Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Alpine Avalanche in Alpine, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1942

Page

5

Alpine Nutrition Course Opens in Late November

A new Cross course in Nutrition will start in Alpine on November 30 and run through December 11 with daily sessions 3 30 to 5 80 except Saturday December 5. Located in Room 210 Administration Bldg Sul Ross College the class costs 60 cents for a text. Miss Marie Bennettt head of Home Economics will teach and a completion certificate is needed to join the later canteen course after Christmas.

Sul Ross College Marie Benenett H. E Sul Ross Delta Kappa Gamma Marie Bennett Stather Elliott Irma Lee Batey Alpine Ruth Livingston Maria Lillian Karstendiek Shafter Ila S. Coan Fort Davis H. W. Morelock C. A. Brown Miltia Hill Beta Iota Scherzino Mosowski Melba Thurston Faye Vice Alpine A. W. Pope Pecos Graves Bogel Alpi T. H. Etheridge H. L. Kobernot Mildred Elliott George Baines Arthur G. Blucher G. P. Smith Robert B. Skees

Catholic Study Group Meets In Evening Session

The Catholic Women’s Study Group held a regular meeting with Mrs Charles Fabian last Thursday shifting to evening due to attendance. Mrs Charles Burling reported strong finances. after adjournment refreshments were served. Members present included Geo A Brown Fisher Burling Linn Sciex Lowe Berry and Hudson. Next meeting set for December first in the afternoon.

Catholic Women’s Charles Fabian Charles Burling Mesdames Geo. A. Brown Fisher, Burling, Linn Sciex Lowe, Berry ,and Hudson

Alpine Council of Church Women Meeting

The Alpine group of the National Council of Church Women will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 in the Christian church. Officers will be elected and Mrs. Ray B. McGrew will present a review of the book A Basis for the Peace to Come, by six international leaders, on a just peace. All Alpine women are invited.

National Council of Church Women Christian Church Ray B. McGrew Alpine

Mrs Sperry Hosts El Progreso Study Club Meeting

Mrs C E Sperry hosted the El Progreso Study club on Friday Nov 20 with Mrs W S Winter directing the program. The discussion covered four Readers Digest articles while guests Mesdames Hoak Kutzschbach and Barry attended and refreshments of popcorn in cellophane bags punch and mints were served.

Sperry EL Progreso Club C. E. Sperry el Progreso W. S. Winter

Postponed Meet of the Wednesday Club Held

A Wednesday Bridge club gathering was postponed this week with Mrs Crenin Hudson as hostess. Attending were Mesdames Shepperd Stove Burgess Wood and invited guests include Shellie Barnes E C Coleman G H Harfst AB Sandstead P D Coulson George A Brown de Polin J W Frazer George Kempen. Prizes were corsages of autumn leaves holding concealed war stamps awarded to Mrs Barnes for guests and Mrs Burgess for members.

Crenin Hudson Barnes High Burgess High

Alpine Presbyterian Church Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary

Residents of Alpine and vicinity join Presbyterians this week to mark the churchs fiftieth anniversary. A concluding program honors charter member Mrs Walter Garett as the celebration reaches its high point. Rev Fred S Rogers delivered the anniversary sermon On This Rock We Build as a full choir and lively flowers decorated the church. Open House followed Sunday night and a Pioneer Country Supper highlighted Monday evening with reminiscences from former pastors and Presbytery congratulations.

Alpine C. D. Wood Alpine Presbyterian Church Walter Garett Miltin Hill Bertha Lentz Gay Meriwether F. L. McCollum Fred S. Rogers Kutzschbach Rowland Baptist Church Ma ‘Sonic Lodge George Koury Lutie Britt Ne Litchfield W. G. Field Mary Ellen Garé Dorothy Coleman D. R. Elliott Richard Irving Ft. Davis el Paso

Calves Shipped From Five Towns To Dallas Home

A carload of calves donated by members of area Christian churches was shipped to the Juliette Fowler Home in Dallas last week. J. C. Williams, formerly of Fort Stockton, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel, a World War I veteran and oil transportation specialist who spent years in China with the Texas Oil Company and was in Shanghai when it was captured by the Japanese.

The Christian Church Fort Davis Valentine Marfa Alpine Juliette Fowler Dallas J. C. Williams Fort Stockton Wilams China Texas Oil Company Shanghai

PTA Thanks FFA Boys For Halloween Carnival Aid

The Parent-Teacher Association expresses gratitude to the FFA boys for assistance at the Halloween carnival under Advisor R. C. Mitchell and Supt. Bankhead. They helped erect and dismantle the stands, providing valuable support to PTA activities.

FFA Hallowe'en R. C. Mitchell Supt. Bankhead

Train loses tank car in midline derailment

A damaged report describes a middle train derailment near Denison where a tank car was flipped off the track. Officials noted delays and lack of engineer awareness as the incident unfolded during the run.

Denison Sith Erment

Rubber Prompts War Production Figures For 40,000 Ton Battleship

The article lists extraordinary uses of rubber to support wartime needs. It details how 100 pounds of rubber refashions into parts for a bomber, lifeboats, tires for trucks, and components for tanks and armor. It notes massive shifts from consumer goods to military applications.

Pounas Fuddef KO Comb

Eloppy wires life the focus on a startling tale

A fragmentary report notes a sensational sequence about a eloped woman and alleged societal reactions. Names and specifics are unclear due to garbled text, but the piece hints at scandal and coded references to relationships and networks within a community.

Also Mentioned on This Page

C.D. Wood RED Cross Study Club Jones Pennington del Rio 8. M. Melton Eulgna Rowland G. W. Baines Dessa Wright T. C Selvig Council Church Miss Blank
Search Courier

Search the Alpine Avalanche Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Alpine Avalanche?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication