Local items reflect visits and travels of region residents
Mrs H C Nogers and her daughter Dianne of Lubbock visit her mother Mrs A B Sandifer. Mr Charles Young leaves for Los Angeles to work in a war production plant. Mr and Mrs Riggs Shepperd of Merkel visit J W Sheppard and family. Mrs King Terry and daughter Lady Lou visit in Valentine. A J Joyce attends Grand Lodge meeting in Waco. Arthur Blucher and Clay Holland Jr home for Christmas from NMMT Roswell. Dr C B Casey and Dean T H Etheridge visit Del Rio. Mrs C D Woo accompanies. Dorris Fincher and family from Sweetwater return home. Joe Mord becomes Boeing 829 plant inspector in Renton. J C Epperson returns from Norman to be with son Sgt John Colr in naval hospital. Miss Margaret Wade to spend Christmas with Wade family. Munroe Dunn and baby son visit at Wilson home.
Rotary News: Alpine and Marfa Clubs Plan Feb Joint Meeting
A secretariat letter to Alpine and Marfa Rotary club presidents proposed a joint February meeting with one past director and district governor addressing the members. A committee of Frank McCollum and M A Buh Jer was formed to confer with Marfa and report findings next meeting. Also noted were USO holiday fruit and favors plans and donations drive for the Semibute program.
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Marfa and
Alpine Rotary Clubs
Dom
Frank McCollum
M.A. Buh Jer
Marfa
George Koury
USO
Fred Willams
Texas
Sul Ross
Fred
Muskogee
Alpine
Dr. Coleman
Dean
If Duncan
U. S. Navy
Fred Williams
al Hand
Milton Smith
Travis Roberts
W. G., Fielder
Mr. Hinkle
el Pago
Jonl Wright
USO CLUB NEWS Christmas plans and dances for service men
The USO in Alpine reports a large enlisteds attendance from the Air Base and Methodist ladies hosting bingo with theatre tickets as prizes. Plans for a Christmas program include decorations by junior hostesses, a Teal Dance with an Air Field orchestra, and a New Year’s Eve Dance. Catholic and Episcopal ladies hostesses, cadet graduation dance in Marfa, and invitations extend to Alpine area girls. The community is urged to host service men during the holidays and support their morale.
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Us.o
Vernon McIntyre
USO
Faye Vice
Penn
Marfa
Alpine
Alr
Veteran airman and tutor serves at Big Bend field
Capt Robert P Humphreys a Texan and Marfa High graduate recounts wartime service from meeting a crucible in the Middle East to escape from a Turkish internment camp. He trained as navigator at Mather Field and earned a commission in 1942 before flying Liberators over Ploesti. He later taught navigation at San Marcos and now returns home to Alpine.
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Martachs
J. R. Morton
Alpine
Middle East
Turkey
Robert P. Humphreys
Humphreys
Marfa
University of Taxi
Avia‘om
Mather Field Navigation School
Ploesti
Romania
Egypt
Cairo
San Marcos
Texas
MAAF
Merced
West Texans Urged to Aid Truett Memorial Hospital
West Texas Baptists and friends of the late Dr. George W. Truett are urged to contribute to a proposed $2.4 million memorial project on the Baylor hospital campus in Dallas. A luncheon at a college cafeteria highlighted plans for a $1.68 million memorial building, a new dental college, and a nursing school facility, with Dallas area donors already pledging substantial support.
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West Texas Baptists
George W. Truett
Truett
Dallas
Baylor Hospital
Dental College
Ama
Humprey Receives Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal
A service member in the Middle East earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for his three weeks of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAB
Middle East
Humphreys
Brewster Men Report For Induction At Fort Bliss
Brewster county men reported at Fort Bliss Reception Center in El Paso for induction. Alpine residents Domingo Granado Manuel Urquidez Miguel Sanches Teoforo Lopez Terlingua Toribio Ramos Raymond Fisk Benito Rojo J Santiago Miguel Luna join Navy Army forces. Alpine Baptists pledge funds for memorial building to double bed capacity. church already donated over 1200 with expectations of 12500. Attendees include Rev. Marsh Rev J A Kidd Rev Buren Sparks and other Baptists from across the area. Buy War Bonds and Stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Navy
Domingo S. Granado
Manuel U. Urquidez
Miguel P. Sanches
Alpine
Army
Teesforo Lopez
Terlingua
Toribio B
Ramos
Marathon
Raymond W. Fisk Jr
Castelon
Benito Rojo
J. Santiago
Miguel Luna
Memorial Building
Baylor
Marsh
J. A. Kidd
Buren’ Sparks
Fort Davis
Student Art Exhibit Shown at Sul Ross College
An exhibit of water color landscapes and still lifes is shown at Sul Ross College Museum featuring original student works inspired by Alpine and campus scenes. The display includes pieces by students from the Printmaker's Guild, a Texas women artists group, and notes War Bonds purchases made today.
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Sul Ross
Alpine St
Sul Aera
Pee Acesie Acarensie
Eee
Eceaal Pean Eens Statens A Sen Aoa
Aes Enet Sres
Rman Monty Cae
The
Printmaker's Guild
Texas Women Artists
Cae
Cena Orca Safe
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le Vaughn
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Sadway Cafe
Main Street
E. W. Nevill
Will Evans
LA Electric Hange
Storey
Whiteside Libr, Co
Ed Orm
H. L. Hord
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A. M. Turney
Hox
Alan Fraver Ababane
M.C. Kay
P.O
J. C. Fuller
Gec
Treac
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MPA
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Avalanche
Te. E
W. C. Friesen
O. A. Jackson
P. O. Box
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Wm. H. Bickie
San Angelo
H.C. Nogers
Aaugmer, Dianne
Lubbock
A. B. Sandifer
Charles Young
Los Angeles
Mrs. Riggs Shepperd
John Riggs
Merkel
J. W. Shepperd
A. J. Joyce
Alpine Lodge
Grand Lodge of Texas
Waco
Arthur Blucher
Clay Holland, Jr
NMMT
Roswell
N. M
CB. Casey
Dean TH. Etheridge
del Rio
C.D. Woo
Joe C. Mord
Fort Stockton
Ballinger Armyields
Renton
Wash
Ira
J. C. Epperson
Norman
Okla
Set
John Colr
Naval Hospital
Margaret Wade
Tennessee University
J.C. Wade
Mire Munroe Dunn
Guida Wilson
Baby Sons
San Antonio
James A. Wilson
Jim P. Wilson
Rotary News
M. A. Webb
Rsa
Kinasut
Elf
Kimsul
Aeaer
Grees
Pol Widely Bo Oe i. Ag Br Ae
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
USO Club News
Granada Theatre
Ranger
Gene Autry
Suez
Warren Williams
Ann Savage
Trish
Monty Wooley
June Hayer
U. S
Hy. Aldrich’s
Jimmy Lydon
Charlie Smith
Pat O'Brien
Ruth Hussey
Big Bend Air Field
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