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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1930
Page
3
Marathon residents share a busy page of notices and social happenings. D. W. Collins and neighbors attend gatherings, Mrs. J. Fuller heads to Alamogordo, Rev. Fuller moves post, and community events mark PTAs, dances, and bridge parties at Gage Motel and Hess hall.
The Triple 8 Club met at seven o'clock at the schoolhouse Monday evening. Minutes of the last meeting were read, a constitution progress report given, and a program by Lois Tampke featured piano, readings by Katherine Young Laura Turner Bernice Carter, and a concluding piece by Mr Hopper with visitor Mr C G Matthews present.
Seniors and juniors enjoyed a Friday afternoon picnic together at the post after riding down in an old Ford truck.
An odd local remark attributed to Bill Der notes his lumber business and staff expertise. He explains they handle fine and rough lumber and mention tender and tough strands as part of the trade, reflecting a quirky era sentiment.
The crowd enjoyed about eighty games of hide and seek. Wieners roasted over a fire with pickles potatoes sandwiches stuffed eggs and roasted marshmallows. By seven thirty the old Ford was started and people went home.
Over the past two weeks more than 30 new students began consuming milk and crackers at recess. Daily, 175 bottles are carried to the central ward and junior high buildings, five days a week, with expectations of reaching 200 as parents and teachers push for daily milk.
A Sunday matinee from 2 to 6 p m features the film Hello Sister starring Olive Borden and Lloyd Hughes. The program offers a rollicking comedy drama with lively moments and light entertainment for audiences.
An Alpine lumber yard advertises heavy timber from toothpick to bridge girders and finished woods including soft pine and hardwoods. It invites builders to discuss financing and home ownership, encouraging readers to clip and mail a coupon for remodeling or buying a home with Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co.
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