Veterans News From Alpine Area On War Service And Homecomings
Virgil Garnett, 40 months in Pacific and Atlantic, sailed from Pearl Harbor through the Aleutians to Normandy and Italy before shipboard adrift two weeks. He plans college after discharge in New York. Panch Garnett, son of Mrs. Bertha Garnett, discharged after Air Force service with injuries in New Guinea. He spent nine months in the Pacific. Other notices include Pfc Charles Etheridge reporting to Fort Sam Houston after furlough, Lt William J. Burcham promoted to first lieutenant, Pfc Mack O. Waters awarded Purple Heart, Manuel Mats Martines aboard Campus battleship Nevada celebrating Japan surrender, and several Alpine area families hearing homecoming updates.
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Virgil
Navy
Pacific
Atlante
Acton
F. W
Panch) Garnett
Bertha Garnett
Marfa
Walter Garnett Alpine
Air Forces
New Guinea
Aed
Mack O. Waters
Mrr
Wm. Walters
Lauzensian
43Nd
Winged Victory
Pacific Theatre
900 Lbs Fall Mohair Sold By Marathon Firm
W G Gulihur of Marathon Woife Mohair Co reported the sale of his entire Fall mohair accumulation at 80 cents a pound for grown and 70 cents for the bale. The sale totaled about 0,000 pounds. Also notes include wartime prisoner releases and veterans returning home from Japanese captivity and German detention.
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Marathon
W. G. Gulihur
Marathon Woofe Mohair Co
Local social notes from Fort Stockton area guests and travels
Corsicana visitor Miss Gertrude Patrick stays with Mr and Mrs Dom Adams. Clifford Casey returned from Austin. Dr Casey visited his mother in Abilene. Bernal Slight and family sailed to Monahans due to ill father W H Terrell, returning with news of his unchanged condition. Laddie Walters visits his sisters in Fort Stockton. veteran of European theatre. ER Cox, deputy tax collector, improved after two months in Henderson Ky. Pvt Edward M King visiting from Minter Field en route to Amarillo, then Florala, Ala. Mr McEachern of the Agriculture Dept formerly in Alpine. Robert H Snure and wife leave with newborn. Snure recently joined AAP. Doug Dorris reports back to navy in San Diego after furlough. Mrs Jerry Starnes and children return to Fort Stockton from California for hospital care. Rev and Mrs R L Wittner sail to Eddy Tx. father Ed Wittner dies. they had just visited him. Billy Weston, Merchant Marine seaman, completes training on first voyage. Rex F Uranga to return home on 28 months overseas gun corps. Col Graham of the 3rd Division visits his mother in Fort Stockton with son Lieut Bruce Graham. both to be sent overseas. RC May returns from San Angelo to Fort Stockton, reopening upholstery business. Jerome Kerby and family return to Fort Worth. Kerby to head Sul Ross business administration in Fall term. Mr and Mrs W A Daugherty and Wr and Mrs Frank Daugherty are among local residents noted.
Missions and cooperatives mark postwar aid efforts
Dorothy D Brewster of Brockton argues Chinese morale held by Christian missions saved China from rage during Japan’s war as aid money showed Americans cared. Alice Cary of Bradford named associate secretary for Japan and Micronesia work. A Chinese secretary formed a shoe cooperative in Chungcing YWCA area, turning profit to fund schooling and child welfare. Syrian Beirut schoolgirls join cooperatives for knitted items and American jam products under Presbyterian programs. The Rev W A Stoutzfus leads the African Junior College for Girls.
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American State Department
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Brockton
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America
Japan
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Syria
House painting and tree estimates in Alpine area
Jennings Payne offers interior and exterior house painting and tree estimates with materials and workmanship. Will pen shop in Alpine about Ort. Contact via Box 151, Van Horn Texas. call or write.
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Jennings Payne
van Horn
Texas
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