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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1942
Page
8
In a humorous wartime piece a narrator vows to fight the Japanese after putting up a Christmas tree, describing chaotic decorating attempts, faulty Japanese-made ornaments, icicles frozen in mock danger, and a stand that risks topple while tying cotton to finish the display. The tale ends with a quip about government bonds as a safe investment.
A large ice box was purchased and moved from the abandoned American Metals Co. Silver mine at Shafter to the post exchange at the Marfa Advanced Flying School. Lt. Roland P. Harkey, post exchange officer, supervised the move. The PX barber shop began operations Tuesday with William Lane of the Holland hotel barber in Alpine managing the concession.
A fragmented archival notice recounts Alpine area activities including Spanish explorer references, soldiers from Michigan and California, Christmas services at Fort Russell, post hospital gifts, a Marta Methodist choir program, Red Cross gifts, and holiday entertainments organized by Chaplain Monkman and Lt Col Earle Halerton with Col Gerald Hoyle in charge of events at the post.
William Black at the Marfa Federal Community building hosted a Christmas Eve event before the special midnight mass. Mrs. O L Shipman of Marfa and Mrs. George A Brown of Alpine helped arrange for young ladies for the fall and Brown supplied the punch. A Christmas night dance was planned for all enlisted men from Fort Russell and the flying school. Lt Lowry arranged a New Year’s dance for cadets at Sutro s College in Alpine.
Dr H W Morn tock, president of the college, angles into leadership as George A Brown steps into another role. The item notes a transition in the college administration and the shifting duties between the two individuals within the organization.
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