Alpine Study Club hosts Texas Day meeting with music
The Alpine Study club held its March 2 gathering at Mrs. Gene Parr's home with co hostesses Mrs. Noble Armstrong and Mrs. Fred Williams. Miss Charlotte Slight offered a 15 minute program of modern compositions including a piece from Norway titled Lost Happiness. Mrs. H W Morelock read poems about Texas as members sang Texas Our Texas. Before the meeting members enjoyed sandwiches and cookies on a tea table with forsythia decor. The Fidelis Matron Sunday school class of the Baptist church met March 2 in the church basement for a social and business night with supper Italian spaghetti tossed green salads hot rolls coffee and pumpkin pie. Mrs. H J McBride presided and Mrs. F C Dutton led Bible Lotto.
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Alpine Study Club
Gene Parr
Noble Armstrong
Fred Williams
Charlotte Slight
Norway
Alan Fraser
H. W. Morelock
Texas
Forsythia
Fidelis
The
Baptist Church
H. J. McBride
F. C. Dutton
Bridge Socials Highlight Harris Hostess Evening
Mrs L D Harris hosted a Thursday Bridge Club gathering with Mesdames Gillett McIntyre Newsom Terry Martin and King Terry among attendees. Prizes went to Mrs W H Terry and Mrs John Gillett with Mrs McIntyre low. Guests included Mrs Otis Kimball. A molded salad and grilled cheese were served. The Wednesday group later enjoyed a Mexican luncheon at Green Cafe hosted by Mrs J E Casner followed by an afternoon of bridge at Casner's home with spring flowers and guests Mrs Knox Reid and Mrs Otis Kimball. High scores were earned by Mrs Morelock and Mrs Reid with Mrs McIntyre winning bingo.
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John Gillett
Vernon McIntyre
Frank Newsom
W. H. Terry
Edgar Martin
King Terry
Otis Kimball
McIntyre
Green Cafe
J. E. Casner
Frank McCollum
Gene Parr
Knox Reid
DAR Organization Highlighted for Historical and Patriotic Work
The Daughters of the American Revolution founded in 1890 pursues historical educational and patriotic aims with 2500 chapters. Activities include preservation of heritage, public defense thinking, flag etiquette, genealogical records, and support for 12 schools plus two in the southern mountains.
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D.A.R
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
National Organization
Kate Duncan
Grant
Alabama
Tamassee
S. C
Ellis and
Angel Islands
Big Bend
South Carolina
Alpine Post Office Extends Closure of Outgoing Mail
The Alpine post office will close one outgoing mail later, shifting the former 6:15 a.m. Fort Stockton and east mailing to 8:45 a.m. Officials promise complete bus, mail and air schedules next week.
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Alpine Post Office
Fort Stockton
East
Kissing Link to Be Staged by Alpine High Seniors
Alpine High School seniors present their annual play The Kissing Link by Jay Tobias on March 13 in the high school auditorium. The farce features a cast of six girls and five boys with Penny Link and a quirky supporting lineup, directed by Dan Graham. Curtain rises at 8 p.m.
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Alpine High School
Jay Tobias
Penelope Link
Penny
Ugly Duckling
Sylvia Smith
Alicia Link
Mandy Gonzales
Susan Piggot
Eva Uranga
Johnny Miller
David Key
Dan Graham
Richland Couple Welcome Daughter Cynthia Ann
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Allesio of Richland Washington are parents of Cynthia Ann a 5 pound daughter born March 2 Mrs. Allesio the former Lena Faye Creek is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nutt of Alpine New details emphasize the family ties and birthplace for the newborn.
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Rudy Allesio
Richland
Wash
Cynthia Ann
Allesio
Lena Faye Creek
Sam Nutt
Alpine
College Station Grover Damuth Leads Texas Tech Track Meet
The list of competing men and women includes Bo Damuth and George Maseck among college squads from Texas Tech University University of Arizona and others with numerous regional colleges and many Sul Ross State cowboys aiming for individual prizes.
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Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Texas
California Polytechnic
San Luis Obispo
Cal
New Mexico A. & M
Las Cruces
N. M
University of Arizona
Tucson
Arizona
Oklahoma A. & M
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Colorado A. & M
Fort Collins
Colorado
West Texas State
Canyon
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Wyoming
C. W. Pierce Ag. College
Canaga Park
California
Harley May
Sul Ross
Manford Sanders
Cal. Polytechnic
Buster Lindley
J. D. McCormick
Buddy Roger
Dick Barrett
Arlington State
Arlington
Claude Horan
Jim Weatherby
Carl Griffin
Jerome Nicholson
Hook Chisum
Fen Shirley
Baylor University
Waco
Lonnie Col
Cotton Davidson
Robert Johnson
P. F. Kutch
Cameron State Agriculture College
Lawton
Okla
Fount Croskell
Red Telford
Willie Seddon
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Bill Guest
Chief Lawson
James Mickler
Harold Wicker
Les Strawn
James Tolles
New Mexico
Harry Hopson
Ham Scott
F. C. Stover
Ralph Tixier
Joe Crockett
Tom Watson
Leon Daniel
Eldon Dudley
David McNamera
Hubert Savage
Neale Vann
San Angelo Junior College
San Angelo
Paul Heiser
Roy Martin
Ray Steward
Johnny Acker
Clay Cade
Ross May
Gene Newman
Texas A. & I
Kingsville
Frog Adams
Rip Adams
Jimmy Deutsch
DeeDee Faltin
George Merabacher Jr
Jack Resch
Texas A. & M. College
College Station
Grover
Bo” Damuth
Martin Manuel
Maxie Overstreet
Bill Soyars
Charles Wampler
Max Ward
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Tommie Bell
Jack Buchanan
Roy Drennan
Bobby Gray
Raymond Haley
Richard Springston
George Maseck
Dave Manser
John Norton
Jack Cargill
Tuffy Cooper
Richard Thompson
Pomroy
Ranger Junior College
Ranger
Dale Jones
Eugene Knappenberger
Chic Neal
Jimmy Gerth
Wayne Morrow
Judd Jones
West Texas State College
Toy Reynolds
Earl Reynolds
Jack Ratten
Marshall Crawford
Beverly Thorn
Texas Western College
el Paso
Margaret Free
Billie Ray
Doris Reid
Jessie Moyars
Mary Lou Echols
Hardin-Simmons Univerity
Tony Parker
Betty Meador
Jackie Hayter
Jo Gregory
Mary
Sweet Spanish Onions Two Pound Pack Offer
Two packages of Sweet Spanish onions priced at 15 cents per pound with a combined value of 25 cents for the lot. Offer highlights a bargain for bulk produce shoppers.
Sul Ross Intercollegiate Rodeo and Range Animal Husbandry
A reminiscence on Sul Ross College and its Range Animal Husbandry program, praising its growth and impact in a ranching region. The piece notes the RAH department as a rising academic and community activity and salutes those who built it. It also references Texas Highway Department’s 1949 tourist business report and hints at broader Texas tourism momentum.
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Alpine
Sa-Bar
Sul Ross
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Texas
El Progreso Spring Luncheon Highlights Alpine Library Support
El Progreso held its annual Spring luncheon at the Green cafe with 124 members and guests. The event centered on books, featuring a review of Peabody Sisters of Salem by Louise Hall Tharp, plus prize books and dish gardens for attendees. Local Red Cross spending surpassed 300 dollars last year.
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el Progreso
Green Cafe
Alpine Public Library
Alpine Chamber Catalog in Texas Highway Bureau Photo
A front page photo shows a Highway Information bureau attendant with a rack of folders. Prominently displayed among the brochures is the Alpine Roof Garden of Texas issued by the Alpine chamber of commerce in a lighthearted regional vignette.
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Chamber of Commerce
Texas’ Highway Information
Texas
The
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
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Society
C. D. Wood
Study Club
Bridge
L. D. Harris Ws
DAR
U. S
KVLF
Nira
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CO
West Texas
J. H. Russell & Son
Rust Bldg
Kimball
Blackeyed Peas
Baby Foods
Pablum
Empsons
Louisiana
Avondale
Zno
Bewry
Lattnding Normel Indelletion
Houghton
Nestles
Wusband-Teg
Mary Lee Taylor
Lima
Bourogers “L
Kings of the Cowboys
Sterling
Republic Pictures
Gladila
Skinners Macaroni
Ramy
LUX Flakes Lge
Biltmore
Suds
Oxydol
Swifts Premium
Swifts Premium—Armour Star
Peytons del Norte
Wisconsin
Cheddar
Peytons
Vegper
ADAMS
Sunkist Lemons
Peabody Sisters of
Salem
Louise Hall Tharp
Grady Nance
Mesdames
P. E. Pierce
Jim Nail
Claude Dooley
Lois McIntyre Earwood
D. J. Pollock
W. B. Ward
Henry Bailey
John Carrico
W. H. Perryman
A. R. Stambaugh
D. M. Bennett
Charles Treadwell
B. B. Bounds
Red Cross
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