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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
4
Public notice urges boys to join the Junior Red Cross in school units to aid war effort. It promises that money saved supports Liberty Bonds, notes morale gains, and positions students as a frontline of citizen support. Readily join by contacting nearest Red Cross chapter and school unit organizer.
A wartime appeal outlines how each bond purchase supports the Allied effort. It lists specific uses and dollar amounts, from motorized guns and horses to medical supplies, uniforms, and rifles, urging citizens to fund troops abroad and sustain front-line operations.
The document lists names of local servicemen and a land seizure notice referencing specific survey lands and blocks. It names Otis Turner as agent and mentions RC Kerens. The Roll of Honor salutes volunteers such as Newton, Parl Ayers, May W., Hides, Fauntleroy, and others for service to the Nation and Humanity.
Alpine lodges schedule meetings at the WO Hall and Masonic Hall. Sovereigns and officers are asked to attend with local lodges like No 436 23 and 760 plus visiting members welcomed. Woodmen hold sessions on Tuesdays.
Court schedule notes Justice Court Precinct No.1 meets on the fourth Monday monthly with stray references to February May August and November. Probate Court meets on the second Monday of May and other unclear dates in January and July. Local dairy firms Pure Mill and Lodel Dairy show up in a jumble of names and products.
A funeral service was conducted in Spine Texas for Bolmer Avalad, with friends and local residents gathering to pay respects at the Social and Commerce building. Details on services were limited in the surviving notice.
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