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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1941
Page
4
Local items list visits and travel from Alpine residents and guests. People travel to and from San Angelo Mesquite Fort Worth Del Rio Roswell and Houston, with several families and individuals visiting relatives, returning home or offering hospitality this past weekend and week.
The Men’s Fellowship Forum at the Presbyterian church, led by E. C. Coleman, met to view moving pictures of Old Mexico the Big Bend area and Alpine. A nominating committee was named to propose officers for six months: Ray Morrow LB Starns and C D Wood.
Will fresh fan in next 30 days. Ernest Gib bons, Box 876, Alpine. 228-tie MRS. JS. CARR HOME: 7 rooms, 2 baths, 3 lots, clear title, no encumbrance, $1600 cash ZIGHT GENTLE SADDLE forses. H. C. Goldwire, Box 476, Sanderson, Texas. 1-B1te. SMALL APARTMENT, College Ave, near campus. Mrs. W Miles, WILL GIVE $100 CASH And a deposit of $150 on any new Plymouth, for used light pickup or coupe. G. P. Smith, phone 325. 2.28-4e MISCELLANEOUS IF YOU WANT DIRT HAULED for your garden or lawn at reasonable prices see P.T. Toss, Alpine Disposal Service, th
Thirty five members and three visitors attended a sound picture by Standard Coil and Mr T A Beard detailing West to modern petroleum aided transport. The film traced ox carts to streamlined earth and air transit. B Kinney and Dick appointed a nominating committee for next year. Duncan Scott welcomed new members C M Corkran and Van Binion and Ladies Night is set for March 21 led by Alan Fraser.
Jack Lamb, noted photographer and fishing authority, now with Gulf Refining, will visit the Big Bend park area this spring to shoot color movies. W. J. Newell of Newell Oil Co announces cooperation to provide films for publicity in the Texas Big Bend National Park Campaign to raise park land funds.
National Park Service team led by Ed C. Preese with three colleagues from Washington D C conducts a two day inspection tour of the Big Bend area including CCC camp cottages at Chisos Mountains to study water and sewage installation. Also notes a jail sentence for James Wilson who forged a check used to buy a Bible after a Philadelphia store robbery unreeled by youths.
Sunday school opens at 10 a.m with Mrs Joe L Smith as superintendent Morning worship at 11 features a sermon by the pastor You Can Take It with You Evening service at 7 30 continuing the subject What Jesus Believed Fred S Rogers pastor Holy Communion and sermon next Sunday at 11 o'clock Public invited to attend G W F McKinney pastor
The weekly Christian Science lesson will focus on the divine word settled in heaven and faithfulness to all generations. It highlights Philippians 4 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me and stresses that true understanding of God requires eternal, consecrated thought and energy as the image and likeness of the divine being.
The Baptist Church invites worshippers to Sunday school at 9 30 with morning service at 11 and evening study on Sin. The Methodist Church lists 9 45 Sunday school and 10 50 morning worship with I Believe in Jesus Christ sermon and 7 80 evening service. The Church of Christ schedules Bible study at 10 am preaching at 11 and 8 pm services with midweek 8 pm and a Thursday women's class.
The Friendly Church invites worshippers to morning service at 9:45 with the pastor E Buford Isaacks delivering sermons at both morning and evening services. Evening worship begins at 7:30 pm.
The Avalanche lists five new readers joining subscriptions and thanks renewing patrons. Readers named include John Grove Alpine Mrs Frances Yous Sanderson Otis Ritchey Marathon F E Lewis Horseheaven Ore Alonzo Hord Alpine R S Carnes Alpine J F Scott San Antonio Mrs W M Oliver Alpine new Randolph Brown Alpine Chas G Burnam Alpine Eugene Parr Alpine Mrs J W Pate Fort Worth new by Eugene Parr Dr G W Worthington Marathon J Mosley Alpine 4 E Burgess Alpine J W Ferguson Alpine D M Carpenter Maiden N C J O Langford Hot Springs Mrs Eric Williams Alpine Mrs K G Hutchison Winslow Ariz now. Relief Agent Here P E Liles of Slaton relief agent is in charge of the Santa Fe Station here now. J R Green, agent since last. By order of the Pope the Vatican Guard will be armed with muzzle loading rifles of a type used 100 years ago rather than modern ones. The guard never shoots at anyone, so the gun type is not important.
A brief notice lists residents and names including Mrs Mary A Pierson Mi chon Mrs W H Lease Alpine S P White Alpine T L Hatch Marathon Jon Ritchey Marathon Francis Rooney Galveston, indicating a community or social roster among Alpine Marathon Galveston locales.
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