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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
7
Alpine society notes recount residents traveling to Marfa El Paso and Kerrville teaching in schools visiting relatives and moving homes. Local officials and clergy attend meetings and weddings while ranchers plan ranch and oil ventures. Post includes moves, hires, and school enrollments among Alpine families and neighbors.
Saint James Episcopal Church announces Monday evening services and sermons at 8. Holy Communion is observed the first Monday of each month at HT a.m. All are invited. Meanwhile Marathon wells show drilling advance with Kokernot Well No 1 reaching about 1400 feet for Twin City Oil Co.
Alpine announces an upcoming lecture series on Household Administration by Miss Edythe Hersey of the University Extension Department. A list of women supporting the program includes Mesdames Arbell, Cotte Slight, Coleman, Herkle Martin Je, Clifford, S. Hord, McCool, Jim Turke, Edwards, Wood, Casner, Koenig, Clements, Caldwell, Spence, W. F. Matthews, Moyer, Webb, Gould, Hancock, Rooney, Carter, W. Van Sickle, Matthews, H. Van Sickle, Beard, R. J. Henderson, W. T Henderson, H. Ferg Young, Wilson Jr., Pouncey, Dandy, Bird, Negterville, Sandifer, Kennedy, Heo. Martin,Geo ison, Bennett, Edwards, Skinner, Harris. The first lecture will be presented unless otherwise noted.
Mr and Mrs Z G Harris announce the marriage of their daughter Julia to Mr John Frederick Murray on a Saturday in September 1920 at Alpine Texas. The ceremony conducted quietly by C F in Paso united Miss Julia Harris, daughter of Prof Harris, and Mr Murray. The couple departed for El Paso for civil engineering work before settling. Attending were Lt F Murray Sr Major Harnett and Miss Harris from Washington DC, Miss Martha Harris of Dallas, sisters of the bride.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of Mrs Kate Nears at 8:30 with the bride and groom, Nevill Reed, preparing to begin domestic life at Reach.
Rev H J Reemtsma leaves today for the fall presbytery meetings held twice yearly. The local church invited him to its spring session in Aj in April. He expects to return Thursday or Friday.
The Fl Paso Baptist Association met in Alpine on Wednesday morning with Rev. Geo. W. McCarey leading and a lengthy roster of attendees. Reports were presented on all phases of Baptist work and a full proceeding summary is promised in next week’s Avalanche.
Readers are urged to send or phone in their news items to The Avalanche to help build a complete community record of comings and goings actions joys and activations. The note stresses future generations will rely on this archival local history.
A letter from Dallas notes Rev H J Reemtsma of Alpine and confirms a Red hot number will perform for a date expected in 1920-21. Det 1 is the correct date. Fane remembered from prior engagements. Marfa and Alpine season tickets urged.
Multiple small items advertise real estate leases in Block 19 and Lock 24 Magdalena New Mexico plus five room house for sale near High School. Local merchants tout livestock feeds saddlery cement work septic tanks and drugstore services with seasonal discounts and calls for quick sale.
Land offering describes five acres within five miles of Hovey well, near railway, with perfect title and fair binding prices. Buyer inquiry notes year and commercial diseases and references Leonee Wake L Deugelerty with offices at Masonic Temple in Pine, Texas.
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