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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1950
Page
4
A HOPSON & HOPSON realty notice offers FHA priced homes on easy terms eight to ten thousand options include a half price sale, small ranches, business buys under 15000, and Davis Mountain cattle ranch. It promotes town lots dwellings businesses and ranches with loan connections and insured service.
Alpine residents and guests are noted in a long column of visits travel and health notes. Names include Joe Toombs Lubbock Dom Adams Tucson Clay Holland Faywood Idaho Falls visitors James Bow Odessa to Alpine for highway work Dr W E Lockhart El Paso to meet travelers Miss Madge Brown St Paul Minnesota and others. Birth announced Henry Hank Well March 2 to Reed and Mrs Robert Well. Several patients listed with treatments and surgeries in Marfa Marathon and nearby towns.
Purchase of the Presidio water works by Bob Wyatt of Alpine was announced this week. Wyatt, who runs Alpine Plumbing Co., will keep his plumbing business here while Presidio operations are managed by Ford Weber. Wyatt’s son Jesse, Sul Ross College student, will take over local plumbing after August graduation.
Palm Sunday will be observed at the Presbyterian church with a special service at eleven. The Chancel choir directed by Glenn F. Davis and the Chapel choir under Mrs. Glenn F. Davis will sing. The pastor will bring the message titled The King. Communion of the Lord's Supper will be observed. Evening Vespers at five and the Easter Cantata Penitence Pardon and Peace by Maunder will be performed.
The Alpine Country club will be formally opened on May 10 with details to be announced later. The date follows an investigation of calendared events to avoid conflicts, officials said this week.
Relatives visiting from Midland Stanton and Fort Worth attended the funeral for Claudie C Holman last week. Honorary pallbearers named included Geo H Storey Roy Whiteside Peyton Cain and E E Johnson.
The Avalanche lists candidates for office subject to voter action in the Democratic primary on July 22, 1950. Paul Moss seeks Representative in the 16th Judicial District. Brewster County nominees are Ivey Ellis and Jim Skinner for Sheriff Assessor and Tax Collector. Mrs Avora Owens is candidate for County Treasurer. Clint Fulcher runs for Commissioner Precinct No. F, County.
Coaches Ken McAllister and James Crawford revealed 29 Alpine High players trained for a 1950 schedule featuring 12 games. The Bucks open April 4 at home vs Marathon and travel to Marfa Sanderson and Alpine venues, with standings based on percentage.
Chief C T Baylor of the Navy Recruiting station in San Angelo will be in Alpine Tuesday April 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the post office building for interested men age 17 to 31. A large drive targets enlistments as Navy training offers 62 trades after recruit schooling. Did you know the Red Cross drive was on.
The family of C. C. Holman expresses heartfelt appreciation for kindness shown during their bereavement. They thank readers for acts of kindness words of sympathy and the flowers.
A special Good Friday service sponsored by the Alpine Ministerial alliance will be held at the First Christian Church at 7 30 p m on March 7. Presiding will be Rev Fred S Rogers with multiple area pastors delivering the Words and hymns and special music listed in the program.
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