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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
6
Marathon News covers a poem themed wedding scene in a town columnist style, local visits and travels, church notices, civic events, camp plans, canasta party, a death notice, and public notices including Alpine ordinance on sidewalk liability, with community achievements and University of Houston ecology field class welcome.
The pastor reads Gus with Mrs Har Us providing musical support. The sermon titled A Father's Da tes cites Eph 6 4 and other scriptures to contrast old and new testaments on childrearing. Next Sunday World Service Sunday invites all community to morning and evening fellowship. A poem by Geo. An arts member appears in the text.
John J. Middagh, assistant journalism professor at Texas Western and former Odessa resident, named director of District Judge Paul Moss campaign for Congress. Middagh will work with public relations chief Vernon Smylie and emphasizes Moss as a candidate with integrity and high moral character.
Isoun Middagh worked as a reporter for The Oklahoma News in Oklahoma City and The Odessa American. He joined the El Paso Herald-Post staff in 1939, served four years in Infantry in Europe, earning a first lieutenant's rank. After World War II he returned as reporter and telegraph editor. his wife Winifred is from El Paso and they have two children, John and Willar.
A compact roster lists ALPINE AVALANI M A Webb Lynn Forbes Merle Friesen along with bookkeeper Mrs C D Wood Society Editor Mrs A N Alkire Fort Davis Correspondent Mrs M L Causey Marathon Corre Editor Publisher.
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Alpine Texas under the act of Congress of March 3 1879.
Rates listed show two dollars per year for Brewster and Jett Davis counties with an eight month term at one dollar thirty five cents and two dollars eighty cents per period for the unspecified plan.
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