Fort Davis visitor stirs comic talk at Avalanche shop
The Avalanche column recalls Barry Scojee from Fort Davis lingering for days with no violence. He plans to return for more work as fireworks rumors swirl. He jokes that the San Angelo Standard-Times boosted the U S population with a spoof on draft registrations. The piece also mentions readers sending in corks and two dollars, and explains why the Hot Dawg column was dropped to print draft registrants.
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Barry Sco- Jee
Fort Davis
Wero
Ft. Davis
San Angelo
Feader
Clarence Lease
Harry Watson
Alpine Juniors Overpower Marfa in Two Games
On Friday night at Jackson View the Alpine Junior High Yellow Jackets hosted Marfa Yearling teams. In the 100 pounds and under clash Alpine won 27 to 0, and in the 135 pounds and under contest they dominated 33 to 0.
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Jackson View
Yellow Jackets
Ye. P
Alpine man drawn first in Brewster County draft list
Catarino Olivas of Alpine, 35, blindish but not totally, was the first Brewster County resident drawn in the national selective service lottery in Washington. His number 198 led the local draft. sister Florencia Olivas will know his address. Other Brewster County numbers listed include 192, 108, 188, 120, 161, 766, 172, 126, 181, 167 and more, with official master list due next Tuesday.
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Catarino Olivas
Alpine
Catarine Olivas
Brewster County
National Selective Service Lottery
Washington
Juvas
Florencia Olivas
Ricardo Marutto
Jose Losoys, Jr
Samuel Lopez
Guillermo Ortoz
Jack Compton Green
Carlos Luna Chavez
Inocente Medina Fernandez
Walter Anja Wilson
Moorman
Focal Board
Olivas
John Sotelo
Bucks to Play In Stockton Tonight
Coach J H Webb of Alpine high school Bucks faces a tough game against Ft Stockton Panthers with key players out including center Jack Swatzell and end Olazaba. Panthers are on a six game win streak. Phil Swatzell will signal, Fry at center, Garner at right end. Local fans expected in Fort Stockton. Next Friday the Bucks host Sanderson Eagles in a to be decided venue.
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J. H. Webb
Alpine High School Bucks
Ft. Stockton Panthers
Jack
Swatzell
Olazaba
Injuerd
Fred Slight
Bennie Fuller
Pope B. D. Rowland
Webb
Panthers
Bucks
Fort Stockton
Phil Swatzell
Fry
Garner
Bucks Willay
Sanderson Eagles
Sanderson
Easter Seal Funds Is Announced Report
The Public Health committee meeting date was moved from the second to the first Monday, inviting greater public attendance. Money from Easter seals sales is itemized, including $4.58 for December vaccine costs and $40.37 for sending crippled children to El Paso for further treatment. Hickory officers seek a man charged with biting his girlfriend on the nose.
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Public Health Committee
el Paso
Hickory
N. C
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Targets Red River Tax Debt
By J C Fuller. Red River county seeks section 9 A to Article 8 authorizing a tax levy and bond issue to fund general fund debt. Texas Tax Journal warns the amendment risks dangerous precedent and taxpayer burden. critics say it promotes overspending and shifts costs to others. Local opponents urge defeat at the November election.
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J. C. Fuller
Sec
Treas
Maria Math
Farm Leen Asse
Commissioners Court
Red River County
Texas
The
Texas Tax Journal
Red River
Absentee Votes Cast Here for Upcoming Election
Worth Fraser county clerk reports absentee ballots accepted through mid week for the 93rd presidential race and state contests on Tuesday November 5. Six polling boxes and judges named February 3 1939 will serve voters in six voting precincts with about 30 ballots already cast. Political observers forecast a strong presidential turnout and significant interest in the contest.
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United States
Texas
Worth Fraser
Peyton Cain
P. W. Cartwright
M. P. Slover
Vernon McIntyre
Frank Mangum
A .W. Ekdall
A. W. Fulcher
R. Davis
Jack Roberts
William Green
John Daniel
Volunteers Listed By Board In Past Few Days
Twelve men have volunteered for one year of army service at the local draft board office in the last few days. Two of them, Jennings Kidd and Robert LaFarelle, volunteered before the national selective service numbers drawing in Washington Tuesday. The next five volunteered immediately after the drawing: Bernardo Polanco, Wally Ramirez, Cruz Portillo, Salvador Natera and Henry Fierro. Since then, up to Thursday forenoon, the following five volunteered: Pide Ramoz, Epitacio Hernandez, Moises Arriola, Ines Escareno and Edward Valenzuela.
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Draft Board
Jennings Kidd
Robert LaFarelle
National Selective Service
Washington
Bernardo Polanco
Wally Ramirez
Cruz Portillo
Salvador Natera
Henry Fierro
Pide Ramoz
Epitacio Hernandez
Moises Arriola
Ines Escareno
Edward Valenzuela
Advisory Board Announced Amid Daily Affairs
The advisory board is announced to assist with questionnaires and assign registrants to various places including Alpine San Vicente Marathon Sul Ross College and other locations. Names listed include A E Owens J W Frazer Tom Yarbro Clara Green H Grady Dowdey C W Ellison and Clifford B Casey. The note indicates logistical burdens of moving registrants and requests attendance at Alpine at 7:30.
Alpine FFA Boys Are Given Awards
Three Alpine boys Eddie Scudday Hal D Smith and Earl Scudday of Alpine High won the 1940 state FFA poultry judging championship and received Santa Fe railway educational awards and certificates at a ceremony attended by railroad officials. The team and coach E L Bailey will attend the national congress in Kansas City November 9 16 as guests of the railroad. Santa Fe officials H M Bainer W J Titon and J G Pitshugh presented the certificates signed by Edward J Enk el.
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Alpine
E. L. Bailey
Santa Fe Railway
Eddie Scudday
Hal D. Smith
Earl Scudday
Alpine High School
FFA
Kansas City
Santa Fe
H. M. Bainer
General Ag
Amarillo
W. J Titon
San Angelo
J. G. Pitshugh
Sos
Galveston
Allroad
Edward J. Enkel
Bainer
Trip to Chisos Mts Sponsored by Sul Ross College
An all day trip to the Chisos Mountains on November 9 is sponsored by Sul Ross College. The event aims to help students who have not visited the area. Autos are needed to transport the group. those offering cars should contact the chamber of commerce office or Miss Strawn at the college.
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Chisos Mountains
Sul Ross College
Studets
Ar ‘A
Chamber of Commerce Office
Miss Strawn
Avalanche Corrects Error on Obituary Detail
The newspaper acknowledges a misprint in last week’s issue in Monahans. Tari Estes should be named as Mrs. Murphy Johnson’s brother-in-law rather than Earl West. The correction is published with regret.
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Murphy Johnson
Monahans
Tari Estes
Earl West
Avalanche
County Teachers Form New Unit In Alpine Area
A new unit of the State Teachers Association formed in Alpine last week with about 30 members from Alpine and Marathon schools and Sul Ross College. Elected president M P Slover. Naomi Dawson of Marathon named vice president and Myrtle Whiteside of Alpine secretary treasurer. Delegates include R M Bankhead C G Matthews and W J Smith to the Trans Pecos convention in El Paso next March.
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State Teachers Association
Alpine
Brewster
Golden Anniversary Avalanche Edition News Ad
Interest mounts in the Golden Anniversary issue to be printed November 22. Orders rush in from distant points as county history details are gathered. Subscribers may retire one copy at no extra charge. Extra for mailing adds two cents. Editor urges early orders and cooperation.
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Avalanche
Sans Souci Daredevil Had Years of Carnival Feats
Jimmy Lynch of Sans Souci Michigan, once a carnival daredevil who flipped cars at high speed for years, recently tripped over a dog and dislocated his shoulder.
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Jimmy Lynch
Sans Souci
Mich
Two Brewster Cowgirls Enter Fort Worth Rodeo Queen Contest
Mary Crutcher reports Brewster County sisters Macca and Sue Savage, 19 and 18, enter the All-American Rodeo and Horse Show queen contest in Fort Worth November 14 to 24. The rivals travel with 200 girls to a packed week of parades, fittings, and the Pioneer Palace queen’s ball, each in blue beige trimmed costumes hoping to win the title.
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Brewster
Ft. Worth
Mary Crutcher
Fort Worth
Brewster County
Macca
Sue
Business
Dallas
Frank Savage
Cowtown
Pioneer Palace
Ward
Southwest
Gas Pipeline To Alpine Marfa Under Franchise Plan
The City of Alpine granted Miller I Shaw of Laredo a franchise to pipe natural gas into Alpine and distribute it to consumers. The line will run from a Fort Stockton area field north of Alpine to Marfa with a branch to Alpine. A five year take over option and price schedule are outlined, with gas sweeter than one percent sulfur and a pipeline cost near a quarter million dollars.
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Alpine
Miller I. Shaw
Laredo
L. B. Staras
Starns
City Commission
Ine
Santa Fe
Marfa
Moorman
Shaw
Free Concert At Sul Ross Friday Night
A free public concert by Frank B. Stratton visiting faculty artist at Sul Ross College will be held Friday evening at o o clock in the college auditorium. Stratton, a renowned piano and clavichord artist from Washburn College Topeka Kan, will perform on both piano and clavichord and showcase his instrument in demonstrations and lectures during his November 7 to 9 visit sponsored by the Association of American Colleges.
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Sul Ross College
Frank B. Stratton
Stratton
Washburn College
Topeka
Kan
Association of American Colleges
Sul Ross
Norning
Lawrence ‘Tall
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Pat Clayton McKin
Stockton
QUAD
Farm Loan Association
Mamis
Alpine Ffa
Chisos Mts
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Kelly
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