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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1936
Page
2
The Avalanche appeals to readers to settle arrears as the subscription drive strengthens, noting the list is healthier than in years past and thanking new signups Beebe Kokernot of Roswell New Mexico joined the honor roll while urging others to pay promptly to support the paper.
High winners from the Merrill Cattle and Son ranch in Fort Davis dominated the South Western Livestock and Agricultural Association show in El Paso. Robert Johnson of Cambeau No M took the grand champion with a calf from New Mexico, donated to 4-H, while Norman Weight of Alpine earned the reserve with a Merrill Hereford. Wright’s calf sold for 22.5 cents a pound, bringing $68.24 for the boy owner. New Mexico stock weighed about eighty pounds at loading a year earlier and grew to 836 pounds at show time.
Warner Bros. road show presentation of A Midsummer Night's Dream arrives at the Texas Theatre with matinee and night show on Thursday April 16. Directed by Max Reinhardt the production features prominent Warner players and strong critical acclaim after two years and high production costs. Matinee prices are 50c and 75c for adults with night show at 60c and 1.10. Student tickets 40c available at both performances.
Fort Davis April 8 The arrival of the great steel mounting for the McDonald Observatory telescope at Mount Locke is expected daily. Parts were tested at Warner & Swasey in Cleveland and shipped after assembly. It is hoped installation will take about thirty days, with interior offices and observers quarters to follow. Albert Shantz will supervise mounting installation. An enlarged pyrex mirror and a heavier axle for the tube are noted, with the overall project continuing through the summer on Mount Locke.
General A G Castillon of Ca Mexico and Mr Nieto of Presidio Texas visited our office on Friday. Castillon showed interest in the Centennial map illustrating state park areas. Mrs Roy Smith and her young daughter, recently of New Braunfels, Texas, visited last week and stayed at Mitre Peak ranch. Smith enjoyed the scenery and climate and plans to return in a few weeks then to Iowa, with another Texas visit in the fall to escape cold. The article invites readers to supply names of out of state visitors to receive literature.
A laymen's banquet will be held at the Baptist church on Thursday evening of next week with a program featuring talks by nk Young Dom Adams Gordon Jane and WE Van Noy of Alpine and A R Davis of Marathon. The ladies of the church will serve the banquet.
The Christian Church invites the public to a Friday Cantata “Calvary” by Jessel at 8 p.m. A Sunday Easter sermon at 11 a.m. and communion service at 11 p.m. are planned. Pastor P. Craig notes no evening preaching due to other services. director Mrs. Ruel Wavernock extends the invitation.
Episcipal pastor Rev J R Spencer, ill, will lead 7 30 pm service. Presbyterian Sunday school at 9 45 am dedicates the hour to an Easter program with special music and sermon at 11 am. Knights Templars hold annual Easter service at 8 15 pm. Public invited to attend.
The Methodist Church schedules 9 45 a m church school 11 a m Easter sermon baptismal service and reception of members and 7 p m Easter cantata The Seven Last Words of Jesus Pastor R F Davis leads with services on Easter Sunday Christian Science reports Are Sin Disease and Death Real The Golden Text and Bible verses from Luke and Revelation are cited in the Lesson Sermon along with passages from Science and Health
The Easter Sunday service at the Baptist Church features a detailed music program at 11 am. The choir performs He Arose, Christ The Lord is Risen, He Lives, and To Life Awake, with processional, offertory, duets and quartettes led by Mrs Shaffer, Mr Shaffer, Walton Garner, Mrs Duncan, Mrs Young and others. A brief sermon by the pastor concludes the program.
Messrs Worth Frazer and T F Skevington of Alpine fished the river and visited Study Butte on Thursday. Alpine visitors included Jim Parker and W G Fielder. Dr Miller of Terlingua had dental work in Alpine. The Easter service invitation closes the district update with notes on social events and a school trustee election.
Fifteen votes were cast in a Saturday session. R. L. Cartedge received fifteen votes while the remaining fifteen were spread among several individuals. Traders' terms had expired and Mrs. W. D. Burcham had resigned. Mrs. Henry Frederickson spent Monday and Tuesday in Alpine.
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