Loyal Alpine readers spread across states
The Old Man extols Alpine’s charm and its people while noting readers abroad. A wave of wholesale subscriptions links Joe Sonnier’s Odessa family and relatives in Marfa San Antonio Wichita Falls and El Paso to the local paper. A California letter from Thelma Ferris Adams praises the paper as a weekly feast.
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Joe Son- 7Hier
Joe
Odessa
Alpine Fan. Mrs.j. Sonnier Has Remained Here In Al-|!ine. the Sonniers
J. C. Waguespack
Mil
Oesto
Foxholes in Bataan Recall Forgotten Soldiers Memory
Fort Davis reporter recounts Myril McBride Marine and New Mexico anti-aircraft troops letters from Bataan asking if America remembers them. He describes daily life, supply anxieties, and hope for news while missing in action. His family learns he is prisoner of war as Fort Davis reflects on the war’s distant front.
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Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Bataan
Myril McBride
J. E. McBride
New Mexico
Corregidor
James
Navy
Tim
Tam
Tom Lovingly
Myrri
McBride
War Department
Myre
Bus schedule tweak for Pecos Alpine Marfa route
A time change for the Pecos Alpine Marfa bus starts Oct 18. The Pecos bound bus will now reach at 12 17 pm and depart Pecos at 6 33 pm. Mail for T P connections at Pecos closes at 5 pm at the local post office.
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Pecos
New TDG Unit Planned Here in Alpine
Officer material is studied this week to organize a full Texas Defense Guard unit named Company A of the 2nd Battalion for Alpine. About 30 college boys in military science and former members of a 16th battalion company will enlist, joined by high school youths, to form a 75 plus man force. Army officers urged enlistment as preliminary training, with the college group serving as a platoon coordinating training with Sul Ross courses, aiming to exceed 100 in Alpine. Major Burgess advances plans for efficient operation.
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M. A. Wei
2Nd Battalion
Texas Defense Guard
Alpine
16Th Battalion
Adjutant General’s Department
Army
Sul Ross
Defense Guard
Burgess
Alpine Man Burned Extinguishing Kitchen Stove Blaze
J. Sug Carter suffered serious facial burns while trying to put out a fire at the Carter home in West Alpine Tuesday afternoon. The kerosene stove overflow caused oil to ignite a 4 pan. the kitchen suffered considerable damage with smoke intrusion elsewhere. No insurance was carried on the residence.
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Sug) Carter
Carter
West Alpine
Alpine Fire Chief outlines housing and wartime rental issues
Alpine faces housing for officers and civilian workers as construction winds down. The chamber of commerce reports rentals for workers were handled well though some excess pricing occurred. President freezes rents nationwide starting March 1 1942, signaling a likely 30 percent drop in rent income. Chief Williams also discusses fighting incendiary bombs in wartime and the need for community defense, urging participation and warning against indifference.
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Alpine
Chamber of Commerce
Han
United States
M. A. Webb
Williams
Theity Hall
Mineral Survey Finds Aluminum Kaolin and Rutile in Davis Mountains
University of Texas WPA Mineral Resources survey reports a reservoir of aluminum-bearing kaolin and rutile in Jeff Davis County Texas. More than 150 samples collected will undergo chemical and petrographic analyses. Felix A. Vogel Jr. released a preliminary report noting kaolin occurs in...
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Versity
Texas-Wpa Mineral Resources Survey
Jeff Davis
Felix A. Vogel Jr
Rae
Ration Stamp No 9 Good For 3 Lbs Sugar
Brewster County War Price and Rationing board announces Ration Stamp No 9 allows three pounds of sugar from November 1 to December 15. Announcement timing follows monthly schedule, with an August 7 exception for September October allotments due to a bonus. November December industrial allotment set at 70 percent and institutional at 60 percent.
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Brewster County War Price and Rationing Board
Brewster County Men Inducted At Fort Bliss Em Army Service
A large group of Brewster County men was inducted at Fort Bliss on October 7 and ordered to report for duty October 20. Inductees include Alvino Levario and Jacinto Carrillo from Terlingua, Santiago Hinojos, Abel Vega Jr., and Pablo Morales Rodriguez among others. A second group inducted October 8 will report October 21, with members from Marathon and Terlingua and officers training school volunteer Jake W Beasley among those listed.
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Brewser County
Army
Fort Bliss
Alvino Levario
Ascension M Garcia
Sam Monroe Maddox
Alpine
Roman Franco
Cornelio P. Betancurt
Santiago A. Hinojos
Isabel R. Vega Jr
Jacinto Carrillo
Demencio L. Luna
Terlingua
Pablo Morales Rodriguez
Clifford Lou Donaghe
Juan B. Salmon Jr
James M. Chambers
Cruz Rivas Florez
Marathon
Dolores A. Rodriguez
Jake W. Beasley
Officers Training School
Ciriaco R. Flores
Longino H. Olvera
Manuel §. White
Juan M. Hernandez
Alfonso $. Garcia
Jose J. Martinez
Patricio Llanes
Miguel R. Martinez
Jose V. Martinez
Anastacio F. Cobos
Esteban F. Rodrigues
Loyd Milam
Pascual Inigues
Joaquin Carrera
Clay R. Wiley
Viril V. Barwood
Sam L. Ogle
Fall Livestock Movement From Highland Area Expected Soon
Fall movement of cattle from the Highland area is expected to begin within the next two weeks with some shipments already made. About five percent of calves in the area have been sold at prices around 2 and 13 cents per pound. The fall lamb movement is practically over, bringing an average of around 11 cents per pound.
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Highland
Campaign In the City Gathers Momentum in Alpine
A Wednesday meeting in Alpine formed the Brewster county Gasoline Rationing Panel to oversee rationing and car registration starting November 9. Wally Davis of Alpine chairs with Edwin Gillett of Alpine and Mrs F P Rooney of Marathon as members representing technical, lumber and building supply, and ranching interests.
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Brewster County
Alpine
OPM
Wally) Davis
Edwin Gillett
F. P. Rooney
Marathon
Davis
Gillett
Rooney
Alpine Chamber Manager to Speak at PTA Meeting
Glenn Burgess, manager of the Alpine chamber of commerce, will address the Parent-Teacher Association on the topic Knowing Co operating Agencies in Your Community. The third grade will present a program. The meeting is Oct. 19 at 4 30 pm in the High school auditorium.
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Glenn Burgess
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Parent-Teacher Association
Cchildren
Alpine Area Gets More Moisture
The Alpine area received the first rain of consequence since September 23 Monday night, totaling .52 inches at Sul Ross College. The October rainfall brought the yearly total to 14.60 inches, with the wet spell aiding dry pastures cited by ranchers as beneficial.
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Alpine
Sul Ross College
H. L. Kokernot
San Leoncita Ranch
Court Denies Action to Keep Candidate's Name Off Ballots
Quo warranto petitions sought to restrain county clerk J W Frazer from listing H C Hernandez as Democratic nominee for Brewster County Commissioner on the general election ballot. Judge H O Metcalfe heard the case last Thursday and denied injunctive relief with the motion to dismiss sustained. Hernandez led in both July and August primaries.
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J. W. Frazer
H. C.hernandez
Brewster County
H. O. Metcalfe
Hernandez
Alpine students rally for scrap drive piles over 100000 pounds
Pupils from Alpine high and junior high schools collected about 17000 pounds so far with more to follow as they vie for top class honors. Proceeds go to the Red Cross and a $5 war savings stamp awaits the winning class. County scrap chairman notes nearly 100000 pounds deposited, with a care load set for shipment next Wednesday.
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Alpine High
Mary Louise Weison
Peyton Cain
Nelson
Red Cross
Prise
J.B. Keefer Jr
Texaco
Defense Goat
Formal Opening of New Baptist Church at Fort Davis
Fort Davis observed the formal opening of the First Baptist Church building last Sunday with Sunday school, a morning sermon by Rev. Horace C Goodman, and an open house from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors viewed the building, a musical and prayer service arose, and Rev. A L Miller gave a piano recital. 65 people registered with guests from Pecos Sadler Belton. gifts included a portrait of Rev. L R Millican.
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Fort Davis
First Baptist Church of
Horace C Goodman
Alpine
R.L. Witter
Wittner
J. I. F. Tharp
Pelly
Texas
T. E. Vaughn
Ada
Oklahoma
J. C. Bird
L. R. Millican
Big Bend Country
Goodman
Vaughn
Tharp
M. A. Piercy
Pecos
Molly Hughes
Sadler
Maude Gray
Belton
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Geear
Camilla Henderson
Hollywood
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Ana
A H. Gus Jones
Las Vegas
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Los Angeles
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Cchief’ Williams
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Davis Mts
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New Baptist Church
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