Delta Kappa Gamma chapter hosts refined Alpine gathering
The Beta ota Delta Kappa Gamma met in Lawrence Hall with members from Jeff Davis Presidio Terrell Reeves and Brewster counties. Dr T W Smith from the University of Chicago spoke on discipline for democracy after tea and music by William Brandt. Garden club notes and upcoming plant exchange were announced.
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Beta Ota
Delta Kappa Gamma
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Terrell
Reeves
Brewster
Lawrence Hall
T. W. Smith
H. W. Morelock
Sul Ross College
Smith
University of Chicago
Alpine
Hong Foundation
Alpine Grove Circle Meets at Mrs Lange’s Home
The Alpine Grove of the Woodmen Circle gathered at Mrs Anna Lange’s home for business and social hour. Refreshments were served to Mesdames Ora Clifford Oma Doole Azile Davidson Fern Garrett Jane Burling Metta Williams Jane Hale and Thelma Williams. Mrs Davidson, a state convention delegate, could not attend and asked the alternate to go. Thelma Williams will represent the Alpine Grove at the Dallas convention on March 25 and 26. Reporter.
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Alpine Grove
Woodmen
Anna Lange
Ora Clifford
Oma Doole
Azile Davidson
Fern Garrett
Jane Burling
Metta Williams
Jane Hale
Thelma Williams
District federation meet moved to April in Odessa
The 8th district Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting shifts to April 9 in Odessa from the original dates. District president Mrs J Howard Hodge, Midland, warns local clubwomen of the change. The meeting opens Thursday at 10 30 a m and ends with a luncheon Friday.
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Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Odessa
J. Howard Hodge
Midland
Pleasant AAUW Meeting Highlights America’s Tomorrow
A lively AAUW gathering on March 11 at the Presbyterian Church Hospitality Center featured leader Annie Kate Ferguson guiding a program on America's Tomorrow. Panelists included Mrs. Omer Sperry, Dr. J. B. Roberts, Mrs. Knox Reid, Dr. G. P. Smith, Miss Myrtle Whiteside, and Dr. W. E. Lockhart, with others contributing to a spirited discussion. Tea was served at a lace-draped table with sandwiches and cookies prepared from rationed ingredients.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Annie Kate Ferguson
Omer Sperry
J. B. Roberts
Knox Reid
G. P
Marriage of Nancy Caldwell to Naval Cadet Wagner
Nancy Caldwell niece of Mrs. Arthur G. Blueher of Alpine married Naval Cadet Charles Hubert Wagner in a home ceremony on March 11 at her grandfather Oliver Caldwell's Corpus Christi house. The bride lived in Alpine and Marfa during schooling and then with Blucher in Corpus Christi. The couple currently reside in Corpus Christi where the groom serves as a Naval cadet.
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Nancy Caldwell
Arthur G. Blueher
Alpine
Charles Hubert Wagner
Oliver Caldwell
Corpus Christi
Club Bridge Parties Featured Social Week
Mrs Nelle Ferguson hosted her contract club on Thursday with Mesdames Edgar Martin W H Terry George A Brown King Terry LD Harris Shellie Barnes A B Sandifer J Hord. Mrs Brown joined as a new member. High prizes went to Wire Brown and Mrs Martin. Mrs Gay Meriwether hosted Saturday at the Meriwether ranch for a larger group including Gene Benson W Terry John Newell Francisco Pojin John Snyder Corona NM Louvene Terry George A Grown Edgar Martin Homer Graham Malone Hill B E Caldwell and Mary Virginia McIntyre. War stamps were awarded for high scores to Mrs Caldwell and Mrs W H Terry and for low score to Mrs Louvene Terry.
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Nelle Ferguson
Edgar Martin
W. H. Terry
George A. Brown
King Terry
LD. Harris
Shellie Barnes
A. B. Sandifer
Gay Meriwether
Meriwether
Mesdames
Gene Benson
W. Terry
John Newell
Francisco Po Jin
John Snyder
Corona
N M
Louvene Terry
George A Grown
Homer Graham
Malone Hill
B. E. Caldwell
Mary Virginia McIntyre
Caldwell
Louis Uranga Hosts Spanish Club Dinner
Louis Uranga hosted the Spanish club with a buffet supper on Tuesday to celebrate Benito Juarez’s birthday. The event featured orchids for co-sponsors Miss Stather Elliott and Miss Alice Cowan, a Mexican themed parlor, a program of music and dances, and an address by Dr. B. Casey on Benito Juarez. About 40 guests attended.
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Louis Uranga
Benito Juarez
Stather Elliott
Alice Cowan
Roy Akers
B. Casey
Sul Ross
Uests
Ration calendar notices expire dates for stamps and books
Ration details list March expirations for sugar stamp 11 and coffee stamp 25 and blue stamps in War Ration Book 2, with dates through March 31. Shoes stamp 17 expires June 15. Gasoline coupons No 4 A expire March 21. Tire inspection deadline March 31 for ration book holders.
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Valia
Thunder Birds Sky High Action Romance Film at Granada
Thunder Birds Soldiers of the Air is a Technicolor action romance film starring Gene Tierney Preston Foster and John Button. Jack Holt leads a top supporting cast including Dame May Whitty George Barbier Richard Haydn and Reginald Denny. William A Wellman directed with Lamar Trotti as writer and producer. John Gunther provides opening and closing commentary. The screening runs Sunday and Monday at the Granada.
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20Th Century- Fow
Jedglings
Gene
Tierney
Preston
John Button
Granada
Jack Holt
Dame
May Whitty
George Barbier
Richard Haydn
Reginald Denny
William A. Wellman
Lamar Trotti
John Gunther
AFL Cobras Establish An Enviable Record During First Year
The Air Cobras basketball team, in its first West Texas season, posted 21 wins in 25 games to dominate the Big Bend area and fare well in sectionals. Coached by Lt. John C. Cairnes and later Lt. Charles L. Kern, the Cobras balanced regular army duties with a demanding schedule averaging three games weekly. They defeated Hondo Air Base and Pecos Basic, with a rare overtime win over local leaders, while Midland Bombardment School and others handed them losses.
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Air Cobras
AF Advanced Flying School
West Texas
Big Bend
John C. Cairnes
California
Cir
Arvona
Cobras
Midland Bombardment School
Hondo Air Base
Pecos
Kirtland Field Officers
Marana
Arizona
Cadets
Fort Dy ‘A. Russell
Sul Ross College
No Man's Land In Tunisia
Drive against American forces highlights a rugged central Tunisia zone. U S troops and tanks based near Tebessa Algeria targeted Nazi held ports at Sousse and Gabes, but a German counterattack slowed Allied advances on the Faid-Makinassy front.
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Tunisia
U. S
Tebessa
Algeria
Sousse
Gabes
Faid-Makinassy
Sul Ross Students Don Eight Water Colors To ARC Hospital Service
Eight framed water colors by Sul Ross art students are accepted by the American Red Cross Camp and Hospital Service in Dallas for display in convalescent and day rooms. Works depict Big Bend scenery around Alpine with sunrise and sunset tones. artists include Miss Anna Tennant of Galveston and Miss Imogene Young of San Angelo. others, Miss Glenna Rush of Mexico City and Miss Sarah Tennant of Galveston, contributed pieces from the college collection.
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Sul Ross
American Red Cross
Dallas
Big Bend
Anna Tennant
Galveston
Imogene Young
San Angelo
Tenant
Young
Fort Stockton
Glenna Rush
Mexico City
Sarah Tennant
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Garden Club
J.C. Coleman
C. Gulley
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Carl Schults
J. W. Gilmer
Study Club
Meldam
W. J. Smith
T. J . Hoyle Cooley
C. G. Morrison
Flora Daugherty
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Kate Nevill
Fred Myers
O' Connor
Liew
Putman
Hilleth
Payne
A. E. Babcock
el Paso
Worth Evans
Ft. Davis
E. Fowlkes
Don Carlton
AAUW
Thunder Birds
AFL Cobras
Cles
Charles L. Kern
Cairnes
Baylor
No Man's Land
Morocco
Casablanca
Oran Lass
Kansas City
Missouri
Roosevelt
Afica
Massey Harris Farm Implement Company
North
Africa
ARC Hospital Service
Agaua Hill
Red Cross Camp and Hospital Service
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GMC
B. P. Motor Company
J.E. Casner
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