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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1946
Page
4
Woodrow Epperson, service officer, is out with malaria and will not be in his office until early next week. The ad promotes a 48 base piano accordion and near rolls of best routing at low prices. Epperson is a Pacific war veteran and is stationed at 1808 N Firth St.
Property listings offer six to seven room homes within blocks of town and Ft. Davis Highway. Options include two story frame houses with potential for apartments, hardwood floors, large gardens, and shrubbery. Prices around six to eight thousand dollars. Some homes emphasize location near college and main street.
Notices advertise prepayable announcing fees for state district and county positions. Candidates listed include CONGER JONES for Representative, FELIX P. McGAUGHY for County Judge, CLARENCE HORD for Sheriff and others such as PATTERSON and DUNNINGTON in various precincts, with re election notes and party alignment.
Alpine Commandery No 9 Knights Templar will hold Easter service in the Presbyterian church at Marfa on Sunday 21st at 7 30 p m. Porter, commander, announced. Rev Alvin O Rue pastor will deliver the sermon. All Knights urged to attend.
Visiting Rotarian Jeff Oliver of Edinburg attends club meeting with 4 H and FFA youths from Fort Davis and Alpine recounting boys club work at Big Bend San Angelo Fort Worth and El Paso stock shows. New member Jimmy Pate welcomed others to join next meeting. Delegates to district conference in El Paso listed and urged support for vocational program.
Jesse B. Gilmer of Alpine has been appointed deputy Production and Marketing Administration and vice president of the Commodity Credit Corp. The announcement comes from Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson. Gilmer is a New Mexico A&M graduate and previously PSA director at Amarillo, with three years in the budget and management office in Washington.
The EH Ramos VFW Post, formed by Latin American veterans, voted to move its meeting from 10 am to 6 pm on Sundays. Post commander C. V. Urtanga aims to build a strong local presence and urges Latin American veterans to attend at the ATU Hall next Sunday at 6 pm.
At the March 17 Alpine P T A meeting officers were elected for the new year with Mrs J C Cooley as president, Mrs M C Kay as vice president, Mrs R M Hawkins as secretary, and Mrs Duane Smith as treasurer. Christine Stephenson spoke on possibilities of child welfare work.
The government weather arena at Sul Ross logged daily highs and lows for a week. April 6 reached 88 with a low of 58, April 7 88/87, April 8 82/37, April 9 81/83, April 10 81/49, and April 11 89/49, as recorded by the station.
Arrivals include a March 30 son to Mr and Mrs Allen Boone and a 8 lb baby for Mr and Mrs O M Theophilus at Marta hospital. Oliver Martin de joins the Boone family. Thomas Davis born April 3 to Mr and Mrs Paul Cherry in Austin. Cherry's wife Dorothy Davis is daughter of Mr and Mrs T B Davis of Alpine. William Charles born to Mr and Mrs Jack Stovell in Fort Stockton hospital. A J W Stone welcomed a child on April 10 at Wright hospital weighing 8 1 4 pounds.
Public notice disclaims debts unless authorized by M F Stalling. Dramatics Club held its regular meeting and discussed National Thespian pins. upcoming one act plays were announced. 4-H funds donated by Fort Davis State Bank will buy band uniforms. Fort Davis and local students earned honors in district Interscholastic events with several firsts and seconds in spelling, typing, ready writers, declamation, tennis, and ball games. An accident injured Robert Hernandez, son of Mr and Mrs Leonardo Hernandez.
Students Sue Rinehart Audine Jarrett and Bill Matthews note the school’s art display during exam week. A homey classroom scene shows a cat drawing on a blackboard and curious word murals. The display will showcase honor rolls for the six weeks once finalized.
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