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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1948
Page
2
A reader shares reflections on world crisis and the power of ideas from Victor Hugo. Ida Gamble praises the Avalanche and offers commentary on a local resident’s behavior, then discusses a civic note about a future generation to lead and judge human affairs. The piece ends noting a Sunday dedication of a new educational plant by the Christian church.
The Avalanche recalls events from 20 years ago including New Holland hotel opening with Clay Holland as owner manager and Roy Slagk as assistant manager, local bank deposits totaling over a million dollars, and road improvements along the Alpine to Fort Davis corridor. The note mentions Bever Franklin store opening planned, city politics, and community figures, with a personal ode to local life and a subscription nudge.
At The Churches Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning service 11 Training Union 7 p m Evening service 6 00 p m Midweek prayer Wednesday Senior choir Thursday 7 30 p m Pastor Frank C Dutton extends cordial welcome. Mass schedule includes Sunday 9 and 10 30 weekdays 7 30 Evening service 7 Father Roman invites worship 9 45 Bible school 10 50 Lord's Supper 6 30 Youths meeting 7 30 Sunday worship You are cordially invited to worship with us John E Pickering Minister.
A March 21 Lesson-Sermon for Churches of Christ and Scientist centers on the theme Matter and its critique. The Golden Text cites John 2 15 and the Preacher in Ecclesiastes 1 2 declares all is vanity. The Christian Science text Science and Health adds a line about Mind and perfection versus mortal mind vanity.
The Church of Christ lists Bible classes at 10 a m morning worship at 10 50 a m and evening service at 8 p m with a young people meeting at 7 p m and a Wednesday women’s class at 3 p m followed by a prayer meeting at 7 p m You are invited to attend.
St James Episcopal offers Holy Communion at 8 a m Church school at 10 a m and morning prayer with a sermon at 11 a m on the schedule.
Holy communion held at 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of each month with no sermon.
At 9:45 a.m. church school and 10:50 a.m. morning worship are held. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. The church offers Methodist Youth Fellowship programs including Asbury club for high school, Joyful Junior for grade school, Wesley for college, plus junior and youth choir practices. Austin H. Dillan is pastor.
Pastor I C Dunbar invites the public to a schedule of services including Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. on September 11, an evangelistic service at 7:45 p.m., and Wednesday midweek prayer meeting.
Presbyterian Church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Nursery for children. Junior choir meets Sunday at 6 30 p.m. directed by W. C. Friesen. Chancel choir practices Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. under Grenn F. Davis. Special evening services announced by Fred S. Rogers, Minister.
The Alpine Independent School District Board orders an election at the Alpine Court House on April 3 1948 to elect two school trustees. Carl W Shults Lee Smith and Al Donaubauer are named to conduct the election with returns to the Board as required by law and notices to be posted at three public places for at least 10 days.
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