Avalanche notes and reader drive reach for 200 subscribers
A humorous local column laments declining newsstand sales while inviting readers to mail letters from service members and celebrate loyal subscribers. Mrs Louanna Leary of San Angelo is labeled reader No 112 for MP with aim to 200, as Fort Davis corresp and service letters feature amid Texas Big Bend publicity in Texas Outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Singleton
Coppersmith
Washington State
Texas
PF. T. Leary
San Angelo
Brewster County
L. F. Buttrill
Marathon
M.P
Leary
Louanna
Immedi
Fort Davis
Misterscobee
Impressive Armistice Program Held in Marathon
Marathon High School hosted an Armistice Day program honoring World War I veterans and service members. The event featured a 6 flag service flag, remarks by Judge A E Owens and Rev Fred Rogers, music by Sul Rose College band, and a roll call of Marathon’s servicemen. City businesses closed for the two hour program amid local pride in enlistment rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon High School
Marathon Study Club
A. E. Owens
Alpine
Big Bend
American Legion
Fred Rogers
First Presbyterian Church
Sul Rose College
Supt
T. A. Conway
Marathon
Grover Worthington
Flanders Field
Tom Henderson
America
Big Bend Post
Big Bend Post and Auxliary
Third Battalion
Texas Defense Guard
Alpine Boys Earn Army Air Corps Wings in June Exercises
Two Alpine youths earned silver wings and lieutenants’ commissions at Thursday drills. Lieut William C. Allen Jr. received wings at Lubbock Flying School and is the son of Mrs. Alice Allen of Marfa and W C Allen of Haskell. His brother Reuben F. earned wings at Hondo on Oct 17. Lieut John W. Blevins completed training at Kelly Field, San Antonio. All three were Alpine school alumni. They are trained to pilot twin motor embers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C
Bill) Allen Jr
Lubbock
Alice Allen
Marfa
W. C. Allen
Haskell
Reuben F
Army Air Forces Navigation School
Hondo
John. W
Bill) Blevins
John H. Blevins
Alpine
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Opening Deer Season May Stall In Big Bend Park Region
Deer hunters face limited access as Brewster County locks much of the Big Bend area within Big Bend National Park. Only three hunting reserve permits issued to date. Gasoline rationing delayed, boosting potential hunter turnout. State Parks board reiterates hunting in park areas is illegal with fines up to 100 dollars and arrest authority for violations. Park spans about 800000 acres in the Big Bend country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Big Bend
Brewster County
Big Bend National Park
J. W. Frazer
Roy Lackey
Gene Cartledge
Charles Burnham
State Parks Board
Texas State Parks Board
Final Report on Big Bend National Park Project Made at Austin Meet
Eugene Thompson reported on the Big Bend National Park land purchase project at an Austin meeting of the Texas State Park board and federal officials. The $1.5 million appropriation bought land mostly for the park, with $500,000 returned to the state school fund, making net land cost about $1 million for roughly 700,000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend National Park
Austin
Mexia
Wendell Mayes
Brownwood
J. D. Sandefer Jr
Breckenridge
H. G. Webster
Denison
Tillotson
Joseph M. Hernon
Chicago
Solicitor General's Department
Washington
Harry K. Sanders
National Park Service
Fred Isley
Storney
Bascom Giles
Stevenson
Hernon
Newton B. Drury
Big Ben 4 Association
Fort Worth
Isley
Giles
Thompson
Housing Survey To Be Made Here
Alpine civic and church leaders plan a housing survey after a meeting with the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School committee. Pastors will interview residents to list all rooms and houses for rent to accommodate civilian workers and officer families. Col Gerald Hoyle requested the drive to count homes and streets for newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advanced Flying School
Chamber of Commerce
Col
Hoyle
Alpine
Army
Gerald Hoyle
Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School
Col. Hoyle
Glenn Burress
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Gas Rationing Rules Expand Car Book System and Sticker ID
The plan outlines A B C and T ration books with windshield stickers to identify the book type. A book has 32 coupons of four gallons each, B has 16 for three months, C has 86 for three months, D for motorcycles, E for nonhighway use, and T books provide five gallons per coupon across 96 or 384 coupons for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Virgil Williams Dies After Illness in Alpine
Virgil H. Williams age 46 died at his Alpine home Tuesday after several days illness. A Texas native born December 23 1895 in Plant ersville he lived in Alpine since 1933 and worked for major oil firms across the U S Canada and South America before health faded. He married Elvie Fulcher of Alpine December 6 1936. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Baptist church with Rev. Richard G Irving officiating. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his widow a brother S M Bill Williams of Alpine and four sisters Martha W Jones Fort Worth G E Woodyard Stephenville R P Barfield Coolidge and Morris Steger Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil H. Williams
North Alpine
Alpine
United States
Canada
South America
Mr. Williams
Plantersville
Texas
Elvie Fulcher
Martha W. Jones
Ft. Worth
G. E. Wooward
Stephenville
R. P. Barfield
Coolidge
Morris Steger
Montgomery
Alpine Youth Accident Fatality in Alpine FFA Scrap Drive
Henry H Weyerts Jr aged 15 died after slipping while climbing a truck used by Alpine FFA members gathering scrap metal. A sophomore active in football and Future Farmers, he died Monday morning at 9 30. Funeral held at Baptist church with high school faculty and football team pallbearers. Interment Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by parents a brother Paul a sister Mrs John Clanton and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Weyerts Jr
H.H. Weyerts
Henry
Alpine Ffa
Alpine
Future Farmers
Baptist Sunday School
The
Baptist Church
E. B. Isaacks
Christian Church
FFA
Elm Grove Cemetery
Livngston Funeral Home
Paul
John Clanton
Janie Lee Rowland Ezekiel Joins WAAC at Lubbock
Mrs. Janie Lee Rowland Ezekiel was sworn into the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps at Lubbock on November 6. Her husband, Lieut. Thomas C. Ezekiel, formerly a Sul Ross student, serves in the Army Air Corps in Carnegie, New Mexico. She is a Sul Ross graduate who played trombone in Alpine High School and Sul Ross bands and will likely be assigned to the WAAC training school band in Des Moines, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Lee Rowland Ezekiel
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Lubbock
Thomas C. Ezesiel
Sul Ross
Army Air Corps
Carleond
N. M
Ezekiel
Alpine High School
Sut Ross
WAAC
Des Moines
Towa
County Tops Bond and Stamp Sales Despite Shortfall
Brewster County beat its bond and stamp sales quota overall, leading by nearly 45000. October sales totaled 55792 with county chairman G W Baines noting the year’s performance. Yearly figures show a strong total against a 15300 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
G. W. Baines
Cain to Report at Fort Bliss Sunday for Training
Peyton Cain, principal of Alpine Junior High School for nine years, is to report Sunday at Fort Bliss in El Paso for training in the officer candidate school. He volunteered for service several weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Cain
Alpine Junior High School
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Gasoline rationing date postponed to November 18 21
Registration for gasoline rationing is moved to November 18 20 and 21 with the actual rationing date to be announced later. Surplus passenger tires must be turned in by November 22 at designated Railway Express agencies. Registration will be at school houses with volunteer registrars. Cas Edwards and C W Davis discuss the plan with state director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark McGee
Railway Express
Tuesay
Cas Edwards
War Price and Rationing Board
C. W. Davis
Brewster County
Fort Worth
Mrs Tess Young Everett Dies After Monthlong Illness
Mrs Tessie Young Everett aged 48 died Monday morning at her mother Mrs John Young Sr s East College Ave home after a month long illness. Born Ozona Sept 28 1899 she lived in Alpine from 1908 and attended Alpine schools. She worked at the local War Price and Rationing board office for four months prior to death. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 20 am at Presbyterian Church with Rev Fred S Rogers officiating. interment Rim Grove Cemetery Livingston Funeral Home in charge. Surviving: mother three brothers three sisters Mrs Harry Friend Ozona Mrs Norman Maier San Angelo Mrs Cas Edwards Alpine John and Frank Young Alpine and Woodward Wicky Young Waco. Out of town relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tessie Young Everett
John Young Sr
East College Avenue
Everett
West Texas
Ozona
Alpine
War Price and Rationing Board
Fred S. Rogers
Presbyterian
Rim Grove Cemetery
Livingston Funeral Home
Bernal Slight
Zeb Decie
Bill Pierce
Raymond Garnett
Frank Mangum
C. E. Patterson
Harry Friend
Norman Maier
San Angelo
Cas Edwards
John
Frank ‘Young
Woodward (Wicky) Young
Waco
Lake
Bill Friend
Alpine P T A Meeting Set For November 16 at 3 30 PM
The Alpine Parent-Teacher Association will hold its November meeting on November 16 at 3:30 PM in the high school auditorium. The fifth grades will present the program and Dr. T H Etheridge, dean of Lut I Ross College, will speak on Education Bedrock of Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Etheridge
Lut I Ross College
Weyerts Funeral Attended by Relatives from Several Cities
Out of town relatives arrived for the funeral of Henry Weyerts Jr. Tuesday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Mac McGlasson of Wicket. Mr and Mrs Joe Davis. Mrs Upson Taylor. Mrs Wm Taylor and daughter Barbara of Uvalde. and Aviation Cadets Henry and Robert Manning of San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyerts
Henry Weyerts Jr
Mac McGlasson
Wicket
Joe Davis
Upson Taylor
Wm. Taylor
Barbara
Uvalde
Henry and
Robert Manning
San Antonio
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Toearn
W.A
Son) Wilson
Fort Riley
Kas
Son
Riley
Pete Kennedy
Asa Jones
Texas Outlook
Texas State Teachers Assa
Sful
William C. Allen Jr
Lieut
John W. Blevins
Bill Allen
Virgil Williams
WAACS
Baines
Tess Young Everett
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