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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1953
Page
3
A heavy rain with hail fell Sunday night in Fort Davis with an official gauge reading of 3 8 inch. May moisture reached .43 inch for the month and 1.25 inches year to date. On Mount Locke at Mc Donald Observatory .10 inch fell May 26 and .12 inch on May 31. Temperatures ranged 83 to 92 degrees during the week.
The Baptist Vacation Bible School opened Monday morning with a full quota of teachers and helpers. Rev. R. G. Hopson and Mrs. Hopson serve as superintendent and principal. The school closed today and closing exercises are set for 8 PM in the church auditorium. A lateruation of the week's events will be printed due to press time.
At 11 oclock Sunday morning Rev R G Hopson preached on Seeing Gods Power from Mark 2 1 12 praising Christs ministry He noted Jesus did not let criticism halt his work and urged Christians to emulate his faith to win souls The Sunday night service included the Train.
Mr and Mrs Charles Brandon announce the birth of daughter Melinda Sue Brandon born Friday May 29 in a Marfa hospital weighing seven pounds. The mother is formerly Shirley Neill of Fort Davis. Grandparents are J R Brandon of Fort Davis. The article lists local visits and church activities involving residents of Fort Davis and nearby towns.
A MWSCS sponsored program featured the theme We can not love without sharing. Refreshments followed with lemon pie sandwiches and tea hot and iced. The gathering emphasized charity and community spirit across all lands with the school groups in attendance.
About 1 700 Army reservists from 25 Texas cities arrived at Fort Hood on May 31 to begin a two week annual training with the 90th Infantry division under Col M E Jones. The field training runs May 31 to Aug 31 across 14 camps and includes veterans from Austin Dallas Corpus Christi San Antonio and other towns. Brig Gen Arthur P Watson of Austin commands the division.
Pappy Hayes bulldozed three acres of bottom land to form a pond by damming a stream and stocking it with blue gills and bass after contacting the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. The pond rivals county favorites and reflects his active, open-minded neighborly spirit.
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