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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1947
Page
7
The listing shows church schedule details with Frank C. Dutton Francis Juaniz and John E. Pickering cited as pastors or ministers. It lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning service 11 training union 7 p m evening service 8 pm and midweek prayer service on Wednesday plus choir meetings and youth gatherings.
The Weekly Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for Sunday September 14 centers on the Golden Text from Romans 1:20 about God’s invisible things evident in creation. It cites James 1:17 on every good gift coming from the Father of lights and from Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health page 301 noting that God is substance and man is the divine image, urging the substance of Spirit over matter.
Bible classes and services listed for a church week from morning to evening with Holy Communion on the first Sunday and a special Parent of First Graders message. Rev Dillon will deliver the evening address inviting parents to attend.
School authorities announced athletic insurance for boys in major sports for the coming year. Coach Cook and local insurers studied policies and chose the Inter scholastic league sponsor. One injury required dental examination, Mary Ellen Vanney with a broken right arm from Monkey Bars. Emileta Brown elected senior class president with Tommy Roberts as VP. Rosemary Crawford secretary treasurer. Shirley Blevins class reporter. Nine grade mothers named. Junior and Sophomore officers listed with sponsors and room mothers chosen.
Thirty four Alpine FFA members met Tuesday September 9 at the VA building. Officers elected Hugh Lancaster and Andy Hudson to fill vacancies. A committee planned recreational activities while Lamb show entries were set for the State Fair of Texas in Dallas October with arrivals October 3 and return to Alpine around October 8. Gilsonite is noted as abundant in Utah.
An unusual service of beauty and music will be held Sunday, September 21 at 10 50 a m in the church. Full details will appear in next week s paper. Austin H Dillon pastor.
The Sunday schedule lists Bible school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Bruce B. Martin leads the 11 a.m. service. An evangelistic service is set for 4:45 p.m. with a 7:45 p.m. midweek prayer meeting on Wednesday. Rev. Oscar and Nettie Hudson are the pastors. The public is invited to all services.
Church school Sunday at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Nursery for children. Junior choir meets Wednesday 6 30 p.m. W C Friesen director. Chancel choir Wednesday 7 30 p.m. Glenn F. Davis director. Special evening services announced by minister Fred S Rogers.
The district reports 42 teachers on duty with 23 holding MA degrees and 17 BA or BS degrees, two with three years of college work. Board president D L Cross notes 40 students covered the new teachers, leaving others crowded. Teacher pupil ratio runs about 1 to 20 across Central Centennial and High schools.
Kansas produced more wheat than any other state in 1944 with North Dakota second and Oklahoma third.
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