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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1940
Page
2
Local notes list A Van Fossan visiting son in St Joseph and Mre J T Mullenix visiting Langtry, Miss Helen Jones at parental home, and many others traveling to Corpus Christi El Paso Los Angeles Mineral Wells and Denton. J L Anderson showing improvement after injury, Charles Benton Adams returns to Texas A and M. Mrs Beard seeks hand treatment in El Paso. Gerald Wilson mentioned among continuing local items.
Weather records from Sul Ross college note a foggy Friday followed by intermittent showers totaling .23 inches. Warm conditions have returned after the last month’s cold spell, with frost and some ice reported Tuesday morning and higher elevations seeing light snowfall. Ranchers report healthy weed growth.
The Brewster County Health Group will hold its regular monthly meeting in the chamber of commerce room Monday February 12 at 4 p.m. The milk inspector from the State Health department will speak. All who are interested in Alpine's milk supply are urged to attend.
The Texas Poet Laureate Lexie Dean Robertson will appear in Marfa next Wednesday at 7 30 pm at the Christian church. She will read poems from Red Heels and then from I Keep a Rainbow and Acorn of the Roof with musical selections and an informal reception to follow.
Notice to candidates states advance payment of announcement fees: Precinct five cents, County ten, District fifteen. The Avalanche lists candidates for Democratic Primary July 27 1940 including Sheriff Assessor and Tax Collector Clarence Hord County Treasurer Sam E Nelson Burwell Boudreaux and J R Slight seeking re election.
Burwell Boudreaux announced his candidacy for county treasurer this week. Reared in Brewster County and educated at Sul Ross College, he pledges to fulfill the duties to taxpayers and aims to be one of the county’s best officers if elected. He previously ran in the 1938 primary runoff and asks voters for their consideration.
Read the Classified Ads. Why Suffer Get Health Now. If you are still sick the thing that you need first is health. The means to that end should be of no import. If other methods have failed why not investigate Chiropractic. It has made many of your friends or acquaintanc es well after us ual methods failed and most likely it can help you. Call 331. Carroll Vaughn Doctor of Chiropractic.
The Ft Stockton church hosted a Sunday visit with Evangelist Roy E. Gulley preaching at 11 am 3 pm and 7 30 pm on Sunday. A 3 pm service will feature hymn singing and a review of gospel work among Mexicans with Traylor reading Spanish NT portions and singing Spanish hymns. Midweek Bible classes are set for 10 am Wednesday 3 pm Ladies Bible class and 7 30 pm class.
In the Spiritual, the Sunday school meets at 9 30 a m and the morning worship at 10 50 a m with the sermon The Heavenly Yardstick. The Training Union gathers at 7 p m and the evening service asks If You Had But One Wish. Pastor M M Fulmer invites all to attend.
Sunday school meets at 9 45 The Rev C C Klingham of Hamilton will lead preaching at both morning and evening services Everyone is invited to attend.
Sunday schools open at 10 o clock with 100 percent attendance goal. Senior High directs opening worship. Morning worship at 11 with organ at 10 50 and sermon Conflicting Voices by the pastor. Evening worship at 7 30 led by young people. Choir rehearsal Wednesday at 7 30. The Sunday school and all services observe Young People Day.
The Alpine church holds Young People's Day with a fellowship at 6 30 p m and an 7 30 p m service led by Jeane Engle. Organist Janie Lee Rowland violin solo Joyce Smith and church members read scriptures. Messages focus on God's Kingdom and youth. Pastor Fred S Rogers invites all.
The church lists a morning worship at 9:45 led by James Sloan General Superintendent and an 10:50 sermon. Evening services at 6:30 for Senior and College Leagues and 7:30 for the pastor’s sermon. The Women’s Council Circle II met with Mrs McGrew for pledges and an inspirational program. The high school group is active and attendance is rising.
Albert Logan, longtime Marfa postal worker since 1924, was named acting postmaster following the resignation of Ed I. Pruett. The change highlights ongoing leadership adjustments at the local postal facility.
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