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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1942
Page
4
Mrs L Forchheimer visits relatives in Miami while Mr and Mrs David Kokernot were in El Paso last weekend. Alpine hospital treats 7 Will Avott of Marta. Several Alpine residents plan moves and visits including Webb in Del Rio and Leath in Texan over the weekend. Many leave for business, health, or leisure travel to Port Lavaca, Keokuk, Pt Worth, and Hot Springs.
Fort Davie residents recount Old Black Joe the pet crow of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Bloys. The white neck crow teases dogs, laughs at their expense, and avoids touch while drinking from a dish and bathing when undisturbed.
District President 1 guest Mrs LP Bloodworth of El Paso spoke at Alpine PTA Founders Day and met with the executive committee ahead of spring conference plans. She traveled from Presidio to Fort Davis for PTA events as the district and national meetings in San Antonio were noted. The high school band performed a varied program under director Mac F. MacMullan, and five local pioneers were saluted by Mrs. Bob Robinson. Myrtle Whiteside’s eighth grade won the attendance award with 66 attendees.
The Alpine Junior Fire department held a Tuesday night meeting with 11 regular members and 14 candidates to be voted in. Sickness limited attendance. Eligible joiners are boys aged 14 to 18. A drill is planned Sunday at 1 PM at the Alpine fire house and weekly meetings occur Tuesdays at 7 PM at city hall.
An old classified snippet offers Rawleigh products for sale and a missing medical bag likely discarded near a roadside. The notice from Memphis lists a reward of $15 for the bag’s return, and a local disposal service advertises dirt hauling and moving at reasonable prices by J. Walker in Alpine.
Notice to candidates sets advance payment for AML announcements with precinct eight county ten and district fifteen dollars. One avallanche authorized to announce as candidates for county judge RB Slight reelected if voters in the Democratic primary on July 25 1942 approve the action.
The Alpine area faced its coldest period of the season as a storm moved in Tuesday night. Thermometers fell to about six above zero with morning readings only a few degrees higher. Snow and sleet fell Wednesday morning, and by press time a slight relief appeared possible.
Eleven quarterly police conferences will be held in the El Paso division during February under FBI Director J Edgar Hoover. Alpine hosts February 25 and Fort Stockton February 24 with 1:30 to 5 pm sessions at area courthouses. Topics include riot control, communications, air raid precautions, organization and enrollment of auxiliary police, plus open forums and practical training. D A Bryce will conduct the meetings, urging all law enforcement officials to attend. The sessions aim to aid officers in addressing local problems and contributing to national defense efforts.
J Pete Kennedy George Asa Jones and Alfred Neil Brown full members of the officers reserve have received orders to report for active duty in the army. Kennedy will report to Fort Riley Kansas March 25 ranch to be operated by Otis Coggin. Mrs Kennedy and the baby will live with relatives in San Antonio and Dallas. Asa Jones will report to Goodfellow Field San Angelo and later to Fort Riley. Alfred Neil Brown will report to Fort Sam Houston San Antonio and be assigned to Fort Riley.
A recent notice outlines new Alpine area scheduling for the drivers license examiner. The examiner will visit Alpine on Mondays and Saturdays from 8 am to 3 pm, Fort Davis on Tuesdays from 9 am to 1 pm, Marfa on Tuesdays from 1 pm to 4 pm and Fridays from 9 am to 4 pm, and Fort Stockton on Wednesdays from 10 am to 5 pm and Thursdays from 8 am to 12:30 pm.
Episcopal service Sunday at 7 p.m. public invited. McKinney, pastor. Presbyterian church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. youth vesper at 7:30 p.m. Rogers, pastor.
The Methodist Church announces a Sunday schedule with church school at 10 45 morning worship at 11 50 led by the pastor sermon on This is the first Sunday in Lent May we bring to our Easter something of vital worship and consecration a supreme faith in Jesus Christ is the hope of the world evening worship at 8 30 and Young People s Fellowship at 7 45.
The Friendly Church invites parishioners to morning service at 10:50 with communion and Sunday school at 9:45 led by Pastor E Buford Isaacks. Evening service is canceled. Spiritu al Emphasis week opens at the college auditorium with additional services and a midweek schedule through Thursday.
The notice lists Nazaren Sunday Bible school at 10 45 a m preaching at 11 50 a m evangelistic service at 7 80 p m with a sermon seeking solace in faith. It references Bible verse Job 36 22 and Mary Baker Eddy quotes from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and promotes U S defense savings bonds and stamps with Pearl Harbor remembrance.
Christian Science Mind is the subject of the weekly Lesson Sermon to be read in all Churches of Christ Scientist on Sunday February 22 1942 The Golden Text reads The Lord the God of knowledge and by him actions are weighed I Samuel 2 3 The lesson emphasizes divine wisdom moral discernment and accountability across congregations on the date specified
Mayor L. B. Starns announced Alpine municipal defense council chairs for voluntary participation fire police EMS state defense guard first aid education welfare recreation defense savings production conservation and public works among others. He said a volunteer call will follow for service on these committees. The note adds that the average circus elephant consumes 125 pounds of hay half a bushel of oats seven pounds of bran and about 50 gallons of water daily.
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