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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
8
A flurry of weekend visits and trips spans Sam Antonio to Odessa Abilene and Dallas. Notables include Tess Young returning from Paso, Ben Anderson visiting Sanderson, and the Boudreaux Smith wedding guests from McCamey. District Attorney Alan Fraser also joined a Colorado fishing trip.
Visiting Rotarians from Marfa and El Paso attended a luncheon with three guests. The club approved forming a permanent public relations committee with M. M. Fulmer Joel Wright and Edward Bailey named. Mary Virginia McIntyre named Highland fair queen. A junior football game vs Marfa set for 3:30 pm at the Dust Bowl.
Notice states Cook & Cook Inc will not be responsible for merchandise sold without a purchase order signed by J F Coorpender, dated 9 27 3c. The warning targets merchants who may charge accounts to Cook & Cook Inc without proper authorization.
Mr and Mrs Fred Wilks and baby left Sunday for a two weeks visit with her parents in Ganado. Mrs Euna Wilks accompanies them to San Angelo. Mr and Mrs Jack Stowell plan to move to Roswell for a new greeter job at the Nixon hotel. S M Melton named deputy state superintendent with HQ at Stephen F Austin State College.
Fore watch and jewelry repair services gain a new addition named The Kandy Kitchen. An expert jeweler leads operations with a weeklong guarantee offered by Menreo.
Alpine Juniors tied 0 0 with Marcus Connallys Panther Kittens in the under 140 pound game and won 7 0 in the 100 pound class at Panther Field Fort Stockton. The Jackets host Marfa squads at Dust Bowl Junior High this afternoon after Marfa beat them in three of four games last season.
Delbert Bowles son of Nay Bowles left Sunday to enter Westminster College in Princeton New Jersey. He previously taught band at Rankin and studied at Sul Ross College while awaiting a full Westminster scholarship. His brother Ira Bowles is a Westminster senior and choir member who performed here in January.
Burwell Boudreaux has leased the Standard service station at Fifth Street and Holland Avenue from T. A. Beard Standard distributor. He will handle Standard Oil products with car washing lubrication and tire repairing services. A. C. Cornell managed the station recently.
Construction has begun on a five room stuccoed frame house for Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Burleson on West College Ave near the Motor Inn. The Burlesons moved from Sanderson with two children to attend Sul Ross College and local schools.
A scientific note reports that certain male spiders measure about one hundredth the size of females, indicating extreme sexual size dimorphism in the species and raising questions about mating dynamics and reproductive strategies.
At The Churches Methodist Church the church school meets at 9 45 morning worship at 10 60 sermon titled The Rich Young Ruler Leagues gather at 7 15 evening service at 8 and Jesus the Revolutionist. The Woman's Society of Christian Service organized Tuesday with 49 charter members out of town or ill could not sign but will bring total to well over 90. Twenty two persons have been received into the church in the last two Sundays. Ray B McGrew pastor.
The church offers Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. with morning worship at 10 50 a.m. on He is Able. A training union at 7 p.m. follows, then an 8 15 p.m. evening service on Gods Call to Repentance. Pastor M M Fulmer invites all to attend.
Bible study at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 with communion, evening service at 8, mid week 8 p.m. Woman's Bible class at 4 p.m. Thursdays. Minister Jas A Fry extends a cordial invitation to worship with us.
The Christian Church known as The Friendly Church reports rising Sunday school attendance. The pastor E Buford Isaacks invites all members to attend next Sunday’s offerings including morning worship with communion and sermon and evening services.
Sunday school opens in all departments at 9 45 a m Mrs J L Smith Supt Morning worship at 11 o clock Young people s vespers at 630 p m Evening worship at 730 p m Pastor Fred S Rogers announces times for services and church activities
Evening service at St James Episcopal at 7 30 Sunday invites all. Reverend G W S McKinney presiding.
William A. Newton aged 69 owner of a Brewster county ranch was found dead at his Fort Stockton area farm home last Sunday likely from a heart attack. He had lived alone at the irrigated sea area near Fort Stockton after selling his ranch to Ray Ogle. Newton, born in Lampasas county, is survived by two sisters Mrs. W. L. Taylor of Butler Oklahoma and Mrs. Lydia Taylor of Roswell New Mexico. Funeral services were held in Fort Stockton Monday.
Max Bentley editor of West Texas Today says he wrote the first news story about the Big Bend area and its possible national park. He recalled a 1923 trip with Townsend and Mrs Townsend to the Rio Grande and Del Carmen mountains. He praised Townsend plans and pledged chamber support to raise funds for land purchases in the region.
The Alpine area saw the first real touch of fall as a cold wind blew in prompting residents to fetch wraps. Clear skies yesterday morning offered no hint of rain though ranchers hope for moisture before frost to improve short grass. No rainfall has occurred in the immediate area since September.
The city will lift its irrigation water ban on October 1 11 but the temporary special rate will not return. Water used will be charged at the regular rate. Drilling at the new weir has been delayed about a month due to a fishing job and crews hope to resume soon.
Fragment notes that four units or areas saw rain with some spots reporting showers in this section only. The text lacks names dates places or specific measurements.
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