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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
6
For Sale offers many properties near colleges and schools with corner lots and paved highway access. Listings show prices from 450 to 6000, with cash payments and easy terms. multiple two to four room dwellings, and one 16 640 acre ranch option. Rentals include furnished four room unit and unfurnished four room dwelling.
Fort Davis reports on high school commencement festivities with salutatorian Mian Oral Matt and valedictorian Maude Ogden among graduates. The piece notes student achievements in cartooning and humor, social events, and community members traveling for church assembly and family visits. Also mentioned are Agnes Edwards La Marcos Academy graduation May 31 and Leandro Medina obtaining a marriage license.
The Study Club met Saturday at Hotel Limpia with Mrs. Larry Seober as president and Mrs. Bird as vice president hosting. They reported May Festival earnings around 70 dollars and a student loan fund drive from a recent musical by Hom students netting about 26 dollars. A social hour followed with cake served.
The report notes teacher reelections at Fort Davis led by inmendent WC Jones and Callie Holt along with all other Fort Davis teachers. It also mentions John Dumas resuming control of the meat market leased to Leudecke E Bristow, with Bristow planning to leave town soon and Dumas planning changes to the market facility.
Mrs JC Williams entertained a bridge club last Friday afternoon. The living and dining rooms were attractively decorated with large bowls of lavender and pink roses. After seven games Miss Lens Terrill won high score and a hand-embroidered luncheon set. Mrs B H Fowlkes won a prize piece of madeira.
The body of W H Harding 53 Alpine man who died at Best last day is held by Livingston Undertaking company awaiting news of his son Bob who is in the McCamey oil fields and cannot be located. He suffered pernicious illness for years. death due to peritonitis. Survived by three daughters and one son.
Sul Ross Lobo baseball club finished the season with a 12 to 2 victory over the U S Cavalry from Camp Marfa at Jackson Field. Pitcher Rube Mellard delivered a strong last college start holding the soldiers to six safeties while the Lobos surged from the fifth inning.
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