Marriage of Former Alpine Boy Announced in Parsons
Society notes report the engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Fannie Dean Crawford to Mr. Homer Runyan, set for February in Parsons Kansas. The couple will reside at the Dor-Mar apartments. Runyan is the son of Mrs. Delia Runyan and works in the M K & T railway tax department.
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Fannie Dean Crawford
Homer Runyan
Parsons
Kansas
Dor-Mar
Delia Runyan
M. K. & T. Railway
Alpine clubs host varied meetings on Texas Day
El Progreso club met at Mrs. J. B. Yates home with Mrs. Bernal Slight presiding. A program on E Greco Ribera and Arthurian legends followed, plus slides of Texan historic spots. Missionary Society and Blue Bonnet Study Club led Texas Day programs with papers on Texas history and freshets of slides and songs.
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Yates
J. B. Yates
el Pro‘reso Club
Bernal Slight
8. P. White
E Greco
Ribera
Spain
Warren Chastain
A. Brown
O. H. Graham
J. ©. Wright
FB. Gillett
R. Ratt
le Steiger
W. van Rice
H.W. Ferguson
L Porehheimer
C. D. Wood
Guy Crawford
A. P. Robinson
J. W. Gilmer
A.M. Sampley
Cart
J. Durham
J. L. Eason
IM. B. Hancock
J. W. Gentry
W. B. Hancock
J.J. Durham
Roy ‘Whiteside
Cornwall
Sicily Isles
Mra
D. Wood
Delta
Ireland
Glastonderry
L. Steiger
Texan
W. M. Meador
Alpine
J.W. Gentry
Terlingua District News Highlights Local Visits
Terlingua district notes a flurry of weekend visits across Alpine Study Butte Marathon and Terlingua. Guests include Mrs J P Bennett Mrs Jack Cross Mr and Mrs L P Buttrill and others with social events such as a Sunday Sing at Terlingua school and a February 25 dance drawing community turnout.
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J. P. Bennett
Daugher
Jack Cross
Alpine
L. Vannerson
Johnson's Inn
L. P. Buttrill
Mar
Marathon
A. C. Spalding
Iudy Butte
Sarah Lee Todd
Study Butte
Jack
Tom O'Connor
D. Wood
H. R. Gard
Mr. Dole
Elizabeth Weaver
W. D. Burcham
C. D. Wood
Murphy Bennett
James Kemp
Ray McNeil
Jack Holiday
Butte
Dave Sublet
Baby
Coulson
al i Pine
Curtis Bostick
Terlingua
W. R Cartledge
Castaton
Mia
Miss Hamilton
Oddball Ephemera and Jokes Fill Local Paper Pages
A jumble of items from a bygone era appears, including quips about a ringling showman, a dentist’s gag slogan corrected by a local wit, and brief humorous vignettes. The fragments reflect light entertainment notes and social jokes from miscellaneous columns and cartoons.
Ancient Vessel Unearthed by Farmer in Texas Plains
Farmer C. R. Moore found a brass cooking vessel on his Plainview area farm about 18 miles northwest. Texas Tech expert Dr. Holden suggested Spanish design origins and possible loss by early Spanish expeditions. The two-piece brass pot stands about 10 to 12 inches across with 15 inch legs, hammer joined, showing different metal hardness.
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Lubbock
C. R. Moore
Fale County
Plainview
Panhandle Plains
Moore
Senior Class and Tennis Tournament Highlights
The High School senior class hosted a meeting of the West Texas Historical Society on February 27, singing O Solo Mio and Midshipmite. Plans emerged to paint a large A on a hill as a senior tradition, with seniors repainting it each year by choice. A tennis tournament between Alpine and Fort Stockton high schools ended with Alpine victorious in most events, featuring doubles teams Bishop Weyerts, Pletcher Spruill, Langford Williamson, and Benson Lewis among competitors. Alpine will travel to Port Stockton next Saturday for practice matches ahead of county and district meets.
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Homer Pergazon
Bridges
Texas
Mra.j. Breeze
Phelps
Har
J. E. Yates
Sue Wiliams
Me. Steere
Lampsey
University At Austin Ang
Jackson
J. B. Jackson
Mesdames Samley
Spencer
Steere
Lordon
Ry Hares
Groe Eta
West ‘Texas Historical Society
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Charles Bishop
Fritz Weyerts
Ruby Pletcher
Ethel Spruill
LeRoy Langford
Bruce Williamson
Inda Benson
Marjorie Lewis
Martha Hadden
Junior Hadden
Margaret Moody
Carey Durham
Virginia Mitchell
Sammie Ruth Johnson
Susan Adams
Hazel Guthle
Cummins Harris
Charles Harral
Milton Hokit
Oscar Wilams
M. E. Pincher
J. P. Reeves
Thomas B. Graincer
Port Stockton
Fort Jockton
Ghost Mining Dam Takes on New Life in Silver City Area
In Silver City New Mexico and Pinos Altos the ghost mining town revives as a gold mining concern begins work on 300 folded claims. The hamlet, once a county seat with thousands, now hosts only a handful of inhabitants and aims to repopulate with a full working crew.
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Silver City
N. M
Pinos Altos
Witching of Words Means Whale of a Difference
A snappy reader note highlights a misworded AP report on Paul Bern's death. The paragraph mentions a maid hearing a scream and finding a wet yellow bathing suit by a private pool, implying a stereotype tied to a Chinese or Japanese figure in the case.
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Associated Press
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
Bern
Thedford Black Draught Advertises Laxative Remedy
An old advertisement promotes Black-Draught laxative for digestive relief. It claims to cleanse sluggish bowels and improve eating. The copy mentions children’s syrup and a pleasant flavor to encourage use.
North Dakota House Elects Mina D. Craig Speaker
The North Dakota house of representatives elected Mina D. Craig as speaker drawing comment that the choice reflects a push to empower women. Critics argue the move may limit the speaker's speaking role under parliamentary rules.
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Soiné
North Dakota House of Representatives
Mina D. Craig
Craig
San Pedro Police Laugh Over Concrete Sidewalk Theft
San Pedro California police were amused when Nick Chapelle reported that someone had stolen his concrete sidewalk, a curious case that drew smiles despite the odd accusation.
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San Pedro
Calif
Nick Chapelle
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Texas Cowboys
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
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Alpine Lbr. Co
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