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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
2
A 1907 Alpine newspaper fragment urges citizens to support the Liberty Loan program. The piece praises thrift and American industry, urging every man woman and child to contribute. It laments hardships yet promises stronger unity and backbone for the nation.
Mrs Nona Garnett Crawford, wife of Frank M Crawford and daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Garnett, died after a brief illness in Alpine. Born November 16, 1894, she was educated in Alpine Public Schools and graduated in 1912. She married Frank M Crawford in 1918 and had four children, with Lorena Rath born February 14, 1910. She was active in the Alpine community as pianist for years, a member of the Woot fan Circle and Alpine Choral Society, and attended Presbyterian and Baptist churches. Funeral services were held at Alpine Presbyterian church with a large crowd in attendance, the largest ever seen for an Alpine funeral, reflecting the deepmourning of her family and community.
A rough dialogue asks about government bonds, interest, taxation, and how money grows. The speaker queries repayment terms, annual yields, and whether principal escapes taxes, mentioning banks, merchants, and financial plans.
The Alpine High School Alumni Association passes a memorial resolution mourning Mrs. Noma Crawford. It extols her sterling qualities and extends sympathy to her husband Frank Crawford. Copies are sent to the bereaved family as trustees acknowledge their loss and seek comfort.
Extracted OCR fragment lists required details for registration including full name, age, home address, birth details, citizenship status, country of citizenship if not US, occupation and employer, dependents, marital status, race, and military service with rank and branch. The passage shows how a registrar would query an applicant.
Alpine lodge of Masons refurbishes hall with mahogany furniture in a modeled, harmonized redesign. The project updates the lodge interior to blend with traditional decor and improve the meeting space.
The eighth annual session of the Normal opens Monday at 10 o'clock with a faculty composed of Supt J E Conner Sanderson Supt J M Graves Fe Davis Miss Zonia Hell Ural fe Professor Ray Camp Midland College and Supt K R Mentley.
A fragment of a local item reports a theft at a school on a Friday evening near a center. The note mentions suspect activity and stolen items but lacks clear names or locations due to damaged text.
Banks will advance funds for Liberty Bonds to buyers who cannot pay upfront. The First National Bank and Alpine State Bank offer payment plans with down payments and scheduled July first installments, extending to December for multiple bond amounts. Interest for the six months is covered by the purchaser.
The Christian Church hosts Sunday school at 104, morning sermon at 11 48. Sunday is children’s day with a special program and a sermon for the children titled The Boy is He Naturally Lazy? Revival begins at the Baptist church. joint short services with children’s program and a Sunday night children’s service.
This is our third quarterly meeting with presiding elder WN to preach at 11 am. Let us hold a special feast to support the work of the standard throughout the summer months. JH Messer, Pastor.
Beginning Sunday June 3 the Baptist Church of revival meetings will be held under the pastor. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to attend and participate as possible. Services start each evening at 8 50 o clock. Come and bring 1 om ons it.
The Christian Endeavor Society will host a social on the courthouse lawn at dusk on May 3. Everyone is invited to attend. tickets are 00.
The executive committee of the Commercial club held a Tuesday session to decide on building an Eastern Star Home in Alpine. They planned to open all bids on the normal date Saturday evening at their club. Attendees included Dr B F Merkley R Heatley Clarence Hord and George Baines along with J D Jackson W E Caldwell and M E Caldwell.
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