Social Guests Arrive From Ned and Alpine Area
SARIE SIMPSON and G F Nye arrive from Ned La to visit daughter Mrs W Hampton at Marathon Motel. G W Hampton hosts guest Claude Muncey of Houston. Genevieve Burdwell leaves by train for Galveston to visit Mrs Pearl Ball. Mrs S A Cook and Miss Dulla Miller depart for Houston to see kin. Mrs Cook visits her son and Miss Miller sees aunt Mabel Arnold and daughter Katherine. Mrs C E Scott, formerly Miss Wyette Dawson, arrives from Dallas to vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Eagar Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. G. F. Nye
Ned, la
Mrs. W. Hampton
Mr. Hampton
Marathon Motel
Genevieve Burdwell
Galveston
Mrs. Pearl Ball
S.A. Cook
Mise Dulla| Miller
Houston
Mabel Arnold
Katherine
Vernon Mel Ayre
Janette
Alpine
C. E. Scott
Wysette Dawson
Dallas
Eagar Dawson
Noble Sacrifice in Seattle Mine Field of News Briefs
Daniel McDonald aided a friend who tripped, then fell and injured himself. The narrative lists numerous local visitors and residents journeying between San Angelo, San Antonio, Alpine, Leakey, and El Paso, with social events, train rides, and ranch life notes across a wide Texas region.
Revere Descendants Donate Brass Cannon To War Effort
In Denver, descendants of Paul Revere joined by a brass worker handed over a hand forged brass cannon once owned by Revere’s family and a city monument from Glenwood Springs to a Denver junk heap for use in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Paul Revere
Revere
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Ops
Trip to Chisos Ranches Hosts and Guests
A social party traveled to the Chisos with stops at the Buttrill and Burnham ranches. Guests included Misses Jean Hart Sonny Hamilton Billy Babb Mary Hege und Marilyn Burnside Sonita Hickey and Billy Diggs plus Tommy Leary and BU Burnham. The group, plus Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wade, enjoyed horseback riding and outdoor activities. A later lawn gathering at the Yarbro home honored Tom Yarbro on leave from Randolph Field with Lt Charles Adams of Maxwell Field. About 50 guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisos
H.W. Diggs
Buttrill Ranch
Tommy Leary
Burnham Ranch
Bill
Jean Hart
Sonny Hamilton
Houston
Lloyd Wade
CCC
Stillwell Ranch
Tom Yarbro
Yarbro
Randolph Field
Urgent wartime call to curb careless talk and protect secrets
A blunt wartime appeal urges Americans to avoid discussing sensitive military details at home. It warns that careless comments can inform enemy agents and jeopardize troops, urging citizens to focus on duty, restraint, and active information protection during the ongoing conflict.
Captains of the Clouds to Play at Granada Theatre
Warner Bros film Captains of the Clouds starring James Cagney opens at Granada Sunday and runs through Monday. The Technicolor drama follows bush pilots who join the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a three way romance and Cagney’s heroics during 1940 England air battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Warner Bros
Granada Theatre
James Cagney
Brenda Marshall
Dennis Morgan
George Tobias
Alan Hale
Regiald Gardiner
Reginald Denny
RCAF
England
Eminent domain action by Texas State Parks Board
A petition filed June 30 1942 in Brewster County seeks condemnation of 640 acres in Survey 83 Block 64 Mik & TE Ry Co area Brewster County Texas to vest title in the Texas State Parks Board for park purposes. The board lacks agreement on value and asks for a decree of condemnation and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Parks Board
State of
Texas
Tle
Brewster County
Mik & ‘Te Ry. Co
Texan
Parks Board
Alpine
Lee M. Smith
P. W. Cartwright
Cas’ Edwards
Survey Team Finishes Pueblo Survey Early Thanks to Snakes
Murray Wilson the resident engineer says a 300 acre Dig near Pueblo will be completed ahead of schedule because snakes hibernate in winter and emerge with warm weather. Surveyors continue work as snakes wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prueblo
Pueblo
Murray Wilson
Gineer
Wilson
Notice by Publication of Hearing Before Special Commissioners
State of Texas case titles Louise O Brown James Quinn Kingsley and wives Ronald W Brown Henry W Moulton and wives Charles M Goodrich and wives Unknown Heirs and Legal Representatives Unknown Owners and Claimants must appear at Alpine Brewster County Texas Court House at 10:00 AM on the day of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Louise O. Brown
James Quinn Kingsley
Ronald W. Brown
Id W. Brown Te Royall
Thomas H. McManus
Henry W. Moulton
H. W. Moulton
H.W. Moulton
Charles M. Goodrich
Empire Mining Company of America
Empire Mining Company’ of America
UN Incorporated
Court Louse
Alpine
Brewster County
Texas
Brewster County Condemnation Suit Involving State Parks Board
The 1942 filing before County Judge of Brewster County Texas names Lee M. Smith P W Cartwright and Cas Edwards Special Commissioners in Condemnation to answer petitions related to No 602 regarding Texas State Parks Board as petitioner and you as defendants. The case references Senate Bill 123 of the 46th Legislature and seeks action over Big Bend National Park under state park provisions. The Petitioner is the Texas State Parks Board with members J W Ash Raymond L Dillard Wendell Mayes T C Ashford J D Sanderer Jr and W G Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee M. Smith
P.W. Cartwright
Cas Edwards
Brewster County
Texas
State of Texas
Texas State Parks Board
J. W. Ash
Raymond L. Dillard
Wendell Mayes
T. C. Ashford
J. D. Sanderer, Jr
W. G. Webster
Brewster Coy
State of
Big Bend National
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Sarie Simpson
Mrs. G. W. Hampton
Claude Muncey
Seattle
Daniel McDonald
McDonald
Bud Glasscock
Sonora
T the
Glasscock Ranch
James Chambers
Pless Chambers
F. T. Leary
Marathon
Jackson
Jimmie
San Angelo
James
J. K.1
Ft. Davis
FE. Yau
Grandcaildren
Merizon
Dan Collier
Mr. Collier
San Antonio
Air
Antonio
Svt
Wthfe
Mandie Ader Genco
Cecil T. Mam ‘Mons
el Paso
Hammons
Ba Hancock
Joe Ann Shatter
Bar Clark
Leroy Shurley
Shurley
Jack Shurley
Tom ‘Shackelford
Leakey
Harold Weaver
Mra
Arthur Sharp
Los Angeles
Joe Nay
New Orleans
Geo. Margus
Hotel Cortez
Hot Springs
No M
Lee Dragoo
Ed Hancocks
Otto Lochausen
Pat Lester
Monay
Ft. Stockton
Johnnie Miles
Johnnie Jr
Charlene
Ft. Worth
Nellie Martin
Mrs
Arp Jolly
The
Post
Los An
Tos
Mae Starr
William
Hawaiian Islands
L. C. Riteneyett
Clinton
Kelly Field
David Combs
San .Antonio
G.W. Watson
Gene
Elsie Watson
Tra. 10. Kennedy
Dryden
Kennedy
T. Knorr. Depot
Cora Forman
Corpus Christi
D. A. McGonagill
Austin
Brown Engle
Texarkana
J. A. McGonagill
Butteill Ranch
Juaniz
Ellen Hudson
Florence Nelson
LF. Buttrill
Coon
Ailon
Wits & Fos
Tae Tage
Hayes
Joe
Australia
India
Wall Street
Midway
Bataan
Burma
Europe
Bose
Annals of Fame
Cagney
Federal Land Bank
Marfa National Farm Loan Association
J.C. Puller
MARFA
Captains of the Clouds
Fat
Storey-Whiteside Lumber CO
Pittsburgh Paints
Webster
Aster
Pittsburgh
Alpine Lumber Company
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