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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1927
Page
5
A H S Broadcaster reports an exhibit by Uiotaming classes and Manual Training boys at Alpine High School in the Clothing Laboratory on Friday May 13 from 9 am to 4 pm. Patrons are invited to inspect the work and see what the school term produced.
Central Power & Light Company will install a 25 ton daily capacity ice machine at the Alpine plant next week replacing the old 12 ton unit. The project aims to double output and is scheduled for completion by late July. A Cinco de Mayo celebration drew hundreds of Alpine Mexicans and visitors with speeches and a large barbecue.
The May 16 and 17 program at the High School features plays and musical numbers from students in ex ston and music classes. On the 16th Mex Payne's express to and Uncle Si and the ub are scheduled. On the 17th Mrs Payne's daughter performs in The Foothills of Fame with Mrs Thain's pupils offering songs. Everyone is invited.
Tomorrow and Sunday an exhibit by the economics and manual training departments will be held at the Atitehell Gillett store showing student work. A second display by the same department is scheduled for Friday May 13 at the Midi School from 9 AM to 4 PM.
Mrs FW Payne and Mrs Carl Thain announce two evenings of plays and musical numbers on May 16 and 17. The event features performed acts by local talent and benefits unspecified. Proceeds or venue are not detailed in readable text.
Representative Benjamin F. Berkeley departed for Austin to attend a special legislative session beginning May 1 in the Capitol City. The session is expected to last about thirty days.
Attendance across Alpine churches rose last week with a gain of 38 from the prior week. Total Sunday school attendance reached 452, led by Baptist and Methodist groups, as Decision Day was observed in the Baptist school and six new church members were received by letter.
Three barbecue pits patented by R. J. Cooke of Ozona will be built in Paisano camp grounds west of here before this year’s encampment. Rev. L. R. Millican, Encampment president, announced after a visit to Orona that army field kitchens have served cooking needs and the new pits should be popular with visitors to Paisano each year.
Central Power will stage an exhibition of electric percolators at the Holton Hotel building. The event, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, will run from 2 to 4 p.m. with coffee served to all visitors.
Clay Holland announces $230 raised for flood relief from a benefit movie at Mojave theatre. Two shows on Sunday drew full houses, with Alpine cooperation and free film use from Texas Motion Picture Owners and Producers association. Proceeds go to Mood flood victims. E C Mowley provided free theatre use and covered expenses.
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Sul Ross staged home economics and art exhibitions Friday and Saturday drawing a large crowd of college students and high schoolers. Most notable were Miss Keefer’s etchings including Fort Davis and Limpia Canyon scenes plus wearable dresses with labeled costs and hours. Punch was served by Home Economics students, and visitors signed in to record their attendance.
The 11 month old Doris Locke, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Locke former Alpine residents, died in McCamey this week. She was buried Thursday morning at Ate Mine Cemetery with Davis, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. The Avalanche extends sympathy to the bereaved parents and relatives.
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