Tram Threas Rakin Ends Quick North Texas Trip
The Old Man and readers flee town before gas rationing, visiting Wichita Falls and Sheppard Field where Al ine troops are stationed. Traffic at Sheppard gates reached about 1453 cars from 7 to 8 am Saturday. A brisk war travel note includes humorous bits about registrants and a look at rain in San Angelo, Wichita Falls, and nearby towns.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Wchita Falls
Sheppard Field
San Anglo
Wichita Fall
Sheppard
Seattle
Washington
North Carolina
Birmingham
Alabama
Two Fires For City In Past Week Kokernot Lodge Believed Fired
Firefighters battled two blazes in a week with one at the Cren tan Hudson home Sunday evening starting in the basement and furnace room. The family woke at 8:30 as smoke poured through the floor and officials estimated damage around $400 to ceiling and floor joists and the basement. A pile of trash near the back door is suspected to have contributed.
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Kokernot Lodge
Crentan Hudson
Drivers Urged to Yield to Fire Trucks on Run
Alpine Volunteer Fire Department warns motorists to pull to the curb and stop when a fire truck is en route. After several near misses this week, officials threaten arrests and fines for noncompliance to protect drivers and firefighters and prevent possible deaths or serious accidents.
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Behhind
Alpine Volunteer Fire Department
Health vital to army lays field officer
Major L F Bach new airfield medical officer told Alpine care operators and food handlers health and sanitation are crucial with thousands in camp. He urged strict garbage, rodent and disease controls, rooming checks, and possible May Act use. A venereal disease clinic was authorized. enforcement and public support would be needed.
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ARMY
L. F. Bach
Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
Bach
J. E. Wright
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bigger Halloween Carnival Plans Full of Food and Fun
Local organizers led by Mrs Burcham announce a family friendly Halloween carnival with hot dogs drinks popcorn balls peanuts cake pie and coffee plus a chili supper. Activities include a Merry-Go-Round fish pond Hall of Horrors a cake walk prizes bingo and a parade at Granada theatre for Carnival Queen.
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A. E. Owen
L. D. Harris
C. E. Patterson
John Newell
Burcham
Bruce Duncan
Con|athie
E. C. Ezell
Walier
Lee Bishop
King Terry
Hallowe'en
Granada Theatre
Marathon Methodists To Begin Spiritual Emphasis Week
The Marathon Methodist church starts a community Spiritual Emphasis week from Sunday October 25 through Sunday November 1. Reverend Walter N. Vernon Jr. of Nashville Tennessee will lead the daily services each night at 8:00 p.m. in the Methodist church with the newly formed junior choir assisting.
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Marathon Methodist Church
Walter N. Vernon Jr
Nashville
Tennesee
West Texans urged to conserve rubber and car share
West Texas residents must aid the rubber conservation and gasoline rationing effort. Officials note long distances and limited transport require special consideration and full cooperation. Alpine has launched a car sharing plan, encouraging trip registration and passenger sharing, now spreading to Marfa Fort Stockton and Pecos.
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Alpine
Marfa
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Government Starts Purchase of Excess Tires for Ration Plan
The Office of Price Administration announced a nationwide tire buyback program tied to gas rationing. The Defense Supplies Corporation funds the effort with 150 million dollars, designates 160 warehouses, and Railway Express collects and transports tires to storage. Individuals must list tires by serial number and limit to five per car, with strict penalties for false certification. Also includes tubes and separate rationing rules and pickup procedures through Railway Express Agency or local offices.
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Office of Price Administration
Defense Supplies Corporation
Railway Express Company
DSC
CPA
OPA
Henderson
Railway Express
Aluminum Prospects From Jeff Davis Kaolin Rutile Finds
A preliminary survey by the Works Progress Administration and University of Texas-Bureau of Economic Geology reports rutile and kaolin deposits in Jeff Davis county near the Medley district. The area may yield titanium and aluminum ores, with potential uses in pigments, smoke screens, and steel strengthening, amid wartime demand.
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Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Medley
Jeff Davis County
Works Projects Administration
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Medley District
Trans-Pecos Texas
Medley Ranch
Marfa
Valentine
Ryan Side
Barrel Springs Ranch
Ryan Siding
Southern Pacific Railway
Texas
Jeff Davis
Aval
Tenessee Valley Authority
Scrap Keeps Rolling After Campaign Closure Rally
Public urged to join Company A of the Texas Defense Guard based in Alpine with a platoon in Terlingua. The unit will expand to two full companies of 75 men each, seeking local volunteers. Alpine residents face a potential shift in home security as enlistment dates run October 22 to 29.
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Texa Defense Guard
Alpine
Terlingua
War Department
Texas
Prominent Senior Professor Dies in El Paso Hospital
Professor R J Ratliff former head of Sul Ross Education department dies after critical illness. Born 1881 in Boyd Wise County Texas he taught Decatur Tyler Denton before Sul Ross. Survived by widow parents four brothers and was active in Masonry Rotary and church. Services held in Boyd and Alpine with memorials from Sul Ross students.
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R. J. Ratliff
Department of Education
Sul Ross
Trans-Pecos
Southwestern General Hospital
el Paso
Ratliff
G. 7. Ratliff
Boyd
Henry
Mansfield
Okla
Cha
Grover
Fort Worth
Land Joseph
Dallas
Theirst Baptist
Bill Cook
Cemetery
Boyd and
Decatur Masons
W. L. Ray
R. E. Petty
Boyd RN
Winship
Gatesville
C. A. Gilley
J.C. Coleman
D. M. Bennett
Alpine
Mr. Ratliff
Old Home Place
Bayd
Texas
Wise County
Decatur, Baptist College
Baylor University
Waco
University of Tex
Caroline Richardson
Claude
Bay List Church
Alpine Rotary Club
Decatur
Tyler
Denton
J. C. Coleman
Senior Class Wins $5 War Saving Stamp
Alpine pile grows as High School scrap drive continues after official close. Jim in charge reports 28 700 pounds collected by yesterday morning with Senior class tallying 274 pounds. Trucks and Army heavy lorries aid haul as nationwide totals mount toward long term stock for mills.
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Jim
Sabe
Mary Louise Nelson
Mme
Keefer
Texas Defense Guard
Alpine
Terlingua
West Receives Ample Tires Gas Aimed at Southwest
West officials report ample gasoline and tires will be provided for essential needs in the Southwest and West. Highway Commissioner Robert Lee Bobbitt after Washington talks said local boards will determine each vehicle’s need and allocate fuel accordingly. Rubber Director William Jeffers pledged supply for necessary purchases and broader allowances for cars in distant regions to support transportation and wartime needs. Bobbitt plans to travel to Texas and other Western states to review rationing in place. The statement follows ten days of Washington conferences on rubber and gasoline rationing for the South and West.
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Southwest
West
Robert Lee Bobbitt
Washington
Bobbitt
Westen Association of Highway
Wilam Jeffers
Texas
Nnts
Jeffers
Hobbit
Austin
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Wichita
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Ecia
San Angelo
P.T.A
Walter N. Vernon, JR
West Texas
West Texa
Railway Express Co
Draft Board
Holland Hotel
Brewster County
The
Selective Board
Big Bend Abstract Company
Leon Henderson
Jeff Davis Area
el Paso Hospital
British Columbia
Department of Com
Sam
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