Letters From Soldiers In The Pacific And New Guinea
V Mail letters from Corporal Howard Sonnier and Pfe. Jacob C Rodrigues share tales of heat, mud, and planes in the Pacific. Davis Turman’s poem from New Guinea praises Texas while a combat photographer reports action shots and wary moments amid jungle marching and lingering danger.
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Howard A
Chooch) Sonnier
Pacific
Spray Vols Serene” Co
Pfe
Jacob C. Rodrigues
Key Field
Miss
Orville Keese
Marathon
Davis
Tex) Turman
New Guinea
Keese
Hopson
Texas
New Fire Truck Chassis Expected In Next Few Days
The chassis for a new fire truck should arrive within ten days. Fire Chief J C Booley says it will go to San Antonio for equipment installation, including an 800-gallon per minute pump for town use and a 400-gallon storage tank for grass fires outside city limits. Donations from Alpine businesses and ranchers fund most of the project, with recent gifts from T A Beard and Mrs Homer Wilson.
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J.C. Booley
San Antonio
Coo
T. A. Beard
Homer Wilson
Hollis Brown Buys Fry Grocery and Home on East Main
Hollis Brown has bought the Fry grocery business on East Main avenue and the Fry home on the same lot, taking charge last Thursday. The Fry family plans to move to Abilene this week. Brown has served as pastor of the Church of Christ in Alpine since moving from Pecos four years ago, with no definite replacement announced yet.
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Hollis Brown
Groery
James A. Fry
East Main Avenue
Fry
New Game Laws Set Open Seasons and Quotas by State Agency
State Game Commission announces new game laws with open seasons from November 20 to 25 for blacktails and whitetails, one buck per hunter, and a black bear bag of one in unit areas. Quail season runs November 20 to December 31 with a 12 daily bag. mourning doves September 1 to October 25 with a 10 daily bag. Antelope seasons in Brewster Tex counties with specific dates. licenses issued after August 28. Landowners may charge up to 25 dollars to hunters on their land. ranch hunting designations to be assigned after drawings. hunting banned in Big Bend area and state game reserves.
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Fish and Oyster Commission
Brewster
Jett Davis
Reeves
Presidio
Hudspeth
Culberson
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
Alpine Air Rescue Stuns Burma With Silver Star Feat
Army Air Force clipping recounts Maj Vandeusen and Sgt Ogg rescuing two downed air crews in Burma after their transport planes were shot down. They landed on a river sand bar, camouflaged in sand, and braved Jap resistance to save survivors. Cpl Ray McNeill of Alpine was wounded. he expected quick hospital release.
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Burma
Army Air Force Base
New Delhi
India
Dateline
Ray McNeill
Alpine
Air Corps
Vandeusen
Maj. Vandeusen
Set
Sgt. Ogg
Mogaung
3Rd Division
Cpl. McNeill
Burma War
Run-off Primary Set For Saturday Commissioner Race Highlights
Run-off primary scheduled Saturday focuses on Prec. 4 in Terlingua and San Vicente with Louis Lewenthal facing Ray Oxle. State contests include attorney general Grover Selters versus Jesse E. Martin and associate justice Richard Critz versus Gordon Simpson. North Alpine boxes consolidated at courthouse. other precincts vote as in first primary. six absentee votes reported by yesterday noon.
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San Vicente
Louis Lewenthal
Ray Oxle
Grover Selters
Jesse E. Martin
The
Supreme Court
Richard Critz
Gordon Simpson
North Alpine
Marie Bobb dies in San Antonio at age 52
Former Alpine resident Marie Bobb died in San Antonio on a Wednesday after illness. Born May 16, 1896 in Alpine she lived there until adulthood. Her husband Captain W T Bobb, a veteran, was promoted to major the day of her funeral. Interment was at Dodd Field Cemetery. Eastern Star members led funeral services. WAR BONDS purchased today will save many lives.
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J. C. Bird
Frank Woodward
San Antonio
Frank
Bird
Marie Bobb
Bobb
S. F. Woodward
Woodward
Alpine
W. T. Bobb
Army
Kelly Field
Order of Eastern Star
Dodd Field Cemetery
Bloys Cowboy Camp Meeting Concludes Weeklong Session
Fort Davis reports the 85th Bloys Cowboy camp meeting closing Tuesday with strong attendance despite fuel shortages. Dr Samuel L Jockel led Sunday school study and Dr Edward Heinsohn delivered the 11 o clock sermon. Fourteen or eighteen conversions occurred, with some baptized on site and others to be received later by their chosen churches.
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Fort Davis
Bloys
Fts
Hte
Samuel L. Joekel
Austin
Edward Heinsohn
University
Methodist Church
Jockell
Vormon Yourey
Baptist Church
Midland
L. D. Anderson
Fort Worth
Idan
Prade
Soos
Churches of Ther Choice
4H Club Work To Start Next Month
Brewster and Jeff Davis counties plan 4H club work starting in September under county agent Frank Newsom. Forty one clubs will focus on beef cattle and fine wooled sheep, with boys owning and managing livestock, borrowing money if needed, and learning by doing through a county show in spring. Newsom will visit schools this fall and invites interested boys aged 10 to 20 to contact him at the Alpine courthouse or AAA office Fort Davis.
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Brewster
Jeff Davis
Frank Newsom
Newsom
Alpine
AAA
Fort Davis
Indictments in Brewster County land fraud scheme
Twelve men were indicted in federal court in El Paso on charges of mail fraud conspiracy and violations of the Securities Exchange Act tied to land sales in Brewster County. The SEC probe alleges tract by tract purchases from promotors sold at $20 per acre after land listings at $1.50. Authorities estimate 7000 to 8000 acres involved. several defendants are in custody or released on bond as investigation continues. Local visit notes from Bracketville and relatives are also mentioned.
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el Paso
Brewster County
Securities Exchange Commission
California
Harvey Williams
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Williams
Frank Mansfield
San Antonio
A. J W. Schmid
Mississsino
L. G. Thigpen
Los Angeles
Interstate Realty Company
W. C. Browne
Mississippi
J. Trent Barnett
C. H. Woodard
Ben T. Stowell
Mr. Williams
Guayule Rubber Seen as Postwar Competitor to Tree Rubber
Data from a Salinas California chamber of commerce report suggests private enterprise growing guayule could rival imported tree rubber after the war. Texas experiments show desert shrub culture may beat California, with guayule potentially under 10 cents per pound versus tree rubber above 14 cents.
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Washington
Orient
Congressional Record
Chamber of Commerce
Salinas
Cal
Quaytule Center
Texas
California
Alpine Area Receives Major Rainfall After Long Dry Spell
Heavy rains drenched Highland County last Thursday with Alpine and surrounding areas hit hardest. Totals ranged from one to nearly four inches in places, setting high yearly rainfall in Alpine and Marfa regions. Fort Davis and Marfa reported notable totals while some eastern and northern sectors stayed drier, yet widespread moisture eased drought conditions across the county.
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Alpine
Marathon Fon
Valentine
Davis Mountaine
H. le Kokernot & Son
Henderson
Marathon
Anderson
Nevill
Bird
Wilson
Marfa
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis
Alpine Soldier Dies of Wounds From Invasion of France
Pvt. Leandro Juarez infantry died July 13 from wounds received in action in France. Parents Jose Juarez and his wife advised by the adjutant general. Entered service August 13, 1943. Overseas four months, stationed in England before invasion. He was 19 last March. Buy War Bonds and Stamps.
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Pvt
Leandro Juarez
France
Jose Juarez
England
Alpine Airman Declared Dead After Missing in Action
Lt. Reuben F. Allen, a B26 bomber navigator from Alpine, was reported missing on July 19 last year during the Rome bombing period and has been officially declared dead by the War Department. Reared in Alpine, he formerly ran a service station and was connected to Marfa. His wife Ella Wilson Allen is the daughter of James A. Wilson and granddaughter of Jim P. Wilson. He is also brother-in-law to Mrs. Otis Kimball of Alpine.
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Reuben F. Allen
Ella Wilson
War Department
Allen
Rome
Alpine
Marfa
James A. Wilson
Jim P. Wilson
Wilson
St. Allen
Otis Kimball
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Rapher
Modeg
A. Vick Winter
Ladislaus Klohs Jr
Vick Winter
Rangoon
Marfacts
Jas. A. Fry
State Game Commission
Cunty
H. K. Starnes
Starnes & Mellard Texaco
Mr. Mellard
Fort Stockton
Humble Oil Co
Milton A. Weyerts
Bracketville
John A. Weyerts
Highland
Soaker
Santa Fe
Casa Piedra
Rio Grande
Wilson Ranch
P. Traine
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