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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1941

Page

7

War Relief Production notes by Brewster Red Cross chapter

The War Relief Production department of the Brewster County chapter of the American Red Cross shipped 725 layette and clothing items to Harborside Jersey City. Volunteers led by chairmen and dozens of helpers produced baby layettes, shirts, gowns, pajamas, dresses, and sweaters, with detailed lists of contributors and coordinating members. The report also urges continued support and local patronage.

Department OF County Red Cross War Relief Production Department Brewster County American Red Cross Harborside Warehouse Jersey City New Jersey P. W. Cartwright Mesdames Nutt J. W. Ferguson Bruce Duncan Barrow Seybert Stovell Long Carson Garnett Keane Ezell Cox M. P. Slover Brady Featherstone Woodward Fern Slover Storey Hoyle Cooley Ellen Hudson Mesdames Thompson Kempen Stowell Fielder Parker Fabian Slight Pope Wood McMurry Engle J. S. Arledge W. D. Burcham R. J. Ratliff F. P. Reader Fain Cooledge White Hill H. W. Morelock Hudson Littleton Cone Walters Wheat Winkler L. B. Guthrie Ross Miller Ray Spence Loyd Henderson H. R. Gard Roy Lassiter F. L. Clark Harborside J. C. Coleman The

Texans thwarted by fire and powder mishap at El Paso camp

Delegates to the TIP A Meet in El Paso describe chaos as arms and ammunition piled at camp ignite, triggering a vortex of explosions and a rout. A blinded frontier scout reports lighting a pipe with powder for kindling causing the blast, while the army fights grass fires and barely survives a third close call in Smithwick’s account. A promotional note offers 25 percent off scrip from The Avalanche in El Paso.

San Jacinto Smithwick Smith

Old Noah Smithwick Missed Fight At San Jacinto 105 Years Ago

University of Texas Library notes reveal Noah Smithwick, a ranger in the 1836 Revolution, missed the battle but joined the aftermath and later described the siege and battlefield horrors. He recounts how whiskey-boosted Texans rallied to turn the engagement, yet the danger persisted after the fight.

Noah Smithwick San Jacinto Charles C. Hucker University of Texas Library Texas Army Smithwick Texas Sam Houston Dissa

Steel Cavalry Bounds Into Action

Immigrants in Argentina are lodged for five days at government expense. A California man sued his wife for divorce claiming she forced him to sleep with a pet monkey. She said it was to keep him warm on cold nights. For engraved or printed visiting cards and announcements, see The Avalanche.

Argentina California

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