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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
4
Alpine Gazette prints wartime patriotism amid tax notices and local civic notices. It lauds soldiers serving abroad and in training camps, condemns draft evaders, and praises Y.M.C.A. efforts and home-front morale while urging residents to pay their taxes.
Fragmented text references the United States Food Administration and wartime measures. Mentions meat, wheat, and rations with scattered notes about prices and supply. Includes stray phrases about Red Cross and Liberty bonds amid a war era sentiment.
A federal income tax officer will be in town on a date to be set to collect returns. Citizens are advised to file before March 1 or face penalties up to $2000 or imprisonment. Call the taxman to avoid trouble and ensure compliance with the law.
Fragmented OCR text suggests a Nashville scene with names CIlbert Anderson J Anderson Mattie Dee Kew George Leslie Gilbert and mentions a concert at McCallum with a special feature. The text is garbled and dates are unclear, but implies a local cultural or university event in Tennessee with various personal names.
A fragmentary item mentions Lieut Harris Seyi and a young woman from Brooks. It hints at a ceremonial or commemorative moment where the young lady performed or earned a distinction and Harris Seyi is associated with the event. Details are unclear due to text damage.
Report fragment notes the completion of a Powell project for Sul Ross College. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but reference to a water well test mentions depth estimates and flow rates, including 178 feet depth and thirty gallons per minute. Entities include Sul Ross College and unspecified contractor.
A brief notice from URANCE HORD addresses friends and customers about overdue accounts. It states that business must be conducted more briefly and generally, that accounts are not paid by the 10th of the month, and asks for respect.
Helen Holmes stars in the first episode of The Railroad Raid Fog at the Star Theater Saturday night. The series airs Fridays here with Col CC Walsh of the National Bank of San Angelo presenting a volume of Uncle Reuben Brown verses about old-time cowboys. The poems, based on actual experiences, celebrate plains life and ranching lore with illustrations and a focus on Concho County characters.
A church column urges attendance next Sunday at Christian Church with sermons on The Greatest of All. Ham Jed. Pastor Polsgrove invites Citizens of the Big Bend District to a Sunday School gathering in Marfa and outlines plans for morning and evening services. A mass meeting across Brewster Culberson Jeff Davis counties calls for a cavalry regiment to protect border communities after raids, naming Col Langhorne as chair and J.D. Jackson as secretary, seeking volunteers familiar with ranching and border conditions.
Baptist church announces preaching every Sunday at 7 30 pm Prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7 Ladies Aid every Friday at 4 Very cordial gathering expected with W L Williamson pastor leading services.
Citizens of Presidio Brewster Culherson Pecos and Jel Davis counties call for enhanced patrols and organized civic support for local defense. They urge recruitment from the listed counties to assist military authorities in protecting lives and property amid unrest.
Miss Margaret Townsend married Private Philip F Hudgins at the bride’s uncle residence with Rev C W Webdell officiating. Groom and best man Ben Avant wore uniform, reception at home on East Quincy Street while the groom trains at Camp Travis. Families and friends gathered in a quiet ceremony with the bride in a brown chiffon suit and matching toque.
At the county Red Cross Association annual meeting on Monday afternoon Mrs. WJ Yates was elected president. Mrs CD Wood was elected as well. Other officers chosen include Geo W Baines as treasurer HL AU Polagrove as 1st vice president and Andy D Jackson as 2nd vice president.
An advertisement suggests that readers with strained eyes in the morning can benefit from expertly selected lenses. It claims glasses that fit well will ease reading, urging customers to consult PAUL 0. MI for a fitting.
Fragmented telegrams stir panic over ranger mobilization in Alpine. a court notice in Brewster County calls Dorothy Gatewood to respond to a divorce petition filed by Frank Gatewood. The text records misreads, legal procedure, and historic courtroom formalities from January 1918.
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