Local Items and Social Notes From Alpine and Nearby
Local items list residents and visitors including Mr. and Mrs Anja Wilton from the ranch for ten days Jett Oliver a business visitor in Alpine Miss Edith Engle a El Paso teacher visited home folks Jett Oliver includes several other names with train flights and furloughs at various military posts including Fort Stanton Rowwell N M Altus Okla Enid Okla and Santa Ana Calif Mrs Phillip Newsom arrived from Odessa to live with Ray Newsom while Phillip joins the AAP training at Teabk M and John D Young has RAF call and training in Santa Ana Calif The notes also mention furnished rooms apartments and a real estate ad and a brief travel notice for a Miss Mildred Gibbons and Camp Livingston visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Newsom
Odessa
Ray Newsom
Phillip
AAP
Te. A. Ke M
Newsom
Flying
John D. Young
RAF
San Antonio
Santa Ana
Calif
Meat Handlers Must Have Permits, ACA Office Says
All persons who sent or uy cattle except ranchmen must have permit effective April 1 as announced by the local ACA office. Applies to all who slaughter cattle for any use. Application blanks available at the ACA office and permits issued by the War board with rubber stamps for stamping meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACA
War Board
Church Notices and Service Times From Local Faiths
A compact notice listing Sunday school and worship times for several churches. Baptist and Christian Science lessons, Church of Christ class, St James Episcopal evening schedule, Nazarene worship, and Evangelical services with ministers named including Wittner, Isaacks, Fry, Martin, Rogers, Kelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Selent
Mary Baker Eddy
A. J. Bierschwab
Union
Methodist Church
Fred
Rogers
Ray B. McGrew
Nazarene Yat Legionally Sunday Bible School
Winifred Kelton
Rotary News reports trustee candidates must file five days ahead
Rotary News notes Alps Independent School district trustee candidates must file with secretary F E Wey at least five days before the April 3 election. The program featured Red Cross, War Price and Ri Honing board, and chamber committees. Speakers urged energetic work, rubber conservation, post war plans for economic hotel and tourist facilities in the Big Bend region. Jett Oliver and Herschel Hord attended as visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps Independent School District
F. E. Wey
Chamber of Commerce
Milton Smith
Rew Chamber of Commerce
Don Littleton
Brewster County
The
Red Cross
Jack Cross
War Price and Ri
Glenn Burgess
Chamber of Comemerce
Big Bend
Jett Oliver
Edinburg
Herschel Hord
Marfa
Alping
Barbour Family Welcomes Son James Charles
Mr and Mrs William B Barbour of Cotulla Texas welcomed a son born March 11 at Nix Hospital San Antonio weighing eight pounds five ounces. James Charles is the couple’s first child and marks a milestone for the Barbour family. Nearby data notes Australia registered motor vehicles totaled 51,855 with 334 over ten years old and about 178,000 aged 12 to 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. B. Barbour
Flying Schhool
Australia
Ticky Shepperd Injured After Fall From Tree
Ticky son of Mr and Mrs J W Shepperd fell from a tall tree in the Forcheimer yard striking a concrete walk. He was unconscious, taken to the local hospital, and early this week returned home reportedly recovering satisfactorily. R M Bankhead spoke at Baptist Brotherhood meeting in church basement Monday evening, with a China film shown. Alathean Sunday school class prepared the tea. Twenty five attended. Brotherhood meets on the third Monday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McIntyre
Shafter
Delia Runyan
Delta Kappa Gamma
Lawrence Hall
Church OF Classes
Ticky
J. W. Shepperd
Forcheimer Yard
R. M. Bankhead
The
Baptist Brotherhood
China
Brotherhood
Scrap drive urges junking metal to aid war effort
Thousands of carats of industrial diamonds helped speed lens production for military use in 1942, the American Optical Co. announced. Junk the Japs with your scraps and help win the War. A community scrap drive begins next Monday night at the Vocational Agricultural building under R. C. Mitchell's announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Optical Co
R. C. Mitchel
Victory Gardens
Vocational Agricultural Building
Holding a weight above your head is not work
The piece argues that work is defined as force producing motion and cites a misinterpretation of physical work. It notes a historical count of 1,975 trailer cities in the United States and estimates that 15 percent of the population may choose trailer homes within a generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Haseen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anja Wilton
Rainburg
Alpine
Edith Engle
el Paso
John Young Sr
Ovona
Marry Friend
Geen Greear
Sweetwater
Texas
Sue Nickerson
Pearl Fulcros
W. D. Burcham
Monay
Oregon
J.M. Mayes
Cordes Holliday
Dallas Fe
Mattie McNeill
Richard Donovan Je
Clay Holland
Dallas
T. ¥. Skevington
George Skevington
Marathon
Howard Johnson
Mr Johnson
U. S. Immigration Service
Fort Stanton
Fred Myers
Myers
Rowwell, N.M
Lt Myers
Lena Kelly
Mall
D. N. Scott
Lieut Kelly
John Gentry
Corpus
Adolph Martine
Army Air Forces
Altus
Okla
JC. Penney Co
John L. Sublett
Enid, Okla
Wallace Sublett
Travis Jenkins
Mildred Gibbons
Mel
Camp Livingston
Gibbons
Chas. Livingston
Lieut
Thomas Funk
Walter Reid Hospital
Washington, D.C
Ford Corkran
Austin
Thomas
Kula Slaton
Casner Motor
J. G. Leath
S.W. Alpine
Dessa C. Wright
Jersey
Santa Fe
Eugenia H. Chandley
Porvenir Rt
Valentine
Tex
Underwood
G. P Smith
Stark Bros
F. £. Howard
College Ave
P.O
Sroom
Kincaid Ave
N. 18
Eugenia H. Chantley
Alpine Feed Co
TOR Lease
West Main Ave
G. M. Bridges
J. R. Watkins Co
Town Ave
Memphis
Tenn
E. L. Propst
Charlotte
N.C
Irving Helgeson
Daugherty
Cobblestone Apt
N. 2Nd St
Highland Bus Lines
PT. Ross
Serice
San Angelo
Mustang Chevrolet Co
Mafbauer
Pfe
John G. Mafbauer
Baptist Sunday School
Training Union
AL. Wittner
Imristian Science
Jas. A. Fry
ST. James’ Episcopal
W. H. Martin
United Service
Fred S. Rogers
Granada Theatre
Tlona Massey
Jon Hall
Deadwood
Teronica Lake Prederick
Rotary News
M. A. Webb
Bary
Wyopsen Vina
Invisible Agent
eun.Mon
Thunder Birds
Thurs
Witcr
Srothe
the Texas Cafe
Felix Ramsel
Mrs
T. F. Skevington
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