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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1947
Page
4
An old newspaper classified snippet offers appliance service from Chambers Appliance Co in Alpine and advertising advice from Polly Trim in Houston. It also notes hemstitching services by Mrs Laila Murphy in Dallas area.
New specimens from a recent Big Bend expedition join the University of Texas zoology collection. Dr W Frank Blair senior professor notes cooperation with the Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission yielded two antelopes skulls coyote skulls bobcat skulls plus reptiles and small mammal specimens from four species.
At The Churches the Rainbowers and their escorts are guests at evening worship Sunday with services at 2 p m and 8 p m A cordial welcome is extended to all Rev and Mrs W E Welsh educational director at Marlin are invited at both services Also Knights Templar lodge worshipped with us Sunday School 945 a m Training Union 7 p m Evening service 8 p m Midweek services Wednesday Teachers meeting 645 p m prayer service 730 p m Senior choir Thursday 730 p m For Catholic Masses Sunday 9 and 1030 week days 730 Evening service 7 Christian 940 a m Bible school 1080 a m The Lord's Supper 630 p m Youth meeting 740 p m You are invited to worship with us Joan B Pickering Minister Frank C Dutton Pastor Francis Juaniz Pastor
A irregularly formatted notice outlines the Christian Science Lesson Sermon for April 13 with Bible verses and the text from Mary Baker Eddy. It lists services at Church of Christ, Scientist and Methodist events including morning worship, Sunday school, prayer and board meetings led by ministers Avlia Wagner and Dr Kettinger and L. Evans with activities for youth clubs. Also mentions antelope study skulls and skins preparation for teaching.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. and church services throughout the day including morning worship at 11, evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. mid-week 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Young People's service 6:15 p.m., women's missionary meeting on second Tuesdays. Pastors Bruce Oscar Hudson Nettie Hudson F R Rogers W C Friesen director.
At yesterday's Rotary meeting new members M A Webb Kantor W Cullen Clark CC Charles Brown and Jim Francis were introduced. John Carrico presented two Walker sisters Harriett and Susan as soloists with Harriett a college student and Susan a high school student performing two clarinet solos. Mrs Fred Williams introduced Delores Owen a Central ward school declaimer who will represent that school at the regional interscholastic meet in Fort Stockton with her piece titled America.
FHA expands to guarantee loans up to 7300 for single family homes two bedrooms and garage 8000 for three bed and garage 12300 for two family 15800 for three family and 1700 for four family dwellings The plan requires approval before construction and offers 90 percent loan guarantees with terms up to 25 years plus insurance charges and additional costs The more liberal plan applies to new homes only and changes vary by property type The veteran option allows 90 percent appraisal value guarantees with a second lien up to 20 percent of total purchase price The article notes associated details and reminders including coordination with Title Six and G1 loans and mentions a rodeo event in Alpine May 8-10 by Sul Ross Booster club
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