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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1945
Page
2
Local Alpine results show M. Bennet and Mrs. Alkire among winners in a community event. The page notes M. Bennet 4A and Mrs. Alkire with Vada entries, highlighting a small gathering of participants and outcomes.
Expert J. E. B. Haines of Minneapolis Honeywell Regulators Co. estimates postwar housing demand by income groups. About 680,000 dwellings could be built, with 300,000 priced around 5500 and bought by earners from 2500 up. Remaining segments target incomes from 1000 to 2300 dollars to purchase roughly 380,000 homes across several price bands.
A brief, vivid account describes a home fire caused by a defective kitchen flue. Four girls trapped upstairs perished as neighbors and a volunteer fire department responded quickly. Authorities warn everyday hazards like wires and stoves remain deadly risks.
A report reveals dire conditions in government veterans hospitals with high death rates neglectful staff and inflated charges. It notes only 8.67 percent of tuberculosis patients arrest in treatment and calls for an immediate clean-up across nearly 100 hospitals built at great cost.
The piece lauds the American oil industry for sustaining vast fuel needs during the war. It cites the B-29 bomber and other military equipment demanding massive oil, noting the industry’s unprecedented production under difficult conditions and its role in supporting allies.
A constitutional attack on the sale of the Nebraska Power Company depicts it as forced by federal law and agency. Proponents claim profits for promoters, while critics warn of public electric plants paying federal taxes and losing state and local tax revenue. The piece argues state socialism expands its reach in the United States.
War relief appeals urge Americans to donate serviceable shoes and clothing to the United Nations Clothing Collection. Hundreds of thousands of allies face bare feet in war-torn areas, with civilians described as shoeless and in need of sturdy footwear.
A noisy collection of quoted lines about love interest, a magistrate joke on striking a wife, a motorist with a pilot license, and a lighthearted police quip as a speeder is challenged yet dismissed. The piece plays with tone more than a cohesive narrative.
Fragmentary account describes an American convoy crossing the North Atlantic toward Ireland with a soldier calling to a buddy as an American battleship passes nearby. The scene shifts to a tense domestic exchange and a cartoonish note about an ostrich and a frightened frog.
A fragmentary note references an emblem titled The Emblem Nobody Knows. The text urges familiarity to avoid embarrassment to someone who participated in the Great Conflict, implying a social or collective memory tied to a past event.
In Austin on April 16 officials announce the Interscholastic League Meet will be held in late May with preliminaries statewide in high schools. Hundreds of boys and girls will compete across a dozen events as described by Mr. Bedi seek.
The Flying Fish is described as perfectly constructed on contemporary aerodynamic principles. It is suggested that airplane designers can learn more from it than from birds, highlighting its exemplary design insights.
Heavy demand for chicks prompts ads from Bress- Yand Chicks promising livability and production. Readers are urged to send a postal for full information and prices. Address listed as Breesland, San Angelo, Texas 2-90-tie.
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