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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1939
Page
4
A notice in Alpine Texas records subscription pricing for a period of one year. The notice notes second class matter status at the Alpine Post Office under the Act of Congress of March 3 1519.
Warden James A. Johnson of Alcatraz Island argues that crime begins early and schools must intervene with child clinics, testing, and continued guidance. Commissioner Austin H. MacCormick urges sustained social thought to prevent youth crime and notes burglars often come from underprotected groups. Diatribes on dictatorships compare wages and living costs to reveal real-world economic conditions under capitalism. Fire safety and municipal readiness are stressed, warning that neglecting extinguishers and alarms raises mortality and costs.
A reflection on true craftsmanship urging noble thoughts and honesty. It emphasizes daily effort, rest, and integrity. The speaker insists a genuine craftsman forgives envy and selfishness, and ends each day with a “Well done.” verdict.
The piece laments Hitler's latest act, noting world leaders' breaths of peace followed by renewed aggression. It argues he has again broken promises, seizing Moravia and Bohemia, provoking anger in France, England, and the United States. Churchill signals an end to appeasement as Britain readies to fight.
A garbled dialogue fragment recalls a reading anthem from Manchuria and a brusque exchange about seasoned troops, muster by officers, and pepper fire. A motorist apologizes after a collision with a butcher’s boy, who retorts with dark humor about missing organs.
A quirky mix of short tales and travel humor. A sultan frees a field mouse to start a harebrained myth about a harem. A car chat jokes about 80 mph durability. A tourist tours California noting grapefruit and lemons, a citrus chorus, and a radiator quip near the Sacramento River.
A minister and his wife were rushing to a distant church for a 2 o’clock sermon when their car suddenly stopped. He placed an old blanket under the vehicle and crawled under to inspect the problem, seeking a quick fix to proceed.
A vintage ad style piece extols Quaker's Ham Loaf using oats as a meat extender. It promotes the loaf as economical, nutritious, and flavorful, highlighting thiamin, protein, phosphorus, and iron. The recipe serves 10 to 12 and lists ground ham or veal, oats, tomato soup, and seasonings.
El Heraldo of Chihuahua Mexico publishes March 22 issue with a brief teachers meeting recap and a recipe note about a read loaf pan. The article blends local educational coverage with kitchen tips from the home merchant section.
A woman overhears a conversation on a wire and mishears Muscle Shoals as Muscle Ghoula. The husband calmly clarifies he is saying Muscle Shoals, naming the dam as the largest he knows. This brief exchange underscores a moment of humorous miscommunication.
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