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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
8
A safety feature from national accident prevention specialists urges motorists to exercise greater care at intersections. The series aims to reduce annual traffic fatalities and promote street and highway safety through practical precautions.
Public safety guidance highlights how speed, awareness, and yielding the right of way reduce crashes at intersections. Key rules urge stopping fully, giving way to main highways, pedestrians, emergency vehicles, funeral processions, bicycles, and opposing turns, with clear signals and cautious lane positioning.
Dates outline absentee voting periods filing deadlines and committee meetings from August through November. Highlights include first day of absentee voting and key deadlines for statements of expenses and residence transfers, with state committee canvasses and the Fort Worth convention.
At The Churches BAPTIST Morning worship 11 Training Union 7 Evening 4 00 p m Midweek prayer Wednesday 8 Senior choir Thursday 7 39 pm Pastor Frank C Dutton invites all to services Catholic Mass Sunday 730 9 10 30 Weekdays 7 Evening service 7 Pastor Father Roman Bible school 945 Lord's Supper 1050 Youths meeting 630 Evening worship 730 Minister Jovwin Fe Pickering invites worshipers to join us
The Aug 8 Spirit themed lesson sermon cites John 4 24 and Ezekiel 39 4 plus Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. It says material sense does not help mortals. spiritual sense reveals God. Bible classes are at 10 am and worship at 10 50 am with evening service at 8 pm and a 7 pm Young people meeting. Women’s Bible class meets Wednesday at 3 pm. New general opens and counts election returns.
The Alpine Daily News lists subscription rates for Brewster and Jeff Davis counties with prices for different terms, crediting D M Bennett as editor publisher and M A Webb as assistant editor. It notes it is the official county paper and provides a church schedule for St James Episcopal with Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month and a 7 pm prayer meeting.
The notice lists Sunday church activities including 9:45 am church school 10:50 am morning worship 6:30 pm youth programs for high school grade school college and junior and youth choirs and an evening service All events are led by Pastor Austin H Dillon with various clubs and choir practices noted.
Sunday Bible school at 10 a.m. and Sept 11 morning worship led by Bruce B Martin. Evangelistic service at 7 45 p.m. Midweek prayer meeting Wednesday. Public invited to all services. Pastor I C Dunbar signs notice.
The church lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Nursery for children. Junior choir led by W C Friesen on Wednesdays at 6 30 p.m. Chancel choir directed by Grenn F Davis at 7 30 p.m. Minister Fred S Rogers notes special evening services. Also, Nimitz surrender uniform donated to Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis. Read the Classified Ads.
Rev H J Reemstma of Fort Defiance Arizona and his wife visit Alpine to join the Bloys encampment starting August 17. He once pastored here and now leads a Presbyterian mission on the Navajo reservation and will speak at the Presbyterian church Sunday at 11 a.m. The item also notes the USS James C Owens visiting 15 ports and cruising 15,785 miles in four months.
Political notices announce a run off primary for state senator in the 29th district to be held August 28, 1948. Candidates are Henry A. Coffield of Presidio County and Hill D. Hudson of Reeves County.
The Cowboys plan to enter the National Semi-Pro tournament in Wichita Kansas this year. The event starts August 13 with their first game scheduled for August 18 at night. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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