Seniors Host Chuck Wagon Supper and Clips of Fun
The Mig senior seniors enjoyed a chuck wagon supper in Sunny Glen hosted by Mr and Mrs Wes Roberts and others. Guests climbed, played baseball, and practiced targets before a feast prepared by three chefs with Gibbens and Clanton aiding. Fifty two guests were served amid reports of a grand time and delicious food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mig
Sunny Glen
Wes Roberts
Henry Weyerts
John Clanton
Ernest Gibbens
Kpetionty Ater
Gibbens
FIDELIS CLASS MEETS AT M C Kay HOME
The Fidelis class of the Baptist church gathered last Thursday evening for its monthly business and social meeting. In the absence of the president, Mrs. R C Mitchell presided. prayers led by Mrs. M O Pittman. devotion by Mrs. W V Stephenson. Refreshments served by the hostess and group members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Chure
M. C Kay
R. C. Mitchell
M. O. Pittman
W. V. Stephenson
Ralph Peters
S.A. Newsom
Jack Roberts
Ceci Hale
R. C. Mitchel
L. Kidwell
Shelby
A. St. Queen
W._V. Stephenson
Gilbert
Rogers
F. R. Deni
Beverly Nixon
Legion Auxiliaries Membership Drive Promoted at Meeting
The Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting on Friday May 17 at 7 30 p m with 24 members present Plans for a banquet May 25 at 8 p m and a poppy sale the same day were announced The enrollment stands at 73 and invites members to bring eligible guests A registration desk will be in the Holland hotel lobby May 25 26 Delegates to the convention were named Daisy Mae Adams Anna Gard Edith Hopson and Wilmoth Matthew The report reminds support for the boys and urges attendees to wear a poppy
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Uegwn
Letion
Holland Hotel
Daisy Mae Adams
Anna Gard
Edith Hopson
Wilmoth Matthew
Bridge club notes and upcoming violin recital at high school
Mrs King Terry hosted her Thursday Contract club with neighbors roses and sweet peas adorning the home. Guests included L D Harris Clay Holland Joe Hord Eagar Martin Vernon McIntyre Otis Kimball Kathryn Penn Gene Parr and visiting F E Gillett of El Paso H E Gates and L D Harris. High prizes went to Mrs Hat and Mrs Martin bingo to Mrs McIntyre. Luncheon at the Holland hotel followed by bridge in the hotel game room. Present were Frazer Shepperd Hord McIntyre Wood with high prizes to Mrs Stepperd and Mrs Hord and bingo to Mrs Harris. Mary P Bogel to present pupils in violin and piano at a recital Monday evening May 27 at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. All friends invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Holland Hotel
F. E. Gillett
el Paso
H. E. Gates
L. D. Harris
Mesdames Frazer
Shepperd
Hord
McIntyre
Wood
Stepperd
Harris
Mary P. Bogel
National Presbyterian Women meet abroad in Quadrennial gathering
Mrs Ross Elliott hosts a Womens Council event as Mrs Fred Rogers reports on the Quadrennial Meeting of the National Council of Presbyterian Women held internationally with delegates from the United States and many foreign countries. Four hundred voting delegates, all women, attended along with 1406 Mitre. The convention theme was Thy Will Be Done and included communion services conducted by elders from multiple nations. Notable attendees included Tamale Uemura, a Japanese Baptist leader, who spoke on reconciliation and criticized MacArthur. An inspiring period featured a cross cultural a cappella choir of Black women from Baberscotia.
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D. R. Elliott
Joe
Europe
Eastern Asia
Iraq
Iran
Mitre
General Assembly
Mi'tve World
Fem
Tamale Uemura
Presbyterian Church
Oki Japan
Dlevoned Christian
Reconciliation
MacArthur
Inne Nune
Baberscotia
West Texas Livestock Auction Opens Big Spring Sale
West Texas Livestock Auction company plans inaugural sale June 4 at its new Big Spring plant near the Cotton Oil Mill. A buffalo herd will lead the ring, followed by about 2 000 cattle. Limited by a group of five partners headed by John T Masters and Dewey Martin, with Cecil Leatherwood as yard manager. J B Cauble will conduct a registered Hereford bull sale May 31 at 1 p m, drawing buyers from across the region and beyond.
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Big Spring
Tex
West Texas Livestock Auction Company
West Texas
John’ ‘T. Masters
Homer McKinley
Mason Edwards
Cecil Leatherwood
Dewey Martin
Martin
Leatherwood
J. B. Cauble
Sul Ross faculty honors Mr and Mrs Thomas at garden party
Mr and Mrs Charles Thomas were honored guests at a Sul Ross faculty hosted family style party Tuesday evening in Dr C B Seys yard. W J Smith presented a cedar chest of humorous gifts and a gift card with a $50 check for Mrs Thomas to buy silverware. Tea and cake were served by Dr Casey at the garden fireplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thomas
Sul Ross
Hhe
C. B.sey
Thomas
W. J. Smith
Book Review Tea by Alpine Study Club
Alpine Study club met May 16 at Mrs J C Epperson’s home for Guest Day and a Book Review Tea. Co hosts welcomed over 50 guests as Dr E C Coleman of Sul Ross College reviewed Emery Reyes’s The Anatomy of Peace and led a round table discussion.
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J. C. Epperson
Alpine Study Club
Epperson
Perry Cartwright
Vic Winter
Johnnie Weyerts
G. W. Baines
E.C. Coleman
Sul Ross Collegs
Emery Reyes
Coleman
Mrs Gillett Honored At Alpine Luncheon
Mrs. Asa Jones hosted a Monday luncheon at the Holland hotel with El Paso social leader Mrs. F. E. Gillett as honor guest. Attendees included Mesdames Bogel Hord Hancock McIntyre Gates Gillett Burchim Jones Bennet Linn and others.
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Gillett
Asa Jones
Holland Hotel
F. E. Gillett
el Paso
Alpine
Mary P. Bogel
Joe Hord
W. B Hancock
Vernon McIntyre
H. E. Gates
John Gillett
W. D. Burchim
Marie Bennett
Anna D. Linn
Former Alpine Physician Critically Injured In Plane Crash
Dr W D Craddock of Fort Stockton, formerly of Alpine, was seriously hurt last Saturday when the training plane he was piloting crashed near Sanderson. Both legs broken and a severe head injury reported. He was flown to Dallas for treatment and was said to be improving and out of danger. Craddock was completing pilot training at the time of the accident.
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Br. W. D. Craddock
Fortstockton
Alpine
Sanderson
Dallas
SP Railroad Wins Award For Safety
SP Railroad, operating more than 4400 miles of track in Texas and Louisiana, was named the safest major railroad in the United States for 1948 by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Southern Pacific Lines reported a casualty rate of 8.47 per million man hours, marking its second national safety award after the 1928 Harriman prize.
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Houston
United States
Southwestern
Bureau of Safety
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Southern Pacific Lines
Texas
Louisiana
ICC
T. M. Spence
E. H. Harriman
Safety Council
Appreciation by Central Elementary honors Alpine audience
Central Elementary students thank Alpine residents for a large turnout at the May 14 performance Life of Lawrence Sullivan Ross at the High School auditorium. Special thanks go to Mrs. Kenneth Stucke for programs, Mr. Leonard Ford for speech guidance, Mrs. Hallie Fulcher Wooldridge for set changes, and Miss Dorothy Burnst McDaniel and Maxine A. for stage assistance. Beth Tiswkine and Latha Alice Owens are noted for prominent roles. Cargos about Cau rtrain of Hereford and building details are mentioned.
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W. We
Central Elementary
Alpine
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Kenneth Stucke
Leonard Ford
Alpine High School
Hallie Fulcher | Wooldridge
Sul Ross
Dorothy Burnst McDaniel
Maxine A
Rera
Beth Tiswkine
Latha Alice Owens
Hereford
American Wife of Nazi Goes to Jail
Frankfurt report says Mrs Geneva Strebling-Wolt-Kinerie, born in Virginia, wife of an American, was jailed for illegal possession of money, old notes. She appeared with her German lawyer after the court action in Frankfurt, citing an inheritance of 60 600 dollars for her son. Her mother is married to Walter Sedgley.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Geneva
Strebling - Wol Kinerie
Nast Industraliat
Virginia
Streblinge Wolt- Limpert
Parsons
Walter Sedgley
Omitted Names in Program Report and Early U.S. Presidency
A newspaper notice recalls William Henry Harrison inaugurated March 4, 1841 and dying April 4, 1841 after one month in office. It notes an error in a program omitting names. The piece also mentions the 1802 English Parliament law reducing labor to 12 hours per day.
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William Henry Harrison
United States
Rotary club tweaks June Night to fit Joe Louis fight
Bill Winter said a date clash would push the Ladies Night program from June 20 to June 18 or 19. The club voted on June 18 to let members hear the Joe Louis fight on Juneteenth. Ray Dudley was introduced as a rejuvenated Rotarian, reinstated to his prewar classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Winter
Joe Louis
Ray Dudley
Rotary News highlights club service and scouting role
M A Webb reports on a Rotary club meeting where Dick Hawkins stressed club service as the source of Rotary inspiration and avenues for vocational civic and international work. Don Littleton discussed scouting’s value to youth and urged stronger community involvement and adult support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hawkins
Rotary
Don Littleton
Don
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