Alpine Avalanche Local Notice Rates and Post Office Entry Quote
Alpine Avalanche announces rates for notices including resolutions and reading notices at ten cents per line for first insertion and six cents per line for subsequent insertions. Subscription price listed: one year two dollars, six months one dollar twenty-five cents. posted as second class matter at Alpine Texas post office.
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Oaly New Yey
Reves
Itty
Alpine
Davis Mountains
Bend
Dissemin
C.D. Wood
Frank Wedin
Pew
Texas
We Fight For a Postwar Peace And Global Security
A fragment reflecting wartime rhetoric on democracy, alliance, and postwar aims. It discusses the need for a lasting peace charter, mutual living, and preserving intelligence, temperance, and integrity as guiding principles for a world order after World War II. The text references Tojo and Hitler and the fight to defend democratic values and territorial lives worldwide.
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Woodrow Wild
Tojo
Hitlero
Johheck
Blanket Deferment and Farm Labor Shortage Debate
The piece discusses blanket deferment for wartime production and the fairness to farmers, noting many farmers rely on seasonal labor and cannot sustain families with low wages. It weighs switching nonessential workers to farming and the slow progress in relieving farm manpower shortages, urging congressional action to find a workable solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
Weell
Hiss
Prediction Winds in 1944 Presidential Race Amid War
Amid wartime focus, predictions favor Roosevelt for a fourth term with war end scenarios ranging from 1966 crisis to early 1946 victory. Political debate centers on national emergency, Casablanca reactions, Wallace doubts, and the need to hold 1968 elections despite resource strains.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Allied Infringement Over Aid Through Japanese Waters
The note discusses American aid to Russia moving unimpoisted through water controlled by Japan. It questions Japan’s tolerance of such aid, notes Russia and Japan are not at war, and suggests Axis tensions may be weakening. The piece implies continued aid harms Hitler and Tojo and hints at shifting Axis loyalties.
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Russia
Japan
Germany
Gerban
Hitler
Axis
Axis Foundation
Aps
Tojo
Jobs Freedom and Opportunity in postwar plans
The passage outlines core postwar economic principles: free competition across manufacturing and labor, supportive environment for stable prosperity, policies benefiting all, business-led sound policy, productive channels, government by law, and a peaceful international stance. It frames tact as essential for acceptance and success, per C. Simmons.
War era humor and soldiers in a stormy night
A rough slice of a wartime humor column features two men driving home during a thunderstorm. A doctor and officer banter about injuries while a cavalry recruit fumbles with a horse bit. The piece includes dated ethnic stereotypes and military jargon.
German airmen denied entry at heaven’s gate
A grim joke describes 50 German airmen arriving at heaven and claiming they were shot down by the RAF. St Peter consults the DNB and reports only two were shot down, granting entry to two while the rest are banished to hell.
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Gate of Heaven
St. Pe
RAF
St. Peter
DNB
Neat Trick Train Confession Ends In Nutty Roast
On a train several men shared a large fruit cake. One passenger groaned and contorted as nuts caused a shelling mishap. The joke ends with a mate asking if he can crack them by bending and the others laughing at the mislaid shelling.
Los Angeles cattle market seeks relief from price ceilings
The cattle market shows mixed trading as prices drift toward wholesale ceilings with OPA actions aiding meat packers yet keeping animal prices above limits. Grass cows arrive in Los Angeles at $14 a cwt with Herefords well bred, while Arizona fed steers reach $17.35 with other grades from $12.50 to $17.25. Cows and heifers sell in the low to mid teens, with canners and lower grades down to $8.25.
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OPA
Armed Services
Los Angeles
San Joaquin Valley
Arizona Fed
Los Angeles Union
Fed
Mail sacks lost at sea threaten overseas soldiers
The War Department disclosed that over 2,000 sacks of U S mails destined for American troops abroad were lost due to enemy action on United Nations ships in recent weeks. The loss underscores the need to use V Mail more widely, since 30 million letters have been transmitted without loss by storing originals at embarkation ports until duplicates reach overseas destinations.
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U. S
United Nations
War Department
Riddles and Notes From History Twelve Quick Q&A Entries
An Irish gnome promising gold if held long enough appears in a riddle style query. A quip calls black swing leaders of orchestras. England features in a World War I era Germany popularity note. The Duke of York is named in a question. Palm Sunday relates to Jesus entry and foliage. Cleopatra is named in a prompt. An apothecary fluid measure equals roughly one drop. A question about US latitude notes it lies well below the equator. Henry Ford is mentioned as a figure. An English insurance group appears in a brief item. Portland Ure police report a man loitering near a hardware store. anvil-like bulge leads to a shoplifting charge.
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England
Germany
Duke of York
Jesus
Jerusalem
United States
Henry Ford
Market Report on Livestock Prices for Bulls Vealers and Cattle
Bulls dominate sales at 11 to 13.50 dollars per head with well covered bulls reaching 13.50. Native vealers fetch 15 to 17.50 while slaughter calves move 13.50 to 16.50. A load of mixed feeder calves sold at 16.50. Fleshier feeder steers went to a feedlot at 15.75. Yearling stockers bring 15 and common stockers 13.25 to 13.75. Stock cows sell from 9.50 to 10.00.
Fox terrier survives cliff fall in Medford woods
Two Bits, a fox terrier belonging to National Forest Observer William Zigler in Medford Oregon, plunged over an 800 foot cliff six weeks ago and slid to the snow. He climbed back to the crest ten days later. He reportedly did so again as the snow coverage disappeared.
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National Forest
William Zigler
Medford
Oregon
Zigler
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