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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
2
A budget hearing will be held at the city offices on August 28, 1948 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taxpayers may appear and examine the proposed budget. City of Alpine secretary John Stovell notifies residents.
Local columnist hails a successful Alpine rodeo with record crowds and lively parades. Openings like the Marathon Big Bend float and Pilot club entry draw cheers, while some question sponsor earnings. The Alpine Cowboys start slow as other leagues reduce local games. hope remains for a strong tournament kickoff.
The spacious home of Mrs. Zeb Decie hosted the Lucky Thirteen bridge club with guests including Mesdames Benson Kimball Patterson Martin Clanton Kokernot Mc Elroy Young Terry Barnes Newsom Shults Anderau Diecia Morrow and Miss Eva Chaffin. Prizes were awarded to Barnes and Martin with McElroy low. Refreshments of salad cake and coffee were served.
Week of trading in Fort Worth shows lighter supply across most livestock, with sheep and lambs defying the trend by posting higher prices aided by a short crop. Spring lambs reach record $26 to $28.50, shorn lambs also at all time highs, while cattle and calves hold steady to firmer with selective gains across steers, heifers, and stockers. a note mentions the Hartford Connecticut colonial charter legend tied to Charter Oak.
Mrs. Mary George of Alpine announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Verna Mae to Kenneth E. Connell of Altus Oklahoma. The couple plan a Balmorhea Texas Baptist church wedding on May 28 at 8 00 am Verna Mae graduates from Sul Ross college next week with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree Kenneth will receive a Bachelor of Administration degree in August 1948 from Sul Ross college.
Mrs. Ralph Peters hosted the Fidelis class gathering of the Baptist church at her home with spring flower decor and a refreshment course. President Mrs. Beverly Nixon led a brief business meeting then a prayer and discussion on Baptist Doctrine by Mrs. J. G. Leath. Attendees included Mrs. Leath, Meadams Beverly Nixon, Jack Williams, M. C. Hollinshead, J. C. Walker, H. W. Montgomery, Hank Chambers, and the hostess.
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