06 May 1938
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1938
Page
1
The text lists a weekly program with performances and a public mission charged, inviting attendance at two remaining events during the week’s program. It notes a scheduled sequence of shows and asks the public to participate in the week’s planned entertainment.
A fragmentary tribute extols the modern mother as a dynamic force in family life. It celebrates her endurance, guidance, and civic role while acknowledging the evolving duties she must balance at home and with her children. The piece envisions a mother whose influence persists beyond years through the lives she shapes.
CAMP TO YAHVALE Tex May 2 The First Cavalry Division under General Ben Lear rests near Balmorhas Texas with 3947 men. The CCC built a large outdoor swimming pool at San Solomon Springs providing relief after marches. The area enjoys a 33000000 gallon daily flow of mineral water and 70000 square feet of pool space. Local residents plan a rodeo and a large barbecue as troopers’ stay is organized with entertainment efforts and cooperative regional support.
A meeting of the Mest Meeday County Health Unit is planned with attendance from within the community. Bernsen of Souro will present on local health topics and related outreach efforts.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a change in the plea by a person identified as Brother Mil Can, with unclear surrounding context and no full names or case details readable.
A fragment notes a 4-12 drab at the start of the second quarter with unclear context and names. No full teams or outcomes are provided in readable text.
At a Davis meeting Monday afternoon members discussed a proposed AAA plan presented by A J Smith. George Jones chaired. The group endorsed three work types including erosion control, extension projects, and riparian improvements to provide access to grazing lands and stabilize slopes for cattle and sheep. If approved by the county board, funds may be sought from Washington. Experimental loco eradication using oils or acids was considered to reduce labor costs versus chopping loco by hand. Proposals also included pipelines from existing wells to lower grazing land using gravity instead of new wells.
The SR College seniors stage a performance tonight in the college auditorium. Cast includes student actors and faculty support, with the event expected to draw campus readers and local residents.
Mrs Otis Morgan died after a rifle discharged while she handed it to her husband to place the car after rabbit hunting by the roadside. She was struck in the side and died at Malays, fell town near Carlsbed before a physician could arrive. She was born August 28 1890 in Jacksonville Texas and lived in Alpine before moving to Mona thane with her husband. She was a Baptist and longtime pianist, survived by friends and former classmates.
Arizona University Wildcats dominated Texas Miners last Saturday night winning 20 to 8 at El Paso. Wildcats used three teams, rotated players freely, and disrupted the Miners passing game by intercepting five passes and bottling up Muchery’s running attack. Erwin Streus of Berlin, 13, began composing music at age 3 joins a band that has grown in popularity.
Health day activities closed the boys and girls week with services at the Baptist church where youth led all morning and evening worships. A union service at the Methodist church featured Rev. M A Buhler speaking on God's Greatest Example. A soap box derby on College Avenue drew hundreds, with Ibert Vanney winning and a team driven car placing second. prizes for top five and nearly a hundred donations from Alpine merchants funded the event alongside Friday field meet prizes.
Alpine residents, led by the Rotary Club and Supt. Drury Wood, push a campaign to publicize the U S 90 corridor from Jacksonville to Van Horn. The effort seeks local support for the final paving and to keep traffic on the route, benefiting towns along the line and the youth programs involved in the project.
A reader recalls a recent sermon praising modern trends and notes the church's growing modernization reflected in everyday evidences. The message emphasizes progress and the shift in religious life toward contemporary approaches.
Fifty attended the Lions club Ladies night dinner at the Methodist church. Moreton, Mrs. Pond and Mr. Pond were guests, Rex Koury entertained with six piano numbers including his own composition.
Heavy rains spread across the Big Bend Devis mountains through early days, with Alpine and Green Valley ranches reporting major showers. Government gauges near Sul Ree College logged thirty inches while West Alpine measured thirty four inches at a private home. Meriwether ranch and nearby sections saw renewed grass growth and showers.
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