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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1942
Page
6
Income tax forms for 1941 have been sent to those who filed last year. File by March 16 if using calendar year. Form 1040 or Form 1040A for simplified filing if eligible. Payment may be in full or in four installments. Read instructions and consult the collector of internal revenue for details.
Alpine Junior High prepares for the ninth annual junior basketball tournament set for February 7 with many neighboring schools invited. Midland, Marathon, Marfa, Valentine, Shafter, Balmorhea and others show intent. Alpine, the 1941 champions, face injury and illness challenges but remain hopeful.
Five new names joined Co B last Monday night PD Coulson ease Watkins Bill Cochran J Walker and Dudley Littleton. Promotions read by Captain Griggs included Peyton Cain and Bart Bowers as acting 1st and 2nd lieutenants Ray Morrow became sergeant and E Phillips George Hubbard and M A Webb were made corporals. The unit plans extended drill map reading rifle bayonet practice and non com meetings with nightly activity at the meeting hall.
Brewster county men are ordered to report for induction into the U S armed forces this month. They will leave Sunday for Fort Sam Houston San Antonio for the examination previously set for December 17. The selectees include Tiburcio Garcia Terlingua Isidro Canas Jove Athayde Cepeda Marathon Reyaldo Fierro Alejandro Sandate Axgapito Navarette Henry Jorden Rogers Wayne Hale and James Etheridge Baylor Jr all of Alpine.
William HL Edwards survivor of the SS Athenia and Zam Zam ship sinkings speaks at Alp Church on Sunday night February 1 in aid of the Emergency Mission campaign. He has 12 years in Belgian Congo as a missionary with United Christian Missionary Society of Disciples of Christ. Further service announcements will follow next week.
W R Noah a Sweetwater contractor working on the Kennedy ranch north of Alpine was seriously injured early Wednesday when his car was struck by an army supply truck from Fort D A Russell Marfa at the intersection of North Sixth Street and Holland Avenue. The truck was hauling to outposts on the Wo Grande and was traveling eastward. Noah suffered severe cuts and bruises with possible internal injuries. His car was wrecked and the full extent of injuries was not yet known.
Miss Constance Duncan of Sul Ross College in the Big Bend area has been invited by J B Davie to represent Sul Ross and West Texas at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. She will ride a Palomino near Glen Rose owned by JB Mitchell, a notable reining horse contender. This marks a first for Sul Ross students in the expo.
Thon George Jones of Highland cattleman is cited for suggesting the Rough Riders name. He becomes leader as R J Bledsoe of Marfa is elected secretary. County unit leaders include Clarence Mord Brewster sheriff J D Bunton Presidio sheriff and Jim Walker Jeff Davis sheriff. Governor Stevenson and Adjutant General Page approve. County home guard units under sheriff orders in their counties. Three county judges voice support. The organizing motion was made by M O.
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