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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1949
Page
4
Mrs. Peyton Cain and two children visit Eldorado this week while Mrs. John Blevins travels to Odessa to see her sister. Numerous families from Midl and Midland host visitors and attend events across Texas including El Paso and Dallas trips.
For sale or exchange four room tile cottage on paved street. W- Wanted in-town lots. Also FHA six room house with modern amenities. Insurance pitches tout fire renters protection and family group policies. Loans on property and notes for sale. Hopson & Hopson Box 29 Alpine Texas.
A farewell tribute honors Reverend John Pickering of Alpine Texas and his tenure from July 1 1945 to Oct 31 1949. The poem praises his ministry warmth and faithfulness and wishes him strength courage and divine blessing as he moves to Houston for service with Noble B Armstrong noting his sermons kindness and devotion.
AUSTIN Oct. 28 Veterans of World Wars I and II and the Spanish American War will receive higher disability and dependency payments under a bill signed by President Truman. The Veterans Administration estimates 2 024 000 veterans will be affected. WWI veterans with service connected disabilities will receive full compensation instead of 47 percent. The bill expands payment durations for arrested tuberculosis cases and creates a new disability schedule of 150 dollars monthly for total disability and 15 dollars for 10 percent. Monthly allowances to widows with children are increased, and veterans with 50 percent or more disability will get additional dependents payments.
Rev. Wm. Wright of St. Clemens Episcopal Church in El Paso will conduct Holy Communion at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Marfa on Friday at 7 p.m. The service ties to a national religion movement and the public is invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Bill Massey announce a girl named Carol Ann born November 1 weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Mr and Mrs Rufus Hodges report a son named William Blaine born October 1 weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces. Mr and Mrs Sam White of Port Arthur announce a son born about a week ago. Mr and Mrs Levin Davis of O Donnell welcome son Jackie Mitchell born October 29 weighing 8 pounds 18 ounces. Mrs Davis is the former Miss Sara Joyce.
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold its two day state meeting in Lubbock beginning November 5 with a keynote by Clifford D. Cooper president of the United States Jaycees. Speakers include Dr J W Marshall Wayland College and John Rudisill Kansas Jaycee executive vice president.
The AAUW report from 30,000 members finds two main pointers for efficient education. College training should connect more to post college life and higher education should be broad and flexible for individual development. Guidance in selecting programs and personal issues is recommended as part of the solution.
The National Park Service reports total park visitors for Oct 1 to Sept 30 at 31,864,180, up 8 percent from the prior year. Big Bend National Park shows 60,255 visitors, an increase of 19,281 from 1948, with Alpine region noted.
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