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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1962
Page
5
Three boxed cookie varieties will be sold during a Girl Scout drive. Cookies will be distributed Friday afternoon, March 23, and again on March 31. Plan to buy a box when a Brownie or Girl Scout knocks on your door.
A lurid old style note promises a double feature in New Orleans fashion with Comancheros and BIG JAKE. It sketches Paul Regret as a fiery Creole figure and highlights BIG JAKE as a rugged frontier man from the Upper Brazos region.
Mrs Earl Young and bridge club host last Thursday event with attendance by Gertrude Haley and others. Local births, visits, and illnesses noted as families in Marathon mark spring with community notices and a UIL play upcoming in Fort Davis. Snow day follows a windy first day of spring in May.
The Alpine Study Club met on Thursday March 15 in the Presbyterian Hospitality Room. W E Williams discussed Audio-Visual Education stressing that experience and understanding drive learning and television offers global access to experiences for enriching children lives. A discussion noted that TV aids early reading readiness. The program included St Patrick’s Day themed table settings and notes, with several club members present and guest Mrs Juanita Belanger.
Delta Kappa Gamma Beta lota Chapter held a March 17 meeting at Sybil Savage’s Sanderson home. Ruth Livingston led the third international quiz. Ida S Vernon spoke on economic stability in developing human resources. Virginia Link and Irma Kelly directed the music. The White Elephant Sale funded the state scholarship. Hostesses were Sybil Savage Anne Bader Margaret Farley Kathleen Grigsby Frieda Morris and Catharine Smith.
Alpine High School Drama Club presents The Pardoner's Tale by Chaucer at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Adapted by Dr. F Allen Briggs, with Mrs John Skinner making costumes and Mrs Julia erring assisting choreography. Cast includes Lee Shortt as Prologue and Paula Oates as Death with direction by Mrs Flora Sutton.
Churches of the Pig Penn Baptist Association launch a revival crusade starting March 18 in cooperation with nearby Baptist churches. It is part of a statewide Southern Baptist effort with pastors from across Texas aiding, plus external music directors. The crusade runs through March 25 with two services daily.
A hospital roster from Brewster County shows admitted patients from Alpine and surrounding towns including Avora Owens and Steven S. Clair among others. The discharge list includes Judy Smith Andy Gray Matilda Salgado and several from Alpine Hobbs Marfa and Presidio.
Revival led by Dr. P. D. O'Brian at Alpine First Baptist Church continues through Sunday with services at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday schedule adds a 10:50 a.m. start and 7 p.m. prayer. New arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. Juan Gonzales of San Vicente, a baby boy born weighing six pounds twelve ounces.
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