Advertising pays off in school land sales, Texas
The Texas land office commissioner Bascom Giles notes the largest sale of school land in state history, aided by widespread newspaper advertising. He cites high per acre and per tract averages and credits the press for drawing bids, urging merchants to advertise. The writer also critiques postal waste and urges readers to subscribe and follow The Avalanche.
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Bascom Giles
Texas Land Office
Giles
Met
Free School Fund
el Hs
Mechant
44 Seniors Bond Stamp Candidates Campaign to For Diplomas
Forty four seniors of Alpine high school are candidates to receive diplomas at the commencement exercises to be held Friday May 28. Dorothy Caldwell is valedictorian with 93.136 average. salutatorian is Emy Lou Hillis with 91.044. Honorable mention includes Jackie Cross and others with 85 plus averages. Also listed are numerous other diploma candidates. Brews ter county war bonds and stamps sale plans were finalized for May to meet monthly quotas to aid wartime funding, with county chair G W Baines stressing the need to exceed national and county quotas to win the war.
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Alpine High School
R. M. Bankhead
Dorothy Caldwell
Emy Lou Hilis
Jackie Cross
Freddie Beth Reeder
Bill Hancock
June Fry
Ruth Wright
Eva Jean Ferguson
Mary Beth Robinson
Frances Fabian
Edith Smith
Fred Slight
Raymond Teague
Billy Harrington
Catherine Hartt
King Terry Jr
James York
Olivia Garrett
Billy D. Rowland
Laura Lee White
M. J. Keefer
Roy Tennant Jr
Morris Melton
V. W. King J
Jack Williams
Alfred Anderson
Ben Knight
Alice Parkhurst
Betty Jane Keefer
Julia Faye Perdue
Lona Lee Cook
Gene Bishop
Hank Chambers
Randall Fry
Kathryn Coggins
Margaret Ann Brown
Maxine Casey
Hugh Forester
Dorothy Cross
la Verne Davis
Bobby Hamilton
Bettye Floyd
Bobby Crawford
Floyd Dalton
Brewster County
America
G W. Baines
Mr." Baines
United States
Baines
Public Welfare Representative Visiting City Next Wednesday
A State Department of Public Welfare official will be at the courthouse next Wednesday, May 13, from 8:30 am to 12 noon, to accept applications for old age assistance, aid to the needy, and aid to dependent children. Applicants for aid to dependent children should bring birth or baptismal certificates, and those seeking old age assistance must provide proof of age.
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State Department of Public Welfare
Navy Relief Drive Meets With Success
The Navy Relief drive launched Tuesday reports a strong response led by county chairman Fred eric B. Isely. About 130 dollars was raised on opening day by downtown solicitors with the Big Bend Land Dept. office of the Texas State Parks board contributing 35 dollars. Granda theatre manager Wally Davis gave 50 dollars from show proceeds. Downtown solicitors include Jerry Starnes Don Littleton Cas Edwards Felix McGaughy Nelson Lee and George Bowie. Tomas Valadez leads South Alpine fundraising while Peyton Cain E O Phillips solicit on the North Side with Lutie Britt and Seldon Robinson at the college. A Marathon committee is to be formed. The county aim is 250 dollars.
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Navy
Frederic B. Isely
Big Bend
Mr. Isely
Jerry Starnes
Don Littleton
Cas Edwards
Felix McGaughy
Nelson Lee
George Bowie
South Alpine
Tomas Valadez
North Side
Peyton Cain
E. O. Phillips
Lutie Britt
Drys Win In Jeff Davis Beer Wine Election Countywide
Fort Davis May 6 In county wide voting Saturday on legalizing the sale of beers and wines with 14 percent alcohol content the dry side won by 83 votes unofficial returns reported that evening The result keeps Jeff Davis county in the dry column Beer in two precincts had been voted out earlier The precinct totals show courthouse 115 dry 35 wet Carlton 49 against 22 for Newton 50 against 31 for Valentino 29 against or dry 72 for or wet Total 243 against 160 for 403 votes cast indicating a representative turnout
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Fort Davis
Jett Davis County
Courthouse Box
Carlton Box
Newton Box
Valentino
China Relief Campaign To Be Conducted Here This Weekend
George Koury announced a China relief fund drive will start over the week-end with no county quota. Several voluntary contributions have been received and the aim is to raise a substantial sum to aid the Chinese in these trying times.
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China
China Relief
George Koury
Koury
USO Clubs Act as Deputies for Parents of Fighting Men
Mothers and fathers of service members become deputized through USO clubs across the nation and overseas bases. Dr. B. F. Berkeley notes over 600 clubs now, with a goal of 900+, reflecting gratitude in letters and strengthened morale from personal outreach by USO workers to families. The program links six agencies including YMCA and Salvation Army, expanding ahead of the 1942 War Fund drive. Johnny Clanton is named county committee treasurer and Alan Fraser as a local committee member.
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USO
United States
B. F. Berkeley
War Fund
Dr. Berkeley
Fort Dix
So Dier
Young Men's Christian Association
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Young Women's Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
Berkeley
Johnny Clanton
Alan Fraser
Fort Davis maps U S 90 work as scrap drives grow
Fort Davis hosts preparatory highway work on U S 90 with engineers from Austin Van Horn and Dallas joining the Fort Davis office Marathon Study club women report large scrap iron collections to aid war effort Proceeds go to the Red Cross and a Alpine based OPM office buys scrap from those not wishing to donate proceeds to Red Cross
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Fort Davis
U. S. 90
Don Hook
Austin
Odis Carter
van Horn
William R. Edwards
Dallas
Carter
Alpine
Sanderson
Marfa
Marathon
A. R. Davis
Ritchey
Marathon Study Club
Brewster County War Board
Davis
Study Club
Precinct 3
Earl Clark
Mar Tathon
Brewster County
OPM
Red Cross
Fone
Stumberg
Mary Baum
ACA
Holland Hotel
Revival Meeting Set at Church of Christ Next Week
Evangelist Silas Howell of Lampasas will lead a revival at the Church of Christ starting Monday evening May 11 at 8 45. The series runs through Wednesday May 20 with no weekday services announced. Howell is a popular Texas and Oklahoma evangelist and the public is invited.
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Church of Christ
Silas Howell
Lampasas
Howell
Texas
Oklahoma
OPA Meet To Explain Price Controls In Alpine
The 14th OPA meeting will discuss wholesale and retail price controls to curb living costs. Regional Dallas price and legal specialists will explain absolute ceilings on most goods and services and answer audience questions. Retailers and merchants across the area are urged to attend at the county courthouse next Monday at 3 p.m.
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Alpine
Office of Price Administration
Dallas
Chambers of Commerce
State Board For Vocational Education
OPA
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Price Administration
Ration book registrations rise in county tally
A total of 242 ration books were issued in the county by Wednesday with school staff aiding registration. Alpine schools closed for two days to help signups as registers came from Centennial Alpine Central Ward Marathon Terlingua Sul Ross Castolon and others. Stamp deadlines through June 27 assign one pound sugar per stamp. The hippopotamus, the largest aquatic hoofed animal, can weigh up to four tons.
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Alpine
Centennial
Central Ward
Sul Ross
Big Bend National Park Officials Hear Luncheon Talk
NPS regional director M R Tillotson told a luncheon by the chamber and clubs that the Big Bend park will emphasize Texas frontier character. Planning chief Thos C Vint spoke of early land acquisitions, while Eugene Thompson praised rancher cooperation and landowners. About 80 people attended.
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National Park Service
M. R. Tillotson
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Tillotson
Park Service
Mr.Tillotson
Big Bend National Ark
Big Bend
Texas
Thos. C. Vint
NPS
Thee
Mississippi River
Eugene Thompson
Texas State Parks
Boars
Thompson
Homier Wilson
Wilson
Frank D. Quinn
State Parks Board
Newton B. Drury
State Parks Boord
Drury
Vint
Harvey Cornel
Santa F J
Paul Brown
Big Bend Land Dept
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Misterscobee
U. S. Dept. of Health
R. Ewing Thomason
Thomason
el Paso
War , Production Board
Census Bureau
Health Dept
Cohee
Avalanche
Postal Department
P.O. Dept. Ups
Emy Lou
Harris
Dept. of Public Welfare
City
Drys
Jeff Davis County
W. R. Long
East Alpine
U.S. Highway 90
Glenn Burgess
U.S
RED Cross Fund
Laurence E. Wood
Big Bend Park
Rio Grande Area
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