Garden Club Met At Mrs Burcham Home In February
Society notes describe a Garden Club meeting at Mrs W D Burcham on February 27 with members listed and two new names Broadfoot and Electa Wade. Reading from minutes, a program on A Garden for Fragrance featured Flora Daugherty and several members. The Living Christmas Tree project and refreshments followed. Lambuth class met at Mrs V E Miller’s for a party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden ‘Club
W. D. Burcham
Lsten
Moorman
Flora Daugherty
Mesdames Burcham
Mesdames Moorman
McCollum
Burcham
Coleman
Lambuth
The
Methodist Church
V.E. Miller
Evening of Games and Song Led by Local Hostesses
On February 27 Mrs J H Webb led entertaining activities with active games and questionnaires while Mrs A R Williams and Mrs A P Craddock guided a sing along. Hostesses included Mesdames Ray D Smith Miller Williams Webb and Craddock with guests Mesdames Gordon Barrow James Sloan A E Owens A B Carter Edgar Martin A R Stambaugh C B Casey and Miss Mildred Elliott Myrtle Whiteside and Sue B Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Webb
A. R. Williams
A.P. Craddock
Ray D. Smith
Miller
Williams
Webb
Craddock
Gordon Barrow
James Sloan
A. E. Owens
A. B. Carter
Edgar Martin
A. R. Stambaugh
C. B. Casey
Mildred Elliott
Myrtle Whiteside
Sue B. Mann
Bridge Club Hosts and Tally Ho Socials
Mrs Zeb Decie hosted her Lucky Thirteen at Holland hotel with guests Miss Eva Chaffin Doris Chaffin and others. Eva Chaffin won high prize and Mrs Harris won member high as a refreshment course was served. The Tally Ho Bridge club met at Mrs Slue Robinsons home with Mrs Bill Allen guest high by Mrs E M Swann and Mrs Seldon Robinson won the cut prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeb Decie
Lucky Thirteen
Bridge Club
Holland Hotel
Va Chaffin
Doris Chaffin
Mesdames
Percy Wallace
Bill Winter
J. W. Shepperd
Otis Kim- Dall
Edgar Martin
Felix Mc Saughy
L. D. Harris
Lois McIntyre
John Newell
Eva Chaffin
Mrs. Harris
Tally-Ho Bridge Club
Slue Robinson
Bill Allen
E. M. Swann
Seldon Robinson
Pete Adams
Dan Ritter
Jimmy Logan
Ray LaBeff
John Kokernot
Wallace Davis
Sport Gunn
James Sloan
Forrest Weston
Baptist W M S Observe Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer
The women of the Baptist W. M. S. observed the annual Annie W. Armstrong Week of Prayer this week. Very interesting messages were brought each afternoon, Monday through Friday. Reporter.
Kitchen Shower for Recent Bride Honors Mrs Anderson
A kitchen shower for Mrs Luther Anderson was held at the Williams home with Forsythia and bluebonnets decorating. Guests included Mrs Anderson and Mes dames J E Casner Sloan Mathews Bob Davis Fritz Weyerts E B Isaacks Joe Brady G H Yates Jim Nichols and Jim Anderson. Recipes were shared and a collection of kitchen equipment given. an ice course was served. The Junior Council of the Presbyterian Church met at Mrs L E Attwood home with program on National Legislation. Officers for the year include Mrs F L McCollum president Mrs Paul White vice president and Mrs W E Lockhart secretary treasurer. New officers will be Mrs Harold Hulsing president Mrs E C Coleman sec treas and Mrs E Sperry program chair. UT Austin engineers announce a fruit land vegetable freezer to help farmers preserve produce for year round markets using ice crystal technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wired Williams
Luther Anderson
Williams
J. D. Jackson
Anderson
J. E. Casner
Sloan Matthews
Bob Davis
Fritz Weyerts
E. B. Isaacks
Joe Brady
G. H. Yates
Jim Nichols
Jim Anderson
The
Presbyterian Church
L. E. Attwood
E. C. Coleman
Attwood
Prescent
F. L. McCollum
Paul White
Treas
W. E. Lockhart
O. E. Sperry
Harold Hulsing
E. Sperry
University of Texas Engineers
Photographer in Big Bend Making Frisco Lithographs
E. Carruth of Denton spent the weekend in the lower Big Bend region taking color photographs of scenic spots for a San Francisco lithographing company. He runs a commercial studio and photo engraving plant in Denton accompanied by Joe Langford of Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Carruth
Denton
Big Bend
San Francisco
Crruth
Joe Langford
Hot Springs
Alpine Names C. LaBeff New Chief of Police
Chief C. LaBeff succeeds T. M. Lankford as Alpine police chief after Lankford's 18 months in office. LaBeff assumed duties last Saturday and brings prior peace officer experience including service as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Elmer Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hr. C. LaBeff
Alpine
T. M. Lankford
Mr. LaBeff
Elmer Taylor
Workman Hurt as Ladder Collapses at Grandview Courts
Dave McMeekan of DeLuxe Sign Co. Pecos fell from a 14 foot ladder while working on a sign at Grandview Courts. A heavy gun pole crushed him, causing a broken rib and additional injuries. He was rendered unconscious and revived by first aid and artificial respiration from nearby workers Sam White and Lavon Rains, Sul Ross student part time with Big Bend Motor Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave McMeekan
DeLuxe Sign Co
Pecos
Grandview Courts
McMeekan
Sam White
Lavon Rains
Sul Ross
Big Bend Motor Co
Reeves County Studies Water Supply for Army Camp Site
Reeves County leaders gathered data this week to present a potential site for a U.S. Army camp. A. H. Dunlap, John Dennis, and W. W. Hastings reported a Davis mountains spring could yield 1.25 million gallons daily, plus 250,000 gallons from the T&P Railway, totaling 1.5 million. Capt. Swinehart noted a nearby spring 8 or 9 miles from Toghvale offering 2.5 million gallons daily, boosting prospects.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Central Committee
A. H. Dunlap
State Board of Water Engineers
John Dennis
W. W. Hastings
U. S. Geological Survey
Davis
T&p Railway
M. L. Swinehart
S. P. Williams
Marfa
Toghvale
El Paso High Tigers win Region 8 title
El Paso High School’s Tigers defeated Buena Vista Imperial 35 to 19 to clinch Region 8 honors after an eight hour rest. They led 15 to 6 after the first quarter and 33 to 15 by the end of the third. Coach Jewell Wallace rested reserves in the final period as the Tigers prepared to travel to Austin for the state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
el Paso High School
Tigers
Odessa
Buena Vista-Imperial
el Paso
Jewell Wallace
Austin
Brewster County Men Leave for Army Training at Fort Bliss
Four Brewster County men departed yesterday for military training at Fort Bliss in El Paso. Named are Raymond Newman and Lynn Matthews of Alpine, plus William Edward Ray and Eugenio Salas of Marathon. The local selective service board called four more men to report by March 17, announced chairman M H Moorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
el Paso
Fort Bliss
Raymond Newman
Lynn Matthews
Alpine
William Edward Ray
Eugenio Salas
Marathon
Selective Service Board
M. H. Moorman
Belton Man Plans Winter River Home In Texas Rio Grande
Tom Bowles and son of Belton with Nay Bowles visited river country near Boquillas on the Rio Grande. Bowles, a ranchman and businessman, intends to buy the property near Dead Horse canyon head and build a winter home after being impressed by the scenery and climate during a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bowles
Tom Jr
Belton
Nay Bowles
Mr. Bowles
Boquillas
Rio Grande
Dead Horse Canyon
Unique Alpine Lampshades Gain Southwest Publicity
W D Smithers, Alpine photographer, spawned a local industry by transposing photo negatives onto semi transparent lampshades. The Big Bend Photo and Curio shop offers vibrant scenes of mountains plains and cattle. shades sold regionally across the United States and to foreign countries. Naval and pine forests themes appeal to sailors, while tourists buy them at local stops and chambers offices in Fort Worth San Antonio and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Big Bend Country
Alpine
W. D. Smithers
Smithers
Big Bend
Union
Uncle Sam
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Austin
Texas
They Also Tell em Tall Over at Fort Davis Town
Two Fort Davis men recall how quickly plains weather can swing from sunlit warmth to sudden cold. They describe a January norther frosting tank edges and a March chill freezing cattle, leaving them unable to escape and perishing from cold and thirst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Barry Scobee
Panhandle
Mr. B
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Burcham Home
Junior Council
Morrison
Oxfords
Hind
Big Value
Alpine, Texas
Frisco
Workman
el Paso High
Buena Vista - Imperial
Belton Man
Bliss, Tb
Prunes
CANDY
Chuck Roast
Alge
Hershey's Large
Toce Ey Or
Vienna
Prem
Tin
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