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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1956
Page
5
Mrs. T. M. Hill left Wednesday for Nampa Idaho for the thanksgiving season. She will meet her sister Mrs. Myrtle White in Denver Colorado who will join her on the trip. Mrs. White is attending the Fall semester at Colorado Seminary.
Last Saturday Alpine football lost 12 9 to Big Lake and the Bucks head to Fabens for their final game. Seniors listed include Deryk Parker Elisio Hernandez Ruben Olazaba Dan Ogas Jesus Valenzuela Marion Brooks Don Burgess Tyrone Hillyer John Hayslip Ellis Cleveland. Future Teachers group led American Education Week with FTA president Georgia Morgan and members Myra Cleveland Betsy Young Janith West Nora Hernandez Tony Stringer David Shearer. Alpine pep squad plans a football banquet November 24 at the Community Center with a following dance. Sul Ross play Make Room for Rodney cast includes David Thomas Charline Watson Marilyn Mors Sharon Welch Myra Cleveland Foster Rich Billy Davis Richard Philips. Alpine teens to represent in Sul Ross Band Day Parade downtown with bands, cars, floats. Band members selling subscriptions for annual magazine drive. Don Burgess presiding Student Council meeting discussed chartered drama club. Sally LaBeff Dorothy Killion registering parents during American Education Week Teenager Jack Johnson guarding Central School children from careless drivers. Joel Brown awaiting his lift.
Dr K C Shortt of Sul Ross College spoke on The Middle East at the Big Bend Chapter DAR program meeting held Saturday in Mrs H W Morelock home. Mrs Shortt displayed Jerusalem slides as he narrated. Reg ent Mrs R D McCready conducted a brief business session. Mrs Graves Bogel led a Thanksgiving prayer and a flag salute followed by a DAR salute. Hostesses served tea coffee chicken salad cheese balls and mince meat tarts. Attending were Mesdames Ament Paines Arthur Blucher Bogel R Bow Broad Foot James W Glasscock McCready Morelock Joe Smith Townsend and Charles Z Holmes. Guests included Dr and Mrs Shortt Mesdames H L Kokernot Jr George Bevier J T Anderson of Cisco D M Bennett Louis Forscheimer J C Coleman and Dick Rogers.
The Catholic Study group met Thursday evening in the home of Mrs. Anton Hess for its semi monthly gathering with Rev. Richard Lynch leading the Bible discussion. Refreshments were served. Mrs. J. T. Anderson of Cisco returned home Monday after a week visiting her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vogt and family.
The death of Jimmy Brownlee five son of Mr and Mrs Harry Brownlee of Peru Ind was reported for Saturday Nov 10 Mrs Brownlee is the former Lada Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Taylor former Brewster County sheriff The Taylors now live in Van Horn Jimmy was playing hide and seek and covered by leaves when a truck ran him over
Brownie Scouts of Central School elected officers at their regular troop meeting Monday afternoon at the Scout House. Elizabeth Morrow was elected president with Karen Cox as vice president and Margret Jo Rains as rotary, Mary Bell Lock art as treasurer.
Mrs. Troy Graves of Van Horn along with Mrs. A V Sport Gunn of El Paso and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Graves fly to Peru to be with their daughter and sister. Gunn plans to join them in a week to stay with her sister.
Airman 1C Charles Rowell, son of Mrs Violet Henricks of Alpine, re enlisted in the Air Force. After four years at Laughlin AFB in Del Rio he reenlisted in Alpine and was sent to Morocco via New York City.
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