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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
2
A call urges immediate aid for Armenia, detailing hunger this winter and the Red Cross request to continue relief work. Citizens are asked to donate through the Alpine committee to fund 2000 humanitarian relief and avoid duplication of efforts.
The Lyceum Course faced substitutions and guarantor concerns as Berner Company failed to provide the original act. A late program offered entertainment, with the Quartette praised as among the best, but questions remain why the first number was skipped and the guarantors’ aim to maintain the standard was not met.
The Red Cross outlines recruitment for nursing and home care tasks and asks eligible women to contact Mrs. Turney. It details canteen and relief work for soldiers, emergency aid in camps, and helping with dependents and discharge planning. It notes Military Relief for Brewster County and mentions storage tanks by DLE Braden.
Excerpts from a letter two days after armistice by Cpl Richard J. Riggs to his mother Mrs R Phelps Jr now in Phoenix express relief war is over and he is uninjured. He mentions potential front-line duties still ahead and hopes to return home before Christmas. He notes Kaiser’s fall and a hospital stay for Hert Ford, plans to visit Phoenix, and updates on family letters. A school notice describes pre war courses resuming and military drill preparations.
The notice thanks patrons for support in the past year and promises mechanical service for 1919. It states expert electrical and battery work will be available soon, with a full line of accessories and prompt attention to orders and repair parts from Auto Co.
The Johnson family thanks friends for support during the death of our loved one. May the loving Father bless each reader abundantly.
The Alpine State Bank of Alpine Texas publishes its financial statement for the year ending December 1918 in the Alpine Avalanche. The report lists resources including deposits and bonds and shows the bank’s total assets and liabilities with signatures of the cashier and officers.
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