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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1942
Page
3
Several loan companies urge applications while pledging no policy changes due to the war. Real estate touted as national wealth with ads for a 20,000 acre ranch at 3.7 per acre, fenced with net. S-Room and 9-Room homes offered with easy terms. Insurance notes urge increased values and larger policies.
A local title firm announces its team of skilled abstractors as the top choice for reliable title work and savings, inviting customers to compare and see the value offered.
Marathon society items list residents traveling to San Antonio and El Paso, visits with relatives, and regional communications. Marie Simpson returns from Phoenix with daughters, others visit hospitals, train travel, and army life notes. Birth reported for a son in San Antonio. farewell dinner for Cecil Meeks at Fort Bliss includes Eva Beth Montgomery as guest. several locals staying with family in Alpine and Sherman.
A Monahans resident announces resignation and states she has joined the U S Civil Service at Sloan Field Midland. Hollye reports enjoying the work. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Geo Skevington and daughter Cynthia visited Alpine. Deuce of Class Mrs Leroy Granger hosted a bridge evening with high scores earned by Mrs Lee Dragoo and Mrs Ralph Coe. Guests included Mesdames Jack Todd Mark Herrring Lee Dragoo C W Ellison and members Mesdames Ralph Coe Walton Shoemake and Miss Virginia Young. The Woman Service of Christian Societies gathered at Mrs Roland Martins home. Mrs Matthews leads a study course from the book Christian Roots of Democracy in America. Meetings run four consecutive Tuesdays with all members present.
District Superintendent Dr Geo W Shearer led morning service in Roswell New Mexico with a covered dish luncheon in the Fellowship hall. Afternoon quarterly conference noted better church condition versus prior years. Ft Davis guests included D V Smith Nancy Clauson Iva Snead and E H Carlton.
Roe and Boyd lead a lively PTA play night as students enjoy a swell evening. The school announces a move from six days to five days a week and confirms school will be out in May due to calendar adjustments.
The Girl Scout unit met Tuesday February 18. Minutes read, roll called, and tenderfoot requirements discussed. Next meeting will prepare salads as Scouts enjoyed dancing and a new dance step was learned.
information, description and location of this land, together with application blank, will be furnished free. Write Bascom Giles, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Austin, Texas, for details.
Alpine vocational agriculture students will move into a remodeled old school building now near completion. A 16 by 42 foot shop, a 22 by 16 foot classroom, rebuilt interior, new wiring and heating, and an exterior repaint are planned. The boys will landscape the grounds and welcome donations of trees and shrubs from the public.
A brief thanks for sympathy and flowers following a bereavement is extended by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frazer and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Legros. Also a Department of Commerce note says items for Americans serving in the British armed forces are admitted duty free.
The quiz lists ten questions covering geography science and history with a patriotic insert Remember Pearl Harbor Buy Defense Bonds.
A fragment notes that thunder is not heard more than about 20 miles from a lightning flash, indicating a rough rule of thumb about storm distance.
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