Alpine residents recall Presidio flood hardships and local ties
The note recalls residents from Presidio and Ojinaga facing flood devastation. It mentions Mrs. Milton Smith and others in Alpine and Marfa, local hospital stays, shopping trips, and past ranch life near Bedford and the Rio Grande. It also notes new subscribers and a tale about Grace Gillett’s fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Smith
Mr. Smith
Presidio
Alpine
Ojinaga
Mary
Marfa
Blanche Polsky
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
George Dallman
Nell Ferguson
W. W. Collins
Ferguson
Dallman
Alice
Thad) Corkins
Otra Manana
Pansy
Gilmer) Morriss
Rock Springs
Harold Robitsch
San Antonio
Uvalde
Engagement of Claudia Randall to Mickey Smith Announced
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Randall announce the engagement of their daughter Claudia to Mickey Smith son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith. No date set for the wedding. Claudia is a 1957 Cleburne High School graduate and Sul Ross alumna employed by the Texas State Highway Department in Alpine. Mickey is an Alpine High School graduate with BA in business administration and range animal husbandry from Sul Ross and works with Smith Furniture Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia Randall
Mickey Smith
F. S. Randall
Claudia
Milton Smith
Miss Randall
Cleburne High School
Sul Ross State College
Texas State Highway Department
Alpine
Mickey
Alpine High School
Sul Ross
Smith Furniture Co
Brown Family Welcomes Daughter Laura Lynn
Mr and Mrs Ted Brown of Denver City announce the birth of a daughter named Laura Lynn in Hobbs New Mexico on September 1. The baby weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces. The Browns also have two older children Teddy and Gaylene. Grandparents are S A Matlock of Alpine and his wife who is visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Brown
Denver City
Hobbs
N. M
Laura Lynn
Teddy
Gaylene
S. A. Matlock
Alpine
Matlock
Betty Pledges Sorority With Talent and Charm
Betty, noted for beauty and talent, pledged the sorority. Deannie Metcalf and her husband plus their 15-year-old Al pire High freshman daughter recently moved to town and enjoy the community. Hasta la vista.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Deannie
D. F.) Metcalf
City Drug Store
Alpire High
Hasta la Vista
Baby Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Johnny Brothers of Houston
Mr and Mrs Johnny Brothers of Houston welcomed their first child a baby boy born Sept 23 in Houston. Mrs Brothers, formerly Barbara Lee Ross of Alpine, is granddaughter of Mrs Dena B Tyler. Mrs A D Erwin of Snyder visited her daughter Mrs Dan Ritter and family last week. Mr and Mrs V I Pierce of Ozona visited their son Miles Pierce and family last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Brothers
Houston
Brothers
Barbara Lee Ross
Alpine
Dena B. Tyler
A. D. Erwin
Snyder
Dan Ritter
V. I. Pierce
Ozona
Miles Pierce
Local and Area Women Named to 8th District Committees
Several local and area women were named chairs in the 8th District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs led by Mrs. B F Seay of Andrews The appointments include Mrs Jim Steen of Marfa as chair of the Texas Heritage department with Addie B Holmes of Marfa as division chair for cattle brands and ranch stories and C R Hancock of Marfa as division chair on literature of Southwest Other appointments include Mrs E E King of Maria for pioneer families and personalities and Mrs Frank Wedin of Marathon for arts Conservation of natural resources is headed by Mrs W E Lockhart of Alpine Also Miss Kristal Krimmel of Beaumont governor of District 6 Pilot International attended a dinner in Alpine with notes on the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
B. F. Seay
Andrews
Jim Steen
Marfa
Texas Heritage Department
Addie B. Holmes
C. R. Hancock
Southwest
EE. F. King
Maria
Frank Wedin
Marathon
W. E. Lockhart
Alpine
Kristal Krimmel
Beaumont
Pilot International
Pilot Club of Alpine
Keith Morrow
Vernon McIntyre
Miss Krimmel
Anna D. Linn
Margaret A. Linn
Olga McCord
Wleda Wade
Katharine Boyd
Mesdames Hallie Stillwell
Glen Harris
Frances Kelley
Sunshine Epperson
Jolita Livingston
Golden White
Bleak Jack
Mathilda Worchheimer
Monica Heiman
Lil Edwards
Virginia Link
Arora Owens
Lela Mae Tucker
Marjorie Graham
Dorothy Meliride
Pilot Club of
Maschek, Hamby & Miller, Certified Public Accountants
Mrs J Norman Henry Visits West Texas For Plant Studies
Mrs J Norman Henry of Gladwyn Pa spent a week in her Texas Home at Big Bend Park Alpine visiting Dr and Mrs Barton Warnock. She gathers native plants for a six acre Pennsylvania garden and has lectured and collected plants nationwide. Tommy Gilbreath son of Mrs J D Gilbreath had a tonsillectomy at Brewster County Memorial Hospital Monday. Davis serves on the public affairs committee with Indian affairs as a topic. The first District VIII TFWC board meeting will be in Monahans Oct 7 and the District VIII Convention is set for Pecos March 26-27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norman Henry
Gladwyn
Texas
Big Bend Park
Barton Warnock
Alpine
Henry
Pennsylvania
United States
West Texas
Tommy Gilbreath
J. D. Gilbreath
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
District Girl Scout Director Talks At Meeting Here
Neighborhood Association of Girl Scouts met at the Community Center at 7 30 p m Mrs Ruth McCollister introduced Miss Dephane Daffy Tabor district director of scouting Her subject Scouting the Backbone of Your Community The meeting covered debts equipment needs and volunteer support plus fund drive progress by Herb Harlow and John Richard Whiteside
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neighborhood Association of Girl Scouts
Ruth McCollister
Dephane (Daffy) Tabor
Miss Tabor
Leone Lemons
Edith Brown
Alpine Girl Scouts
Peg Theophilus
Herb Harlow
John Richard Whiteside
Garden Club's Dahlia Exhibit Termed Success
Rain could not dampen interest as Garden Club visitors flocked to the Chamber of Commerce building for the dahlia exhibit. Mrs. A. M. Turney and her committee displayed plants that were all given away, with Mrs. A. R. Stambaugh and helpers creating arrangements from member gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
A. M. Turney
A. R. Stambaugh
Alpine
Garden Club
Engagement of Gladys Cowell and Wilbur Lindeburg Revealed
Mrs. Charles C. Cowell announces the engagement of her daughter Gladys Louise to Wilbur Lindeburg son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Lindeburg of Hondo. The wedding is set for November 22 at the First Baptist Church in Alpine. Both are seniors at Sul Ross State College majoring in biology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Cowell
Gladys Louise
Wilbur Lindeburg
Arnold Lindeburg
Hondo
First Baptist Church
Alpine
Sul Ross State College
Miss Cowell
Alpine High School
Alpha Chi
Sul Ross
Lindeburg
Marion
Bessie Marie Harkey
Monahans
Lee
Billy Cowell
Pete Cowell
el Paso
Lindleburg
Lloyd
Corpus Christi
Shirley
El Progreso Hears Yearly Program Plan At Coffee
El Progreso discusses the coming year's program at a coffee meeting. The opening talk will be Mrs Hallie Stillwell presenting The History of the Big Bend on October 3 in the Hospitality Room at the Presbyterian Church. Attendees include Mesdames Pattillo Vogt Shortt Williams Pate Larsh Mudd Hunter Bailey Moore Gard Herring, and guests Fisher Van Cleef Lentz Robertson Harlow Ponton Rice Midsness Parker Anderson and Mrs Vogt's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Hallie Stillwell
The
Presbyterian Church
Mesdames
John Pattillo
Paul Vogt
E. C. Shortt
Jack Williams
J. W. Pate
Leroy Larsh
O. C. Mudd
Hunter
Henry Bailey
Tom Moore
A. J. Gard
Mark Herring
Harry Fisher
Ray van Cleef
Ralph Lentz
Dean Robertson
Herbert Harlow
Arvel Ponton
Jim Rice
J. M. Midsness
Jim Parker
J. T. Anderson
Cisco
Vogt
Mathilda Elliott Circle Opens New Year Meeting
The Matilda Elliott Circle of the First Methodist Church met at Mrs. Robert D. Decker’s home for the first meeting of the program year. The theme “Christ for the World We Sing” was sung and will be the theme hymn. Hostess and members noted highlights of the Fifth Assembly in St. Louis with about 10,000 men and missionaries from around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Elliott
First Methodist Church
Robert D. Decker
Christ
Frank Matthews
Oscar Traviand
Dean Robertson
Winston Wilson
Rust Largent
C. D. McCollister
Robert Carlisle
St. Louis
Presbyterias Wemer Cake Sale In Linns Cakes Building
A cake sale will be held Saturday in the building just north of Linns Cakes starting at 9 a.m. Presbyterias Wemer will manage the event selling pies and aprons to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterias Wemer
Linn
Community thanks for sympathy after loss of Mrs. Dita Skinner
The family of Mrs. Dita Skinner expresses gratitude for the many expressions of sympathy and support received during their sorrow. They appreciate the kindness shown by friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dita Skinner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ted Browns
Forchheimer
TFWC
Ment
D. M. Bennett
G. B. Ogle
Noble Armstrong
R. D. McCready
Fort
Kristal
Kkimmel
Gladys Cowell
Ray Va Eens
Trans-Texas
Dallas
DECT
Seivich
PASO
Sieevick
San Angelo
el Progreso
Mathilda Elliott
Smit
Bae Oe
Gandy
Washington
California
Pia
Bartlett Pears
Kentucky
Vegetables Shop
Elliott’s Superette
Elliott
EB. Holland
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