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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1941
Page
3
The Methodist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Chas. Treadwell’s home for a regular monthly gathering with Mrs. Elliott Stewart leading a program on Brotherhood. A yearly unknown friend gift exchange was held. Attending were Mesdames Elliott Stewart, Standley H. Jones, Rowland Martin, Rooney, Mathews, Austin, and Treadwell.
Do You Care asks residents if Alpine looks welcoming, notes weeded vacant lots and trash. It urges a community cleanup with hard work and involvement, promising a serious effort by all. Mentions Garden Club visiting relatives, Jack Todd aiding the drug store, and visiting families at local homes.
A Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association survey shows more than half of Texas oil bears taxes over 10 cents per barrel. Twenty two separate taxes are levied on oil producers across 33 counties, with state and local taxes on oil production and property making up over 29 cents of each dollar collected.
Mrs LC Ritchey and Mrs Ed Todd returned from visits in Houston and San Antonio. Mrs Joe Granger left Sunday for El Paso. Mrs Ode Roberts and daughter Veda Mae traveled to San Antonio last week. Mr and Mrs L L Hess and Mr Leonard Hess arrived from San Antonio to tend ranch interests. Leonard was called back Tuesday and will return soon. Charlie Hess improves slowly. Mr and Mrs Tom Yarbro went to Greensburg Louisiana to visit Mrs Yarbro's parents and attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Waller Diggs left for Amarillo.
The list includes Sadie Jo Haynes Laura Lee Henderson Carlton Lemons Hal Sansom Lois Shackelford Robert Lee Causey Hazel Mathers John Williams Matthews and Martha for academic honor.
Detroit street bus with 27 passengers continues on East Side route after driver Claude Smith dies of a heart attack. Passenger Mary Gadd 50 tries to steer, asks a boy for help, trips the shift lever, and brings the vehicle to a stop seven feet from a tree.
Harold Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs D 8 Thomas of Fort Stockton former Alpine residents, is named director of the Del Rio high school band succeeding Karl Klauser now in Illinois. Thomas is a Sul Ross College graduate and previously led Crystal City high band. Klauser, who has attended Sul Ross summers, will pursue a doctor’s degree at the University of Illinois near Champagne.
Hotel guests in El Paso can save on their stay by purchasing scrip from The Avalanche, cutting hotel bills by 25 percent. The program promotes direct savings with prepaid vouchers redeemable at participating properties.
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