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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1936
Page
3
Miss Helen Ezell bride elect is feted with a home shower at Mrs. Charles Chamwell and a later party honoring Mrs Cedric Anthony. Guests include numerous local names, with readings, refreshments, and prizes enhancing each event. Other teas celebrate Miss Bula Brown and Mrs A N Brown with Mexican motif decor and bridge games.
Mr and Mrs Philip Worthington spent last weekend in Fort Stockton. Miss Jean Landsdowne of El Paso visited with Miss Leona Stare. Annie Mae Turner returned to Voth Texas after summer with grandmother. Mrs Fannie Ing returned home with them for a visit. Mrs Evan Hord and Harriet were El Paso visitors. Leonard Hess visits Brenham with family. Mrs Jim Worthington of Van Horn visits. Mrs W D Krebaum leaves for Phoenix after summer visit. Joe Granger leaves. Roy Rutledge ill in Del Rio hospital, in critical condition. Vernon McIntyre and Anja Wilson of Alpine visited the Buttsill ranch. Duncan Scott and family traveled to Las Cruces. Robert Stegall and son of Valentine and Urchie Nichols of Marfa visited M H Jones. Mr W Burnham and son Bill from ranch. B B McClinton and J D McClinton of Diamond Mo with Mrs Young of Pierce City Okla visited. Tom Yarbro and others spent Sunday in Fort Stockton with Roy Sims. Milam Lambright family returned home. Public notice of purchase of H N Jones interest in Dr Pepper Bottling Works by Len Matthews. 8-28-2p.
Ernest Mollison hosted a Friday morning contract club at the Holland hotel with Mesdames Wells McIntyre Todd Patton Lee Kokernot Zeb Decie Mab McCool Gene Benson and Carl Thain. High score prizes went to Mrs McIntyre and Mrs Patton.
Miss Eula Brown honored by Miss Anthony with a bridge and tea in a green and white party room. Guests included Mesdames Clanton LaBeff Kokernot McCollum McIntyre Brown and several Brown family members. Prizes featured a yellow pottery bowl vase and crystal bow for high scores and second place. Traveling prize jam jar went to Elizabeth Baines.
Miss Ruth Rollins of Fort Stockton, a former Sul Ross student, married James Clayton Shipman of Odessa in a Sunday ceremony at her parents home. The couple, after a wedding trip to Fort Worth and Dallas, will reside in Odessa.
William Hobson of Blackow Maine thanks voters for support in the last election and pledges to serve as a good public commissioner. The note says he is a friend to all and aims to work for the community. Also mentions a claim about telling the exact cadence square after visiting Sabinas Texas. Local social notes list Mrs Nellie Martin and Amelia Alpine visiting friends, and Mr Chas Burnham and daughters Marathon visitors. J J Roberts travels to St Louis for medical care with his son Travis.
Classified items list various sales and rentals including Nubian Milk goat, 9 gallons grape juice, piano and washing machine, income and home in Waco with 6 rooms, rental houses and apartments in Waco Alpine and Blanco, a ranch caretaker notice, and miscellaneous electrical and hauling services.
Don’t pay high prices for stomach pains and indigestion. Dr Emil’s Adla Tablets offer a three week treatment for $2.50 to $5.00 with relief or money back. Nipine Drugs Store storefront ad promoting stomach relief.
El Paso will host the fourth annual Kids Rodeo September 3 to 5, with an adult rodeo following. Entries are limited to age 16 for kids, but contests are open to Southwest youths within the limit. A Queen of the Rodeo contest opens the first night, judged by audience vote, with coronation likely on horseback. Other towns celebrate similar events from Sept 1 to 19. The Big Bend area notes continued magazine subscriptions for local boys and comments on school openings and available information.
Cardus stimulates appetite and improves digestion helping women gain strength from food. Nourishment rises, pains ease, and many women praise Cardus for restoring health after childbirth. Mrs C E Ratliff of Hinton WV reports regained strength after the birth of her first baby and recommends it to others. If it does not benefit you, consult a physician.
Sul Ross August seniors propose to gift or sell an extensive antique collection to Sul Ross College and its museum. The roughly 1000-piece assemblage includes early Texan pioneer items, books dating 1713 to 1880, a 1713 Bible, Poe and Shakespeare editions, tin types, a portrait of Mrs. Sidney Porter, hair mementos, furniture, crystal, coins, stamps, jewelry, tools, and other historic artifacts from the Edwin R. Sith family of Austin.
President H W Morelock announced a four and a half month Sul Ross State Teachers College course priced at seven dollars and fifty cents. The note ends with a stray phrase about the world being a safe place for loose tall.
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