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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
4
Local notes list numerous visitors and travelers from Capitan New Mexico Clovis Sterling City Dallas Houston San Antonio Lubbock and Denver. Residents welcome relatives and friends while others plan trips to Seattle Pasadena and McCamey with many attending family events and summer visits.
The Brewster County Alpine paper notes community ads and notices including rates for notices, a fact about the San Jacinto monument being the nation’s tallest, and local social updates. Harrisons sold their home to Mrs. J. T. Burnham while Mr. and Mrs. Murray and family visited in Van Alstyne with C. E. Garrison family members included.
The Balmorhea Baptist Church hosts a Vacation Bible School with a rising attendance led by Rev. Bryan Judge. A parade registration day kicked off the week, daily activities include singing Bible stories handwork and refreshments with a final Friday program and outdoor picnic planned.
Pfe. Wm. J. Billy White of Alpine is now stationed at Gorizia a border town about 35 miles north of Trieste separating Yugoslavia and Italian interests He had been stationed in Trieste as an MP before this assignment and left the States on December 9.
Dr. R. M. Hawkins resumed duties at Sul Ross after a long trip to Huntsville and Austin. President Hawkins delivered the Huntsville High commencement address. He then attended the Texas Legislature session in Austin.
The Inter-Faith group will meet at the Methodist church Sunday evening at 6 30 The program will be in charge of the Wesley club Light refreshments will be served Students of all faiths are invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Newsom announce the birth of their son at a local hospital last Saturday weighing 7 1/2 pounds and named Lee Allen.
A town notice lists Mrs Juan Morales Marfa and Mrs Ernest Arias Fort Stock ton among patients scheduled for operations on the fifth. Fred P Reeder Alpine and Mrs Juana Acosta Marfa plus Helen Acton Alpine are set for major operations on the ninth. Mrs Bob Turner Marfa and Mrs Bruce Sansom Alpine have major operations on the eleventh. A quoted aphorism about memory appears at the end.
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