Alpine Snow Fall Heaviest In Local Memory
Alpine residents dig out from the heaviest snowfall in memory with two feet or more in open areas and as much as 40 inches total. Highway into Alpine blocked for 48 hours, 8. P. trains delayed, and traffic limited. Schools and some stores closed. several buses and cars stranded with rescuers aiding stranded motorists.
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Alpine Ares
Alpine
Seine
Wed Tenday
Marfa
Marathon
State Highway Patrol
A Job Well Done on Brewster County War Price Board
A tribute to the Brewster County War Price and Ration board members Vernon McIntyre Jack Cross Edwin Gillette of Alpine and A R Davis of Marathon. The piece highlights their sacrifices under rationing, the challenges faced from requests for favors and public criticism, and their unremitting service without pay as civilians on a hard wartime duty.
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Brewster County War Price and Ration Board
Vernon McIntyre
Jack Cross
Edwin Gillette
Alpine
A. R. Davis
Marathon
Big Bend 4 H and FFA Show Set for Feb 26
The second annual Big Bend 4 H and FFA livestock show will be held in Alpine on Tuesday February 26. Open to 4 H and FFA members from Brewster and Jeff Davis counties. Seventy two boys and girls race to fit 25 baby beeves and 154 fat lambs for the event. An active sales committee of ranchers and business leaders backs the local auction to be led by Walter Britten of College Station. Exhibits will also be shown at state fairs in San Angelo Odessa Fort Worth and El Paso.
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Big Bend
FFA
Alpine
Frank Newsom
R. C. Mitchell
Vocaional
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Walter Britten
College Station
San Angelo
Odessa
Fort Worth
el Paso
Service News From Sublett and Pacific Veterans
A wave of veterans returns home from long Pacific deployments. Capt John L Sublett and Mrs Sublett visited family in San Angelo after Cesareo R Terrazas SSC Marethon travels home aboard USS Doyen with 1200 high point veterans. Guss Lines LSC returns after two years in the Pacific, while Maurice R Frederickson, in Europe with Gen Patton, is discharged. Additional notes include Lt Don Carlton discharged in Alpine and families reuniting as relatives plan the next steps post service.
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Cesareo R. Terrazas Ssc
Marathon
Navy
Pacific
Doyen
Pearl Harbor
Seattle
Guss
Alpine
Maurice R. Frederickson
Europe
Gen. Patton
3Rd Army
Frederickson
Bruce R. Martin
Victory Loan drive boosts county quotas and honors returning officer
Lawrenceville Illinois reports County Exceeds Quotas In the Victory Loan Drive as Capt Joel E Wright Jr rests from service at separation base. Wright son of Dr Joel Wright of Alpine Texas and husband of Mrs Helen Wright of Sacramento California, earned commission and pilot wings in 1941, served 17 months overseas in Europe North Africa and Sicily, and holds the European theatre ribbon Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Victory Medal and American Defense ribbon. He served with Troop Carrier Command at George Pt Id as assistant base operations officer and worked for Standard Oil Co of Texas before enlistment.
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Lawrenceville
Illinois
Joel E. Wright
Joel Wright
Alpine
Texas
Helen Wright
Sacramento
Cal
Wright
el Paso
Stockton
Calif
England
North Africa
Sicily
Troop Carrier Command
George Pldt
Illy
Weight
Standard Oil Co. of Texas
HI Paso
Victory Loan drive surpasses County quotas in eight campaigns
Brewster County records show total purchases of $2,117,969.14 across eight war loan campaigns. E bond sales reached $1,069,230.64, $8,493.75 over the $60,000 quota, while total sales stood at $162,167.78 against a $160,000 quota. W Baines, county War Finance chair, received a congratulatory telegram from Nathan Adams praising the county’s effort.
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Ywster County
W. Baines
County War Finance Committee
Nathan
Adams
Baines
Brewster County
Rotary Club Sponsors Institute of International Understanding
The Alpine Rotary club will sponsor a four week Institute of International Understanding from January 25 to February 15. It will feature national and local speakers on world affairs with forums for audience questions and day talks for Alpine High School students. Noted figures Morris H. Coers Geoffrey F. Morgan W Leon Godsil and Chester Tobin will participate. The theme is Steps Towards World Stability with topics on air transport trade Pacific security and international organizations. Tickets will be available to those outside high school and college groups.
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M. A. Webb
Institute of International Understanding
Alpine
Rotary Club
Rotary
John Newell
Alpine High School
Alpine Rotary Club
Possble
United States
Canada
Alamargordo
Roswell
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Land Marfa
Morris H. Coers
Gianapolis
Ind
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Santa Monica
Cal
Douglas Aircraft Co
W. Leon Gods
Chester [M. Tobin
Chicago
Pacific
Army recruiting party to visit Alpine next week
An Army recruiting team will be in Alpine from next Wednesday through Saturday to show films and recruit prospects. The offices will be at the chamber of commerce.
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Army S
Alpine
Chamber of Commen
Chamber members urged to attend annual CC meeting
Cards were mailed to chamber of commerce members inviting suggestions for officers and directors for the new year. The annual meeting at the college cafeteria on Tuesday Jan 15 at 8:30 pm includes a $1.50 dinner, reservations urged by weekend end, and guest speakers Hon. John B Reddit Texas Highway Commission. FL McCollum will report as president outlining approved projects.
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Chamber of Commerce
Reddits
John 8
Reddit
Texas Highway Commission
Commission
College Prchest
John Calleo
FL. McCollum
Alpine Boys Train For Golden Gloves Contest
Four Alpine youths train for the Golden Gloves event in El Paso on February 7 8 and 9. Trainer Herman Gonzales says the group shows promise and may advance to the state meet in Fort Worth. Weight class details list Valenzuela 128 Sanchez 135 Alvarado 155 Ogas 165.
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el Paso
Herman Gonzales
Fort Worth
Valenzuela
Pancho Sanchez
Manuel Alvarado
Land Dick Ogas
Weather Readings At Sul Ross Station For Early January
The weekly weather report from the Sul Ross government weather bureau station lists daily max and min temperatures from January 3 to January 9. Temperatures ranged from a high of 73 and a low of 42 on January 3 to a low of 26 on January 9, with several days in the 30s and 40s.
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Government Weather Bureau
Sul Ross
Former Resident Buys Fort Stockton Business
Dudley Littleton, ex-Alpine resident and brother of Don Littleton, local West Tex Utilities manager, along with O. Lydall, have purchased the McDonald store, confectionery and filling station near Fort Stockton High School. Mr Littleton and his family have been living in Belton for some time.
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Dudley Littleton
Alpine
Don Littleton
West Tex Utilities
O. Lydall
McDonald
Fort Stockton
Pio
Winn To Return To Sul Ross After Leave
Mrs. Georgia Ganttwin, associate professor of English on leave, has received WAVES discharge and is visiting relatives in Blossom, Texas. Winn declined a Washington job offer and likely returns to Sul Ross in June.
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Georgia Ganttwin
Blossom
Tex
Fr. Winn
Washington
Sul Ross
Youths Arrested In El Paso Admit Alpine Station Robbery
Two Maine youths aged 21 and 19 were arrested crossing from Juarez to El Paso and confessed to robbing the T A Beard filling station in Alpine days earlier. Sheriff Clarence Hord said items including an automatic pistol a rifle tires and tubes a pump jack flashlight and a dash clock were found. The pair admitted thefts from Maine to El Paso including at least three car thefts. One was AWOL from the army and the other discharged. They are held by the FBI in El Paso and authorities check if other seized items match Alpine robberies.
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Juarez
el Paso
T. A. Beard
Clarence Hord
Brewster County
Maine
FBI
Hord
Play Postponed for Mask & Slipper Club Show
The production titled amily verte scheduled for college auditorium tonight and tomorrow night has been postponed to next weekend January 18 and 19. Miss Annie directed the event.
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Amily Verte
College Auditorium
Mask
Slipper Club
Annie
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Goodfellow Field
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Houston
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Rotary Institute
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Cpl. C. F. Gank Chambers
Fort Sam Houston
San Antoni
George Hoffman
States
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Jean Engle
Maurice Frenaiger
Fred S. Rogers
Rogers
ETO
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Army Air Forces
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France
Ft. Stockton
Dr, Winn
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