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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
1
A letter from Barry Scobee condemns the Rio Grande river misname while readers in Marathon and Hot Springs report frigid temps and blooming bluebonnets. The note cites Corwin Redell from WOAI and mocks pledges between Germany Russia and Romania amid wartime rhetoric.
Sloan was elected president at a Tuesday noon meeting in the Methodist church basement. Pete Adams named vice president Burr Thornton sergeant at arms. Sport Gunn chaired the board with Bill Winter Hiram Maxey Bill Allen M C Hollingshead Clinton Carroll as directors. Twenty eight members attended the luncheon and a Friday night officers’ meeting was scheduled to elect a secretary-treasurer and plan activities for the coming months. The next meeting will be Tuesday noon in the church basement. A Central Power and Light crew works on extending a power line to serve Twin Dairy and suburban homes on the city’s southern outskirts.
Mayor L B Starns proclaims March 31 to April 7 1940 as Texas Health Clean Up and Safety Week urging schools churches clubs newspapers and civic groups to cooperate with state health and safety agencies to protect health safeguard motorists and beautify the community. Officials urge citizen participation and consultation with city leaders to maximize benefits.
Spring warmth returns to the Alpine area after recent freezes. A light morning dusting and a brief shower west and south of Alpine preceded milder days. Easter services for Alpine Commandery No. 90 Knights Templar will be at the Christian Church in Marfa Sunday evening with Rev. M. A. Buhler preaching. many Alpine knights plan to attend.
Opening announced for a new storage plant for furs and clothing by Bill Winter of Winter Cleaners. The moth fire and dust proof facility is in the A Vick Winter building south of the 8 P station.
Corpus Christi properties valued at 1 million dollars were donated to Baylor University in Waco and the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. The Corpus Christi endowment includes the 12 story Nixon building 33 acres of land and wharf properties. Kokernot of San Antonio directed the gift through the Baptist Foundation of Texas and asked for no public announcement.
E Ritenour and H W Sprague open a cafe in the building owned by Mrs Daiy E Burke opposite Lange Boot Shop. The Ritenours, longtime Log Cabin cafe operators, will run the new business with plans for extensive improvements before an official opening. A separate note mentions an unusual contest with a boy and girl winner to be presented Friday during a screening of Mystery at Midnight, urging readers to vote.
Dr. Joel Wright the county health officer says Alpine’s smallpox situation is under control with only four cases all among Mexican residents south of the S P railroad three detected March 14 and one the next day a physicians conference on March 18 outlined a vaccine protocol patients pay for vaccination by doctors at one dollar indigents assigned to doctors of choice vaccination of all residents is urged quarantines remain in place but are largely ineffective vaccination over three years old should be renewed golfers advised to watch exposure as further details continue on page 5
Plans underway to replace seven 1000-watt globes with 750-watt lamps at Central ward school grounds for night play. Alpine Rotary Club sponsors the league with help from local merchants. about 165 dollars needed, 70 raised recently. Seven teams played last summer with Henderson defeating W and W Juniors for the title. A meeting is set for tonight at eight in the Junior high study hall to organize the coming season. last year drew large crowds and high interest.
Mrs. H L Kokernot, a member of a prominent Texas family, dies at her San Antonio home after a two month illness. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with Rev. Perry F Webb officiating. She was active in church and civic work and served on the Mary Hardin Baylor college board. Surviving are her husband H L Kokernot, a daughter Mrs J G Hardie, a son H L Kokernot Jr, and several relatives.
Georgia Nicklett the Hollywood pianist appears here on April 2 in a joint Tri-Arts recital with Gladys Petch. Nicklett, pupil of Samuel Ball, will perform a diverse program including Chopin works and Grieg concerto, on a tour across Arizona New Mexico and Texas. The piece notes her Twenty-year-old stature and powerful technique. The health week proclamation by Mayor Starns urges trash removal and city cleanup with cooperation from churches clubs and residents.
PTA members and townspeople attended a meeting featuring Dr. D. B. Harmon of the State Health Department. He discussed the mental health division and its relation to school children, noting suicide and homicide as top causes of death in ages 10 to 19, linked to mental maladjustment and physical defects.
Alpine schools will not participate in the bi county Interscholastic league meet in Marathon next Friday and Saturday due to a smallpox scare. Marathon and Sanderson officials moved the event to allow Alpine entrants to join the district meet without elimination contests.
Sul Ross college closed Wednesday afternoon for the Easter holiday period with classes to be resumed next Tuesday. Many students left to spend the weekend at their homes in various parts of the state.
City officials reported the municipal water well reached 635 feet yesterday after a two week repair pause. Geologists anticipate a robust water supply around 950 feet as drilling resumes.
Sul Ross College president Dr. H W Morelock and faculty members joined Alpine public school educators at a El Paso teachers meeting. Attendees included Supt R M Bankhead and city staff. Slover was re elected secretary of the regional organization.
Pink Phelps, deputy tax collector, says over 600 motor vehicles in the county remain unregistered as the 1940 license deadline nears with eight days left. Through yesterday morning 435 licenses were issued including 330 passenger vehicles, 62 farm, and 43 commercial. Last year’s total by deadline was 1080. Vehicles must display plates to operate on streets after April 1.
Safeway stores purchased two blue ribbon calves from the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show. The prize calves will be sold in the local Safeway meat department. Bob Blalock, manager, announced the purchase this week. Cuts from the prize animals are featured in Safeway's weekend values advertisement in The Avalanche.
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