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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1947
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Arthur Blucher learn their son Arthur G Blucher Jr is enlisted in the United States Army Transport Service and has sailed from the west coast toward an unspecified destination in the South Pacific for duty.
IM W Mopson and M L Hopson of Trans-Pecos Abstract Co announce arrangements to accept applications for G I Loans for new construction or purchase of traded homes. They invite appointments for eligibility investigations. December 6.
Arrivals report new births in Eureka Springs Arkansas and Alpine families. Mr and Mrs F W Stockslager announce a daughter born in Eureka Springs with mother Maxine Brown, daughter of M K Brown of Alpine. Mr and Mrs Eugene Cowhil welcome a baby boy at a local hospital. Mr and Mrs J B Match of Morphon share a son born at a local hospital. Richard Donovan Jr and Virginia Holland, daughter of Clay Holland of Alpine, welcome a daughter born in Dale. Guss Lines announce a baby girl born December 30 at a local hospital named Sara Anne after family ancestors. George and Mrs Lines’ grandparents arrived December 26 from Eagle Pass. A stray animal note closes the column.
Local notes recount Mrs Vera Copeland visiting El Paso friends and several residents traveling to Dallas Houston Mineral Wells Nashville and California for holidays and family visits. Several relatives are listed with moves to colleges and military assignments and a few names of guests and students.
Fragmentary text shows a cemetery association in Memorial County with mention of a representative and official duties. The passage hints at governance and leadership roles within the association and notes the involvement of a secretary. No clear dates or outcomes are provided.
Local families and friends resumed travel and family visits after Christmas. Several Alpine residents visited relatives in Denton Dallas Houston San Antonio Del Rio and Amarillo while others returned to colleges or resumed duties. A Ford car was brought home from San Antonio and a border patrol assignment awaited Mr Underwood.
A discussion in South Africa asks whether ants taste better than beetles when fried in butter. The debate centers on culinary flavors and cultural attitudes toward edible insects.
The article lists residents and relatives traveling or visiting, including Mrs. Dennis's mother staying in California, J. M. McClenaghan guests of W. W. Col and sister, and others returning home. It mentions Bart Colwell, age 15, rushed to specialists in San Antonio in poor condition with family at his side, and updates on his mother Mrs. Colwell and sister Mrs. Johnny Lewis remaining with him.
The Sul Ross Institute of Business Relations announces speakers Fred C. Wendt district supervisor Texas State Employment Service and Kyler from the San Angelo office. They will discuss employment trends in a Monday Jan 13 program at Ross auditorium followed by an open forum. The event aims to aid Alpine business people and employees as details on a new local research program and apple crop prospects are shared.
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