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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1934
Page
2
Local notes show residents and visitors including Miss Hopkins bound for the University of Austin, and families such as the Burnhams and Wades in Los Angeles. Customs officers for Alpine are mentioned, with oblique references to deaths in auto accidents and various residents visiting Fort Worth, Sabinal, Valentine, and Terlingua. The column lists editors, advertisers, and social milestones typical of a county paper.
A collection of quirky vignettes from a college town includes a misfit library scene, a drill sergeant rifle lesson, a multilingual exchange, and domestic quips about bacon, kisses, and problem solving. Also listed is a furnished nine room rental on College Avenue near Methodist church with private baths and garages.
The Marathon High senior class met after noon with Duncan Scott as power, Katherine Arnold president, Jances Hargus vice president, Julia Lockhausen secretary treasurer, Orene Roberts reporter. The junior class elected Walter Skinner Jr president, Mario Stillwell vice president, Le Ona Starr secretary, Annie Mae Durner reporter. The senior class will conduct the chapel program Friday morning, December 21, with all invited.
Mrs Le Dragoo entertained the contract bridge group Wednesday afternoon at her Alpine home. High score honors went to Mrs D W Collins with second to Mrs Dragoo. A salad course was served to Mesdames Ritchey Ellison Roberts Sims Skinner Leary Collins and the host Mrs C W Richman. Richman has been in El Paso for weeks, spent last weekend with Mrs Roy Sims, and left Monday for Brenham Texas. Miss Izabel Kidd, a primary teacher in the Mexican school, is ill this week at her Alpine home. Mrs Duncan Scott substituted for Mr and Mrs Bilason of Alpine, who visited her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Granger last weekend. The Methodist Sunday school plans a basket picnic supper and entertainment at the Post next Monday, September 17 at 7 pm. All members and friends are invited. bring cars if possible and prepare own lunch while food is shared for the supper. Mr Roy Stillwell Albert Chambers and Chas Green left Sunday for Kansas City on business. Mrs Ra Decle returned Monday from a week in El Paso. The Marathon Study Club met December 6 at the home of Mrs Ritchey to discuss progress on the book My Bosom by Katherine Young. Attendees included Mesdames Young Worthington Ritchey Bilwell Stathers Siler N C Ritchey and Miss Katherine Young. Mr and Mrs Glenn McKey visited Van Horn last Saturday then Mr McKey continued to El Paso for highway business, returning Alpine Sunday.
Reverend Baren Sparks, pastor of a Lampasas Baptist church, learned Wednesday that his brother L R Sparks had died in a Temple hospital. Sparks, 68, had lived in Lampasas since boyhood and was en route from Pauls Valley when notified. Funeral held in Lampasas as family traveled from Alpine and other places.
At the Alpine Lions Club weekly luncheon the club voted to award one Sul Ross scholarship to an Alpine student this year. Selection method is being worked out and a winner is expected to be chosen by early next week.
Resolutions note the death of Brother AA Murry on August 20 1994. Murray a long time Brewster County resident inspired brethren and citizens by his high standard of life as a member of the Alixed Lodge?
Alpine Lodge No 786 adopts a resolution deploring the death of a lodge member from Lodge 706 A F and A M noting his adherence to Freemasonry tenets. The measure extends heartfelt sympathy to his sister and brothers and directs publication and family notification with signatures H W Morelock RB Slight RA Whiteside.
The Catholic church announces mass times with English services at 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Spanish masses follow, with evening service at 7:20 p.m. Weekday mass at 7:18 p.m. for daily worship and parish activities.
The pastor resumes in the pulpit after a successful meeting in Oklahoma and invites a large congregation. Sunday school at 9 45 BTS at 7 pm and an evening sermon at 8. Christiana Science services note September 16 with the subject substance and the golden text from Philippians 4 19.
A clipped quotation from Hebrews 11 3 follows a sermon and cites that things seen were not made of things which do appear The text also mentions passages from Mary Baker Eddy s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures indicating a dual religious reference in a lesson sermon
Mrs. Walter M. Conlon of Forsyth Georgia reports nervousness and run-down condition improved after taking Cardus. She bought six bottles, found strength and relief, saying Cardus helped her in every way. The ad-like testimony urges Cardul as safe and beneficial and suggests consulting a physician if no benefit.
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