Social notes capture a lively Marfa party night
A crowded club dance draws families and friends from Fort Davis Marfa and El Paso with Elaine Weyerts Wade Reid and sons, the Jack Stones and Jack Cross, Mairi Fraser and O'Donnells, the Roy Whitesides and Margie Cross, plus visitors Julie Price and Omar D Price. Teens lead the band as adults mingle.
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Elaine
Fritz Bill) Weyerts
Wade Reid
Fort Davis
Fritzy
Jack Stones
Clay Cade
Jack
Mairi
Alan) Fraser
el Paso
Mona
John) O’donnell
Charisa
Harry) Carpenter
O’donnell
Harry Carpenter
Harriet
Roy Whitesides
Margie
Jack Cross
Marfa
Allee
Jim O’brien
Big Bend Sentinel
Tom Coats
Julie
Omar D. Price
Fort Stockton
Mississippi
Keesey
Mary Ellen Kimball
Jim Whites
Fritz Kahls
Sandra Rogers
Gage Holland
Teebe Forchheimer
Frances LaBeff
Johs
Cornelia Skinner
Beryl
Esposo
Arvel Ponton
Jex
Joeck Williams
Ann
Herb Harlow
Mary Evelyn
Jackson
Maxine
Bob Cowkins
Hasta la Vista
Wyatt Raschke Wyatt Candlelight Wedding in Elgin Church
Miss Ruby Louise Raschke daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolph A Raschke of Elgin wed Jesse Ross Wyatt son of Mr and Mrs Bob Wyatt of Alpine in a candlelight ceremony Sept 6 at St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Elgin Rev Herman Engelking officiated Best man Paul Weyerts of Aspin matron of honor Mrs Betty Jean Pope of Austin candlelighter Lloyd Raeschk reception followed in Austin Couple to live in El Paso after a Florida wedding trip Out of town guests listed from Houston Austin Alpine El Campo and other Texas towns
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Ruby Louise Raschke
Adolph A. Raschke
Elgin
Jesse Ross Wyatt
Bob Wyatt
Alpine
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Herman Engelking
Betty Jean Pope
Austin
Paul Weyerts
Aspin
Lloyd Raeschk
el Paso
Florida
Frances Wyatt
Elaine Potts
Houston
Pope
Meriden Garner
Claudia Randle
Mickie Smith
Robert Cross
G. H. Harfst Jr
el Campo
AAUW Membership Tea Set at Sul Ross Campus
Alpine AAUW invites graduates from Sul Ross and other colleges to tea at 3:30 p.m. Saturday September 20 in Lawrence Hall on the Sul Ross campus. Call Mrs. W. J. Winter or Mrs. W. E. Lockhart to attend or join AAUW.
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AAUW
Lawrence Hall
Sul Ross
W. J. Winter
W. E. Lockhart
Constitution Day Luncheon by Big Bend Chapter DAR
The Big Bend Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution opened its 1958 59 fiscal year with a Constitution Week luncheon at Holland House on September 13. Speeches by Mesdames J C Epperson and L Forchheimer covered shells at a Garden Club meeting, followed by a three course luncheon. Alfred E Creigh spoke on the Constitution and its amendments noting its roots in Magna Charta and the Articles of Confederation. Guests and members named include Mesdames George Baines Boger R A Bow Brite J C Epperson Vernon McIntyre Joe Smith Chas L Thomas E E Townsend Mildred Elliott Miltia Hill and Alfred F Creigh. The article ends with a note that the first Navy SeaBee battalion went into battle on September 1 1942 in the Solomon Islands.
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Big Bend
Daughters of the American Revolution
Holland House
J. C. Epperson
James W. Glasscock
DAR
Glasscock
L. C. Brite
Maria
Miltia Hill
Mesdames George Baines
Boger
R. A. Bow
Brite
Vernon McIntyre
Joe Smith
Chas. L. Thomas
E. E. Townsend
Mildred Elliott
Alfred E
Baptist Women Host Prayer Week at Local Church
Texas Under Seven Flags with the Banner of the Cross served as the theme for the State Mission Week of Prayer at the Baptist Church last week led by Mrs. Loyd Henderson. The daily sessions opened at the church each morning with a midweek pageant highlighting Texas Baptist mission history. Circles then gathered in homes for Bible study with leaders Mrs. M. P. Slover and several circle hosts noted.
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Texas
the Baptist Church
Loyd Henderson
Texas Baptist
M. P. Slover
Edna Carson
O. W. Bass
Eldia Cox
Ray Spence
Newell Addresses Legion Auxiliary on Civil Defense
W J Newell Brewster County Civil Defense coordinator spoke to Legion Auxiliary members at the Legion Home Monday evening. He urged family disaster preparedness with food water first aid and a car radio for Conelrad contact and noted state auxiliaries’ efforts. Mrs Kerns introduced guests including Marie Burgard L Conder George A Brown Nolan Shuler A R Ponton and Mayor W E Lockhart.
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W. J. Newell
Brewster County
Civil Defense
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Carl Kerns
Auxiliary Civil Defense
Mr. Newell
Newell
Kerns
Marie Burgard
L. Conder
George A. Brown
Nolan Shuler
A.R. Ponton
W. E. Lockhart
Elvie Williams
Tom Coats
Grady Nelan
Hospital Auxiliary To Meet Tuesday
The Hospital Auxiliary will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday Sept 23 in the hospital. All members are urged to attend.
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Hospital Auxiliary
O Donnell Anthes Wedding Solemnized in Toledo
In Toledo Ohio Miss Jean Ann Anthes daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis C Anthes wed John Richard O Donnell in a single ring ceremony. Alpine schools earn Texas State Teachers Association 100 percent membership certificate with letter of thanks from TSTA Executive Secretary Charles H Tennyson.
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Alpine
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
TSTA
Charles H. Tennyson
O’ Donnell
Jean Ann Anthes
Louis Christian Anthes
Toledo
Ohio
John Richard O’don
Alpine High pep rallies spark school spirit week
Alpine High students held a series of pep rallies with cheerleaders leading yells and whitewash street art. The week’s focus is the Alpine versus Wink game following a 62 to 0 win last Friday, with seniors planning a spaghetti supper and deliveries from 5 30 to 7 00 in the home economics building.
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Alpine High School
White
Highland Village
Morrison’s
Pete Bromley
Alpine High Bucks
Wink Wildcats
Alpine
Wink
Bride Weds in Toledo As PTA Meeting Opens Season
Mrs H W Morelock addressed Central PTA in a crowded auditorium as the first meeting of the year featured a contested September room award won by Mrs Erin Shearers fourth grade. The wedding ceremony for the O Donnell couple occurred Aug 16 at Saint Pius X Church in Toledo with a reception at Sylvanian Country Club later that day.
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Well
John W. O'Donnell
Saint Pius X Church
Toledo
O’donnell
Sylvanian Country Club
New Orleans
Golden
Colo
Mr. O'Donnell
Stu
School of Mines
H. W. Morelock
PTA
Luther Anderson
Neely
Fern Young
Erin Shearer
Notable Navy Move After Holiday Visit
Meas Eddie Fowlkes left last week for Chula Vista California where he is stationed with the Navy after a month's visit here with his family and friends. While here Eddie attended Bloys Camp Meeting for a week. John Adams, second president of the U.S., once volunteered to fight with the Marines during a sea engagement in 1778.
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Eddie Fowlkes
Chula Vista Calif
Navy
Eddie
Bloys
John Adams
U.S
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