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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
5
A veteran recalls intense house to house combat near a fortified city. He details wounded comrades, civilian refugees, and the terror of artillery and airship bombardment. The account contrasts fleeing villagers with German troops and notes the retreat, fires, and eventual fort siege.
The Bell Commission Company brokerage at Beaumont and Port Arthur has had its license restored by the United States Food Administration after paying the shipper losses for a refused potato consignment. The firm pledges to observe future rules and regulations to support wartime food distribution.
A candidate letter appeals to Brewster County women voters urging support for J. Allen Walton in the upcoming July primary. Walton praises women's influence in social affairs and requests their votes for sheriff tax collector, signing respectfully.
Directory listing shows Grove No 671 Woodmen Circle meets second and Thursday at W O W Hall Visiting Sovereigns to meet with Mrs W Garnett 6 Rebekah Lodge Nannie J Kesey Lodge 436 T O F meets first and third Thursdays at 7 80 p m Mrs E B Crawford NG Alpine Lodge 806 IO C F meets weekly Monday night visiting members welcomed Jas Arthur NG Alpine Lodge 746 A P A M meets first and third Thursday in Masonic Hall WE Caldwell W MS Camp No 491 Woodmen meet third Tuesday weekly at the Woodmen hall and lodge rooms
Brewster County Texas issues an official notice for the application for the last will and testament of Fred W Measday. The County Court of Brewster invites interested parties to appear at the Alpine courthouse on the third Monday in May 1918 to contest the will and seek letters testate.
Brews County residents and former residents listed as joining the nation's service. Names include Adams Richart Oke Biro Brown Caruthers Caywood Chambers Clark Galle Daugherty Cs Dem ment Farge Banisom Ream Bawards Austin Kimball Lachance McFarland Messer Setser Skin Harris Sta thin Whiteley White Delmer White Espinosa Maxwell Hilton Saith Pallanes Stator Pettit Young McSpadden Decie Monroe Crockett Frank Taut Ayers Jackson Witliam Humgardner Hatch Sheppard Apalevon Fisch Lindsay Van Meador Thomas Wilber Bentley Hallstead Wallace Ee Fauntleroy Hidgins Galindgs Miller Sparks Wilson Weathered. Includes notes on selection, donations, and railroad timetables from Alpine Marfa and Orient.
A garbled OCR fragment outlines court calendars with references to Precinct No 1 meetings on Mondays and county court sessions in February May August November with unclear weekday notes. It mentions Wednesday the first week and a sixth Monday after January, but details are unreadable.
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