Bonds Far Exceed Goal In Fourth War Loan Drive Fort Davis
Fourth War Loan Drive in Jett Davis county reports sales of 114287 dollars by Monday night February 21, reaching 150 percent of the target as reports continue. At Anderson school pupils and teachers bought stamps and bonds totaling 26150 dollars, with overall school totals 89820 dollars credited. Fort Davis notes Miss Alice Sproul new second grade teacher at Anderson school, a School of Mines graduate. Red Cross volunteers report first 7500 surgical dressings since reopening January 25, with a second consignment arriving and more workers needed. U. S. Navy hospital bound teen Dan Muenster visits Fort Davis before reporting to Dallas March 1 for medical training.
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Jett Davis County
Anderson
Anderson School
Alice Sproul
Mac Sproul
Fort, Davis
Sproul
Dorothy Williams
Miss Sproul
School of Mines
el Paso
Red Cross
Red Cross Center
George C. Williams
C. A Bird
Julia Hartnett
Harry Jarrett
Ada Currier
Cora Nell Ezell
Montgomery
Raymond Skelton
Dan Moller
Robert (Tooteer) Fairchild
Dan Muenster
R.A. Muenster
Fort Davis
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Navy Hospital
Dan
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Preaching At Baptist Church By Rev Riad Alpine
The Rev V A Riad preached at the Baptist church last Sunday morning in Alpine. He spoke on The Importance of the Word of God using 2 Kings 22 as text. Music was by the Junior choir directed by Mrs Tyrone Kelly. Nearby notes cover social events and local updates.
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V. A. Riad
Alpine
Baptist Church
United States
Europe
Kidd
Tyrone Kelly
Women Take Over As Truck Drivers
Women are increasingly driving heavy trucks, including 18 toners, with Army transport and civilian firms praising their skills. The era sees girls learning vehicle operation early, challenging the view that women are unsafe drivers, backed by traffic data showing safer driving than men.
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Mnts
A Tribute To Mrs Mary 1 Undernoon
A daughter writes a funeral poem praising Mrs Mary 1 who has passed away, describing her as a flower fallen in youth and wishing to meet her in heaven. The piece ends with a note about a Virginia license examiner and a claim that women drivers need experience to judge distances.
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Virginia
U.S.A
Paola farmer loses barns to wind and fire sequence
A Paola Kansas farmer Earl Smith weathered a high wind that damaged his barn and two weeks later a lightning strike sparked a fire. After rebuilding the structure, another tornado toppled it. He had begun erecting a reproduction of William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon castle in his yard. War bonds purchases today will save many lives.
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Earl Smith
Paola
Kan
Willian Randolph Hearst
San Simeoe
Glass Blower Ralph Melville to Speak at Sul Ross
February 26 program features Ralph A. Melville, renowned glass blower and pattern maker, one of five in the United States. He will discuss glass fundamentals, coloring secrets, and uses in civilization and World War II, with demonstrations of crystal trees, ships, vases, and more. Melville has seven and a half years at Twentieth Century Fox creating glass wigs, wallpaper, chandeliers, and miniature pieces for Colleen Moore in Hollywood.
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Sul Ross
Ralph A. Melville
Smaster
Mr. Melville
United States
Hollywood
Melville
Colleen Moore
Discover Your Hidden Talent With the WAC
The War Agriculture Corps invites you to join the WAC to learn a useful skill and train for 239 vital jobs. Army experts will help identify your aptitude, with opportunities to use existing skills. Get details at your nearest U.S. Army Recruiting Station or write The Adjutant General in Washington, D.C.
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WAC
Army
U. S. Army
Adjutant General
Washeington
D.C
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Fort Davis News
McDonald Observatory
C. E. Eaton
R. C. Withers
Iva Snead
San Angelo
Worth Evans
J. W. McElroy
C. R. Fryar
J.C. Walker
Myrtie Stewart
C. Ri. Fryar
J. W. Espy
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Cal
E. H. Fowlkes
Burley H. Williams
Elizabeth Fowlkes
Manhattan
Kansas
W. C. Kountz
A. G. Prude
Martha Prude
Bridge Lab
Presbyterian Wms
F. M. Miller
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society
R. L. Irving
G. W. Davis
J. W. Merrill
Molly Hughes
Tyler
Ross Graves
Graves
J. Keesey Miller
Texas
Sammy L Dominguez
North Africa
England
Alex Dominguez
London
America
James L., Dale
Bonham, Texas
Patricia Ann
Anderson Pat.a. Carnives
Assa
P.ta
J. W. Shepperd —Jeweler
Turner
J.C. Epperson
Alpine, Tex
Crawford - Baines Insurance Agency
Wally
Davis Amicable Life Insurance Co
BIG Bend Abstract C ' ‘Asa Jonet-Owned
Brewster County Abstracts
G Fielder Mobilgas
Mobiloil
T. A. Beard
Weampany
Pease Fund
Hall
Emilio Martinez
Baptist Women’s ‘Erieonnlary Society
W. H. Rawlings
R. A. Muenster
Ghven
Balmorhea
Sackle Moran
Noah
Charles Fairchild
Charles Brandon
Bobby Ledingham
Carl Billings
Jimmy Bloys
Bill Matthews
Tommy Redford
Georgia
Robert and
Alice McCallick
Ianerson School
Martha Jane Jimen
Consuelo Talavera
Frank Webster
Julia No
Eva Najar
Lile Dominguez
Emma Webster
Fred Hartnett
Lena Hernandez
Frances Jimenez
Aparacia Talavera
Jimmy Dominguez
Esperanza Hartnett
Mrs. Mary
Jesus
Mother
Pearly Gates
Father
Eda Greear
South” America
Olid
Tiare
Argentina
Americas
Trans-Pecos
M. L. Hopson
Edith Hopson
Cig
Alpine Lumber Company
F. L. Griffin
Roy Akers
Andy
Central Power and Light Company
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