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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1940

Page

6

Why Apache Peak Should Not Carry This Peak Name

The author criticizes naming Livermore Peak after supposed local heroes and editors. He questions the practice of honoring distant figures with land marks, notes the peak’s status as the region’s second highest point under the sun, and suggests alternative names like Comanche or local editors. He cites figures like Lieutenant Echols and discusses the public memory of past actions.

Livermore Peak Bur Wagers Mim Seit Davie Everett Echols U. S.A Port Davis Davis

Alpine minister conducts meet for Ozona Mexicans

Minister Frank Traylor of the local Church of Christ in Ozona conducted a meeting for the Mexican Church of Christ there this week. He reported strong attendance in Fort Stockton last Sunday with one restoration and one baptism. Twenty five attended the opening Ozona service Monday night in the debt free church building.

Frank Traylor Tocal Church of Christ and Ozona Mexican Church of Christ Fort Stockton Trayler

Lignin: A Byproduct Found To Bind Materials In Industry

Report notes lignin as a cementlike binder from by products of coal, oil, metal mines and manufacturing. It suggests lignin could support both business and industry and mentions vast underlying deposits beneath communities.

Bustagee Young Meat Laboratories

Rotary luncheon attendance slips from full group

Rotary News reports a near full attendance at yesterday's luncheon with four absentees. Guests included W M Turner Pecos Ray Hallman Howard Maxon Herb Halladay El Paso and Walter Avenell traveling employee of the Association of American Railroads.

Rotary W. M. Turner Pecos Ray Hallman Howard Maxon Herb Halladay el Paso Walter Avenell The Association of American Railroads

Spring Weather Hits Alpine Area With Warm Week

Spring weather has prevailed in the Alpine area with near-summer temperatures daily. Trees are budding and many fruit trees are in full bloom as old-timers fear the spell may end with at least one more freeze before settled warm weather arrives.

Typographical Union of Fort Worth Backs Park Drive

Local No. 198 of the International Typographical Union voted full support for Big Bend National Park at a meeting in Fort Worth. Woodman, a veteran union member and park chairman, led a 125,000 worker sympathy drive in Texas. The group approved a 25 cent per member donation and noted other gifts by chapels and individuals. Officers of the international organization also received endorsements. A 1931 cotton field gain in Pecos Reeves and Ward counties was cited as part of the year’s context.

Fort Worth International Typographical Union Big Bend National Park Project Wa Woodman Texas Pecos Reeves Ward Pecos River

Legion Auxiliary Seeks More Women Volunteers

Notice to eligible auxiliary members calls for women to join Legion Auxiliary. The Legion totals 23,319 members while the Auxiliary has 7,032, urging local unit presidents and secretaries to assist interested volunteers, with instruction offered by Mrs. Sarah Pugh. Do it now.

Legion Auxiliary Legion Auxiliary Sarah Pugh Amber

Law politely steps aside in deference to Cupid

A fragmented court note describes a judge acknowledging romance and deferring to personal marriage matters ahead of a legal proceeding. The text references Judge Touart and figures like Dan Capt and Fred Schell in a mobile viad er context.

Law Cupid Dan Fred Schell

Birth on Crestview Farm Sets Pig Litter Record

A Crestview Florida farm near Crestview produced a sow giving birth to 27 piglets, a litter regarded as a record by many observers. The birth occurred on the farm of J A Jordan and involved a family noting the event with local interest.

J. A. Jordan Crestview Fla

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