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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1926
Page
5
The Moonlight Dance Hall at Fort Davis will be open every night except Sundays and Wednesdays for drop in visitors. An electric piano will furnish music and better music can be arranged. It is advertised as a clean, accent place and warns against wild parties. John A. Dumas, proprietor. June 21, 1929.
The Brewster County Board of Equalization will sit on June 14, 1926 at the Brewster County Court House to hear evidence and fix the value of taxable property. Dated May 20, 1926 by Clerk Mamie Lease.
Five acre truck and chicken farm near Sul Ross on highway with good improvements. Two wells and windmills provide water and power. Ideal location for farming operations. J. A. Herring, owner. 5-28-180.
Henry L Maufrais of Alpis and Miss Thelma E Hughes wed in Alpine joining the wholesale firm Waplee Platter connection. Miss Hughes hails from Best Texas. Couple to reside in Alpine with attendants Jack Edwards Gordon Herkeley Hilda Taylor. Wishing long happiness and prosperity.
Umer Sul Ross graduate wins first honor on County Day held in April at Liberty Hall El Paso. El Paso County schools represented by their work. Ysleta Home EconomicsDepartment wins eight first prizes and two second prizes. Three carnment items and three notebooks per school shown. Ysleta notebooks with hand painted corners receive top prizes.
Miss Joyes Calltham, a Sul Ross graduate, teaches home economics at Ysleta and was elected to teach in El Paso before transferring to Yaleta for better pay. She will likely teach next winter in El Paso as pressure from Mr Hughey rises. Affiliation in home economics is granted to Ysleta High School, the county’s first and only such program, with favorable notes from headquarters.
Episcopal church notes May 30 Trinity Sunday service with Evening Prayer and a sermon led by Rector Thorold Eller and rector-elect Thorold, details indicate church events and leadership.
Forchreimer opens a Balmorhea dry goods store carrying a general line of dry foods. Louie Forchheimer was in Balmorhea last week, rented a building, and had Oatman install fixtures. Store now open under management of Mr. Dover.
About thirty Rotarians and guests planned to attend the Sanderson charter presentation Saturday with the Sanderson tub handling entertainment. Visiting Rotarians from Alpine and Marfa will join, while Marfa Rotary baseballs proposed tilt with our team adds to the weekend, and the Alpine Wolves eye the Marfa squad as the football season nears.
A large crowd gathered for a school athletic program supervised by Coach B C Graves at the Mojave Theatre on Tuesday May 25. The event featured gymnastic routines, stunts, pyramid building and mass displays with praise for the current class as the best in years. Boxing and wrestling bouts capped the program with Alpine athletes prominent in the finals and Dangerous Dan McGrew and Toledo noted in entertaining rounds.
Reports from ranchers indicate continued rainfall across the Davis Mountain country last week. Heaviest downpours occurred north and east of Alpine with fine rain east of Terlingua near Rio Grande. A severe hailstorm north of Alpine Wednesday afternoon caused thunderous noise, though damage details are not yet available.
First Baptist Church will hold Sunday school at 9 45 and dismissal at 10 40 to allow travel to the College for a seat or the Thaccalaureate sermon. A memorial service is set for the Courthouse at 11 45. Be on time to avoid conflicts with Sunday school.
The Christian Church lists Bible school at 9 45 AM and classes on God and My law. There is no preaching at 1:46 due to UK College services. Evening services at 7 15 with sermon at 8 00 on the subject The OM and The New. Pastor RR McClure invites all to attend and reflect on civilization and faith.
An ad declares a bottle of Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy to cure sore and bleeding gums, pyorrhea, or foul breath with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Palace Pharmacy promotes the product to druggists and the public.
Ars J C Pope hosted the Forty-two club at Mrs A B Sandifer’s home Monday afternoon. Members present included Mesdames Middlebrook Sandifer Holland Burges Guy Crawford De Mesdames Moorman Ell Arch Allen Mevins Waltermith Frank Cross Lane Miss Mamie Lease and Merrill Poun ey. Beautiful hand painted idly cards were. Refreshments of strawberry abort ed with whi wage served.
The new road from College Avenue at the W Terry residence to Orient Station is completed and open to traffic, surfaced with calich, improving a prior badly deteriorated link. George Bless was contractor in charge. grading and surfacing work on adjacent streets is planned to begin immediately.
The First Methodist Church schedules Sunday School at 9 45 with transportation to the college for attendees and a 10 40 adjournment. No morning preaching due to the college Baccalaureate service. Epworth League service follows with an evening sermon on the Power of the Cross and a musical program at 8 16 at the Court.
A church committee plans to hold the memorial service early and requests punctual attendance for all services as announced by Pastor R. F. Davis.
The regular term of county court convened last Monday and sat through the week with Hon. James A. Burge presiding and County Attorney John Perkins assisting. Most of the time was devoted to probate matters as H. C. Metcalfe Maria W. Van Sickle A. M. Turney and Gil L. Newsam of Alpine attended.
George W. Baines vice president land cashier of the First National Bank traveled to Galveston to attend the Texas State Bankers Association meeting held on the 26th and 27th. He was accompanied by M D Hounds president of the Marfa National Bank. They expect to return by Saturday or Sunday.
La Frere Chapter DeMolay met at the Masonic Temple and conferred both the Juatory and DeMolay degrees. It was the first time the DeMolay degree was conferred with about 25 members and many Masons present. Visitors from Marfa and San Angelo attended as the order grows in numbers and interest.
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