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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
1
A fan mail column reproduces Dr Bill Capt. W F s Philippines message to Lockhart praising local colleges and public schools. The piece includes a playful verse parody about Old Mother Hubbard reflecting wartime rationing and postwar optimism.
Brewster county continues slow bond sales as of last week. G W Baines reports E bond sales near 25 percent of the $100,000 county quota while overall sales are about one third of the $225,000 regional target. The 7th War Loan runs through June and residents are urged to meet the quotas before the deadline.
Residents of Alpine are urged by the chamber of commerce to attend the second, third and fourth Wednesdays meetings at 8 p.m. The bulletin states the chamber seeks citizen cooperation to guide great town developments and express ideas for progress through active participation.
The 1945 yearbook editors Miss Harriet Walker and Richard Slight dedicate the annual to retiring Supt R M Bankhead. The dedication lauds his work and faith in students while recalling wartime losses and the school’s growth. Also noted are the Starnes family leaving for California for an indefinite stay due to Mrs Starnes health and they lease their East Ave C home to Mr and Mrs Gilmer Morriss.
Governor Coke Stevenson signed a bill authorizing the Game Fish and Oyster Commission to create a West Texas refuge for the dwindling Bighorn sheep. The Diablo mountains area north of Van Horn in Culberson and Hudspeth counties will host a nucleus in Victoria canyon to protect about 150 remaining sheep with aims to increase numbers and allow limited hunting in the future.
Pat Stewart and J F Morrissey of Fort Worth resumed drilling the Hop son ranch oil test southeast of Marathon. The well on SEM of Sec 167 Block G 1 has been under drilling contract with Dallas Parties. Drilling began last November but labor troubles paused work. plans now set to continue drilling to completion of contract.
Sugar stamps 36 good through August 31. stamp 35 expires June 2. Meats and fats red stamps E2 through U2 valid 10 points. others expire June 1 or June 30. Processed foods blue stamps N2 through S2 valid 10 points. other dates vary. Gasoline coupons require front endorsement. tire inspection every six months or 5,000 miles. new mileage rationing record required. tire replacement applications require full tire condition details.
Dr and Mrs H W Morelock learned their son Lt (jg) Horace Weatherly Morelock U S N R commanding officer of the Munsey armed guard was killed May 25 in the Pacific. Born 1909 Kerrville he rose from Sul Ross College to Texas and Texas A and I to earn a law degree before joining the Navy and FBI before enlisting. He is survived by his parents and two sisters. Six Latin American youths were sentenced to 12 to 18 months in Gatesville State Home for Boys after admitting thefts and burglaries in the area. One youth was paroled to Seminole, Texas. Three others remain jailed on grand jury charges for receiving stolen merchandise. A large amount of loot has been recovered.
Granada theatre to screen Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn film as a War Bond premiere next Tuesday at 8 30 p m Admission limited to bond purchasers or holders of purchase receipts from other locations Manager C W Davis states no new subscriptions to The Avalanche are being taken in the area and a boys in vice program is mentioned by the chamber of commerce.
The Alpina Café, damaged by fire, will reopen tomorrow after thorough renovation and enlargement. Operator J. L. Werst says the building is better prepared to serve the public with new booths, more seating, and full air cooling. Back our fighting men, buy War Bonds and Stamps.
J C Epperson Jr, son of Mr and Mrs J C Epperson, receives a medical discharge after healing from leg wounds from Bloody Nose Ridge at Peleliu Island. He served two years nine months with the U S Marines overseas. Laura Lee White of Alpine among 248 Texas State College for Women seniors applying for bachelor degrees at Denton graduation exercises. Alpine High School graduate active in Big Bend regional club.
A telegram to The Avalanche says Marta Army Air Field will be reactivated around June 20. About 2400 officers and men will be assigned to redeploy a Troop Carrier Command group as air operations shift from Europe to the Pacific. An earlier May 4 order had suspended training at Marta and Fort D. A. Russell, with reopening on short notice if needed.
S Sgt John B Hatch, a Marathon Texas native and veteran of the Italian campaign, tours the United States with an infantry unit raising war bonds. He describes the Anzio and Arno battles as the toughest of his 32 months overseas. Hatch, awarded a Purple Heart, also holds a Distinguished unit badge and Combat Infantryman badge. He enlisted from Marathon after bees keeping and bookkeeping work before the war.
The report shows a maximum temperature of 94 recorded for the week ending Thursday at 7 a.m. The previous day’s minimum was 63. Precipitation totaled 0.02 inches on Monday.
Tina Starr a UT acting major plays Laneth in Arnold Sundgaard's The Great Campaign world premiere at Hogg Auditorium May 29 to June 2. Starr, a former Marathon girl with Curtain Club ties, is noted for baton twirls and dance scenes.
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