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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1929
Page
2
The town considers a social issue of charity and transient beggars, urging citizens to question fund requests. The Alpine Relief Association advises residents to verify a claimant’s need before donating, warning some seekers may misuse public sympathy for fraud.
Society notes describe Ace of Clubs entertained by Mrs Lee Kokernot and Mrs Joe Lord at the Holland hotel with chrysanthemums, fruit and a prize for high score won by Mrs J A McGonagill. Other gatherings include Woman's Council at Mrs Mord’s home and a Study Club meeting at Mrs. Meador’s.
The meeting opened with remarks from Mrs Jayer and Mrs Claude Matthews as secretary. Minutes from the regular and two special meetings were read. honorary member Mrs M M Moorman spoke on the Davis Mountain Federation of Clubs aims and the planned lab vat. Delegates were elected to the convention, the federation to be held Saturday. Mesdames Montgomery and Matthews, aided by Mrs Mille nerved pecan pie and coffee. Attending members listed include FR Lewis, W M Meador, Lucius Hurley, J Forchheimer, O H Newman, W A Daugherty, W F Kers, with honorary Mrs M H Moorman and visitors McPherson, GH mer, Stokes and Hurley.
The El Progreso Study club hosted a benefit bridge and Forty-Two party Friday at Judie W. Van Sickle’s home. Ten tables of bridge and forty-two raised 826. Mrs. Homer Ferguson won high for the ladies and Miss Margaret Linn won high for bridge.
Midway between the college and Kokernot Springs stands the nearly completed home of Mrs. Ida Kokernot. She has built a full house at a cost around twenty thousand dollars and has journeyed to Fort Worth to consult experts on furnishing. Her selections aim to dress the villa in a Spanish style with careful detailing.
A Spanish-inspired design for the River project specifies eight rooms not counting two terraces. East terrace partly enclosed, front terrace open. both terrace floors tiled with rubbles. A double garage and a large basement will house an oil heating system with ample hot water. The resident, a lady with strong Sul Ross ties, hopes to move in by year’s start.
Duncan Scott, 28, longtime Sul Ross Skyline editor, now works at the Avalanche staff. He earned a SKYL B.A. from Sul Ross and a BJ from mis terial university. He likens his journalism pace to wrecking a typewriter and aims to stay until a future editor position opens at the New York World.
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