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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1937
Page
11
A list of housing options including furnished rooms and modern apartments for rent or sale. Multiple 4 8 room stucco houses, choice lots with FHA terms, store building, and suburban 20 acre home are offered with low down payments and easy terms. Some properties require appointments for viewing.
The wedding luncheon featured bride Lucyle Ferguson Roberts and Miss Holland with white and blue as the color theme. White chrysanthemums daisies and feverfew graced the arrangements as a Madeira embroidery lace table cover and crystal service enhanced the display.
Mr Jack Wallace Stone entertained his ushers with a stag dinner at the Stone ranch Sunday evening. Guests included Charles Benton Adams George Asa Jones brother of the bride Joe Curry Hord Wilson Smith of Ft Stockton and the host.
Mr and Mrs Joe L Smith announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Catharine Louise to Burwell Boudreaux son of Mr and Mrs C M Boudreaux The wedding is set for eight o'clock a m September 22 at the First Presbyterian church Friends are invited to attend.
Mrs C A Brown hosted a seated tea and miscellaneous shower for Miss Evelyn Cheves. The event celebrated her upcoming marriage to Mr Jerry Starnes on September 15 with rose decorations, a musical romance, gift baskets, and an ice course and decorated cakes. Attending were Mrs Brown Miss Cheves Maizelle Brown and many others among the house party and invited guests.
The snippet names numerous individuals including Roe Miller of Ft. Davis and others such as Homer Graham Nelson Lee Frank McCollum David Ko kernot Sport Gunn A. E. Owens Fritz Weyerts Pete Kennedy Gay Meriwether W. T. Meriwether J. C. Coleman D. O. Jeter Ray Newsom W. D. McCall S. P. Nutt Odalia Bowman P. V. Cartwright Percy Wallace Bill Lane Ray Williams Gene Benson Peyton Cain Glen Kokernot Paul Vogt.
A bridge luncheon honoring bride-elect Miss Jane Boudreaux was hosted by maid of honor Miss Melba McMurry at her home with silver and pink decorations. Prizes went to Virginia Holland, Jimmie Pate, and Una Joy Casner. the hostess and her mother gave lingerie to the honoree.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Moorman hosted a buffet luncheon Wednesday for Miss Helen Jones and Mr. Jack Wallace Stone. The couple wed that evening in a notable social event attended by Asa and Helen Jones and Leroy Stone, John Allison of San Angelo, Russell Duncan of Abilene, and other guests. Flowers and rosebud decor graced the rooms as Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Jones served at the buffet.
Mrs Gene Parr hosted a bridge gathering Friday afternoon to honor her daughter Mrs Jimmie Pate of Ft Worth who has been her guest.
Guests included Mesdames Forrest Walker Bill Winter Ernest Thornton Jr Marion Miller Zeb Decie Doris Binion Mary Virginia McIntyre Virginia Holland Margaret Adams Rose Winnette Coleman Marjorie Lewis Florence Forchheimer Ella Wilson Lucyle Ferguson Carol Salisbury and Mrs Pate. Mrs Bill Winter won high prize traveling prize and high cut prize for her table. Other tables awarded high cut prizes to Mary Virginia McIntyre Rose Winnette Coleman and Mrs Forrest Walker. A guest prize was presented to the honoree.
The Girl Scouts of Troop No. 1 enjoyed a four day camping trip at the Hord ranch in Paradise canyon. Two scout mothers provided ice cream cake watermelon and more. Leader Mrs J R Sloan and patrol leaders Mrs Ralph Wise and Mrs Clara Henderson accompanied the group.
Three circles of the Baptist W M A met Tuesday at the home of Mrs Charles Chambers. Guest speaker Mrs Fred S Rogers spoke on The National Council of Church Women. Attendees included Mesdames Reeder Casparis Perdue Thornton Moseley Webb Kidd Lloyd Wright Guthrie Williams Johnson Tippit Binion Bowie Cook Holloway Bill Wright Fulmer Jessup. Hostesses during social hour were Mesdames Chambers Cox and Floyd.
Thirty-one Alpine Rotarians attend with one visiting Rotarian M A Buhler of Marfa and three guests. Maner from the Employment Service outlines plans for another NYA project and a manual arts shop supplying about 80 hours monthly to roughly 30 people. A resignation of G W Baines is read. Cliff Casey speaks on Eastern Europe, Romania’s history, and Balkan tensions potential to draw Germany and Russia into conflict.
The L. T. Votaw family expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death. They remember the sympathy, acts of kindness, and flowers in their memory.
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