Fort Stockton Feud and Local Prairie Pranks Spark National Stir
The Fort Stockton Pioneer editor George Baker accuses our town of sabotage after finding Comanche spring postcard scenes marketed locally. He vows action while we disavow involvement and suggest the photographer settle with him.
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George Baker
Upf
Fort Stockton
George
Comanche Spring
Baker
Rio Grande River
Rooney Park
Mr. B
Fort Davis Dispatch Suspended For War Period
Fort Davis March 4 The Fort Davis Dispatch is suspended for the war period by owner Eli E Smith. Last issue published February 27 before he left town to join Farmersville relatives and pursue Navy service or defense work. Subscription list sold to The Avalane to fulfill subscriber obligations. building owned by former editor A N Alkire. plant changed hands among local reporters and publishers over recent years.
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Fort Davis
Eli E. Smith
Farmersville
FBI Investigations In El Paso This Week
Two agents from the El Paso FBI office conducted investigations of enemy aliens here Wednesday aided by Sheriff Clarence Hord. No arrests or seizures were reported.
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el Paso
Federal Bureau of Investigation Office
Clarence Hord
Local Airport Earns CAA Approval for Traffic
Starns Field in Texas has been designated acceptable for commercial traffic by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The Fort Worth regional office announced the designation after the airport met new CAA rules, including maintaining a 24 hour guard on the premises.
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Starns Field
Texas
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Fort Worth
CAA
Only 31 Auto Licenses For 1942 Issued In the County
Brewster County tax collector reports 31 automobile licenses issued for 1942 as of yesterday. Vernon McIntyre earned the first passenger vehicle license No. 165-901. Records show 23 passenger, 3 commercial, and 5 farm licenses issued. April 2 deadline nears for plate display. Ownership certificate required before 1942 license issuance.
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Brewster
Vernon McIntyre
Trans Pecos Teachers Set Ninth Convention Dates in El Paso
Head of Kermit public schools B F Meek will preside at the ninth annual Trans Pecos State Teachers convention in El Paso March 12 to 14. Meek, in his 13th year as Kermit superintendent, is a Hardin-Simmons graduate and UT master's holder. He chairs the Kermit Lions and aids civic groups. Other officers include J M Hanks Ysleta vice president M P Slover Alpine secretary R H Blackwell Pecos treasurer and J F Reeves Ft Stockton director of public relations.
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B. F. Meek
Kermit
Trans Pecos State Teachers Convention
el Paso
Mr. Meek
Hardin-Simmons University
University of Texas
Kermit Lions Club
Trans- Pecos Association
Texas State Teachers Association
J. M. Hanks
Ysleta
M. P. Slover
Alpine
R. H. Blackwell
Pecos
J. F. Reeves
Ft Stockton
Alpine FFA Livestock Show Saturday March 21
Alpine FFA Livestock Show is set for Saturday March 21 with about 60 lambs and 10 calves on display. Exhibits run all day on the lot in front of Southern Pacific depot. judging in the early afternoon. Approximately 150 dollars in premium money offered to Future Farmers. Sponsored by Alpine chamber of commerce with Eric Williams chairing the arrangement committee and about 20 boys showing animals under supervisor R C Mitchell, local VA teacher.
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Southern Pacific Dept
Farmer Boys
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Eric Williams
Ernest Gibbons
R. B. Slight
J. T. Davis
John Lane
Forest Weston
J.B. Keefer
Otis Kimball
R. C. Mitchell
Alpine Man Dies From Knife Wounds After Affray
Doniciano Cano Rodriquez, about 23, died early Wednesday from knife injuries suffered in a fight in Alpine's Mexican section last Monday night. His cousin Manuel Rodriquez is jailed on the cutting charge, with an examining trial expected yesterday or today. Doniciano was married and left one child.
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Doniciano
Cano) Rodrique
South Alpine
Rodriquez
Manuel Rodriquez
Alpine Bucks Win Regional Cage Honors
Alpine High School’s Bucks defeated Imperial 20 to 19 at the regional meet in Marta to clinch a spot in the state tournament next Saturday. Charles Davis and Hal Smith sparked a defensive, scoring burst as Davis logged seven baskets and Smith added three. Captain Bob Crawford received the championship trophy with a gold ball inscription “Champions-1942” for 12 squad members. Imperial earned the runner up trophy for coach John Auten.
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C. P. Alpine High School
Bucks
John Auten
Imperial Quintet
Marta
Charles Davis
Hal ‘Smith
Imperial
Davis
Smith
Leslie Martin
Marfa High School
Bob Crawford
B. D. Rowland
Fred Slight
Elbert Vanney
Harvey Mathews
Willard Childress
Hal Smith
Jack Williams
Bobby Coleman
Nicky Thee
John Casparis
Austin
Pioneer Cowman Declares Death at 92 in Van Horn Area
J M Uncle Jim Daugherty, veteran Texas cattleman and early Culberson County pioneer, died of pneumonia at his daughter's home in Alpine. Born in Missouri, he moved to Texas in 1867 and built the Figure 2 ranch, once among the state’s largest. He helped form Texas cattle interests and served as one of Culberson’s first commissioners after El Paso County split in 1911. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Frazer Alpine, Mrs Neill Van Horn, Mrs Legros Fort Worth, and several grandchildren. Funeral held Tuesday in Van Horn with burial there. arrangements by Livingston Funeral Home.
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Fort Stockton
Fort Davis
Mister Scobes
Misterscobee
Black Joe
Bloys
Mabel Bloys
Joe
Miss Bloys
J. M
Jim
Daugherty
J. W. Fraze
Mr. Daugherty
Missouri
Texas
van Horn
el Paso County
Culberson County
Texas Cattlemen's Association
The
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
J. W. Frazer
Alpine
W. E. Neill
M. A. Legros
Fort Worth
Abie
Dorothy Ligon
Marfa
Alpine Teachers On Area Program
Alpine teachers and Sul Ross State loge will play key roles in the Trans-Pecos State Teachers association meeting in El Paso March 12 13 and 14. Dr H W Morelock Sul Ross president will welcome at the Friday 9 30 session at El Paso high school. Friday night Sul Ross women’s club will provide music. LaMarr Chapman will direct the music. Dr Georgia Gantt Winn will chair the English section with a panel on The Place of English During the Present Emergency and Afterward. Peyton Cain Alpine junior high principal and Dr E C Coleman will speak. M P Slover will chair the modern language section Learning to Speak Our Neigh bor's Language. A H Hughey James R D Eddy Senorita Maria Barney Senor J C Fuentes among speakers. Dean A J Parkhurst will address the practical arts section Should Youths in High School Put Their Private Plans Aside for Industrial or Military Service. Victor J Smith will discuss Common Sense in Industrial Arts and Vocational Courses via National Emergency. Dr G P Smith will address Education of the Spanish-Speaking Child in the United States will Help Keep the Americas Strong.
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Trans-Pecos
Mendelssohn
Wanderers Night Song
Dudley Buck
Georgia Gantt Winn
Sul Ross College
Peyton Cain
Alpine Junior
His's
E. C. Coleman
M. P. Slover
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A. H. Hughey
el Paso
James R. D. Eddy
Senorita Maria Barney
Colombia
South America
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District of
Chihuahua
Dean A. J. Parkhurst
Victor J. Smith
G. P. Smith
United States
District Court Jury Term Delayed by Illness and Delays
Jurors in district court were excused for the term on Monday and cases set for hearing were postponed due to illness of attorneys and other reasons. The theft case of Arthur Faull was postponed to the August term. A will contest in the Sullivan estate was heard last Thursday with the jury issuing an instructed verdict for the deceased’s brothers. The involved properties included a Marathon residence and ranch land.
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Arthur Faull
Mary M. Sullivan
Marathon
Ranch
North Texas A Capella Choir Concert Here March Fifteenth
Arrangements were completed to bring the North Texas State college A Capella choir from Denton to Alpine for a concert at the high school auditorium on March 15. Sponsored by Company B of the Texas Defense Guard, ticket receipts will benefit the local unit. Admission is 50 cents plus tax, total 55 cents. The choir is a leading Southwest musical organization and proceeds aid a worthy cause.
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North Texas State College
Denton
Alpine
3Rd Battalion
Texas Defense Guard
Defense Guard
Southwest
Plans For Big Bend Park Go Forward Despite Disturbance
Brewster County moves ahead with Big Bend Park plans as wider upheavals unfold. County rationing remains in place with March May allocations set at five units for cars and a tire quota of 31 tires and 27 tubes. Cas Edwards notes dealers hold about 800 new tires, a 26 month supply under current quotas.
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Big Bend Park
Brewster County
Cas Edwards
OPA
Edwards
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Pecos
Reeves
Scrap iron drive boosts national defense in Marathon Alpine
A large quantity of scrap iron has been brought into Marathon and Alpine for the national defense program. Depositories at the Gull service station rear in Marathon and a vacant lot beside the CP&I plant south of the U P railroad in Alpine will hold scrap until carload shipments are ready. Citizens urged to deposit their scrap at these locations.
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Marathon
Alpine
AAA
Gull
Cp&i
U. P
Area To Remain In CS Time Zone War Time Debate
Correspondence from Congressman R E Thomason states that moving the Trans-Pecos area into Mountain Time would require an act of Congress and is highly unlikely. Fort Davis and other organizations pressed for the shift to align local sun time with Mountain Time as prewar practice, but Morning daylight changes and wartime constraints make legislative action impractical.
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Barry Scobee
West Texas Central
Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Mile High Club
Fort Davis
Iad
Trans-Pecos
el Paso
Texas Big Bend Park Drive Moves Ahead Despite War
The Texas Big Bend Park association reports rapid progress in purchasing 300,000 acres as part of an 788,000 acre plan for the Big Bend National Park. Amon G. Carter of Fort Worth notes plans for tourist facilities, county chairmen, and a goal of 30,000 members while highlighting coverage by The New York Times and Time magazine. The board, led by Eugene Thompson, is coordinating with the National Park Service as construction nears.
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Texas Big Bend
National Park Service
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