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Newspaper

Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1943

Page

3

Marathon News Items Include War Effort and Local Events

The Marathon community reports letters from soldiers, furloughs, and plans for military service as Ed ward Bardwell and others return home or prepare for deployment. Local school events include baccalaureate sermons and graduation plans for the grammar and senior classes at the Methodist Church and school auditorium. A Croatian Tamburitza Ensemble entertained the P. T. A. and Girl Scouts activities, Mother’s Day programs, and a high five club game tied to wartime boosting. Fishing on the Rio Grande yields excellent catches, and community meals and social gatherings recur at the Baptist and Methodist churches.

Methodist Church M. L. Cause Fred Gulihur A. McDonnal Kokernot Ranch Low Earl Meeks P. E. Adams M.H. Jones

Candy Co Improves Herd To Aid Food For Victory Drive

Curtiss Farms reports a boost to dairy operations to support the Food For Victory drive. The article notes a Guernsey bull, Levity King, purchased for 15000 dollars, the highest price for the breed since 1928, with lineage from Langwater King and Aiy ukpa. Local families attend funerals and visitors travel between San Antonio, Sierra Blanca, Alpine, and Double Mills as community members engage in wartime efforts.

Green Meads Guernsey Levity King Langwater King Aiyukpa L. Snowdrop Darwin S. Morse Richmond Mass

Remember Greece and buy U S War Bonds now

The piece urges farmers to remember Greece’s hunger under Axis occupation and to buy U S War Bonds with unused funds. It vows bonds will aid the war effort and provide a future nest egg, noting they never drop below purchase price and rise in value over time. Bonds can be purchased at banks post offices or via rural mail carriers.

Jeane Roperts Eno Re von Edward Bardwell Edward California Werner Hollis Navy J. W. Dozier West Coast Jack Dozier F. E. Ray William Award Ray New Yorke James Chamber Texas Fresno Jack Green Jonesboro Ark Missouri Greece Axis U. S

Cat in Reverse in Seattle Cat Prefers Water Over Milk

Mrs George Barney reports her Seattle cat eats vegetables and dislikes meat. The pet shows a curious habit by licking corn on the cob, and she notes a surprising tolerance for water rather than milk.

Seattle Wash George Barney

Electricity costs and household bills in perspective

A brief dialogue notes that electricity is cheaper today per unit than fifteen years ago while overall bills may not reflect the change. It emphasizes that consumers receive more quantity for the same money, prompting questions about apparent bill stability versus real price per unit.

Answers and Notes From a Quiz Set

Answers include 1, Nance. 2 describes protozoa and metazoa reproduction. 3 cites Bernard Shaw and Eugene Oeil. 4 references the Polish Corridor. 5 mentions a cradle song. 6 lists a small mild spring onion. 7 Union of Soviet Socialist Relief. 8 notes From France in the sixteenth century or earlier. 9 describes a beetle calling its mate by ticking in rotten wood. 10 locates Kansas.

Union of Soviet Socialist Relief France Kansas

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Mrs. Frank Accalaureate Service E. S. Lambert C. K. Campbell J. A Conway A. L. Miller Campbell Helen Steffens The Baptist Church Katherine Arnold Entertai Marathon P.T.A the Baptist Methodist Thestule House Virgie Dragoo Una May Wedin Fifie Jo Conway Lela Mae Mosley Margaret Conway A. R. Davis Pat Rooney Mary Alice Wadend Emma Ruth Partridge Coon Creek McDonald Observatory Rio Grande Marathon Bendsie Piesa Soretirederson Central Power and Light Co Joint Missionary Society Mabel Arnold Nannie Crawford E. H. Todd L. C. Ritchey Beulah van Deman A. Leonard Miller Kaya Worthingon Mabel ‘Arnold R. E. Stewart O. L. Kennedy Mesdames Press Chambers Lochausen van Deman L. C Op.a Ration Ingoard Gage Hotel Alpine W. H. Henderson el Paso Margaret Buttrill Major Henderson Lucile Douglas Stillinger Africa Nancy Henderson Hotelle Font Press Chambers Geo. Hargus Jim Burdwell Ed Burdwell Johnny Adams John Adams Small Con Camp Shelby Adams New Orleans Nell Cunningham Helen Stephens Sam Mather Wayne Green Morris Wayne Miss Elsie Watson Mrs. Geo. Watson Elsie Curtiss Farms Ted Curtiss Canay Company Rane Rune Marta Geordi Page Double Mills R. D. Thompson of Sanderson Howard Hatch San Antonio Harvey la Pryor Johnnie Rust June Jenni Sierra Blanca Robert Adams Ed Shirley Hot Springs Mrs. Albert Chambers Mrs. Terry Charlie Shely Asd Cmu First National Bank Federal Deposit Marfa National Farm Loan Association J.C. Puller, Sec.-Treas Marfa, Texas Rogers Central Power and Light Bernard Shaw Eugene American Red Cross Maintai Motor Corps Production Corps Staff Assistants Nurse's Aid Corps Gray Ladies Corps Nant Ritchey Brothers
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