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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Page
10
Notice notes The Avalanche will not take new subscriptions outside the immediate area or to boys in service until further notice. The reference places the first permanent colony on the Ashley River about two miles from Charleston.
A garbled wartime note references Admiral Barge style and U K Navy base preparations. It mentions bond dollars and victory loan hands, and a person named Tom in unclear context. The fragment suggests fundraising and wartime support activities connected to the Royal Navy.
Historians confirm Xmas stems from early Christian usage. The letter X represents Christ from the Greek word Christos. Medieval scholars shortened Nativity terms as X mass and Xmas. Roman catacombs show X as Christ and early artists used X near Father and Holy Ghost in depictions.
Notice states subscriptions may not be renewed to APO addresses without a written request from the person to whom the paper is to be sent. The missive warns against automatic renewals and emphasizes recipient consent for delivery.
The Laubach reading method is driving a mass movement across Latin America from the Rio Grande to Terra del Fuego. More than 20 republics host illiterates totaling over 60 million, with 20 000 women teachers in evangelical churches guiding the effort. Mexican President Camacho orders every citizen aged six to nine to be literate by February 28 1966.
A fleet of trucks and trailers costing 25 000 dollars is being purchased by the Home Missions Council of North America to carry a religious and social ministry to rural migrant workers. Friends are funding the project to mark the Council's 25 years of service to rural migrants. Secretary Edith E Lowry notes the program will provide worship materials, recreation, a lending library, and motion pictures to enrich migrants' lives.
Feature blends mythic origins of kissing under mistletoe with historic beliefs from Frigga to Druids, noting sacred status and church caution. Also reports Alpine resident chosen as a Bluebonnet Belle nominee for Texas University’s 1946 Cactus yearbook, with pictures to be reviewed by staff.
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