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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
2
The notice lists per line charges for cards of thanks and reading notices with special rates for longer runs of four issues. Mentions editors and correspondents for Alpine Texas and surrounding areas, and states post office matter status and subscription pricing.
The article traces marriage rites from capture to purchase to canopy ceremony, notes a Civil War era brigadier general as a youth, cites Lafayette’s 19 year fate, and discusses modern highway speed dangers and the Legion of Decency pushing film morality, urging restraint and public reform.
Several local churches issue notices. Presbyterian Pastor David J. Murray urges 9:45 Sunday school and 11:00 sermon on The Joy We Miss in Life and Why, plus 1:00 and 8:15 services. Epworth League at 7:30. Lutheran services resume 11:00 in Odd Fellows hall, led by A G Wiedernenders. Baptist plans after encampment, morning sermon Eyes That See Ears That Hear and Heart that Feels, baptism to follow.
Mary Pickford discusses a tea recipe said to boost energy, detailing orange pekoe tea with orange jam for a flavorful lift. The article also notes her California home Pickfair and includes additional household and community notices from the era.
The Terlingua district notes visitors and residents in brief items. Mr and Mrs Homer Wilson and Patria enjoy a Del Rio week. Zenas Decle stopped by Study Butte on Saturday. A C Spalding and the Waddy Burn ranch family hosted Sunday guests. Grace Neville visits sister Jim Brady in Butte. Vernon McIntyre spent time with friends in the county. Jim and Murphy Bennett were Alpine visitors Saturday.
Alan R. Praser thanks county voters for his unopposed Justice of the Peace nomination. He notes no campaign was conducted, promises to retain the public trust, and states the office will not interfere with his law practice in civil and criminal matters.
New officers of Big Bend Post No. 79 American Legion were elected for 1995 at a Sunday meeting. Elected: Lee Kokernot commander, Clarence Dorris vice commander, George Pugh adjutant, Carl Thain finance officer, Joe Harmon historian, Felix Garrett chaplain, Bill Dorris sergeant at arms. Delegates to the state convention for Mineral Wells were Moody, Gilman, Witwer, Davis, Harmon, with alternates Duncan, Lassiter, Cecil Duncan, Kokernot, Thain. Installation is planned for early November.
Xeer uonzais, Sul Rows art director, and a team of six work daily on a large painting of the Chisos Mountains to decorate the east library wall. The mural spans 4 feet by 12 feet and aims for a moonlit, panoramic view with distant mountains bathed in pale light.
Officials publish candidate slate for the second Democratic primary to be held August 25 1994. For County Treasurer Vernon McIntyre reelection and A B Sandifer. For Commissioner Precinct No 1 Matt Smith reelection and Wm Bill Cotter.
Chamber of Commerce notes influx of visitors to Alpine as furnished houses fill and tourist camps handle demand. Camp DSP-1T officials Calloway Boggs and local officials Morgan and Mors visit, while families from Indiana seek new locations with good schools and a college. Winter plans include six months’ stay for some, with many awaiting Sul Ross summer session vacancies.
Readers in California and the East inquire about hunting licenses and hunting grounds. Several colleges request pictures of the region for student papers, while general interest in aerials remains as usual.
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