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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1943
Page
2
Local notes list Drs Milam and several visitors traveling to Dallas La Feria and Columbia for family and educational reasons. Residents report hospital stays minor injuries and recoveries while others attend graduations and community events.
California leads the Alpine fourth class with 22 WACs, followed by Pennsylvania with 14 and Michigan with nine. Other states contributing several recruits include Missouri New York Washington and Wisconsin with eight iris each. Ohio adds 20, Minnesota six, and four each from Iowa Kansas Virginia Texas and West Virginia. Alabama Arizona Colorado Illinois North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina Connecticut Florida Georgia Indiana Louisiana New Jersey Mississippi Montana two from each. A single recruit comes from Delaware Idaho Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico Massachusetts Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Oregon and North Carolina.
wartime ration details list sugar stamps 14 15 16 valid through Oct 31 plus 5 pound home canning, shoes stamp 18 July 16 to Oct 31, meats stamps with Aug and Sept expirations, fuel and fuel substitutes for gallons and different letters B C D E R T with usage rules, tire inspection dates by Sept 20 Oct 31 and bond purchases urged.
The Baptist church schedules morning worship at 10 50 with sermon on God's introduction of Christ and Christians. Bible school at 9 45 and a 8 30 evening service features a special message and fellowship. Mid week Training Union 7 00 p m and Wednesday 8 45 p m service. choir rehearsal Friday 8 00. Minister M A Buhler invites a Christian welcome at all services. R L Wittner quotes Prov 3 19. John Wey certs in Sept.
The Sunday lesson read in Christian Science churches centers on unreality with the Golden Text If God be for us who can be against us Romans 8 31 The lesson cites Jeremiah 81 15 and quotes from Science and Health noting Good cannot result in evil and that matter and mortal error have no creator The piece reflects period religious broadcast style.
Church of Christ classes meet Sunday morning at 10 00 preaching at 10 50 communion following Evening services at 8 00 Mid week services Wednesday at 8 00 pm Women s Bible class 3 30 pm Wednesdays We are glad to have you in these services Jas A Fry Minister St James Episcopal Commencing May 2 Morning prayer and sermon 1st 2nd and 4th Sundays 9 am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday am W H Martin Arch Deacon
A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to join services Thursday evening at 8 30. Winifred Kelton, Pastor. Presbyterian services at St James Episcopal Church Sunday school at 10 am morning worship led by Fred Rogers, Pastor. Men in armed forces noted.
The Mutual Broadcasting System and The Christian Science Monitor merge news gathering and distribution to create an integrated program. Beginning September 20, the show airs weekdays 5:30 to 5:49 PM Central. Monitor correspondents file daily reports from key global points. Stations include WRR Dallas KFJZ Fort Worth KXYZ Houston and KABC San Antonio among others in Texas.
Rotarians hosted Lt. Hark from Ft D A Russell and Lt. Col. Rain bolt with Maj. Gahagan and others. Hark described the Texas State Guard mission authority and its aim to relieve the army by training and mobilizing men ages 16 to 65. State Guard week will be observed across Pine and the state.
Maj Ladislaus Klohs Jr formerly Fresno county engineer's deputy has been named commandant of students at the pilot school Col George Hartman announced Klohs commissioned in 1990 and served active duty since 1941 in Stockton Field Sante Ana and at the base the major has two children Jerry and Karoly and Mrs Klohs will join him soon
A special Sunday service at the Christian church welcomes new pastor Rev. M A Buhler. Laymen and local pastors will give talks with special music arranged. The public is invited to attend.
The Corral notes wide land and cattle trades across Texas. Walser of San Antonio sold 815 acres near San Antonio and Corpus Christi for 32.50 an acre after buying at 20. Lyles buys the Mester son dairy farm west of San Antonio to breed Herefords and quarter horses. Joe Jr. brings 5,000 dollars at Tucson breeding farm. Wool prices rise as sheepmen shear early with Brownwood area reporting good mohair. Mason area calves fetch 11.5 to 12.5 cents before rain, deer hunting expands in Mason and Fredericksburg counties, and land prices rise in Gillespie and Mason counties. Brownwood Trading Co pays near 100 dollars per head for 26 mules.
Local families report service members in training and on leave from Kelly Field Fort Lewis Camp Leonard Wood and other posts. Names include Harold Nichols Pinky Walker C J Norman George Hovey Janie Rowland Ezekiel Wesley Boyd Wayne Hindman Lt Wm Winter Frank Sanchez Jr Travis Jenkins Henry Garnett and John Epperson Jr with brief home visits and APO mail details.
In a casual scene at Jeb Crowell’s, patrons share thoughts over beer about the world after peace and the promise of superduper highways. Doc Mitchell joins in, noting discussions on the future and its implications.
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