Alpine Harvest of Colorful Fall Gardens and Visitors
Yards in Alpine show vibrant fall color with chrysanthemums in bronze yellow purple white and deep taroon. Pyracanthas berries red or orange add festive hues as roses bloom. Local news notes visitors from San Antonio for antelope season hunts and a social party hosted by Dr. Arvel Ponton and wife Beryl with multiple mentions of residents and guests.
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Alpine
R. G. Crowders
Frank
Dot Newsom
Dudley Jackson
A. M. Richmond
San Antonio
Arvel Ponton
Beryl
Lucy Jackson
Berry Ponton
David
Johnnie Sue Kokernot
W. D. Faulkners
Pecos
Mr. Faulkner
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Mary Jo
Bill Sohl
Gene Becker
Albert
Tito) West Hil
Mary Frances Herd
Hershel Herds
Marfa
Frank Ray
Otradia
Pat Surratt
Amela
Miss Miltia Hill and Mrs Holmes Attend DAR District Meeting
Miss Miltia Hill regent and Mrs Charles T Holmes of Big Bend Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution attended the District 1 Texas Society DAR meeting on Saturday Oct 31 Hostess Na thaniel Davis Chapter Odessa presiding over the workshop meeting State regent Mrs Edgar R Riggs of Graham chaired the session A display Texas Press Relations Scrap book won first prize at the Continental Congress NSCAR in Washington Mrs Grady Kirby Houston chairs the Press Relations Committee and Mrs Holmes is publicity chairman of the Big Bend Chapter.
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Miltia Hill
Charles T. Holmes
Big Bend
Daughters of the American Revolution
The
Texas Society
Dar
Nathaniel Davis
Odessa
Edgar R. Riggs
Graham
Texas Press Relations
Washington
Grady Kirby
Houston
Holmes
Butterworths Celebrate Birth of Baby Boy in El Paso
Mr and Mrs Hughes Butterworth Sr of El Paso announce the birth of their son Charles Hughes on Friday October 30 at Hotel Dieu El Paso. The infant weighs 7 pounds and is named for maternal grandfather Judge Charles E Patterson of Alpine and paternal grandfather Hughes Butterworth Sr. Judge Patterson and Mrs Patterson visited El Paso to meet their first grandchild. Mrs Butterworth is the former Patricia Patterson.
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Hughes Butterworth Jr
el Paso
Hotel Dieu
Charles Hughes
Charles E. Patterson
Alpine
Hughes Butterworth Sr
Episcopal Women Hear Poetess at St James Meeting
The women of St James Episcopal Church will hear poetess Lilith Lorraine Mrs Cleveland Wright speak at 7 30 p m Thursday November 12 in Mrs James W Glasscock home All women of the church are invited to attend.
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St. James Episcopal Church
Cleveland Wright
Lilith Lorraine
James W. Glasscock
Alpine United Church Women Plan World Community Day
The Alpine Council of United Church Women meets Friday at 3 30 p m in the Methodist Church to elect 1960 officers and hear Dr Allen F Briggs speak on the theme Full Partners for Peace. Mrs Nellie Ferguson presides.
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Alpine Council of United Church Women
Nellie Ferguson
J. C. Coleman
Wiley Holland
J. E. Casner
Allen F. Briggs
Gift and Paint Center Opens in Alpine Area
Kitty Ivey Edna Miles and Becky Terry unpack and arrange numerous gifts for the new Gift and Paint Center at 302 E Holland, just beyond We Put Pine in Alpine lumber, as Nell Ferguson and her mother W W Collins patrol town.
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Kitty
Rex
Ivey
Edna
Francis
Miles
Becky
School Carnival Nets $493 In Saturday Earnings
Earnings from Alpine High Freshmen Homemakers and the Pep Squad totaled $493.86 last Saturday, excluding other groups. Compare to $630.77 last year, the school notes weather and other activities influenced the result, deeming the event surprisingly successful.
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Alpine High
Mrs J D May Moves to Daughter’s Home
Mrs J D May has taken an apartment at the home of her daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs J E Wright. She would be happy for friends to visit her in her new location.
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J. D. May
J. E. Wright
Pilot Club of Alpine Plans Banquet Visit
The Pilot Club of Alpine met at the Holland House at 1 p.m. October 28 with Virginia Link presiding. Plans were made for a banquet at 7 p.m. November 18 in the Holland House banquet room where district governor Blanche W. OConnor of Bay City will make her official visit. Reports will be given. Members present included Anna Mae East Georgia Dallman Ileeta Wade Glen Harris Sunshine Epperson Margie Graham Matilda Forchheimer Mae Ament Bleake Jack Frances Kelley Anna D Linn Margaret Linn Jo Ella Livingston Olga McCord Laurene Lighthouse Ellie McKinney LaNell Skinner Lurline Pulliam Avora Owens Hallie Stillwell Dorothy McBride.
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Pilot Club of Alpine
Holland House
Virginia Link
Miss. Blanche
W. O'Connor
Bay City
Anna Mae East
Georgia Dallman
Ileeta Wade
Glen Harris
Sunshine Epperson
Margie Graham
Matilda Forchheimer
Mae Ament
Bleake Jack
Frances Kelley
Anna D. Linn
Margaret Linn
Jo Ella Livingston
Olga McCord
Laurene Lighhouse
Ellie McKinney
LaNell Skinner
Lurline Pulliam
Avora Owens
Hallie Stillwell
Dorothy McBride
Alpine Area Hospital Admits and Discharges Update
Brewster County Hospital reports admissions including Dorothy Sledge Joe Dunham and Jose Montene gro of Alpine and discharges such as Angelia Molinar Audie Bow Lucy Espinosa and Delia Brown. New arrival Kathy Ann Feist a girl weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Feist of Alpine.
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Dorothy Sledge
Joe Dunham
Alpine
Jose Montenegro
Mexico
Angelia Molinar
Audie Bow
Lucy Espinosa
Delia Brown
Maria Gonzales
William Ek. Thomson
Joe Uranga
Mike Carro
Pablo Martinez
Ann Feist
Norma Gene Baker
Ramundo Baeza
James Parker
Monahans
George Patty
Dallas
Greta Cabot
Robert Dobyns
Fort Davis
Paul Feist
Kathy Ann
Card of Thanks from the Ramos Family
The widow and daughters Mrs. H. C. Hernandez Mrs. Ben Gallego Mrs. Joe Sanchez and Mrs. Vic Molinar express sincere thanks to all relatives and friends who joined them in their sorrow for Severo Ramos.
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H. C. Hernandez
Ben Gallego
Joe Sanchez
Vic Molinar
Severo Ramos
Local society notes and travels from Alpine area
City Secretary Lee Cowell attends a waterworks school in Lubbock to become a certified operator. The column recalls range pirates and lists visits by Mr and Mrs Ray Welch of Riverside California and many local residents touring cities from Chicago to Toronto. It notes plans for Velma Featherston to open a cosmetics shop and Don Littleton’s ongoing El Paso recovery.
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Lee Cowell
Lubbock
Cowell
Velma Featherston
City
Oklahoma City
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Cheyenne Saddler Invents Tail-Over Cantle Saddle Feature
Around 1870 Frank Meana a Cheyenne saddlemaker created a saddle with a leather flange extending over the cantleboard to the rear known as a Cheyenne roll a distinctive riding design.
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Frank Meana
Kremlin Citadel and Nester origins in Russian lore
The Kremlin is described as Moscow’s ancient citadel with palaces, churches, and government offices. some areas remain closed to casual visitors while others opened to tourists after Stalin’s death. The term nester refers to a range settler who cleared brush in a circular pattern to protect feed.
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Kremlin
Moscow
National Geographic Magazine
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
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