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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1944
Page
3
Fort Davis hosts World Day of Prayer service at the Methodist church with 32 attendees. Local council led by Mrs A N Alkire, with five denominations represented, kicks off Lent observance now in its tenth year.
The Rev Charles S Walker presided over the installation of Women’s Society of Christian Service officers led by President Mrs William Granger and other officers. He preached The Whole Armor of God and discussed infant baptism with local families moving to Brady for work. School notes include Iron Duke film March 3 4 and a music recital at the high school auditorium.
Jean Goult, an 18 year old coed at Northwestern University’s Technological Institute, studies fire and sound resistant gypsum plaster in U S Gypsum labs. Her aim is to bring knowledge back to Britain to enhance post war building with versatile plaster and moldable gypsum products.
Newton wins first prize of 80c for selling the most PT A program tickets. Grubb takes second prize of 25c. Cox and Fryar win free tickets. Johnson of 6th grade shows stereopticon views of Carlsbad Caverns and the Grand Canyon. Fryar displays ore varieties from Western states. Glaze of 1st grade moves to Marfa Fort Davis. Boy Scouts plan a hike tonight to Musquiz Creek in Musquiz Canyon. Mr Kountz provides transportation.
The Miller family and Stewart relatives express heartfelt thanks to friends in Fort Davis and Alpine for kindness after the passing of Jeanne Stewart Bennett. Mr and Mrs F M Miller Mrs Myrtle Stewart Kenneth Stewart Carol and Betty Stewart.
Texas motion picture theatres sold 47,655,059 in War Bond sales, about 10 12 percent of the state's total 462,791,000, according to R. J. O'Donnell state chairman. Local theatres sold over 20,000 in bonds as part of the fourth War Loan effort, with 200 War Bond Premieres offering a bond as admission.
Fort Worth hosts the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show from March 10 to 19 with entries from over 12 states. A mounted parade will open at 2 p.m. March 10 at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Hereford cattle from seven states compete for $13,000 in prizes. Aberdeen Angus entries total 28 herds from six states. The event also features a major rodeo with top horses and the 1943 rodeo champions among the contenders for $23,275 in prizes across two daily shows. Mrs. George M. Baker, “Mom,” supports war work at the Fort Worth air base, sewing cadets’ uniforms and buying war bonds.
Remaining green and brown stamps in War Ration Book 3 will be used at present until they expire after March 20 1944. They will be accepted only at their nominal values of 8 5 2 and 1 for ordinary purchases, according to J Doyle Ceattle district ration executive for the Laibe book Office of Price Admin. This clarifies that ration tokens will not be given as change for these stamps. Red and blue ration tokens will be used as change only for those stamps from Ration Book 4 which became valid Feb 27 or after.
Detroit report describes March rush to meet income tax deadline as L M Hartline and W S Cookingham discuss the process. The piece notes the tax form complexity and the stress on filers, highlighting the national burden of tax regulations and deadlines.
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