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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1943
Page
2
Miss Pauline Shaw visits her mother in Jacksonville and many local residents are listed visiting relatives in Pecos Hamlin Clovis San Antonio Houston and other communities. Several people travel for work school or family reasons with notes on relocations and short visits.
Mrs J G Leath 403 E Main Ave phone 299 advertises a furnished room for a day worker. Also mentions Alpine on West Main fully equipped rooms and a request to buy used divan, rug and chest of drawers, with Alpine Disposal Service handling hauling and moving at reasonable prices.
Lubbock officials from the Office of Price Administration remind the public that rumors of clothing rationing are unfounded. National OPA and WPB leaders say there is no shortage of clothing and no machinery is in place for clothing rationing, per War Information Director Elmer Davis after talks with Nelson and Sirown.
Buy war bonds and stamps. A graduate of Texas U last summer has been commissioned an ensign in the navy. Mrs W B Herrmann of Enterprise Kansas visits Alpine for granddaughter Olivia Garretts marriage to Master Sergeant James C Hudson on March 7. Bo Frazer, former Alpine resident and Sul Ross graduate, now a navy physical education instructor in Rhode Island, on furlough. Pte Ray Morrow in the air corps stationed at Midland visited Mrs Morrow and baby. Cora Lee Morrow has joined WAAC training in Des Moines. Lieut John Mollana, on furlough, returns from Alpine to El Paso en route to duty in Alaska, accompanied by several relatives.
Baptist and Church of Christ notices list Sunday school times morning services and evening worship, midweek gatherings, and pastors names J amishan WITTNER later BUFORD ISAACKS, plus JAS A FRY. Public church times include 9 45 a m 10 50 a m 8 18 p m and 9 15 p m with choir rehearsal Friday at 8 00 p m.
Alpine Rotary heard a youth service program by Alpine High School students from the FFA, home economics, and science departments. Otis Coggins spoke for the FFA about shop work, gardens, and livestock projects. June Joyce described home economics work training girls for homemaking or careers as dietitians decorators or nurses. Robbie Coleman discussed science studies and a well equipped laboratory aiding future national development. Frank Skevington announced the Boy Scout hut deed to relieve city housing needs. Frank McCollum was nominated for club president next year. Glenn Burgess said USO representatives will finalize two buildings for the organization. Rotarians were urged to offer lodging for cadet graduation visitors and keep Alpine money in Alpine trade.
The weekly Lesson-Sermon in Christian Science Churches focuses on the Golden Text asserting God’s greatness and glory. It references the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy as guiding text for spiritual understanding.
St James Episcopal Evening services at 5 p m on the first second fourth and sixth Sundays Holy Communion at 11 am on the indifferent Sunday each month Church school at 10 led by A J Bierschwab General Superintendent Morning worship at 11 sermon by the pastor Union evening service at Methodist church sermon by Rev Fred Rogers Special music by the choir Ray B McGrew is pastor
At Legion Hall Nazarenes invite the public to Bible school Sunday at 10 a m and an evangelistic service at 8 p m led by Pastor Kelton.
Private Earl W. White, colored soldier at the advanced lying school, died Thursday at the base hospital from a bullet wound received near noon while resisting arrest by Patrolman E H Gilbert. Under a court of inquiry in Alpine, evidence showed the shooting occurred southwest of the U P railroad. White’s body was shipped Friday to Hempstead for burial. Also noted: total truck excise taxes in the U S rose to 476000000 in 1940, over double 1930. Army seeks scrap metal.
A set of ten general knowledge prompts covers Poe rats Bible prophet bald head, Zee naming, alphabet origin, parchment makeup, Sappho line author, laissez faire meaning, Nobel fortune source, and Branza Braanza monarchy rule until 1910.
Ira Bowles, a Westminister College post graduate student in Princeton, heard Madame Chiang Kai-Shek speak at Madison Square Garden when the choir attended. The Westminster choir then performed a Russian choral work with the NBC orchestra under Stokowski, broadcast Sunday March 7, and made three 30 minute recordings for government to counter Axis propaganda.
A WAAC recruiting team will visit Alpine March 22 and 23 to interview and examine applicants for the WAVAC branch. Lt. Margaret C. Brace and Auxiliary Webb will be at the Social Security board office in the Holland hotel or at Sul Ross College. Eligible applicants are American women between ages 21 and 44 and qualifying entrants will receive transportation to El Paso.
In St Louis, police hunt brass buttons after a class of 35 graduates on March 1 sparked a shortage. They salvaged 1,000 old buttons so far and must source 830 more to equip new officers at the department. Meanwhile, Midland, Texas hosts a bombardier school where students drop 100 pound practice bombs nicknamed Troupie and Headache.
George C Smehton, a railroad worker in Kansas City Missouri, left one of his two lunch boxes in a streetcar shelter. The box contained all $65 worth of his lunch. No further details available.
Miners in several collieries across England are reducing the share of home coal they receive to boost the quantity available for the nation. The shift aims to support broader fuel needs amid shortages and ongoing economic pressures.
An advertisement from Hammond Indiana company Guarantee Reserve Life Insurance promotes a $1.00 monthly policy insuring two to six family members aged 1 to 65 without medical examination. It highlights up to $4266.00 of life coverage and includes address 128 State Street, Hammond.
The piece notes electric utilities paid 620 million dollars in taxes last year, accounting for 23 cents of every dollar paid to governments. It contrasts this with government and municipal power systems not paying, implying a broader tax and wartime funding debate.
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