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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
5
A recap of past weeks in Alpine and surrounding towns includes spellings of Marathon Marfa Terlingua and Sierra Blanca residents with visits, teaching assignments, business trips, and social notes. The item links many individuals to places and events from two decades ago.
Last Saturday evening a group of youths led by Miss Swift journeyed to Paradise Canyon for supper and returned by 9 30. Refreshments of cake and cream were served on the lawn. Mrs Geo Benson hosted a Fourth Birthday party for Inda Benson with games stories and gifts for Taeda.
Mr and Mrs Fonnie Wood ward were Hovey visitors Wednesday. Fred Parsell visited Alpine. Jimmie Derrick stayed with Eugene Benson and Bob Harding. Irby Harmon and Tom Yarbro were in Hovey Thursday. Mr and Mrs Fred Graet visited Hovey this week. Gene Benson returned from Alpine. Harding and Oscar Graef transacted business in Hovey this week. Mrs R French and family moved to Alpine to make their future home. James Derrick and others motored to Hovey Thursday. Palace Pharmacy notes accurate prescriptions. Mrs H C Reed and children Herman Helen and Kathaleen arrived from Fort Stockton to make Alpine their home. Mr Reed manages Winkler dry goods here.
Memorial Day ceremonies will be held under the American Legion Worm Vixen Red Cross Chapter and Cemetery association. A meeting at the courthouse at 10 a.m. precedes a bell toll by Rev. W. B. Ray, then transport to the cemetery for the program including Song Decoration of Graves Final Salute and Dismissal with Rev. J. A. McMillan officiating and the American Legion Firing Squad.
Mr and Mrs J El Ritchie arrived back Tuesday morning after several days in San Antonio on oil business Mrs Ritchie toured the historic city Miss Grace Vandiver expression teacher at the College left Sunday for Norman Oklahoma and was accompanied as far as Sabinal by Elizabeth Hord who will visit her grandparents in Utopia
Friends report Dick Armistead is in a El Paso hospital for special treatment after being gassed in France during World War I. The Alpine resident’s family and supporters hope for a swift return home.
All ex service men in Brewster County including Confederate Veterans and Federal soldiers are invited to meet at the Chamber of Commerce hall at 9 30 Tuesday morning May 30 to march to the Court House led by Commander J J Allen.
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