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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1935
Page
3
A pleasant Wednesday Bridge Club gathering was hosted Nov 13 by Mrs J B Cammer at her suburban ranch. Guests enjoyed card play and a candle lit dining room table with refreshment courses. Attending were Mesdames P E Gillett Asa Jones D Wood H G Watson West Morrison Todd Patton Wells McIntyre J B Ord.
The Methodist Missionary society held its monthly social meeting Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Ernest Gibbons home with Mesdames Carl Shults and R. B. slight assisting. Mrs. Perry Cartwright led worship and meditation on The Power of the New Order, based on Matthew 13 13 32 33. Mrs. Robert Elliott offered prayer. The missionary topic The Keen Church at Work was presented by Mesdames John Miles and Jones.
Pennington society closes the program with prayer as a rag shower for the hospital is completed and undies delivered. Milk donations to a Mexican school for water-tourished children are approved. A nominating committee is appointed, and refreshments are served. A Fort Stockton couple, Satie Mae Hanes and William Murray Smith, wed at the Methodist parsonage with a luncheon to follow. They will reside in Fort Stockton where he runs a moving picture theatre.
Seventeen ladies attended East and West Baptist circles meeting with Mrs Todd Patton and Mrs Ella Chastain. They spent the gathering sewing garments for Buckner Orphans Home for Thanksgiving. Plans were laid for a layman's banquet in the church basement Friday night November 15. Reporter.
Members of the Study Club and guests from Bluebosset and El Progreso clubs met at McDonald Observatory on Mt. Locke for Dr. Roach’s lecture. A cloudy sky limited telescope views to a few crater glimpses, though a fuller heavens view was promised in a later installment.
A group including Van Sickle J B Casner Guy Crawford P V Cartwright Charles Livingston E Sperry Halden Braddy C Shaffer and many others attended a supper hosted by Dr and Mrs Roach and their son with Mesdames Robinson Pennington Ferguson Bowman and several guests from the observatory. Editor Marvin Hunter from Pt Davis also joined the event.
Presbyterian Women's circle met Tuesday at Mrs H R Gand's home. Read Psalm 100 and an article It Be His Disciple. Mrs Murray read missionary names. Mrs Gard presented digest of Women and Missions. Ada Russell of Hangchow, China, letter read by Mrs E W Boudreaux. Final chapters of Christ in the Economic Crisis discussed by Mrs A T Swan. Hostesses included Mesdames Etheridge Garnett Murray La Boff Swan Peters Boudreaux Gard Wood.
Mrs Anja Wilson Jr hosted her contract club Friday with members including Mesdames W H Terry Jr Lee Kokernot Gay Meriwether Zeb Decie Ernest Mollison Calvin Chir and Edgar Martin. A refreshment course was served on arranged table trays. High table prizes went to Mrs Meriwether and Mrs Kokernot.
Miss Clemma Bingley and Mrs Jim Nichols hosted a Sunday evening picnic supper at the Nichols ranch home for adult Christan community members. About sixty guests attended enjoying roast beef and gravy, pork ware, bread, pickles, tomatoes, hot coffee, and sweet sandwiches with helpers Trina Lew Bites and Grace assisting.
Mrs Wells McIntyre entertained her contract club with a turkey dinner on Thursday at 1 oclock. Bouquets of yellow dahlias decorated the rooms. After the buffet style meal, contract was the game with high prizes awarded to Mrs Anja Wilson and Mrs Clay Holland. Other attendees included Mesdames Henry Fletcher W H Terry Shirley Scales W H Terry Jr Edgar Martin West Mollison Bedell and Mise Pay Hamilton of Sul Ross college faculty.
Members of the Lucky Thirteen Bridge club were guests of Mrs Zeb Decie at the home of Mrs Wells McIntyre. A salad and sweet course followed. Guests included Mesdames Calvin St Clair Bernal Light L D Harris Rush Mooy Carl Thatn Felix McGaughy Herbert Koker aot Milton Gilmer. Small perfume favors were given.
Mrs Bill Dorris announces the reopening of her beauty shop one half block north of the courthouse. She teams with Miss Janie Micou, formerly at the permanent wave shop at College apartments. Visit for a Christmas permanent at a licensed beauty shop.
Our friends dare not say so but your sore gums and foul breath don't make folks like you any better. Le To's Pyorrhea Remedy heals worst cases if used as directed. It is not a mouth wash or paste and is sold on a money back guarantee. Alpine Drug Store. Read the Want Ads.
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