Births Reported in San Antonio and Marfa Areas
A daughter named Alice Ann Hornback was born to Mr and Mrs D R Hornback in San Antonio on February 23. A daughter Gai Ann Woodward Robbins to Mr and Mrs Woodward Robbins weighs 7 pounds 12 ounces at the local hospital last Friday. Mr and Mrs Roy F Johnson welcomed a son, Terry Allan, born at a Marfa hospital last Sunday, weighing 9 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Smith
Wright Hospital
Dom Adams
Babb
Sanderson
Bernal Slight
San Antonio
Daisey Burke
Marta
W. H. Terry
Joe R. Brady
Winters
Ralph Wise
McCamey
W. B. Vanney
Thomas
Fort Stockton
Sam D
Roy Hudgins
Corpus Christi
Townsend
HK. Gates
W. G. Fielder
el Paso
C. Simpson
Qdensa
Brandon
Pecos
Louvene Terry
Gene Benson
Jake McSpadden
Carlsbad
King Terry
Cently
College Avenue
N.sixth St
A. B. Saniter
Clara ‘Mae Kendzor
Jl Paso
Irene Pearce
Line
Jaston Shormaker
Roy Faulkner
Poon
Mra
J. W. Shepperd
Mab McCool
Dallas
Shepperd
McAlester
Oklo
Low Smith
Alice Ann
D. R. Hornback
Mr. Hornback
E. M. Peters Alpine
Woodward Robbins
Gai
Roy F. Johnson
Terry Allan
Marfa Hospital
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary 1948
Authorized to announce candidates for office subject to the Democratic primary on July 2 1948 Representative 70 Dist 1 Conger Jones Val Verde County County Judge Felix P McGaughy County Treasurer Avora Owens re election Fee Commissioner Prec 1 Parker Commissioner Prec 3 Mary A Davis Commissioner Prec 4 W T Dunnington Fulcher Ned Croft Needs You Give
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conger Jones
Val Verte
Felix P. McGaughy
Avora Owens
Sor Parker Tor
Marry A Davis
W. T. Dunnington F
Fulcher
Service Men Return Home And Remarriages Noted
A list of veterans and their postwar plans appears, including Pte Mack C Walters returning from Tokyo with Asiatic Pacific and Philippine Liberation ribbons and honors, Lt Tyler C Winton serving as B 17 navigator, and Lt Com Graves appointed coach at Sul Ross after Navy service. Also noted is the marriage of Longina Gonzales to Pte Adolpho Burgess and other local servicemen’s postwar moves and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack C. Walters
1St Cavalry Division
Tokyo
Leyte
Luzon
Victoria Gravel Co
Brewster County
Marcella Dalton Theune
Richard Dalton
Alpine
WAC
Fort Praga
N.C
Sheboygan
Wis
Marty G. Watson Jr
Watson
Watson-Anderson| 1 Grocery Co
Columbus
Quartermaster’s Department
Houston
Manuel C. Sandate
Okinawa
Japan
San Francisco
Walter Byron Smith
Margaret Smith
Hot Springs
Jat
Munich
Germany
Merchant Marine
Earl McElroy
Olan
Chunk Tipps
Denison
Chunk
Sul Ross
Henry Cadena
SCIC
Navy
Pacific
el Paso
Tyler C. Winton
San Anglo
AAP
ETO
Goose
Air Tittle Eloise Pickering
Army
Colorado State College
Winton
W. F. Winton
Michael C
Com. B.C
Graves
Camp Wallace
Texas
Panama
Canal Zone
Lubbock Army Flying School
Com. Graves
Honshu Air Field
Unusual Collector Item Gum Loot My Town Notes
Around Town item hints at gathering used chewing gum as a quirky collector item with classifications by consistency and imprint, listing places found like Alpine High School and Waldorf Astoria. A personal note teases dialogue, praises a hospital sign, and invites reader feedback on relocating the column to a fixed spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Toltec
Alpine Spring and Budding Candidates in the Breeze
A playful note frames the return of Alpine Spring with budding trees and blooming candidates. The poet adds a wink that the wind from the west is merely a coincidence with politics.
McGaughy Agrees To Make Race For Judge
Capt. Felix McGaughy who was drafted last week by Alpine friends as a candidate for county judge agreed to run, saying he would keep the ball rolling with cooperation from supporters. He expects a discharge soon from the army after volunteering at the war outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix McGaughy
Jultine
McGaughy
Military Police
Houston
Rotary Round Table Debate Stirs Club Discussion
The Rotary club discussed forming a community round-table at yesterday's meeting with Joel Wright Dick Hawkins and Francis Juaniz participating. Members emphasized open minds and respect for opposing views and postponed a vote until the next gathering. Guests included VB Oil Co owner Mr Rucker with Don Littleton and Norman Wright with his father Joel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Joel Wright
Dick Hawkins
Francis Juaniz
Mr. Rucker
VB Oil Co
Don Littleton
Norman Wright
Father Joel
New Automotive Supply And Upholstery Firms Planned
Two new businesses will open next week in a building by B D Shorty Isbell beside his auto shop opposite Central Ward school on North Fifth Street. Alpine Motor Supply, an automotive equipment wholesale and retail firm, will operate on one side by Earl Bowers and Jack Burke. Burke is a discharged veteran whose wife is Hazel Bridges of Alpine. Isbell will run a furniture and auto upholstery repair business on the other side in a stuccoed frame building measuring 30 by 26 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D
Shorty) Isbell
Central Ward School
N. Fifth St
Earl Bowers
Jacks Burke
Alpine Motor Supply
Burks
Hazel Bridges
Alpine
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Terlingua Ares
Deackerbearted
Slong
Study Butte
Brown & Root
Terlingua ‘Execk
Cabina
Souriat
National Park
MO Grande Land CO
Fuller Bidg
Brewstrn County
Bee Clara Mae
South College
Alpine City
A.M. Turney
Box
Fooeal Business
Corner
Heart of City
Kew Mer County
Alpine Peed Co
Omy
Commer Ave. B
6Th St
Una J. Came
Coffee Cup Cafe
Burke
Maria
Tex
Jorge
Good Road
Rugged Mountain Ranch
Will F Evans
Homer ‘Watson
Plymouth
J.C. Puller
Lee ‘Treas
Marfa
Alan
Clifford House
Latette
Fort Davis
Lucille Putnam
Ft. Davis
Tady
Mas
Onic Hall
Cecil Duncan
Boerne
W. Ave
Avalanche
Ned Crot
Burgess.gonzales
Longina Gonzales
Pte
Adolpho Burgess
Pam
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Granada Theatre
Roy Rogers
Gabby Hayes
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall
Stork Club
Betty Hutto
Barry Fitzgerald
U. S
Pat O'Brien
Ellen
Maisie
Ann Sothern
George Murphy
Doc Wright
Atractive
U. 8
Rey
John Burges
Tort Stockton
Irs
Losin Rodrigets
United States
Arizona
Mouse
Rotary News
M.A. Webb
North Fifth Street
J. W. Dollahite
Marte
Phus
West Main Ave
Western Auto
J. McBride
Luther Green
West Main
Alpine Wool & Mohair CO
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