Soldier Letters From MP Readers Praise and Banter
Three or four letters from soldiers and friends accompany the column, praising the Gloucester campaign and noting the author’s wartime experiences. Dr. Bill Lockhart sends a detailed V-Mail from the Pacific, describing Cape Gloucester, air defenses, and a morale-boosting dig at enemy plans while recalling camaraderie and vigilance. The piece ends with gratitude for reader letters and a call for more messages from certified readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lockhart
Pacific
Cape Gloucester
Fill
Lockhart
Bill
Gloucester
Air Corps
Joyce
Lallip
Billy
Alt ‘Hough
Jim P. Wilson
Bond
Col
Coleman's Sul Ross Lecture on Being World Minded
Dr. E C Coleman head of Sul Ross English department will deliver a Sunday lecture at Lawrence Hall at 4 o clock. This marks the fifth in the fine arts series at Sul Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EC. Coleman
Sul Ross College
Lawrence Hall
Sul Ross
Buy War Bonds Message Encourages Public Support
A wartime appeal urges citizens to invest in war bonds, urging financial sacrifice to sustain the war effort. The notice frames money as supporting troops and national defense, requesting immediate action and loyalty.
Highway 67 Survey Under Way Near Fort Stockton
Good progress is reported on the Texas Highway Department survey for a new 23 mile route of Highway 67 from its junction with No 290 west of Lake Leon to the Santa Fe crossing. D W Purington has established offices in Fort Stockton with a resident engineer and a local field party aiding right of way and center line location. Plans call for securing right of way and preparing for an early construction start as the project tops the postwar highway list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Texas Highway Department
D. W. Purington
Bruce Hinsey
Nelson Street
Purington
No. 290
Lake Leon
Santa Fe Crossing
Hope Gets Call to Army Deputy Hope Named In Alpine Move
A. Forrest Hope, deputy collector of internal revenue in Alpine, left last week for Uvalde and will report to the army this week in San Antonio. Harry W. Carpenter, previously deputy at El Paso, assumes the Alpine post and will relocate his wife and child here when settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Forrest Hope
Internal Revenue
Alpine
Uvalde
Army
San Antonio
Harry W. Carpenter
el Paso
Morelocks Attend Texas College Presidents Meeting in Saltillo
Dr and Mrs H W Morelock attend the May meeting of presidents of six Texas state teachers colleges and the board of regents in Saltillo Coahuila Mexico. Dr Morelock also represents Sul Ross College at a National Association of Elementary Teachers of Mexico meeting in Saltillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Morelock
Teachers State Colleges of Texas
Board of Regents
Saltillo
Coahuila
Mexico
Morelock
Sul Ross College
National Association of Elementary Teachers of Mexico
FFA Judging Team Wins Big at Texas Tech Livestock Meet
The Aromine and Balmorhes FFA boys tied for first in the annual Texas Tech boys livestock judging contest in Lubbock. Over 120 competitors, 50 chick pens, dairy cattle division saw Jiggs Davis and Billy Gene Perude tie for second in individual scores, with Billy Gene fifth high overall. Alpine won a banner and trophy for the dairy cows, Perdue and Davis earned ribbons, and the poultry team placed tenth with Caldwell, Harfst, and Fry among its members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Texas
Jiggs Davis
Billy Gene Perue
Billy Gene
Carl Shults Jr
Perdue
Davis
Billy Caldwell
G. H. Harfst
David Fry
Caldwell
Wac Writes of Interesting Visit To Cairo Sphinx and Other Points
Fort Davis April 25 Professor George Van Biesbroeck at McDonald Observatory shares a March 13 letter from daughter Micheline Van Biesbroeck a WAC at Allied headquarters in North Africa She recalls travel near Cairo Egypt including trips to the Pyramids and the Sphinx and describes hotel life at the Mena House and daily WAC duties There is mention of an air trip with rough weather a long work schedule and a shopping tour for WACs with cosmetics scarce in Africa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wac
Cairo
Sphinx
Fort Davis
George van Biesbroeck
McDonald Observatory
Avalanche
van Biesbroeck
Micheline
Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Micheline van Biesbroeck
Micky
Sucer
Wacs
Cari
Egypt
The
Pyramids
Mena House
Roosevelt
Churchill
Nile
Army
Chicago
Ross
Africa
Mrs J L Shoemake dies pioneer resident of Brewster County
Marathon April 25 Funeral services for Jennie Hovis Shoemake died in El Paso were held at Marathon Baptist church with Rev W C Chavers and Rev Charles Walker officiating Interment at Marathon cemetery Livingston Funeral Home in charge She was born March 26 1875 in Ripley Mississippi came to Medina County Texas as a child moved to Brewster County in 1893 and married James L Shoemake on January 8 1896 in Alpine She left six children Thelma Chambers and Walton Shoemake of Marathon Cecil Shely of Tesnas Hortense Curtis and Richard Shoemake of Houston Bonnie Aust of Ysleta 13 grandchildren one great grandchild and two sisters survive Pallbearers listed.
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Marathon
Jennie Hovis Shoemake
el Paso
Marathon Baptist Church
W. C. Chavers
Charles Walker
Marathon Cemetery
Livingston Funeral Home
Alpine
James L. Shoemake
Shoemake
J. J. Shoemake
Thelma Chambers
Walton Shoemake
Cecil Shely
Tesnas
Hortense Curtis
Richard Shoemake
Houston
Bonnie Aust
Ysleta
Bertie Jones
J. D. Shoemake
Moorcraft
Wyo
Joe Granger
Tommy Henderson
Albert Gholson
Earl Clark
George Hargus
Willie Green
Avora Owens Named County Treasurer After Commissioners Meeting
Mrs Avora Owens was appointed Monday by the commissioners court to fill the unexpired term of County Treasurer A B Sandifer who died. The term ends Dec 31 this year. Five or six applicants were reported and Mrs Sandifer did not apply. Owens, secretary of the Price Panel for the War Price and Rationing board, will start duties once she qualifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avora Owens
Commissioners Court
A. B. Sandifer
Veteran Katy Engineer Succumbs on Fort Worth Run
Frank Quinn a 60 year old veteran railroad engineer and Denison native died Friday morning while operating a Missouri-Kansas-Texas freight train near Whitesboro Keller. Brakeman Moncrief assisted and the crew halted the train. Justice Hurley ruled death from natural causes. Survivors include his widow and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Young
Frank Duane
Fort Worth
Denison
Whitesboro
B. E. Moncrief
Moncrief
Mr. Quinn
Keller
Dumas
W.tanga
Hurley
Hopes For Frozen Food Locker Plant Dwindle
Claude R. Garner Jr the son of Mr and Mrs Claude R Garner of Alpine received his wings and a second lieutenant s commission at graduation exercises held at Frederick Field in Oklahoma on April 15 in a ceremony noted for military achievement and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. Garner Jr
Claude R. Garner
Alpine
Leutenant
Frederick
Okla.) Field
Alpine Lacks 56 Signers With Final Deadline Set For May 10
Alpine faces a May 10 deadline to secure 56 more qualified signers for a proposed 280 locker frozen food plant. CP L senior manager Norman and local head Littleton urged reducing capacity to 200 but WPB requires at least 250 lockers with 60 percent leased before materials release. Benefits touted include preserved meats fruits and vegetables and fresh interiors. Chamber of Commerce to form a committee to recruit renters. escrowed checks would be refunded if the project fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Ray Norman
Central Power and Light Co
Chamber of Commerce
Norman
Commercial Vehicles Must Have Tire Inspections Periodically
Dallas regional director John C Massenburg reminds operators of all commercial vehicles that tire inspections remain required under ODT order though passenger car tire checks are lifted by the OPA effective April 20. Under ODT 21 amended, trucks buses and taxicabs must have tires checked after every 5000 miles or every six months if mileage is under 5000. Inspections may be conducted by any agency designated by the OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Massenburg
Dallas
Division of Motor Transport
Ofice of Defense Transportation
OPA
Club to Sing at Christian Church Musical Service
A special musical service will be held at the Christian church Sunday morning announced by pastor Rev. M. A. Buhler. Mrs Graves Bogel's glee club will sing several songs. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
M. A. Buhler
Interest Grows Around Alpine Texas Well Test
Swabbing continues at W. B. Hinton No. 1-A Texas American Syndicate test well twenty one miles northeast of Alpine. The hole was plugged back to nine thousand thirty feet and gun perforations extended to eight thousand six hundred feet. Ellenburger entry at eight thousand three hundred sixty five feet yielded gas and rainbow showings. Sinclair Prairie Oil Co reportedly acquired ten year leases on about ten thousand seven hundred acres in the area, with blocks and surveys detailed among several railroad and land companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hinton
Texas American Syndicate
Alpine
Ellenburger
Wildcat
Varous
Sinclair Prairi OS Co
Floyd C Dodson
Gh&sa Ry. Co
Ry. Co
El&rr Ry. Co
El&rr
Gh&sa Ry
Last Chance to Hatch Eggs via Alpine FFA Incubator
Alpine FFA chapter announces tomorrow is the final day to submit eggs for incubation. Citizens wishing to hatch eggs must contact Mr. Mitchell and the boys immediately to participate in this community service project aiding local food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Citiezens
Mr. Mitchell
Dole dies after long illness in Alpine suburb
M Dole aged 63 died last Sunday afternoon after several months illness at his Alpine home. Resident 16 years, he worked as a printing and stationery representative. Born January 13 1881 in Mason Texas he married Oma Murray September 5 1916 in San Angelo. Funeral at Baptist church Tuesday 4 PM officiated by Rev Wittner with Rev Buhler aiding. Masons conducted service at Elm Grove cemetery. Survivors include widow daughter Frances Snow son David Snow and two sisters Mrs Sheffield Bellflower Calif and Mrs Finley Fife Texas along with several nephews and nieces. Livingston Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doole
Alpine
Mason
Texas
Oma Murray
San Angelo
Masonic Fraternity
The
Baptist Church
R. L. Wittner
Felix Garrett
EE. Johnson
Eric Williams
Paul Propst
Livingston Funeral Home
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Asia
Merrill's
Frank Merrill
O. K
Huge Caste
Fort Oglethorpe
Daytona Beach
J. L. Shoemake
Brewster County
Katy
Sinclair Prairie Company
M. Dole
H. M. Doole
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