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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1941
Page
2
Local notes list residents visiting El Paso, Austin, Cameron, and San Antonio, with several Midland and Odessa connections. Highlights include births, travelers, and family visits as well as officials and professionals visiting from Fort Bliss, Texas U, and Houston.
Dr. C L Vaughn advertises cam method chiropractic promising relief for a wide range of ailments including anemia appendicitis arthritis constipation and diabetes. He offers neurocolometer and X ray services from Carroll Vaughn with contact at 331.
Nice Springer Jersey heifers from a top South Texas dairy herd will freshen within 30 days. Includes Ernest Gilette steel bolted water tank 150 bbl, a 16 by 16 army tent, a pair of overloaded truck springs, and notes A H Hill of Alpine. Also mentions a 1940 wheat shortage in Asia per USDA outlook.
The American Legion registration last Saturday across the United States netted 67 registrants out of 98 in Brewster County. Commander A Owens reports the voluntary effort seeks to measure ex service men for national defense roles including police, fire, intelligence, and foreign languages.
Dr. Sims and family leave for San Antonio where he will operate an optical shop in the Shaw Jewelry company space in the Gunter building. He has run a local optical business for a year and moves to accept a better opportunity. Winter Cleaners will move into the former Sims shop quarters.
Up to yesterday the tax collector’s office had issued 16 automobile license fees for 1941. The first passenger vehicle plates went to Mrs. Vernon McIntyre, No. 140-101, with orange numerals on a black background. Truck and trailer plates use reverse colors. Plates may be attached after March 1 with a April 1 deadline.
Seventy Sul Ross College students were named to the honor roll for the past semester, comprising the top 15 percent academically. Eight earned the upper two percent with straight A records. Names include Aleta Bierschwale Alpine and Wanda B. Rape Sonora among others, with distinctions across upper six, ten, and fifteen percent groups.
California and Florida DCs take notice as cottonwood trees near Presidio show near full leaf and Spanish dagger blooms along roadsides. Newt Miles reports early peas and mild winter. a new highway from Shafter through Presidio improves travel with a four to five mile extension toward Presidio, cutting winding roads north of Shafter.
Local churches issue invitations to worship across Episcopal and Methodist services. Plans include sermons on Emphasis and The Poverty of Sin, evening services, Sunday school, and midweek training. A two teacher training course under Rev Ray W. Ross opens in Marfa. enrollment free for all residents.
Sunday school begins at 9 am with R F Davis. Morning worship at 10:50 honors the Church Board, who will sit to hear a sermon on The Organization and Government of the Church and be installed afterward. A 4 pm meeting to perfect its organization and a 7:30 pm evening service follow.
Mrs. Joe L. Smith serves as Superintendent for the Pasto Sunday school opening across all departments at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 with Junior church at the same hour. Evening worship is scheduled for 7 45 served by Pastor Fred S. Rogers.
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon centers on Jesus Christ as the subiect The Golden Text proclaims a child born and a kingdom with endless rule The Bible citation includes I and my Father are one from John 10 30 The lesson also cites Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
The Big Bend League of Latin American athletic teams will hold a tournament at Fort Stockton school Friday February 28. Senior basketball and volleyball teams from Shatter Fort Davis Marta Alpine Benera and Park will participate with buses provided for transportation. Marta volleyball girls are favored in this meet.
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