rehearsal supper Friday honoring bride elect Louise Berkeley and fiancé John Sloan McCauley with wedding party guests. Guests enjoyed al fresco service in the garden, gifts were exchanged, and a heart pendant presentation followed by a brief reception and luncheon. A separate luncheon Thursday hosted by Mrs. G. W. Baines and Mrs. W. B. Hancock honored Miss Berkeley with multiple attendees and a book of good wishes for the bride.

Alan R. Fraser Missouise Berkeley John Sloan McCauley Alan Fraser Campbell Barker Margot Fraser An Wight Louise Berkeley John Sloane McCauley B. F. Berkeley J. S. McCauley Dallas Leake McCauley Jon Henry Lee McCauley B. A. Wight Jan Kermit H. L. Koker Eorge Robertson St. Louis Leitha Chaffin Francie Gillett Eva Chaffin G. W. Baines W. B. Hancock Baines Stather Eliott Thalia Gillett P. W. Cartwright Mab Me* Cool Carroll Vaughn W. Ht. Terry Je Dorothy Scannell C.D. Wood Drury Wood del Rio James Rooney Lulu. White Sloan G. Hughes Marshall Baines F Hancock Miss Berkeley

Far West Texas Showcases Two Contrasting Vacation Attractors

Sul Ross students frequent two Texas state parks in the far west with starkly different charms. Indian Lodge in the Davis Mountains near Fort Davis offers rugged hill country, adobe architecture, and cool solitude, while Balmorhea State Park near Balmorhea features a green climate, tiled cottages, and a large spring-fed swimming pool. Both are run by the Texas State Parks Board with National Park Service cooperation.

Sul Ross Texas Great Southwest Playground Pecos Sul Ross College Indian Lodge Davis Mountains Old Fort Davis Mother Park South West Big Bend Onal Park Carlsbad Ca Ems Lone Star State Old West Indian Lodge Canyon McDonald Observatory Mt. Locke Civilian Conservation Corps Guthrie Great Cattle Country Balmorhea Swimming Pool San Solomon’ S Springs Balmorhea State Park San Sol Balmorhea Lake West Texas Balmorhea Park Texas State Parks Board National Park Service

Unsuccessful Break In At Williams & Vogt Grocery

Police report an unsuccessful attempt to enter Williams & Vogt grocery Sunday night. Prowlers pried at a rear window, broke glass, and removed cans from a shelf. Fingerprints suggested youths were involved with cans later found hidden behind the building.

Williams & Vogt

Water Color Paintings by Claire L. Packer Exhibit Opens Here

An exhibit of 13 water color paintings by Claire L. Packer of Harlingen opens Sunday at 2 p m in Sul Ross Summer Art Colony studio. The free public show runs two weeks. Packer, born in Kansas and raised near the Oklahoma ranches, loves horses and riders. He studied under Har ry Anthony DeYoung and Millard Sheets and trained with Adams Blumenschein, Burninghaus, Higgins and Inhof. A member of several art groups, he paints with intimate subject knowledge.

Claire L. Packer Harlingen Sul Ross Col Packer Oklahoma Texas Harligen Harry Anthony DeYoung Millard Sheets Adams Blumenschein Burninghaus Higgins Inhof Texas Society of Artists Texas Fine Arts ‘Assn Southern States Art League Lower Rio Grande Valley

Alpine Woman Bitten on Ankle by Rattlesnake

Mrs. Bruce Duncan was bitten on the ankle by a rattler at Hot Springs on the Rio Grande last Thursday night. Prompt first aid, including a suction snake-bite kit from the Langfords, limited the venom with only swelling in the ankle and leg remaining as she recovers.

Bruce Duncan Hot Springs Rio Grande

Rattler Killed Near Local Home After Bite Incident

A two foot side-winder rattlesnake was killed after a bite incident. The event occurred at the home locale with an immediate response noted in readable fragment. Local residents described the creature and the sequence of events leading to the fatal conclusion for the snake.

Akers Funeral Home Names J G Barrow Manager

J G Barrow will head Akers Funeral Home in the future. A resident of Alpine for six years he is a licensed undertaker and funeral director with twelve years of experience. Barrow and family will occupy apartments in the funeral home building on Sixth Street.

J.B. Barrow Akers Barrow Alpine Funeral Home Orforth Sixth Street

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Prasers Baptist W. M Woman's Missionary Society Loyd Henderson J.G. Barrow Akers Funeral Home Alpine, Texas Armour New California Sampbell Crome i Blackwells Date Nut Bread Avondale Planters Tod
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