Society Notes and Service Wives Luncheon Club Formed
Mrs. W. D. Burcham subbing for injured Mrs. C. D. Wood requests society items by phone. The Servicemen's Wives Luncheon club organized at the Alpine USO with officers from several states. They catalog USO library and invite all service wives to weekly meetings at the USO, reservations via USO office. Mrs Ezell entertained honoring Mrs Watkins with bridge and 42 at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Burcham
Wood
Society
Bursham
Maryclare Kerring
Blakely
al Pifle Uso
USO
Service
Jean Valliere
Portland
Ores
Ellen Gibson
Atlanta
Jean Henniger
Corvallis
Oreg
Eleanor Cheney
Indianapolis
Ind
Jane Hall
Alpine
Ella Gibson
Helen Rutledge
Jonesboro
Ark
Mrs. Ezell
Martha Ezell
Effie Watkins
Hatch, N. M
J. W. Frazer
B. F. Berkeley
Odalia Bowman
Edna Maxey
Jack Joyce
D. O. Jeter
SERVICE MEMOS FROM THE FRONTLINE TRACES LOCAL AIRHARD ROTATIONS
Local residents share Army Air Corps and Signal Corps postings as soldiers visit on leave. Pvt M R Tennant Jr from Fort Ord returns via Galveston after his father’s death. Pvt Douglas Bennett joins furlough with parents in Marathon and Sacramento. Flight Officer E K Morrow moves to Camp Mattall from Bowman Field. Sgt Roy Johnson, Africa veteran, notes receiving few Avalanche papers. Clifton Roark, in England, asks for the Avalanche delivery. Local officers Lieut M W Hopser and Lieut F B Weyerts update parental notices. 15 day furloughs for Devin C Glenn and B J Van Fossan cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R
Roy) Tennant
Coast Artillery
Fort Ord
Calif
Galveston
Shatter
Presidio County
Pvt
Tennant
Sul Ross
Army
Douglas Bennett
Signal Corps
Camp Kohler
Sacramento
D. M. Bennett
Girl Scout Patrol Leaders and Officers Named
The troop lists patrol leaders and officers including Betty Opie Rosana Smith Joan Brady Sylvia Smith and assistants Patricia Wilson Carolyn Melton Patsy Patterson Emily Livingston Mac Hudson Joyce Nevill Clara ne Bogel reporter Carolyn Coo ley hike monitors Gail Barrow Berah Joyce treasurer Gail Barrows game leader Dorothy Coltan Sara Joyce Emily Livingston Mae Hudson Dorothy Crawford Dorothy Coleman Ruby June Burcham Joyce Nein Shirey Blevins Iana Smith Clara Mae Bogel Ina Bess Nichols. The troop has a total of 3 members Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Opie
Rosana Smith
Joan Brady
Sylvia Smith
Patricia Wilson
Carolyn. Melton
Patsy
Patterson
Emily Livingston
Mac’ Hudson
Joyce Nevill
Dri
Clarane Bogel
Carolyn Cooley
Gail Barrow
Berah Joyce
Gail Barows
Dorothy Coltan
Sara Joyce
Mae Hudson
Dorothy Crawford
Dorothy Coleman
Rubye June Burcham
Thanksgiving Themed Tally Ho Club Hosts Evening
Mrs Jimmy Logan hosted the Tally Ho club on Wednesday with a Thanksgiving motif. Guests included Mrs Dames Stockton, C M Corkran, M Carruthers, T L Hatch, Dan Ritter, Reginald Wotan, G H Harfst, Bill Winter, James Kemp, M C Hollinshead, F L McCollum, Hoyle Cooley, J W Sheppard, C Mathias and the hostess Mrs Sheppard. Prizes awarded to Mrs Sheppard, Mrs Ritter, and Mrs Winterlow with Bingo to Mrs Stockton. A PAJAMA PARTY FOR VISITING GIRLS honored Harriet and Susan Walker as Ruby June Burcham hosted a sleepover after the show and snack with Clara May Bogel, Jerry Mills, Beatrice Mathews, Phena and Lita Brown, Dorothy Jean Crawford, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Logan
Tally-Ho Club
Mrsdames L. D. Stockton
C. M. Corkran
M. Carruthers
T. L. Hatch
Dan Ritter
Reginald Wotan
G. H. Harfst
Bill Winter
James Kemp
M. C. Hollinshead
F. L. McCollum
Hoyle Cooley
J. W. Shepperd
C. Mathias
Mrs. Shepperd
Ritter
Winterlow
Stockton
Harriet
Susan Walker
Ruby June Burcham
Clara May Bogel
Jerry Mills
Beatrice Mathews
Phena
Lita Brown
Dorothy Jean Crawford
Garden Club Regulates Meeting and Fruit Arrangement
The Garden club held its regular meeting on October 22 at Mrs. H. W. Morelock’s home. The fruit arrangement prize went to Mrs. Peters first, Mrs. Forthheimer second, and Mrs. Broadfoot third, who contributed an entry destined for a shut-in. Members named vines and discussed growing and tending them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Morelock
Ralph Peters
Forchhheimer
Broadfoot ‘Hind
Cannon loses glamour on old Derby cannon in Bend
Sentimental regrets gave way to pique as a German cannon mounted in Bend Oregon for twenty years headed to the scrap pile. The paint scraping revealed the weapon was made in Derby Connecticut in 1902. Buy war bonds as urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
Ore
Derby
Conn
Seneetz and Company Magic Show Plans At Local Schools
Seneetz and Company magicians will headline an assembly at Sul Ross auditorium on November 13 at 10 15 am with a 3 end half ton of equipment and a traveling menagerie including rabbits guinea pigs and birds The troupe also performs November 12 at Marathon high school and the same day at Fort Davis high school at 8 pm The act features illusions such as the Enchanted Cottage Collapsible Duck Chinese Ink Cabinet and Television Extraordinary The company has toured nationwide and will spend the 1943 44 season in the South and Southwest under Harry Byrd Kline Dallas director of Sam Toyah
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneetz and Company
Sul Ross Auditorium
Marathon High School
Fort Davis
Highh
Gracie Allen
Herman
Raymond Scheetz
National
Organizations of Magicians
W. S. Gregons
University of Arkansas
I Scheetz & Company
Scheetz
North Carolina
New Mexico
South
Southwest
Harry Byrd Kline
Dallas Ctor
Sam
Still with us Bulk of 1943 West Texas lamb crop on range
The Corral reports most of the 1943 West Texas lamb crop remains on the range with buyers predicting 60 percent still available. Ramsey from Kansas notes 8 to 10 cent spread for blackfaces crossbreds and Rambouillets as rains affect Wichita Garden City area. Recent shipments include 2,350 mutton lambs to San Saba buyers at 10 cents and 3,500 mixed lambs to San Angelo buyers at 10 cents. OPA price ceilings chill cattle market and some sales drift 11-12 cents west of the Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Clint Ramsey
Kansas
Ramsey
Wichita Garden City
Roy Hudspeth
Sonora
Reu
Ben Ashley
Charlie Randolph
San Saba
Stokes Williams
Merizon
Coke Westbrook
San Angelo
C. C. Sanders
Big Lake
Corriedale
Pecos
Wid Burchard
Toyah
Ming Christina Notes Turney Appointment Plan
MING CHRISTM NOTES announces appointment scheduling for upcoming dates. The note requests planning ahead for a week in advance due to three pod operators and limited capacity. Contact MIDGET BEAUTY SHOP at phone 10 to book.
Avalanche Notice on Subscriptions for Service Members
The Avalanche advises patrons that subscriptions cannot be entered for men in service with APO addresses without a written request from the recipient. The post office department enforces this rule. The special service rate has been discontinued and is now $2 per year, effective August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche
APO
Post Offhce
Gasoline Allocation for Military Use in East Refineries
Parts of gasoline produced east of the Rockies during this half year are earmarked for military uses. The portion targeted for defense needs underscores wartime production priorities and supply controls affecting civilian markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Tanks in World War I were of French or British origin
The statement notes that American Army tanks in the Great War were manufactured by French or British makers, reflecting Allied equipment supply and procurement practices rather than indigenous American tank design.
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. D. Wood
Faitor
Servicemen's Wives
Brewster
E. K
Keith) Morrow
Bowman Field
Camp Mactall
Hoffman, N.C
J.C
Clifton) Roark
England
de Hitler
Clifton
Sul Ross College
II Idan
M. W. Hopser
Roswell
M. L. Hopson
Roy Johnson
E. E. Johnson
Africa
F. B. Weyerts
F. E. Weyerts
Childress
Texas
Lombardier School
Devin C. Glenn
Lewis Wash
B. J. van Fossan
Army Fair Base
N. M
G. Fisk
Alfred E. Creigh Jr
Girl Scout News
Garden Club
Morelock Hom
California
Burd
Halamicek
Robert Lee
Ebb Dickson
Stanton Hereford
George Glass Midland
THE
Bill Gray
DR. Pepper Bottling CO
Alpine Lumber Company
Ming-Christm Notes
Vata Otek
Trans-Pecos
Edith Hopson
Res
Egbert
Theoro
Afghanistan
Migratorius
America
Cental Power and Light Company
Maon
Colombo Breedeenting System
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