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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
3
Saint James Episcopal Church invites attendance at church school at the rector’s residence Sunday at 10 o'clock. Evening Prayer with sermon by Rev. Clarence S. McClellan Jr. Monday at 8 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church. All are invited.
Local items describe new stock at Alpine Drug Store with prescriptions from Houston and Uvalde, drug quality promises, and mail orders. The page also lists dozens of local visits, hotel stays, and society notices, with names such as Fred E. Holt, Mrs. Jim Ferris, J. H. Walker, and W. Van Sickle, plus passings and theater ads, all reflecting Alpine, Texas community life.
The Parent Teacher Association will entertain patrons of the school in the Highschool Auditorium on October 17. The event is highlighted as a major yearly affair. Committees include Program chaired by Mrs G W Baines and Reception chaired by Mrs J Henderson with members listed. Invitations are coordinated by Mrs Walter Garnett and others.
For sale one acre property priced at twelve hundred and fifty dollars with one third cash and balance over one to two years. Mrs J R Morton Marfa. Reports from Marathon about road conditions. several interviews held. Mrs E S Cross left for Marathon for millinery display. successful opening. City Dairy advertises dairy produce with twice daily delivery. Local observers note a daughter underwent eye surgery in El Paso. operation reportedly successful. Texas & Pacific rail damage case involving J A Wilson from Pecos continued.
A message from Ray M. Camp superintendent urges parents to help keep pupils off streets after hours to improve study. Schools request cooperation to reduce stray time in town and focus on duties, emphasizing parental involvement.
We are prepared to do any kind of cleaning or pressing and specialize in alterations. Call us and be convinced. All work is fully guaranteed. Located across street from the Courthouse.
Friday and Saturday at Sanderson are set for large festivities pairing barbecue and celebration. The Alpine ball team will play the Sanderson nine on both days, promising spirited entertainment and hospitality.
John W Buckelew and Miss Filia Baker were married October 1 1919 at the home of the groom's sister in Columbus Texas. The bride, a prominent Alpine young lady, was beloved by her neighbors and relatives. The groom, a carpenter by trade, will move with his wife to Marfa where they will reside. Many friends of the Avalanche extend best wishes for their prosperous life together.
The Worth League program features Mrs HW J Hord presenting The Folly of Pride from Proverbs 16 19 with prayer and hymns. Leader Lara Mae Carmack shares an armful of snapshots from the annual conference as Braden See Braden Trade is noted.
Notice to owners of second hand motor vehicles under section 4 requires delivering a bill in duplicate to purchasers noting title transfer and a $1 fee. The act mandates copies stay with transferee and transfer records in FF Tow ns. Cement work advertised by B. Ef Braden.
A birthday party featured a peanut hunt won by Miss Averil Walker while Miss Lena Derrick received the boo. Music and songs followed, hostess’s mother served cream and cake as shadows lengthened and guests bid farewell. Attendees included Ruth Anderson, Agnes Newell, Lillie Micco, Gladys Scogin, Beatrice Martin, Thelma Means, Joyce Callaham, Mary F Livingston, Velma Johnson, Jen Johnson, Le Walton, Genevive Stover, Arthur, Lillimae Lea and the hostess.
The Trustees will receive bids from any person or corporation offering satisfactory bonds and best interest for acting as depository. All bids due by October 18 1919. The board reserves the right to reject all bids. W W Causey and MH Jones, secretaries. Also livestock for sale at Matthews ranch east of Marathon Texas. Apply to S R Nail Marathon Texas.
Church services across Texas towns are listed with times and pastors including Mrs rank Gillet Rev. Cr. McClellan J. H. Walker and W. P. Ray. A 1919 letter from J. M. Pouncey discusses corrections to a previous article and expresses commitment to tuberculosis prevention in Texas. A Beeville visitor, J. W. Campbell, reports crop failures and notes in Alpine.
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