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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1944
Page
1
A private in the U S Army stationed in New Guinea offers a humorous essay on insect life and daily monotony. He notes the overwhelming abundance of flies, the tedium of military life, and his urge to find clever distractions amid the war zone.
The Red Cross chapter cites 150 knitted items shipped this week and 50 pounds of wool received. A revised bag pattern is being introduced while sewing rooms stay open at the Red Cross and USO. Production chairs direct wool distribution and home service handles prisoner of war communications and furloughs.
A deed filed in the county clerk's office conveys title to the Fuller building, a two story brick structure erected in 1900s by J C Fuller, to Marfa attorney H W Kilpatrick operator of Kilpatrick K Bar ranch near Georgetown. No further details available.
Eugene Bourland was convicted in a Atlanta federal court on charges of using the mails to defraud in connection with the sale of Brewster county lands marketed as having oil possibilities. He received a three year sentence, said J. W. Frazer, county clerk, upon returning from Atlanta where he testified.
The Men’s Fellowship Forum entertained fifty six Scouts and seventy four men with a barbecue at Kokernot park last Tuesday evening. The boys have a program at the outdoor theatre.
The Avalanche announces no new subscriptions outside the Alpine region of Brewster Presidio and Jett Davis counties due to labor and newsprint shortages. Service members may subscribe but APO deliveries require a written request from the paper’s recipient. only one renewal notice will be mailed and nonrenewal after 10 days will remove the name.
Local notices report Pvt Iris W Bounds enlisting in the WAC and training at Fort Oglethorpe Ga. Lt Delbert Bowles, Miami Beach OC, to Hammer Field Fresno Cal. Sgt Raymond Thomas, Alpine graduate, arrived in England. 1st Lt Morgan Terry Jr Alpine awarded Air Medal. Kenneth Dale Holland on furlough from Aleutians. Edward G Johnson promoted on Long Island. Macario Hernandez in the Pacific. Mike Fulcher, former Texas State Guard, writes from undisclosed base in Pacific. Cable from F P Fulcher noted. Continued on last page.
John Henry Jessup a 78 year old Alpine resident died from burns suffered when a stove toppled and clothing ignited at his home Saturday morning He had been an invalid for years Born in Kentucky on April 7 1860 he was a Baptist church member The body was taken to Sheffield for burial after a short funeral service Survivors include his widow two daughters two sons a brother and a sister plus other relatives from Kentucky Ohio Washington and Florida.
Alpine High School plans a baccalaureate service at 5 p m on Sunday May 21 in the high school auditorium. Superintendent Dick Bankhead announced Rev Marvin Williams will deliver the sermon. The Alpine string ensemble will play, with Marie Wahjer and Sgt Monroe providing special vocal music. Invocations scripture and benediction will be given by Wittner Rogers and Buhler respectively. Commencement exercises follow on May 26.
The body of Charles Speedy Williams who died of a heart attack in Corpus Christi was brought here for interment last Sunday. He lived in Alpine, ran a filling station, managed the municipal golf club, and later oversaw a golf course in Refugio before moving to Corpus Christi in 1942. Born August 25, 1884 in Baltimore, he married Evah Medsoe in Kansas in 1919. Services were at Odom Catholic Church. Survived by son Floyd, two brothers John and Richard, a sister Mrs F E Webb, and granddaughter Mary Virginia Williams.
The Brewster County Easter seal drive raised 308.30 with expenses of 35.50. Funds came from school children’s dimes and other donations from across the county. The committee thanked all who assisted. J A Burgess of Lubbock visited his son Glenn Burgess and family.
H L Kokernot of San Antonio and Alpine, pioneer rancher and cattleman, will receive an honorary Doctor of Agriculture from Texas A&M at commencement May 26. Kokernot’s 300,000 acre Kokernot ranch spans Brewster Jefett Davis and Pecos counties with around 20,000 Hereford cattle. He has long led Texas cattle interests and served on the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association board and as Texas representative on the National Livestock Marketing Association.
The Texas cafe last week passed to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Werst, operators of Alp Inn, who will run both businesses. C. M. Red Sparks, who operated the Texas for months, has joined Radford Grocery Co as a salesman, a position he held years ago.
A Navy recruiting party from the El Paso station will visit Alps Fort Davis and Marfa on May 24. A Waves representative will interview women interested in joining that branch of the service.
William Cotter announces candidacy for re-election to Prec. 1 Brewster County Commissioner. He pledges to continue serving taxpayers to the best of his ability and asks for consideration of his candidacy in the upcoming election.
The Avalanche corrected a misprint from Sgt Forrest Walker that confused Cpl Myril McBride of Fort Davis with a prisoner in Osaka Japan. The correct personnel: Myril McBride is prisoner in Japan while his brother Wayne McBride is stationed at Fort Benning Georgia.
A test drilled by W B Hinton about 21 miles northeast of Alpine reached over 9000 feet with several tests showing gas and oil rainbows but yielded no results. The well was abandoned in 1938 at about 7000 feet after tools were lost and could not be recovered on Section 66, 110, GH and SA.
The district OPA announced a halving of red points for beef steaks roasts cheese butter margarine evaporated milk. Previously 30 red points were validated every two weeks. Starting May 7, red points are 30 monthly. Also shortening lard salad oils and several canned vegetables exited rationing along with some fusing and new typewriters.
A local immigration officer visits the hoosegow on business and ends up locked inside a cell with two inmates. The door cannot be opened from inside, the jailer is away, and a passerby preacher signals the sheriff with a loud plea. The officer blushes, tosses the keys to the sheriff, and is freed. Moral: do not lock from inside when visiting jail.
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