Reader letters ponder mail to troops and local ties
In a column full of humor and homefront news readers discuss mail delays to service members, praise for returning Officers, and letters from soldiers in Alpine and Camp Davis. The piece notes Lt Evelyn Burnham, daughter of County Commissioner Chas G Burnam, is in hospital with a burned arm, and includes anecdotes from Lt Peyton Cain and Col Alton V Arnold about wishes to return home after the war. A joke about saving war bonds ends the excerpt.
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Hs Pop
Mall
Evelyn Burnham
Nane
Chas. G. Burnam
Evelyn
Counttry
Alton V.arnold
Wae
van de Car
Col. Arnold
San Antonio
Peyton Cain
Alpine High School
Camp Davis
N.C
Ito
Peyton
Texas
Air Field to Transfer to New Command
A War department circular says the air field will transfer to the Second Air Force around Sept 12 and its headquarters at Colorado Springs. No definite change in flight training personnel is listed. Harold J. Nichols of Alpine earned a second lieutenant commission after bombardier training at Carlsbad NM, becoming a triple threat airman with navigation and gunnery training.
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War Department
Second Air Force
Colorado Springs
Cot
Harold J. Nichols
J. F. Nichols
Alpine
The
AAF
Carlsbad
N. M
Army Air Field
Th Aaf
Lt. Nichols
Sul Ross College
Former Alpine Resident Killed in Car Crash
C. C. Stephens a 57 year old former Alpine resident was killed Sunday afternoon when the car he rode in left the highway and hit a concrete abutment between Pecos and Balmorhea. He had moved to Pecos in 1942 and worked at the air base. Survived by his widow and four sons Lt Tabor Stephens Camp Polk La M Sgt Lamont Stephens in England Aviation Student F M Stephens San Antonio and Jesse 18 Pecos. Funeral held in Pecos with burial there. Relatives in the area and Presidio were notified. Mrs Green plans to join her husband at Presidio. Mrs Starns and Eugenia Rowland visit Bay City. Rowland’s daughter Sgt Jim Rowland stationed at Stout Field Ind is mentioned in the piece.
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C. C. Stephens
Nte
Pecos
Balmorhea
Stephens
L. B. Starns
Eugenia Rowland
Bay City
Alpine Officer In Charge Of Marine Laundry On Guadalcanal
Alpine Marine Lieutenant William L. Winter commands the first laundry platoon on Guadalcanal. The unit laundries about two battalions daily with two trailers, a drum washer, a fluffer, and a motor generator. Infantry priority and front-line recovery of clothes are emphasized. Winter, formerly owner of Winter Cleaners in Alpine, commands crew and equipment.
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Guadalcanal
William L. Winter
Alpine
Texas
Federal Car Use Stamps Now On Sale At Alpine Post
Federal car use stamps have been received at the Alpine post office and are now on sale. The stamps cost $5 each and must be affixed to every motor vehicle operated by air. Auto owners are urged to buy as early as possible to avoid a last minute rush.
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Alpine
Air 1
Paul T. McFarland
Daniel O. Webster
Col. McFarland
James L. Dowd
Eighth Service Command
Alpine Sees Rain Totals Above Three Inches In June
Broad Alpine area reports over three inches of rain in June with a notable 1.18 inches in Alpine and 1.75 at the Davidson ranch north of Alpine. Marathon and Presidio regions also record rains while surface tanks need filling. The year to date in Alpine reaches 8.88 inches, significantly below last year. USO seeks small bookshelves as locals donate or lend.
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Alpine
Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Davidson Ranch
Belding
Here
Fort Stockton
Master Plan for Big Bend National Park Development
Betty Bell Washington reports on postwar plans to develop Big Bend National Park. A national park association, land-buying efforts, and a Texas fund drive precede a National Park Service master plan. Limited staffing and a $15,000 appropriation exist now, with postwar development to create minimal roads, horse trails, winter river settlements, and rustic museums near Rio Grande and the Chisos range.
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Big Bend National Park
Betty Bell Washington
Tapi Tasan Gasset
Cocana
Ata Bend
Metenal Park
Wien
Bend Pa Ar
United States
Fticas
National
Mio Grande
Big Bend
Aris
Texas Big Bend
The
NPS
Esti
Yellowstone
Glacier Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Colorado
Park
Mexico
Ross A. Maxwell
Texas
Aheady Maxwell
Rio Grande
Chisos
Bond Premiere at Granada Promises Gala War Bond Drive
Local motion picture exhibitor chairman W. Davis announces a Bond Premiere at the Granada theatre on June 20 showing The Story of Dr Wassell. Admission to the premiere is limited to war bond buyers with better seats reserved for larger bond purchasers. part of a nationwide effort by 16,000 exhibitors to support the Fifth War Loan Drive. The event, arranged with G W Baines and the War Finance committee, aims to boost bond sales between June 12 and June 20.
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Granada Theatre
W. Davis
Dr. Wassell
War Activities Committee
Mr. Davis
G. W. Baines
War Finance Committee
Former Alpine Boy Back In States Wins Bronze Star Medal
Aner 2244 months overseas, apt. Richard Lewis, formerly of Alpine, is back in the States arriving May 15. He saw action in England, North Africa, Tunisian and Italian campaigns, served on the Cassino front and at Garigliano. He earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in support of combat operations from November 1942 to April 1944. He reported to Camp White, Medford, Oregon, for reassignment and plans to see his parents in Morse Heaven, Oregon, soon.
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Aner
Apt
Richard Lewis
Alpine
States
England
North Africa
Cassino
Tay
Lewis
Richard
Camp White
Medford
Oregon
Morse Heaven
Assistance For World War II Veterans Seeking Employment
With more veterans returning from the war, reintegration into jobs poses new challenges. General J Watt Page announces a memorandum directing local boards and reemployment committees to apply the Selective Training and Service Act provisions. Veterans seeking work should contact Cecil Duncan at the Alpine post office for information.
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J. Watt Page
Cecil Duncan
Alpine Post Office
Brewster County Bond Drive Totals Reach $30000 So Far
Bond sales in Brewster County for the Fifth War Loan drive start slowly with about 30000 reported by noon yesterday. The Southern Pacific Railroad made a 20000 purchase. the drive runs through July 8 with a county quota of 250000.
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Brewster County
W. Baines
County War Finance Committee
Baines
Southern Pacific
Thenty
Bathing Beauty Contest at Alpine USO on July 2
A USO sponsored bathing beauty event set for July 2 at Locust pool features two contests. Cadet wives G I wives and Marfa Alpine and air field beauties compete for entrants ages 18 to 25, with a second contest for babies aged one to three. Applications due by June 24.
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Alpine Uso
USO
Marfa
Alpine
Air Field
G. I
Flying Field
Locust
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Ala. Green
Presidio
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Mrs. Green
New Guinea
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Solomon Blechman
Marine Corps
Southern Service
Pomona
Cal
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Winter
Winter Cleaners
Higland
W. D. Burcham
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Carl M. Richardson
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