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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
4
Alpine attendees at Skium Grove and Koover camp meetings select names for their cottages including Mrs. Brown choosing Cabrin in tribute to her late husband C A Brown. Several families form camps and name their portions of the grounds during the last session.
Dott committer reports Reverend Sparks resigns as pastor of the First Baptist Church at Tirady to take the pastorate here. He has served eight years and arrives with his wife and several children. congregation in Alpine welcomed his move amid local anticipation.
Fort Davis locals report a tour group led by Pete Crawford visited Carlsbad Caverns last week with 7 600 cave visitors this season and 150 entering that day. The party included Mr and Mrs Harry Hershberg and other San Antonio residents. Roads near Ryan and V Liv e remain rough after heavy rains causing travel delays and mud rescues.
Miss Bertha Louise Hellman an art instructor from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts says she fell in love with the Davis Mountain region while spending the summer at Shady Brook Inn. She plans to return next year if travel to a gallery district does not intervene, and she concentrates on charcoal and ink work.
A compact boxing card reports Moody defeating Ma Here Wes with a sequence of rounds and early exchanges. The match includes scores and notable punches from Moody as he secures a close victory. Additional bouts show varied results across the undercard with Moody delivering decisive combos toward the later rounds.
Miss Lillian Yarbro entertained A Tuesday Meldge Club members with a bridge afternoon at Mrs. Lee Sproul's home. Edwin Fowlkes won the high score prize for seven games, a box of handkerchiefs, while Dorothy Love of Dallas took the consolation prize. Refreshments were served on hand painted trays. Attendees included Mesdames Stewart, Jones, Leverett, Negley, McCutcheon, Smith, Sproul, Scobee, and Misses Terrilla Taylor Expy and Dorothy Love.
Mrs B C Williams entertained her master Mrs Dee Newton of Del Rio and cousins Misnex Myrtle and Annette Killough of La Grange with a bridge party Thursday afternoon August 26. Honor guests included Mrs Burton Mitchell of Alpine and Lee Sproul who won the high score. Lena Terrill Taylor played piano selections while guests enjoyed a salad course and sandwiches after seven games of bridge.
The Rosenfield School of Self Expression from Dallas gave a third complimentary revue at Shady Nook Inn last Thursday night for Fort Davis residents and summer visitors before twenty five Missionaries depart Saturday. Pupils aged four to young adults performed sketches dances and songs with standout acts by Bertha Louise Hellman Maurice Rosenfield Adalyn Michaelson and Ullman Rosenfield. Mr Jonas Rosenfield head of the school praised Fort Davis for cooperation and signaled plans to return with more pupils next year.
Tuesday meeting covered the subject Chil Literature with participants including Brn Vi Matthews J. Clark Warren Bloye and Mabel Lors. Several locals traveled or returned from nearby towns, including Lillian Yarbro near El Paso, Dr R L Irving from Center Point, Lota Weatherby to Holman New Mexico, Lillie May Ogden back home, and Lena Terrill staying in Fort Davis to teach music this winter.
Nurse at Mason Hospital El Paso visits brother in Valentine. Weatherbys travel with Rev and Mrs 9 B Allison and Gwendolyn to El Paso. Carlton family hosts guests at Shady Nook Inn including Mrs Crawford and daughter Tone from Houston. Six cars led a mountain tour via Fowlkes Ranch Rock Pile Nunn hill to Valentine road. Brown of El Paso discharged from hospital after no operation. Mrs Hunter and Miss Johnson leave. Mrs Taber and daughters depart Prude Ranch after five weeks.
Alfred Gage marries Kathleen Schultze in a Friday ceremony at Dr. Frederick J. Combe residence on King's Highway. The couple plans a several week Eastward honeymoon then residence at 315 West French Place. Gage, a prominent cattle baron, and Schultze are active in San Antonio society with ties to Alpine ranching circles.
For immediate sale, 50 head of cows and heifers with spring delivery ten high class cattle. Will contract bulls by time. See me at City Office. A Daugherty. 8-18-tfe.
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