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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1944
Page
6
An itemized ration calendar lists stamp numbers and books for sugar meats processed foods and gasoline with expiry dates. It notes sugar stamps 30 18 16 and 40 with various validity windows from January 16 to May 20 and earlier expirations for unused stamps. gasoline coupons endorsed on front with A B C book dates and inspections for A and B books by March 31 and February 2 respectively.
In Fort Stockton on Thursday evening February 3, Misa Elmeta Herring wed W Deemer with Rev. Ray B. McGrew officiating. The bride, daughter of Deb and Herring, attended Marathon High and a business college in San Angelo. The groom, long-time Fort Stockton resident, works for Allen Mayes. The couple plans to settle in Alpine after March 1. Bond sales surpassed $3,201.25 by February 15. The issue.
Notes on Brewster servicemen and women returning from leave or stationed away. Capt J W Gillett sails to Waco with wife Mrs Gillett. Capt George Asa Jones overseas at 28 Cavalry APO 438 New York. Lt Fidel Cano to Camp Vendora Mist. A V Sports Gunn and wife on furlough. Tommy Thompson, U S Marine, visits home. Lt Ford Rackley and Mrs Price Rackley visit. Allen Jr AAF with Mrs Allen. Coleman to Navy V 12 program. Harlan Smith weather observer at Chanute Field visits. Mrs Genevieve Birdwell visits. Fred Rice on 20 day furlough. baby born to Leroy Granger family. church notices and local war bond purchase.
Coast Guard Women’s Reserve recruiters Yeoman Third Class Freda Botkin and Yeoman Second Class Viola Dybdal will be in Alpine February 26 and 27 to interview prospective SPARS applicants at the chamber of commerce office. Local families cited include Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith as parents of a service member. Military updates mention James Wilburn York studying aviation radio at Memphis and Donald N. Carlton slated for Navy Seabees induction in Tucson. Residents urged to support war bonds.
Rev Twenev A E Clemens of Trenton Mo recently officiated the marriage of Boneta Sheppard and her husband. He previously tied Boneta’s mother and father in 1918 and Boneta’s grandparents in 1905, showing a long family church bond. Read the classified ads today.
Big Bend residents are invited to the pilot school band concert held every other Sunday. Col. Donald B. Phillips announced the schedule change and extended invitations. The program for February 20 features Expiagnole by James M. Fulton Trombones on Parade by J. S. Taylor Deep Purple by Peter De Rose I'm Gettin Sentimental Over You by Ned Washington and George Bassman Swan Lake ballet by Tchaikovsky and Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa.
This week’s program will be conducted by T/Sgt. J. DePuglio and played by the 673rd band. War bonds purchased today will save many lives.
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