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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
8
Fragments show Lopor piRECTORY entries for Abekah Lodge Nannie J 0 and Alpine Lodge No 86 hosting visiting Brothers. References to a meeting schedule on Saturdays at 7 o clock, with Kinights of something, Sheriff and Justice Court mentions, and a city commission line.
Fragmentary notice references a new train schedule for KC Ma with arrival at 190 feet, plus a mention of No 10 and No 102. The garbled text also cites trespassing and a manager asking about a home paper subscription.
Marvelseal offers teak coating claims for fireproof and waterproof protection cheaper than paint with a tonal guarantee for ten years. The notice warns against asbestos fiber roofs and directs responses to G J Lucchese in Antonio Texas via Jnc A Weyerts Agent, requesting attention to letters.
Readable fragments describe a new three piece suit or shirtwaist outfit. The note mentions an arrow girdle and Botton style details as part of a dressed look. Includes brief reference to men wearing the ensemble in a wearable, domestic setting.
John Clifford a Citford Baptist minister and former YMCA chief worker is praised as a wartime hero. He served on the firing line among the hardest infantry and earned the Croix de Guerre for extraordinary bravery amid heavy shellfire.
A damaged clipping describes a rescue attempt involving a Sixth Warines group and a figure named Colamertae W. Cate. It mentions safety, prior harm, and a vow to live with a YMC A in Prune, plus a jump at Ht Als in Tucson, Arizona, but many words are garbled and names likely miswritten.
Fragmented OCR recounts a small army under a Binmone executive in the Southern department of the YMLC, named officially as the ne personnel army YMC. It notes about 1000 members, now shrinking amid destabilization, with 300 charged on February 1 as the department’s camps in six states operate from San At.
The Hudson Hut Mobuten New doreey claims to be the world’s largest YMC A hut facility. It serves 8008 men daily and offers barber shop, tailor shop, shower baths, locker room, a theater, lounge, twelve billiard tables, soda fountain, hostess room, reading room, and seven fireplaces. Officers and staff use 15 cent police and shoe shines, with popular services like shaves and 28 cent haircuts.
Policy note from the U S Department of Labor signed by Secretary W B Wilson outlines plans to construct homes schools churches and roads to improve living conditions nationwide. The message emphasizes civilian welfare and national development through infrastructure and public works initiatives.
Fragmentary World War I notes describe a canteen helper unit in the St Mihiel and Argonne sectors. It recalls shellfire wounding four of Uncle Sam’s men, with one mortally struck and others hospitalized for weeks. The text places these actions with units in the Eighty-ninth Division, various regiments, and field service near Toul.
Fragments recount a chaotic night as shells and bombs strike near a local YMC building. Descriptions mention a frightened crowd, a nurse or worker in a canteen, and German airmen passing overhead. A dog is noted unharmed amid smoke, with bits of cloth and debris scattered nearby.
C W Livingston and W G Youre of Alpine Texas operate Marra Lexas Funeral Directors and Embalmers providing local funeral services and arrangements for area families.
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