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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1948
Page
6
The sight of a spider weaving its web after repeated failures spurred Robert Bruce to renew his vow to expel the English from Scotland.
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Mesdames Earl Meeks and Dan Collier led a summer round robin at the Methodist Missionary Society gathered at the club house. The group voted to buy a church bells recording, honored Mrs Floyd Wallace who is moving to Sierra Blanca, and heard a program on Women in Paths of Service led by Mrs M L Causey.
The Baptist Missionary society met last Tuesday at the church for a Royal Service program on Cooperation. Members present included Mesdames Eldon McGonagill J N Meeks Clarence Haynes Yarbro B L Hampton Nunley Reid Yoas and Ida Causey. The next meeting is set for June 8 with Mrs J H Reid. During summer meetings will be held only once a month.
The Bridge club met Friday at the hotel with Mrs. Marshall Roberts as hostess. High score went to Mrs. T. Wilson, second to Mrs. Earl Young, as guests enjoyed cake ice cream and coffee.
Mrs. S A Hamilton hosted a chicken dinner at the cafe. Parents Odie and wife welcomed a son born May 19 in Alpine. Marathon High and grammar school graduates held commencement May 21 with processional, salutatories, glee club, and speeches by Judge Alan Fraser and Supt. Earl Bland.Awards included $5 to Marilyn Hampton for top average and $2.50 to Sylvia Bennett.
Park road south of Marathon hosts a busy read of visits as Mrs. Otto Lochausen stays in Alpine and various guests arrive from Rock Springs Marfa Midland El Paso Big Lake Alaska and other places. A school party at the Marathon school with Mrs Earl Bland’s first and second graders concludes with cookies and orange ice cream after report cards.
Mrs Ralph Coe hosted a May 15 party for her daughter Marilyn to celebrate her seventh birthday. About 12 guests enjoyed games cake Dixie cups and punch.
The Marathon Study club held a May 19 benefit at the club house with Mrs. Rudolph Mellard of Marfa reviewing The Gift of Life by W. E. Woodward. Guests and members donated books to the library, and the event featured a tea service with corsages, nosegays, and desserts.
New York's Wall Street derives its name from a boundary wall built across Manhattan Island by Dutch settlers in 1653 to protect the colony from potential attack. The wall marked the limits of New Amsterdam and became a shared reference for the financial district.
Items include typewriter ribbons paper car bon s and second sheets sold at The Avalanche venue tf.
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