Marriage of Flora Elizabeth Wood to Sergeant Wall
Mrs C D Wood and Mr and Mrs W A Daugherty announce the marriage of Flora Elizabeth to Sergeant E Wall of 691 Tank Destroyer Battalion. The Feb 6 1943 ceremony at Ft Worth was at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Tabet with Rev M L Gregory. Bride from Alpine. groom from Bowie, Camp Claiborne. Reception followed at the Tabet home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Daugherty
Flora Elizabeth
E. Wall
Tank
Ft. Worth
Joe Tabet
Bunting Ave
M. L. Gregory
First Presbyterian Church of
Dwain Philley
Tabet
Alpine
Alpine High School
Sul Ross College
TSCW
Denton
Bowie
Texas
Fred B. Wall
Hood
Camp Claibourne
Alexandra
Methodist Women Society Meeting at Morrison Home
The Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. C. G. Morrison's home with co-hostesses Mrs. Barrow and Mrs. Edgar Martin. Winds forced the garden program indoors while Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. T. W. Corkins played church organ selections. Leader Mrs. G. W. Baines spoke on Rural Work of the Church. Punch and cake were served during social hour. about 25 members and guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hancock
Presbyterian Women's Council meets at Episcopal church
The Presbyterian Women's Council met Tuesday at the Episcopal church with Mrs. G. A. Kunze presiding. Members present included Mesdames Peters, Elliott, Selvig, Gard, Kunze, Hord, Rogers, Wood, and Miss Mary Teece. Mrs. Gard led the devotional and Mrs. Fred S. Rogers reviewed the article Negroes and the Commonweal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Council
Presbyterian Women's Council
Episcopal Church
G. A. Kunze
Mesdames Peters
Elliott
Selvig
Gard
Kunze
Hord
Rogers
Wood
Mary Teece
Fred S. Rogers
Rev and Mrs Rogers Celebrate Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Rev and Mrs Fred S Rogers observed their twenty fifth anniversary on June 5. They entertained Rev and Mrs E B Isaacks and their son at dinner before Isaacks left for a new charge in Cleburne. The day brought gifts from church members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Fred S. Rogers
E. B. Isaacks
Rev
Isaacks
Cleburne
Mrs. Rogers
Alpine Grove No 1 Woodmen Circle Meet Wednesday
Alpine Grove No 1 Woodmen Circle plans a June 16 meeting at 4 pm with Mrs. Jane Burling for business and social hour. All resident and visiting members are invited to attend. Reporter notes the Phoenician trading post origins of Tripoli long before the Christian era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Grove
Woodmen Circle
Jane Burling
Tripoli
Unusual Article on WAACs Printed in This Week
The piece by Blake Clark in This Week, New York Herald Tribune summarized by The Reader's Digest notes WAACs under Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby advancing toward replacing 10 divisions, with 150000 in training and posts at 36 army locations. It covers their adaptation, discipline, slang, and postwar hopes including marriage, motherhood, or continued service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Army
Blake Clark
New York Herald Tribune
Reader's Digest
WAAC
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Oveta Culp Hobby
Fort Des Moines
Hobby
Waacs
Hobby Horses
Africa
Europe
Deadline set for auto tax stamps sale in 1944
June 30 is the deadline to buy five dollar use tax stamps for 1944. Auto owners were reminded by the Internal Revenue division that cars may be operated after June 30 only if stamps are affixed. Stamps go on sale Thursday in post offices and Internal Revenue offices, cash on the counter, or by mail from IRS offices. The Conference Board reports wage increases continuing across about two million wage earners, the fourth since 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Division
Internal Revenue
Conference Board
Following the flag with Brewster County service men
Local notes from Alpine Pecos and surrounding area report S/Sgt Claude A Maddox Pecos visiting parents in Alpine Pvt W T Meriwether landed safely in Hawaii Richard Mollison Alpine graduate to navy officers school among 15 chosen Lt Thos Funk Alpine transferred to veterans hospital in Waco and improved Marines radio trainee Fred Sugar Superior County updates and local relatives receive furloughs and training notices involving Army Air Forces and other services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mollison
Raymondville
Alpine
Texas University
Navy Officers School
Universiy of California
Boston Tech
Richard
Alpine High School
Thos. Funk
D. L Funk
Veterans Hospital
Waco
Funk
Washington, D. C
USO Club Notes Spur Weekly Events and New Club
The USO club plans Sunday coffee and doughnuts for service men from 10 to 12. The Business Girls' club will hold its first dinner meeting next Tuesday at 7 in the basement of the Methodist church. reservations via the USO by Monday noon. The Victory Belles aim for a formal dance the first Saturday in the new club and outline earning pins after 50 hours. An informal dance is set for tomorrow night, inviting all Victory Belles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO Club
Business Girls
USO
Victory Belles
Alpine Man Buys Thomas Ranch in Presidio County
R A McMurry of Alpine purchased the Thomas ranch about 24 miles east and south of Marfa for 10 dollars per acre. The 9,967 acre property, once owned by the Thomas family for 30 to 35 years, will be leased back to the sellers who will continue to operate it. The yard and net wire fencing history noted, with sheep and cattle currently run on the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ig Bend Sentinel
Thomas
Marfa
R. A. McMurry
Alpine
C. L. Thomas
E. W. (Wayne) Thomas
Ralph R. Thomas
United States Army
John A. Marshall
Houston
Virginia ‘Thomas
Presidio County
Cover of A Gas Ration Book Must Be Turned In With New Applications
War Price and Rationing board warns drivers not to lose or discard the A gasoline coupon book after No 6 coupons are used The back cover must be kept and mailed with renewal applications after June 22 the A book remains valid until July 21 The back cover should show applicant name address and be sent with the completed form and tire inspection record
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Price and Rationing Board
Appli
Change in fuel and tire allocations at Alpine flying school
J Doyle Settle announced a rationing shift affecting gasoline coupons and tire certificates for civilian and army personnel at the Alpine flying school. Bottlenecks move from Presidio to Brewster county board. transportation panel certification remains required. Accompanying Settle were John Gray and Leonard Stock, with army and OPA officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
J. Doyle Settle
Tabbeck
W. Davie
Brewster County
Presidio County Board
Brewster
Ated
Davis
Mr. Settle
John Gray
Leonard Stock
Rubber Day delegates to visit Texas for rubber plant events
William O Neil president of The Gentral Tire & Rubber company will visit Texas June 2 to participate in ceremonies tied to the General operated synthetic rubber plant at Laytown. He will be joined by L A McQueen and T Spencer Shore as they meet Stuart Hotekisisa chairman and Warren Mac Pherson director of the General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O'Neil
Gentral Tire & Rubber Company
Texas
Gentral
O'Neil
L.A. McQueen
T. Spencer Shore
Stuart Hotehkisa
Warren MacPherson
Historical geography and exploration questions
Questions cover a river flowing into the Bering Sea, the source of America's name, Queen Victoria's reign length, Chile's chief seaport, the Turkish population's race, Alaska's size, and the earliest explorers to reach America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bering Sea
America
Queen Victoria
Chile
Alaska
Mrs Mary P Sanford Dies In Houston Last Friday
Mrs Mary P Sanford age 87 died in Houston last Friday evening after living many years in Alpine. She relocated to Houston to be near her daughter Mrs Els Hardway. Burial occurred in Houston on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary P. Sanford
Houston
Housetow
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C. D. Wood
Fall
Flora E. Daugherty
Sugar Martin
Charles Stringfellow
Mary ‘Ann Kokernot
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Mesdames Stringfellow
Zeb Decie
Mesdames Lourene Terry
Rogan Caldwell
Malone Hill
Julia Vaughn
Francisco Polin
L. D. Harris
Otis Kimball
Clay Holland
John Newell
Mary Helfen Atkinson
Alice
Mrs. Caldwell
Mrs. Holland
Miss Atkinson
Daisette D
Underwood
Claude A. Maddox
Pecos
Mrs
D. N. Maddox
Gay Meriwether
Pvt. W. T. Meriwether
U. S. Infantry
Hawaii
Pvt
Russell L
Buster) Nutt
Sam Nutt
West Texas
Red Cross Service
London
Stevenson
Fred Sugar
R. B. Slight
U.S. Marines
San Diego
Calif
Guadalupe “Arauides
Camp Maxey
David Billeiter
Billeiter
Kerrville
Army Air Forces
Eld High School
Clinton A. Carroll
U.S
Casablanca
Tunisia
Iceland
Marion W. (Monk) Hopson
Lemoore
Advanced Flying School
M. L. Hopson
Marion
Thomas Presidio County
Janie Lee Rowland
Vane Post Headquarters
Stout Field
Indianapolis
Eugenia Rowland
Tc.tommy? Ezekiel
Aremy Air Forces
Carlsbad
N. ML
Sherman Newsom
Sioux Falls, M. D
C. L. Holman
Las Vegas
Nev
Claude Holman
Flying Ee Personnel
L. H. Hartman
W. Ave
Ima
Prien
Idaho
Tahiti
SOX
Model Tailors
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