Marathon Mrs Roy Stillwell
Mr and Mrs FE Langley left Friday for a two week vacation to Corpus Christi and other points the trip beginning Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. P. Langley
Corpus Christi
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1940
Page
6
Barbecue Picnic Honors Visiting Families at Garden Springs
Mr J J Roberts and Ode entertained 45 guests at a Saturday barbecue near Garden Springs to honor Don Forks family and Catto clan. The group, spending summer at a ranch 12 miles southeast, enjoyed a chuck box dinner prepared by a cowboy cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Roberts
Ode Roberts
Garden Springs
Don Fork
Deck Catto
Catto
San Antonio
Vorker
Missionary Society Meets At Mrs H Jones Home
The Methodist Missionary Society gathered at Mrs. H. Jones home on Tuesday. Mrs Frances Rooney led an engaging Bible study. Business sessions were held and a fall program was planned. The hostess served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Missionary Society
H. Jones
Frances Rooney
Portraits Inscribed For Ladies Named Young and Jones
A festal plate dedicates artwork to Mesdames Young er Stewart Standle Carrel Rooney and Jones marking a social event or civic gift with formal recognition among a group of women in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younger
Stewart
Standle
Carrel
Rooney
Jones
Bride-to-be Lillian Chambers honored in Tuesday shower
Mrs Jack Green formerly Miss Lillian Chambers was feted at a home shower Tuesday. Hostesses Miss Billye Sansom Miss Frances Wargus and Miss Dadie Stillwell assisted by Mrs W R Green shared duties with Mrs Zoye Decie at the punch bowl as gifts poured in for the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Green
Lillian Chambers
Roy Stillwell
Billye Sansom
Frances Wargus
Dadie Stillwell
W. R. Green
Zoye Decie
Grief and thanks after death of loved one
A family expresses gratitude for kindness shown after the death of a loved one. Sincere thanks and flowers are noted as comfort. Signed by Mrs. Alex McGonagill and family members J. A. McGonagill, Mrs. J. L. Worthington, Eldon McGonagill, and Walter Diggs. Also notes a business trip by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Diggs to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex McGonagill
J. A. McGonagill
J. L. Worthington Eldon McGonagill
Walter Diggs
San Antonio
Mrs. Clark Visits Parents Before Moving to Houston
Mrs. Bill Clark and her son visited her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Todd on Sunday. She is en route to Houston where she and her husband will establish their future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clark
Ed Todd
Mrs. Clark
Houston
Mr. Clark
Miss Dadie Stillwell Returns From Paradise Ridge Camp
Miss Dadie Stillwell arrived home Wednesday from Comfort where she spent six weeks as counsellor in Paradise Ridge Girls camp. She spent a few days in Galveston visiting with friends after camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dadie Stillwell
Comfort
Paradise Ridge
Galveston
Miss Billye Sansom Visiting Sister This Week
Miss Billye Sansom is spending this week with her sister and family, enjoying time away from home and catching up with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billye Sansom
Fam
Worthington Family Sees Jim Leave for Duty
Jim Worthington, a reserve officer, received orders to report to Washington for duty Monday after arriving by plane from Austin. His mother Mrs. G. W. Worthington and relatives rushed to Austin to see him before departure. The family plans his wife and son James Dick will stay home during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Worthington
Washington
Jim
Austin
G. W. Worthington
Phillip Worthington
James Dick
Morrow-Boudreaux Wedding Attended by Local Residents
Mesdames L. C. Ritchey Earl Young G. W. Worthington and Miss Emma Burnham attended the Morrow Boudreaux wedding in Alpine Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames L. C. Ritchey
Earl Young
G. W. Worthington
Emma Burnham
Morrow-Boudreaux
Alpine
Mesdames Young, Ritchey, Todd, Worthington, Crawford
Presbyterian Missionary Society Meets With Mrs Ed Todd
The ladies of the Presbyterian Missionary society met with Mrs Ed Todd Tuesday. Refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Ed Todd
Rotary Luncheon Quorum Dwindles as Members Absent
Only 28 members attended the Rotary Club meeting with many absent due to city and court business. Four visiting Rotarians were present along with several guests. President Bankhead announced a junior committee to plan youth involvement and John Newell was the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Roy Gough
H. O. Metcalfe
M. A. Buhler
Marfa
H. A. Massey
San Angelo
Dev
Ray McGrew
Cliff Casey
Billy Joe Clark
Shirley Scales
Dick Bankhead
Dom Adams
Peyton Cain
Charles Livingston
John Newell
Luncheon Program Highlights Oil Industry Taxes
A speaker at yesterday's luncheon discussed the oil business and how companies run their diverse operations. He noted that about half of gasoline price goes to taxes and cited 1939 federal tax figures to show where the money flowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinesses
John
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Peyton
Sunshine
Graham
Oleo
Campbell
Edwards
Pearl
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Baby Beef
Chuck
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Ibe
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