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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
3
Local notes list visits and travels of residents to Del Rio Seattle San Angelo Kerrville El Paso Pecos Fort Worth and Junction. Families gather for visits with relatives while others plan service trips and hospital recoveries. Marathon church groups meet for WMS P T A and Royal Service programs highlighting community life.
The article notes Mayor Bernard Samuel using his official car for daily downtown rides with a national car sharing sticker, inviting neighbors along if they head his way. It also lists social gatherings, visits, and local moves in Marathon area life, including family hosts, travelers, and a notable sunflower measuring 1784 inches across.
In Blackford County 35 miles east of Kokomo, Mrs. Virginia Alice Baker learns a farmer plowing a field unearthed her sugar ration book. The discovery comes after a tornado last month razed her home, leaving residents astonished by the wartime artifact found in the debris.
We thank our friend and the public for liberal patronage over the years at Hot Springs. To our enemies we say we owe nothing in Brewster County. We appreciate The Avalanche’s publicity which aided our success and wish everyone the very best of luck.
The Commerce Department announced plans to make ration coupons nearly as usable as money for civilians in 1943. A basic ration unit would allow one food book with about 20 units to purchase meat, sugar, potatoes, or other essentials while preserving consumer choice.
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