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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1942
Page
6
Two U S Navy gun crew members stand in cold Arctic winds along the northern convoy route to Russia. Riley of a telephone company is depicted as inviting a soldier into a home through a community service group during Christmas.
East Texas pioneer ranchman Deniries tells his own life story in the upcoming East Texas Cowboy, Hunter, Fisherman, Tie-Cutter series edited by J Frank Dobie. Sol A Wright recounts travels from Texas to Florida West Coast and British Columbia. Dobie calls the work a simple tale offering rest amid turbulent times.
A humorous anecdote recounts Mrs Susie Belcher of Hanton Massachusetts writing her name and address on eggs at a poultry plant. Six years later after marriage and two children she received a marriage proposal from a man in Scotland. The piece ends with quirky facts about weight and rubber used in aviation tires and fuel tanks.
A long list of names from Alpine, Rock Springs, and other towns honors service members and new arrivals. Notables include Lt. Lenn Kelly in New York, Pvt. Peyton Cain at Camp Wallace, and Lt. M. S. Monkman with ties to Bayard Nebraska. Military and community figures are featured with brief notes on affiliations and hometowns.
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