Glimpses from the Texas Rockies in wartime play
A column mixes a home front wartime sports metaphor with defense bonds drives. It urges Texans to back troops with cash for war needs and Red Cross funding, noting Brewster County’s Red Cross goal and a broader national plea to support the war effort. It also references a sharp legal publication notice and a Rotarian anecdote about publishing pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Brewster County
Frank Scoffield
Defense Saving Staff
America
Fourteen County Boys Go to Army Examinations
Fourteen Brewster County youths left for Fort Sam Houston San Antonio to take physicals for induction into the armed forces. Those who pass may be drafted January 26. Names include Burnham Jr Garcia Cepeda Canas Molinar and others from Marathon Terlingua and Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Draft Board
Waddy T. Burnham Jr
Tiburcio Garcia
Marathon
Jose A. Cepeda
Isidro Canas
Manuel ©. Molinar
Terlingua
Daniel R. Hornback Jr
Alejandro Sandata
Wayne Hale
Sam Alvin Holmes
Henry J. Rogers
James S. Parker
Agapito Navarette
James E. Baylor Jr
Reynoldo Fierro
Alpine
Army
George Sprott
Sul Ross
Army Air Corps
City
Field Artillery
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Navy
Warren Mosley
Billy Dorris
Charlie Gallego
Irby Harmon
Warren
Streets Lighted For Yale Days In Alpine
Alpine decorated for Yale season with lights along Holland avenue and a large lighted Christmas tree on Holland avenue near Alpine Lumber Co. The lights will burn nightly through January 1 and many homes are festively adorned for the Yale season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Holland Avenue
Alpine Lbr. Co
$50,000 Road Bond Approved in Pecos County
Fort Stockton and three other Pecos County polling sites reported 224 to 26 in favor of a $50,000 road bond to repair roads damaged by Pecos River floods and heavy oil field traffic. Four boxes reported. several others remain unaccounted with 50 to 78 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Imperial
Buenavisa
Tran
Bakerfield
Irvin
Sheffield
Pecos
Pecos River
Historic Gap On New Road Route
Fort Davis notes a new road segment on the Davis Mountains State Parks highway with 38 miles of the 75 mile loop in use. The El Paso Gap near Fort Davis marks the shared ground with the old Overland mail route, offering a panoramic view toward the Rimrock and surrounding ranges as work continues toward completing the loop connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Davis Mountins
Laurence E. Wood
el Paso
el Paso Gap
C. ©. Finley Ranch
George Jones
Marfa
Overland Mail
Point of Rocks
Barrell Springs
Kelly Ranch
Fort Davis Plans Union Christmas Tree Event
Fort Davis observes a long standing union Christmas Eve tree at the Presbyterian church. The tree committee is led by T. E. Smith and Dude Sproul with program and decoration committees drawn from Presbyterian Methodist and Baptist churches and volunteers including Mrs. Espy, Mrs. Fryar, and Mrs. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Presbyterian Church
T. E. Smith
Dude Sproul
J. K. Miller
C. E. Eaton
Callie Holt
Jim Espy
C. R. Fryar
George Williams
Christmas Music At Alpine Churches Week Ahead
Alpine churches present Christmas music this week with two programs already held last Sunday. Presbyterians morning and Christian church evening drew strong crowds. Sunday night features Methodist and Baptist programs with 7 and 8 pm starts respectively. Methodist lineup includes solos, duets, and choir numbers ending with a Holton cantata. Baptist program under Mrs. Jack Davis directs a full cantata with multiple solos and choral sections concluding in a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray McGrew
F. Holton
Dickinson
McGrew
Miss Whiteside
Whiteside
Bill Burkett
Cantique Noel
Mrs. Lockhart
Our Lord
Sturgis
Winter
Walker
Whiteide
Holton
Prano
Fred B. Holton
The
Baptist Choir
Jack Davis
W. Wright
C Holr
Frank Young
Bethlehem
Betty Jane Burgess
Cnowr
Bethleem
C.F. Jones
Jesus Our Lord
Lord
Avalanche Christmas Subscription Pitch Card
The Avalanche offers a year of letters and news to four distant friends for less than 52 stamps. A year's Home Paper subscription delivers town news and tea for a year, easing Christmas gifting worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche
Alpine Bucks Win Title at Rankin Meet
The Alpine High Bucks capped a quick turn at the Rankin High School invitation tournament by defeating Reagan County Owls 28 21, McCamey 41 6, and Kermit 29 21 before beating Rankin 36 25 in the finals. Jack Williams and Hal Smith led an all tournament selection with Fred Slight and B D Rowland on the second team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School Bucks
Iraan
Rankin High School
Bucks
Reagan County Owls
McCamey
Kermit
Rankin
Jack Williams
Hal Smith
Fred Slight
B. D. Rowland
Crawford
Charles Davis
Buck Cage
Willard Childress
Raymond Teague
Otis Cokin
Webb
Avalanche to Publish Early for Christmas Week
Next week’s Avalanche will come out Wednesday December 26 to observe the holiday weekend. The paper will be printed and mailed late Wednesday instead of Friday morning, with local subscribers receiving copies on Christmas morning at the post office. Local correspondents and club reporters must submit by Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gamer
van Horn Advocate
Texas
The
Rotarian
Avalanche
Relative in Guam Rumors Tie Guthrie Family to Troops
A Guam report notes Mrs. L. B. Guthrie believes a cousin, Lawrence Wood of Jacksboro, may be among troops stationed on the island and recently reported captured by Japanese forces. The item closes with a wartime plea to remember Pearl Harbor and buy Defense Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Guthrie
Lawrence Wood
Jacksboro
Guam
Pearl Harbor
Our America At War Opens At The Granada
The Granada screens the March of Time documentary Our America At War on December 24 and 25. The film argues the U S must mobilize industry and unity to win this war as it did in the last, with editors presenting a stirring account designed to move audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
America
Granada
U. 8
Our
T Roosevelt
Alpine Clinic Sparks Ideas To Improve Town Infrastructure
The Chamber of Commerce clinic in Alpine discussed water shortages, highway plans from Presidio to Chihuahua, and a lake recreation focus. Attendees urged cleaner streets, better garbage handling, park and hotel prospects, and a stronger link with the college to draw tourists and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
W. J. Mewell
Army Air Bases
Sul Rollege
Fedbe
Alps
PHA
Big Bend
Presidio
Chihuahua
Fort Stockton
Federal Housing Administration
Elinic
trans-Pecos
Responsibility of the Home Topic For PTA Meeting
The Alpine PTA discussed home as the foundation of life led by Reverend Ray B. McGrew. The open house centered on children, Christmas, and the war, urging a traditional Merry Christmas with gratitude for the country. The program featured a Girls Glee Club card display and a fourth grade pantomime, with Miss Owens’s group winning the Attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray B. McGrew
America
Girls Glee Club
Christmaas
TDG Prepares For Emergency in Alpine
The Texas Defense Guard in Alpine trains rapidly for potential emergencies. About 70 regulars reported for drill and several new men attended Monday night. Company B seeks army rifles, ammunition, belts, bayonets, scabbards, and canteens from local citizens. Donations, tax-deductible per the Treasury, are urged via Major Arthur Owens Adjutant Cecil Duncan or M. A. Webb at the Avalanche office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Defense Guard
Alpine
Company B
Aldine
Hal Maner
Arthur Owens
Treasury Department
Major Owens
Cecil Duncan
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Ballance
Hame
Newton B. Drury
Washington, D. C
National Park Service
Amon Carter
Fort Worth
Texas Big Bend Park Association
Drury
Yale
Davis Mts
Atfords
Vivis Mountains
Rimrock
van Horn Mountains
Viejos
Eagle Range
Ft. Davis
Defense Guard
Iate
Southern Pacific
PTA
TDG
M. A. Webb
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