Alpine Avalanche Local newspaper and notices
Official city and county paper for Alpine and the Davis Mountaineer Big Bend section. Includes notices not to publish defamatory remarks and correction process. Fort Davis and Marathon correspondents noted. Subscription price two dollars yearly, local rate one dollar twenty five cents for six months. Entered as second class matter at Alpine post office under federal act.
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Setti Ser
Alpine
Davis Mountaine-Big Bend
Funlange Faitor and Publisher Society
Eastor
Scobee
Fort Davis
Marie Simpson
Marathon
Utside County
Texas
Good Roads and Trade Growth Tied to Highways
The article cites Harvey C. Fruchauf, president of Fruchauf trailer, arguing better highways spur business and regional growth. It notes highways create commerce, while poor or incomplete routes divert funds and hinder local prosperity.
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Harvey C. Fruchauf
Fruchauf Trailer Company
Propaganda Mail Aims From Abroad Said to Reach U S
Homer J. Challaus of the An t ean Legion warns that foreign propaganda ships Nazi, Fascist and Communist mail into the United States. He cites German and Japanese agents using the postal system to profit from mailed subversion and urges vigilance as subversive groups, including The Free American, spread anti Allied messaging. Public sentiment remains wary of such efforts at home and abroad.
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Yaganda
Hay
Homer J. Challaus
Americanism Commission
Antean Legion
WR Jn
Ribelat
United States
Japan
American Fellowship Forum
Battle of Balkans may decide the war in Europe
The article debates a Balkans battle as decisive for World War II and warns that defeat there could threaten Britain’s forces and Europe’s back door. It notes strategists fear high risks and potential closure of the European front to Britain. Also mentions Miss Katherine Dewey, 28, as the new national bobbled racing champion.
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Balkans
Wisworth
Britain
Narvik
Dunkirk
Europe
British Isles
Katherine Dewey
New York
Federal labor mediation board urged amid labor unrest
The Radicals Asked For It reports that the federal government plans a new labor mediation board with wide powers. It cites irresponsible labor factions delaying defense, halting production, and exploiting national need, arguing aggressive government intervention may be the only solution to labor disputes.
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Labor Mediation Board
No Labor Troubles in Canada Amid War Time Strain
Fort Worth Telegram notes Canada, allied in war, shows labor harmony and wage supports as U.S. industry faces crisis. A Canadian visitor credits government measures for rising living costs, while Americans are urged to loyalty and responsibility amid heightened defense needs and debates on rights and obligations.
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CIO
Dominion
AVL
Inda
United States
America
Texas
Cana
Canada
United Stat
Fort Worth
When you get big what’re you gonna be
A mother reads the poem aloud about a child’s future in America versus tyranny. The speaker celebrates the freedoms of choosing faith and vocation, contrasting dictatorship with a parent’s hope. The piece cherishes a boy’s right to dream and decide his own path.
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Han
Germany
America
The Doorbell Professor and a Drunken Driver Statistic
A fragmented dialogue references payoffs and prudence in everyday scams, followed by a line noting that about one in four deadly street accidents involve drunken drivers or pedestrians, highlighting risk and consequence.
Real Need A Colorea Man Before Justice
A humorous old item recounts a koloridas mishearing in court where a man refuses a lawyer and jokes about witnesses. An Irish couple at the theatre misreads a curtain line and a banter about Latin meanings and Arctic explorers follows with comic cold weather quips.
Denver Firm Receives Striking Settlement Letter
A Denver firm reported a peculiar demand letter from a client who threatens weekly random payments from outstanding accounts. The note humorously complains about interruptions and hints at consequences if further pressure continues. In another anecdote a shopkeeper teaches a son the craft of extracting fair prices from customers with sly counsel about fitting glasses.
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Denver
Phantom Rider Rumors Roar Over Mesas Prietas Near San Miguel
Residents of San Miguel New Mexico recount tales of the Phantom Rider a white dressed woman who appears atop black lava scarps before wars or calamities. The legend says she arrives at noon atop Mesas Prietas rides a snow white horse then vanishes leaving no tracks. Some attribute the sighting to mirage or superstition while others hold it as proof of a restless noblewoman from the 1680 Pueblo conflict era. World turmoil fuels belief in the apparition near Las Cruces on the Rio Grande.
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San Miguel
New Mexico
Mesas Prietas
Las Cruces
Rio Grande
Jornada del Muerto
Senor
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