Bristol Beard Rites To Be Held Tomorrow
Alpine readers learn of the upcoming wedding of Anne Beard to Lt Harold Bristol at St James Episcopal Church Alpine with Lt Col Arnold to give the bride away. WAAC Training Unit officers and friends attend a reception at the WAAC school.
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Bristol-Beard
John A. Henneghan
Coldwater
Mich
Anne Beard
Harold F. Bristol
AGC
WAAC
Army Administration School
St. James Episcopal Church
Alpine
W. H. Martin
Alton V. Arnold
Della Wishard
Keith M. MacKenzie
Hsold M. van de Car
San Antonio
William Jack Melton
Kate Mosley
Cora Mae Terrell
jKolodzie
St. Peter's
Churc’h
Melton
Sul Ross
Air Corps
Brooks Field
Wink
Our Lady of Victory College
Fort Worth
Mars
Mrs Benson Hosts Lucky Thirteen Bridge Club
Mrs Gene Benson entertained the Lucky Thirteen Bridge club at her home on Thursday with five members and three guests. Prizes went to Mrs Newell for high among members and Mrs Hill for high among guests amid bouquets of Shasta daisies.
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Benson
Lucky 13 Club
Gene Benson
Lucky Thirteen Bridge Club
Zeb Decie
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Edgar Martin
John Newell
L. D. Harris
Otis Kimball
Francisco Polin
Malone
Mrs. Newell
Mrs. Hill
Farewell party for Mrs Elliott before Mexico City move
Mrs. D. R. Elliott departs for Mexico City after serving as Sunday school superintendent. About 20 friends gathered at the manse for a farewell with a handkerchief shower and gifts. Sandwiches, cookies, and punch were served from a lace covered table. Mrs. Elliott received a bound Bible from the Sunday school as a token of appreciation.
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Elliott
Fred S. Rogers
Presbyterian Church
D. R. Elliott
Mexico City
Alpine
USO Club Adds Sunday Vesper Services and Open House Plans
USO club records first Sunday vesper service led by Lt Wade Seaford with Baptist hostesses and sets weekly afternoon services. USO council meets to organize Open House with Mrs H W Morelock chairing and Friday meeting to appoint committees. Club to stay open Sundays 8:30 am with coffee and doughnuts. Business Girls host first dinner meeting at Methodist basement with 12 attendees. July 6 selects president and club name. Al Hunter to sing. An informal dance Saturday night at 8 features WAAC VA Virginia Wilson tapping. Victory Belles invited.
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USO Club
Baptist Church
Wade Seaford
Yar
USC Council
Methodist Church
H. W. Morelock
Georgia Winn
Walton named purchasing officer at Flying School
Lt. Ruell J. Walton, a Camp Lee QM school graduate, becomes purchasing and contracting officer at the flying school replacing Capt. Chester Allyn. Walton negotiates purchases for base needs excluding flying and ordnance gear. he also serves as assistant sales officer under Lt. Dean T. Cooper on emergency leave.
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Ruell J. Walton
Quartermaster School
Camp Lee
Chester Allyn
Santa Ana
Walton
Dean T. Cooper
WAAC OF THE WEEK: A WAAC member recalls wartime Italy trip
The account charts a 1939 tour of English girls to Italy, war news in August, Nazi presence, and a perilous return to England by air. It notes rail shortages in France, transport chaos, and the shift to wartime life. The piece follows a WAAC auxiliary member in Chicago who joined to fulfill duty after theater and defense work.
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Italy
England
Rome
Trieste
Pamona
Padua
Naples
Milan
Venice
Mussolini
America
Bender
WAAC
Chicago
Vacation School Opens at Mexican Community Center
The Vacation school began June 7 at the Mexican Community Center and runs to July 2. Programs include Bible study singing handicrafts and physical education led by Mesdames Fred Rogers R C Mitch ll E J Silkman R J Schroeder Misses Betty Jo Crawford Virginia Parker with Miss Susi Mitchell as supervisor. Children aged seven to twelve total 36 enrolled with room for more as attendance and interest rise.
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Mesdames
Fred Rogers
R. C. Mitchll
E. J. Silkman
R. J. Schroeder
Betty Jo Crawford
Virginia Parker
Susi Mitchell
Concentration during emergency fuels immediate action
The speaker declares a focus on a single path to resolve the crisis, urging restraint and disciplined effort. The note emphasizes directing all energies toward a decisive objective to avert further danger. It reflects urgency and a call for unity in purpose.
WAAC School Promotes Sixteen Auxiliaries to NCO Ranks
Sixteen members of WAAC Branch No. 7 Headquarters Company received promotions to non commissioned grades. Named are Jeannette Achard Margaret Creske Ruth Freeman Sarah Klemann Barbara Marks Merle Mason Jeanne Merrick Mary Ryan Frances Blanchard Leta Dodson Maximo Dodson Judy Jackson Madie Simmons Sarah Stowe Thelma Walker Naomi Wright Letters of appointment were presented by Lt Col Arnold during a June 9 review held in their honor as the Student Training battalion marched and school officers attended.
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Waac Branch No. 7
Jeannette M. Achard
Margaret J. Creske
Ruth M. Freeman
Sarah C. Klemann
Barbara J. Marks
Merle Mason
Jeanne Merrick
Mary S. Ryan
Frances S. Blanchard
Leta V. Dodson
Maximo G. Dodson
Judy C. Jackson
Mad
American War Effort Shapes Young Flyboys and Power Giants
A vivid account lauds young American pilots handling a Boeing Fortress with skill learned from books and practice. It links disciplined aviation crews to peacetime industry, showing how Central Power and Light and similar utilities built wartime efficiency, then aimed to profit in peace as airfreighters carried goods like refrigerators.
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America
Central Power and Light
Alpine Future Farmers Meet Reviews Area II Session
The Alpine chapter of Future Farmers held its monthly meeting at the V A Building with president Keesey Kimball presiding. John Dow Harris reported on the Area II Future Farmer meeting in Balmorhea while adviser R C Mitchell summarized the San Angelo FFA gathering and praised WAACs for performing a man's job and aiding victory, urging continued effort.
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Future Farmers
V. A. Bldg
Keesey Kimball
John Dow Harris
Future Farmer
Balmorhea
R. C. Mitchell
FFA
San Angelo
Porter chapter wins state newswriting honor and Lone Star awards
The Porter chapter placed first in the state newswriting contest and earned best chapter in the state. Four focal boys Billy Rogers Walter Wooley Frank Daugherty and Ottis Coggins Jr received Lone Star Farmer gold charms at last week’s meeting. Plans for an August summer camp and officers training school were set to avoid peak ranch busy times. The exact date and arrangements will be announced at the July meeting. Refreshments were served to 2 vers by the adviser.
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Lone Star Farmer
Focal
Billy Rogers
Walter Wooley
Frank Daugherty
Ottis Coggins Jr
New Beauty Shop Opens at Sul Race Campus
Mrs Bill Dorris opens a new beauty shop at cottage 25 on the Sul Race campus serving the public 9 to 4 daily. The Mikiget shop at her residence continues. Dorris recently purchased the Hattie Grace shop from Mrs Dave Eliott, who will relocate to Mexico City.
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Waac H
Bill Dorris
Sul Race
Dorris
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