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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1958
Page
5
A family column recalls daughter Sarah Jean born premature on Eisenhower’s 1952 election day. The writer reflects on early challenges of preemies, hospital care, and family moments including a postponed 6th birthday party due to illness, and memories of siblings visiting in the first weeks at home.
World Community Day will be observed by United Church Women at 4 15 p m Friday Nov 7 in the First Christian Church New officers will be elected Donations of cloth and yarn are welcome for the Better Health Program at Alpine Community Center The meeting theme is Yardage and Yarn with a program on Exchanging Goods Ideas and People throughout the World Funds cover postage for sending yarn and cloth abroad at 8c per pound
Alpine Eastern Star members attended the Grand Chapter of Texas session in Houston last week. Mrs. Tom Connor Mrs. Nellie McElroy Mrs. J C Roark Mrs. Robert Boyd Mrs. Alma Stambaugh Mr. and Mrs. Hal Burnett participated with Burnett serving as assistant grand sentinel and appointed to the Grand Publication Committee for the ensuing year.
Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Iota members from Alpine attended a Sanderson meeting on Saturday Oct 25 with hostesses Anne Bader Margaret Farley Tyler Gatlin Kath leen Grigsby and Sybil Savage. M J Mijolsness spoke on Emotional Security Through Mental Health.
Mrs Eva Hill returns from Aberdeen Md where she spent the summer with Capt and Mrs FG Snow Jim and Shar on. In Arkansas she was met by Mrs SL Stumberg for visits with friends and relatives J Streetman pastor of First Baptist Church and Mrs Streetman attended the Texas Baptist Convention in San Antonio this week Mr and Mrs George Livingst on and son of Houston visit his brother Charles Livingst on and sister Mrs J Frank Woodward here this week City water works superintendent and City Secretary attended a water works school in Lubbock this week Mr and Mrs Hernal Slight left to visit Capt Niehard Sheht in Mergill Ave Varmpa Fla and their daughter Charlotte in Mist i They will remain for the wedding of their son in Tampa Nov 16 Mrs Slight who has been visiting here for the past month accompanied there and will go on to Sulligent Ala after the wedding where she takes her home with her daughter Mrs Nowart Whitton
Mrs Henry M Bailey of Alpine will address Williamsburg Lodge in Virginia this afternoon as chair of the Auxiliary National Membership Committee. Her topic is Rehabilitation in Membership at the American Legion Auxiliary conference on November 5 and 6 with a focus on child welfare and hospital service.
The Veterans Christmas Gift Shop Drive begins this week with headquarters at the Holland Hotel Beauty Shop. Mrs. Lola B Crow Mrs. Bill Sohl and Mrs. Carrie Lee Abington chair the project asking Legion and Auxiliary members and friends to donate new unbreakable gifts and cash for wrapping and postage. Gifts go to the Veterans Hospital in Waco for a volunteer auxiliary gift shop. Hospitalized veterans can select a free item to send to their families at Christmas, aiding holiday cheer.
An injured man was sent from Miewster County Memorial Hospital to Galveston Mate Hospital for further treatment after a train incident near Crispa by Valentine Get. The Alpine doctor reported four broken legs and a head injury.
A train switching at Storey Whiteside Luther De Chesaing al dO pin Mriday collided with a car driven by Mes Joann Cavender. The 150 Tudor Word was pushed 44 feet and 5 inches by the train and demolished. Cavender was in the south when the crash occurred, accompanied by her 4 year old son. Cavender was bruised and shaken.
The Hig Wend Chapter will meet at 4 pm Saturday in the home of Mrs W Morelock with Mr A How 45 cohostess. Members are asked to bring used clothing to be sent to an Indian school sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Sam B. Culpepper will address Brewster County unit of the Texas State Teachers Association at 7 p.m. Tuesday November 18 in the Alpine Country Club. He will discuss The Report and Recommendations of the Hale Aiken Committee and has a long background in public schools and state education leadership.
Big Bend National Park notes that families Homer Franklin and Robert Morey return from vacations while Harold Brodrick comes home. Supt. George Miller and Asst Supt. Henry Schmidt attend the International Good Neighbor Council in El Paso with wives. The Casa Grande Club hosts a Halloween Masquerade at Government Springs Community House with prizes for costumes. National Parks Concessions manager Charles Blakey moves to Edmonton Kentucky. Puppet show by Mrs. D. Porter’s upper grade students entertains with The Witches Secret. Mrs. Robert Rogers hosts a Big Bend Girl Scout dinner with games and coin tests at Laurie Miller’s. Mrs. Henry Schmidt travels to Visalia California to visit kin. Peggy Anderson resigns National Park Service post to work in El Paso.
First Methodist Church hosted an afternoon tea for all church women on a Tuesday in October. Chrysanthemums and roses decorated the hall while Mesdames Hil, Shults, Parker welcomed guests. Matilda Elliott circle hosted the event as a courtesy.
Mr and Mrs V Bob Halpern were in Dallas last week buying merchandise for Forchheimer's Department Store A W Clay an employee at the M System Grocery here and his family returned home last Sunday from Dallas where they were called by the death of Mr Clay's father W H Clay a local.
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