Red Cross Drive Sets New County Record in 1942
Jeff Davis county led Red Cross roll call efforts with 1202 members surpassing wartime totals. Fort Davis and Valentine workers, including Miss Pearl Williams, Mrs. B M Vick, and junior campaigns led by W R Smith, Mabel Boys, and Carrie Alvis, posted strong local participation and funds exceeding 300 dollars.
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Red Cross
Jeff Davis
Barry Sco‘bee
Marfa
National Red Cross
Valentine
Alma of the South Seas reunites Lamour and Hall on stage
Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall headline the Granada musical drama Alma of the South Seas reuniting for a demand audience. Mother Nature appears in color as a tropical spectacle, with a Krakatoa scale eruption depicted on screen. Jose Granado and Hermina Hernandez wed in Fort Davis with about 50 guests.
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Dorothy Lamour
Jon Hall
Paramount
South Seas
Granada Theatre
America
Philip Reed
Lynn Overman
Katharine deMille
Alma of
The
Lamour
Hall
Hollywood
Jose Granado
Hermina Hernandez
Fort Davis
Justice of the Peace
Barry Seabee
Atom
Reed
Dorothy
400000 Air Cadets To Be Sought During 1942
The Army Navy and Civil Aeronautics Administration push coordinated college training for young fliers amid the national emergency. A 400000 pilot applicant target for next year was announced by Frederick Klein, coordinator at Franklin and Marshall College, with discussions in Washington among Army Navy CAA and college program heads.
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Army
Navy
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kast Rm
New York
CAA
Air Services
Maine
West
Frederick Klein
Franklin ‘and Marshall College
Lancaster
Washington
State Capitol To Get Improvements
A half million dollars in upgrades begin at the Texas State Capitol. A $32,503 passenger elevator is ordered, with another combined freight and passenger lift to be installed. Planned work includes a new roof, House and Senate chamber ceilings, a library skylight, dome covering, and $25,000 in plumbing and heating. Minor improvements to the House chamber and grounds feature leather seats with state seals and a formal shrubbery design at the east entrance. The grounds will receive further planting and repairs to walks and driveways.
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Austin
House
Senate
House of Representatives Chamber
State Capitol
Capitol
Alpine Future Farmers Buy 15 Tons of Threshed Mile Cooperatively
The Alpine chapter of Future Farmers bought 15 tons of threshed mile cooperatively to aid feeding projects and supply feed locally. Seventeen or eighteen boys participated in the purchase, learning a valuable lesson in cooperation. Names include Ralph Berkeley Billy Rogers Joe Lane Hugh Burgess Billie Weston Buddy Kidd James Bow Leo Nixon Sonny Gilmer Don Oliver Raul Sotelo Johnnie Casparis M. J Keefer R. T. Key Fred Slight Ralph Meriwether and Jim Harington.
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Alpine
Plains
Ralph Berkeley
Billy Rogers
Joe Lane
Hugh Burgess
Billie Weston
Buddy Kidd
James Bow
Leo Nixon
Sonny Gilmer
Don Oliver
Raul Sotelo
Johnnie Casparis
M. J Keefer
R. T. Key
Fred Slight
Ralph Meriwether
Jim Harington
Wedding and Auction Gone Awry on a Farm
An old time printer mixed wedding notice and farm auction into a single odd item. William Smith and Larry Jones were reportedly disposed of at public auction on a farm east of a rose cluster with two white calves as witnesses, amid farm implements and about 60 guests including two milking cows and six mules. Reverend Jackson tied the knot while plans for a long trip with terms to sit purchasers were mentioned along with a John Deere gang plan. Buy government bonds and stamps.
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William Smith
Larry Jones
Publc
Jackson
John Deere
Ganders Credit Wins to Help From On High
The Robert E. Lee Ganders rode a late prayer backed rally to beat Conroe 20 14 and stay poised for a district title and state championship bid. Co captain Cecil Sutphin and players credit divine aid in crucial moments as George Wamsley scored the decisive TD after a timeout with five minutes left. They had previously defeated South Park Beaumont 20 12 after trailing 12 0.
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Pelly
Tex
Robert E. Lee Ganders
Conroe
Conroe “High School
Robert E. Lee
Ganders
George Wamsley
Ganeher
South Park
Beaumont
Cecil Sutphin
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Pacific Ocean
Milton D. Hawes
Coast Artillery
Manila
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Coumn
Dewey
Hawes
Jessie Weatherby
Myril McBride
Fort Stotsenburg
U.S
Orient
Myril
Sul Ross
University of New Mexico
Jeff Davis County
Fort Bliss
Eduardo Granados
Eligour
Japan
S. A. Campbell
Mexcan
Aasteal
Basters Star
Rine Tain
Werner Steer Age Oly
Allee
James W Bae Sewer
Merry Christmas
Alpine Lumber Company
CPTP
Klein
Kansas City
Frank Andrews
Cross & Cross
Ture
Casparis
Renter
Victor Cook
Alpine,Texas
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