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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1942
Page
3
In San Antonio Judge Charles J. Matthews of county court at law No. 2 sentenced a defendant to one year in jail for theft of a $35 tire, calling it the stiffest sentence on record for tire theft. He warned thieves they will be summarily dealt with during the emergency, noting the maximum penalty for theft under $50 is two years in jail and a $1,000 fine.
A note thanks Alpine residents for kindness during a stay and asks creditors to contact J D Gilbreath at Casner Motor Co if any obligations were missed as the writers plan to be away for months. An educator comments on choosing subjects to remain ignorant about. Randolph Field uses aviation gasoline enough to float a squadron of destroyers at 000 tons per year.
Brewster County shows bonded indebtedness figures for 1941 including various series of refunding and road bonds. The article lists amounts, balances, and warrants outstanding, then shifts to community notices. It notes church events, births, and local visits, with several residents traveling to Fort Davis and El Paso. Special religious services and sermons are announced for Marathon, and multiple residents’ activities and hospital stays are mentioned.
Residents Wayne and Wim Green visit from Dugout en route to Uvalde to stay with the Weavers, while flu keeps the Greens bedridden. Marathon Study Club meets at Mrs. Ritchey’s home with 50 to Red Cross War Relief and repairs eyed for the club house. Vanderbilt stops in Marathon on way to Grand Canyon Big Bend. High School notes include Spanish translation puzzles, defense questions, pep squad praise, and a basketball win at Alpine.
A sign outside the U S Marines recruiting station in the Federal Building announced hunting licenses for Japanese people. Fifty youths stood in line to apply as the licensing season opened with no limit on licenses issued.
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