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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1945
Page
2
Local notes report residents visiting relatives in El Paso San Angelo and Fort Worth. Notables include Mrs W A Daugherty and Mrs W E Lockhart in Fort Worth and El Paso respectively, Paul Etheridge recovering at home, and Z E Autry injured. Also mentions Dr M Etheridge’s mother’s death and Presbyterian church events USO donations and Lions Club meeting details.
The clipping lists Baptist, Catholic, Christian, and Christian Science services with times for Sunday school at 10 am, morning worship at 11, and midweek meetings. It notes pastor names Pittman Francis Juaniz Buhl er and references a Lesson Sermon with the phrase Soul.
Bible classes at 10 a.m. worship at 10:50 a.m. Young people's meeting at 6 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Women's Bible class at 3 p.m. Prayer meeting at 7 p.m. You are invited to be present. J. B. Batry, Minister.
A fragment shows Sunday services and church school times for St James Episcopal, Nazarene, Wazarene, PRESS churches with pastors and sermon titles. It also notes Legion Hall Bible school, prayer meetings, and a cordial welcome. Lions club minutes mention Desmond Williams and others with plans to attend Marta Lions Club Charter and Ladies Night. Alpine Lions to send forty two members.
Floyd J. Dalton of Alpine is promoted to private first class in Italy’s 18th AAA heavy bombardment wing. Other notes include Lt. M. W. Hopson leaving for Roswell, Capt. W. B. Lockhart in the Philippines, corporal 8 Sgt. John W. Gentry Jr. of Alpine with 34 missions and Air Medal honors, and Otis and Oliver Norman reported wounded in action. Also listed are Portillo recuperating in San Antonio, Luzon deaths of Lt. Dick Beard Jr., and various unit transfers and family visits. A field report covers Tops of Pacific islands with jungle insects, travel by water or air, and climate details.
Infant Charles Harry Jr died at the air field station hospital after several weeks illness. He was the infant son of 2nd Lt. and Mrs. Charles H. Stephens of Atlanta. Lt. Stephens graduated from the air field on February 8, 1944 and was a flight instructor before transferring to a B-29 engineering course at Amarillo. Home address listed as 1069 E Coates Avenue, Atlanta. Read the classified ads.
The article describes two crocodiles one fresh water and harmless and the other a large river mouth predator that thrives in brackish water.
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