Town Hall Forum featuring Sul Ross College and Paul Forchheimer
Alpine and surrounding towns hear about a Town Hall Forum this evening hosted by Sul Ross College and the College Business Club. The Star’s Paul Forchheimer is expected to appear on a panel similar to last Friday on KOSA TV. Community members photographed include George Baines, Jo Holmes, M A Ohlund, Fred Gibson, and Gula Lee Morrow as locals share news and garden notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Marathon
Fort Davis
Sul Ross College
College Business Club
Paul Forchheimer
Paul
Kosa TV
George Baines
la Otra Tartle
Baines
J. C. Coleman
Chas. T
Holmes
M. A. Ohlund
Alpine Lumber Co
Fred Gibson
Padre Island
Gibson
Port
Gula Lee Morrow
Logans
Big Bend TV Co
Joe Bellamah
T. F. Skevington
Bennie Helen
Carl) Rusk
Hasta Luego
District Presbyterial Meeting to Be Held at Alpine Church
The District Presbyterial of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. will meet in Alpine at 9 a.m. on Wednesday Oct 23 in the Hospitality Room of Alpine Presbyterian Church. Women from Monahans Fort Davis and Marfa will attend the all day session with principal speaker Miss Lena Daugherty a missionary from Tokyo Japan speaking at 2 15 p.m. Wednesday.
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The
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Alpine Presbyterian Church
Monahans
Fort Davis
Marfa
Lena Daugherty
Tokyo
Japan
Publicity talk by Paul Forchheimer at Pilot Club luncheon
Paul Forchheimer, a Big Bend merchant and former radio executive, spoke on Publicity and Its Value at the Pilot Club luncheon in the Holland Hotel. He tied wartime advertising to morale and recruitment, sharing World War II experiences and media impact with members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Forchheimer
Big Bend
Pilot Club
Holland Hotel
Avora Owens
Forchheimer
University of Texas
Austin
San Antonio
Trinity University
St. Mary's
Air Force
United States
South Pacific
Margaret A
Anna D. Linn
Olga McCord
Electa Wade
Virginia Link
Kathrine Boyd
Mesdames Owens
Hallie Stillwell
George S. Dallman
Anna
Garden Fall Cleanup and Pest Spraying Tips
Fall garden care advises cleaning dead leaves and stems to curb insect eggs and disease spores. Use Kelthane to control red spiders and mites on common flowers, and apply dormant spray on shrubs and trees after leaves fall to disinfect soil and reduce fungus. Spraying ground around shrubs helps kill grasshoppers and other pests.
Alpine Garden Club Hears Program On Winter Watering
The Alpine Garden Club met at Kokernot Lodge on Friday October 11 with Mrs. R A Whiteside presenting Winter Watering and Feeding a study in conservation. Hostesses were Mrs. Ellen Hudson Mrs W E Williams and Mrs C O Morrow.
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R. A. Whiteside
Alpine Garden Club
Kokernot Lodge
Ellen Hudson
W. E. Williams
C. O. Morrow
C. T. Holmes
R. G. Crowder
Whiteside
J. O. Casparis
M. P. Slover
Virgil Miller
H. F. Favargue
Nannie Crawford
J. W. Gilmer
A. M. Turney
J. C. Coleman
W. J. Smith
Ray Spence
Miss Flora Daugherty
Clifton Roark Welcomes Son George Holden
Mr and Mrs Clifton Roark are proud parents of a son born Sunday October 6 at Brewster County Memorial Hospital. The baby weighs 9 pounds 7 ounces and is named George Holden. He has a brother Jim and sisters Verna Jean and Linda Ruth. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs R H Murrah and paternal grandfather J C Bud Roark.
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Clifton
Roark
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
George Holden
Jim
Verna Jean
Linda Ruth
R. H. Murrah
J. C
Bud) Roark
Alpine Girl Scout Drive Opens Under Mrs. DeVoll Leadership
A financial drive in Alpine led by Mrs. George DeVoll seeks funds for local Girl Scout activities. Most contributions will stay in Alpine. The note lists numerous contributors including C. Penney, Alpine Drug Store, First National Bank, Safeway, Dairy Queen, and Gulf Service Center.
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George DeVoll
Alpine
Aise
John W. Pate
William Vogt
Harry Carpenter
Hunter's House of Photography
First National Bank
Holand Hotel
Holland Hotel
Jim Fancois
Gulf Serycenter
Dorris Humble Station
Storey—Whiteside Lumber Co
Stambaugh's Garage
Dairy Queen
Trans-Pecos Abstract
Big Bend Abstract
Smith Furniture Co
Safeway
the Model
Big Bend Cu
Mrs Avora Owens Named Chairman of 1958 March of Dimes
Mrs Avora Owens fronts the Brewster County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announcing a 44 900 000 March of Dimes drive planned for January to fund a large polio rehabilitation program. She urged under 40s to receive three polio shots and asked broad support for research and education efforts. Owens is county treasurer and Pilot Club president.
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Avora Owens
Brewster County
National Foundation For
Owens
Pilot Club
Son Is Born To Poors In Spain
A son, Michael Scott, was born to M-Sgt and Mrs Kingsley Poor in Madrid, Spain, last week. Mother and son are fine, the father weak. Sergeant Poor wired his wife's parents, Mr and Mrs Grant Woodward. The Poors also have a daughter, Karen, 10.
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Michael Scott
Kingsley Poor
Madrid
Spain
Sergeant Poor
Grant Woodward
Poors
Karen
Alpine Business Directory Mentions Local Firms
The Alpine community list includes Shop Mac Ament Alpine Courts Alpine Avalanche Adams M System The Fabric Shop Cross & Cross Graham Motors Roscoe Morgan C E Patterson Photo Lamp Shade Co Ray Spence Texas Cafe Oliver Theophilus Alpine Flower Shop Jack Hord Western Union Alpine Furniture Exchange West Texas Utilities Elliott's Mountain Zone Television Alpine Lumber Co Baker's Jewelry Granada Theatre Brady's Texaco Beard Elliott Chevron Earls Auto Clinic Brewster County Motors Hilton Motel Casner Motor Co with a note that further contributions are welcome by Mrs De Voll at 605 West Ave A Alpine. In the U S Navy the executive officer is the officer next in line to the captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Ament
Alpine Courts
Alpine Avalanche
Adams M System
the Fabric Shop
Cross & Cross
Graham Motors
Roscoe Morgan
C. E. Patterson
Photo Lamp Shade Co
Ray Spence
Texas Cafe
Oliver Theophilus
Alpine Flower Shop
Jack Hord
Western Union
Alpine Furniture Exchange
West Texas Utilities
Elliott’s
Mountain Zone Television
Alpine Lumber Co
Baker's Jewelry
Granada Theatre
Brady’s Texaco
Beard & Elliott Chevron
Earl's Auto Clinic
Hally Bryan Chapter DRT Hears Alamo Program
The Hally Bryan Chapter DRT met at Miss Anna Dana Linn's home on Sunday afternoon October 13. Mrs D Collins of Marethon presented a talk on The Alamo cradle of Texas liberty. Miltin Hill became chapter president and led business including by law revisions. committee members H F Dallman and Margaret Linn reported changes. Members present included D W Collins A B Sandifer Charles T Holmes John M Moss Anna Dana Linn Margaret Linn Miltia Hill. Guests included Mrs Ernest Shearer Jack Johnson Jim Skinner and Fred Gibson. Hostesses served cake ice cream nuts coffee and tea.
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Alamo
Anna Dana Margaret Linn
Miltin Hill
H. F. Dallman
Margaret Linn
Mesdames D. W. Collins
A. B. Sandifer
Charles T. Holmes
John M. Moss
Anna D
Miltia Hill
Ernest Shearer
Jack Johnson
Jim Skinner
Fred Gibson
Inez Barrier to Speak at Women’s Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs Inez Barrier supervisor of nurses at Brewster County Memorial Hospital will address the Women’s Auxiliary at 7 30 pm Thursday in the hospital as part of a required orientation for all members. The regular monthly meeting will be at 7 30 pm Tuesday Oct 2 in the hospital. Uniforms ordered may be picked up at Mrs Thad Corkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Barrier
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Thad Corkins
Methodist WSCS Holds Annual Week of Prayer
The WSCS of the Methodist Church will hold its Annual Week of Prayer and Self Denial in the sanctuary from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. on October 21, 22, 23, and 24. All women are invited to attend.
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WSCS
The
Methodist Church
Illuminated South Hill Gauges Aid Alpine Water Works
Bright side lights flank South Hill reservoir gauges to help Alpine Water Department workers read water levels by night. The city rewired No 4 Well pumps, found and fixed defects for safety. West Texas Utilities rewired lines and replaced poles and transformer issues.
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Alpine Water Department
South Hill
W. B. Dorris
West Texas Utilities Co
Church of the Nazarene Welcomes Rev C L Wright
Rev C L Wright is new minister at the Church of the Nazarene succeeding Mrs J O Bohannan. The Wrights arrived from Yuma Arizona and he began ministry in 1926 at Yuma. Services are held Sundays at 10 am 11 am 7 pm and 7 30 pm and Wednesdays at 7 30 pm.
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C. L. Wright
Church of the Nazarene
J. O. Bohannan
Wright
Yuma
Ariz
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Rafael Mancha Funeral Held in Marathon Church
Funeral services for Rafael Mancha, killed in a truck accident near Decatur on October 2, were held at Marathon Catholic Church on Sunday October 6 with burial in Marathon Cemetery. Survivors include his wife three children Ismael Saul and Juana Aduiges his parents two sisters and a brother in Al pine. Relatives said the crash happened when Mancha pulled into a ditch to avoid a school bus. Mrs Mancha thanked the Decatur funeral home and others for their kindnesses.
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Rafael Mancha
Decatur
Marathon Catholic
Marathon
Ismael
Saul
Juana Aduiges
Ojinaga
Antonio Mancha
Alpine
Mancha
Decatur Funeral Home
John Votaw Named Our Guy by FHA Chapter
John Votaw son of Mr and Mrs Reginald Votaw was chosen Our Guy by the Alpine High School Future Homemakers of America FHA chapter at the October meeting He will represent FHA in the Homecoming Coronation on November 16 in the high school gym Votaw is a senior active in Student Council FFA and Letterman's Club He has played football four years basketball two years and also ran track He attended Lone Star Boys State in Austin last year FHA plans activities in his honor later this year.
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John Votaw
Reginald Votaw
Our Guy
Alpine High School
The
Future Homemakers of America
John
FHA
FFA
Letterman
Lone Star Boys State
Austin
Baptist Brotherhood to Hear Dr Huang at Supper Meeting
Dr Walter Huang head of geology at Sul Ross State College will address a supper meeting of the Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church at 7 pm Monday.
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Walter Huang
Sul Ross State College
Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
High School Maskers to Perform Musical Variety for PTA
The High School Maskers drama club under Mrs Freda Powell will present a musical variety program at the High School PTA meeting at 7 30 p m on Monday.
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Freda Powell
PTA
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Seans
Sttones
Jim Glasscock
Treo
Maxine
Hollywood
Maria
Society Girl
Clifton Roarks
Girl Scout
Sue Brett
March of Dimes
U. S. Navy
Make
Hally Bryan
Women's Auxiliary
Nses
Liehis Illuminated
Jeter
Church of Nazarene
Guy
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Brer Rabbit
Brer Raboy
Brer
Pesstl
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