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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1958
Page
7
A compact guide advises washing hands often, scrubbing knuckles and nails, and using lemon juice or diluted peroxide for stains. Apply lotion to avoid drying, wear gloves outdoors, and use Trushay regularly. Push back ragged cuticles after drying, keep nails medium length, and consider gelatin once daily to strengthen nails. Rub callused palms with pumice when hands are wet.
A Texas visitor writes of a three day drive from Alpine to New Orleans with Lizzie Ritchey and Clinton Ritchey. They tour Jackson Square, the French Market, Pirates Alley, and the new floating bridge, noting abundant water and changing cattle sightings before planning return to the Big Bend and a coffee back home.
Jacobina Skinner was named All-Star Hooper after the hula hoop contest in Alpine last Saturday night. The event featured a lively baton display and a string of winners across school grades, with Peggy Ponton taking the preschool prize and Emily Vasquez, Jacobina Skinner, Brenda Roberts, Earlene Andreau, Mildred Miller, and Mrs John Skinner winning in later grades. Pilot Club of Alpine praised entrants and helpers, noting a net profit of $59.
Mrs Leola Mauldin of Abilene returned home after a visit with her daughter at Line HS. Mr and Mrs Jack Cross attended the Fall market in Dallas buying merchandise for their store and visited the Joe Luckett family in Ft Worth. Mrs Chalmers Broadfoot of San Antonio visited here last week. Mr and Mrs Alfred E Creigh and daughter Lindy were in San Antonio last weekend. J W Ticky Shepperd of El Paso and Mr and Mrs Oscar Traviand Jr of Albuquerque visited their parents here last weekend. Mrs T F Skevington visited her daughter in Odessa last week and was brought home Saturday returning to Odessa Sunday. Mrs Alice Hammond of Pasadena is visiting her daughter Mrs Avora Owens.
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