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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
2
All kinds welding auto and other repairing and shoeing offered by Don's Welding and Repair Shop opposite Masonic Building on North Pith Street.
An excerpted Rotary meeting notes Creigh warns business leaders face postwar competition from soldiers returning home. Slumps or rises in prices tied to purchasing power are discussed. Brewster War Fund plans involve community members, while local game regulations and open-season antelope permits are noted. Several Rotarians and guests are listed alongside field status updates.
4 H Club boys and girls urged to participate in Fire Prevention Week October 8 to 14 to reduce farm fire losses valued at 11 800 lives and 100 million dollars. More than 83 percent of rural fires are preventable and youth in the Mennen 4 H Farm Safety Activity plan to inspect and remove hazards on farms. Meritorious work may earn medals War Bonds 4 H Congress trips and 200 college scholarships. a plaque will be awarded to the county with the best farm safety program in 1944. Fire causes include defective heating and electrical equipment chimney or brush piles spontaneous hay combustion carelessness with smoking matches and improper storage of gasoline and kerosene.
The notice lists sugar stamps Nos 30 31 32 and 33 Book 4 valid indefinitely with stamp No 40 in Book 4 valid for 1944 sugar. Meats and fats stamps in Book 4 red AS through Z and AS through GS valid indefinitely at 10 points each. Processed foods stamps in Book 4 blue AS through 7 and AS through 18 valid indefinitely at 10 points. Shoes in Book III stamps 1 and 2 with airplane pictures valid for one pair indefinitely.
Local society notes show J E Casner and Mrs Casner visiting El Paso. Jo Anne Hill from Houston a guest for Mrs Maione Hills. Dr Rose W Coleman, a pediatrics resident from New Orleans, is vacationing with parents. Aging 92 year old M C Whiteside fractured an arm but improving. Cas Edwards and Frank Young joined by Norman Maier illness, San Angelo trip. George G Harwell, former Railway Express agent, now with company in San Antonio, visiting. Mildred G Jenkins and Winabeth S Buchanan take teaching jobs in Alpine schools. Mrs Lawrence Lacy leaves for Philadelphia to join Lt Lacy in Navy. Flora Daugherty travels to San Antonio and other cities. M M Daugherty in North Africa with Allied Military Government.
AUSTIN Sept. 27 The State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox urges all Texas births be registered through the Bureau of Vital Statistics. He lists many uses for birth certificates including school entrance voting citizenship defense and inheritance. Local Alpine registrar is Mrs M L Hopson.
Arnold Smith of Indianapolis was saved from a jail sentence for petty theft by promising to retire to bed at 9 pm for three years. In Fort Worth Texas patrolman John Nash alerted fellow officers after discovering two tires missing from his car and launched a pursuit to solve the theft.
Baptist Sunday school at 9 55 a m Don Littleton worship at 11 mid morning and mid week service Wednesday choir Friday 8 p m Training Union Sunday 7 p m Evening service led by Pastor R L Wittner Catholic Masses Sundays 9 and 10 30 week 7 30 p m 7 p m Francis Juaniz Eddy quotes God thoughts eternal and Spirit as sole cause Church of Christ classes Sunday 10 10 preaching 10 80 communion after evening 8 mid week Wednesday St James Episco Ninth Sixth St services 100 Sunday evening Archdeacon W J H Martin
A newspaper brief invites readers to Bible school at 10 a m and morning worship at 10 50 with sermon on The Riches of Christianity Tonight at 8 the sermon is They Took the Money and Did as They Were Taught The yes group meets for Bible study The Christian Science Lesson Sermon for Oct 1 centers on The Unreality The Golden Text and cited Bible passages are included Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is referenced
Morning worship at 11 led by Pastor Marvin Williams with Mrs Win er directing music and Miss Wahlers as organist. Evening worship at 8 features World Wide Communion and a sermon The Gift Within Thee. Junior choir performs. young people meet at 7 with Mrs Barrow guiding juniors.
Azarenes Bible school opens at 10 a.m. with classes in all departments. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Preins carves 13 Preaching service at 8 p.m. Mid week service at 6 p.m. You are welcome to all services. Pastor Winifred Kelton at Presbyterian Church and Pastor Fred Rogers. Superintendent Mrs. Dave Eliott.
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