Alpine Avalanche Ly publisher rates and staff listed
The Alpine Avalanche Ly announces editorial policy, correction procedures, and pricing for notices. It notes staff roles, local correspondents for Marathon and society, and subscription rates of two dollars per year within the county and one dollar and twenty five cents outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DM. Bennett Baitor
M. A. Webb ‘Asst
Baitor
Mrs. C.D. Wood — Society
AN. Alkire
Davis
Vada Stone
Hot Dawg and the Post Café Ruckus
A stray pistol joke erupts into a minor commotion at the Post restaurant as a GI complains to a waitress about a recruit’s behavior. A doctor confesses altering a junior’s medicine from pills to tablets amid vague chatter and mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Junior
Vale
Marines Carter and Harrell Battle at Suribachi War Scene
In World War I era legend, Pte Carter of Paducah Texas and Pte Harrell of Maris Island Naval Hospital fought side by side in the Mt Suribachi area. Carter saved a comrade, impaling one attacker with a bayonet as Harrell sacrificed his left hand and leg, then both men survived.
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Camp Pendleton
Cal
Matt
Andrew Jackson Duke
Carter Je
Paducah
Texas
Mare Island Naval Hospital
Wiliam George Harrell
Sarter
Bat Harrell
Carter
Harrell
8Th Vision
Mt Suribacht
Suribacht
Pte
Bill Harr
Duke Carter
Bill Harrell
Market Summary At Los Angeles Livestock Yards
Weekly cattle and sheep prices show steady to mixed trends with drops from the prior week and year. Best grain fed cattle bring 17.10 to 17.35 dollars, medium grades 14.78 to 16.75, grass cattle 12 to 14.50, odd head to 18.10, heifers up to 16.25, most 13.50 to 15.38, cows 12 to 13.75, bulls 11 to 13.50, calves 14 to 16, feeders 12.50 to 14, stockers 12.50 to 14, spring lambs 15 to 16.65, and ewe prices 7 to 7.78. Subdies for sheep and lamb growers take effect August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Idaho
Montana
Jim
Prominent Businessman Delivers Probe on Actress Relationship
A well known businessman employed a detective agency to assess an actress as a suitable partner for marriage. The operative's report praised her high reputation and circle of impeccable friends, noting only recent sightings with a businessman of questionable character.
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Tove
Parrot Mascot Trolls Magician Aboard Sinking Ship
A parrot aboard a troop ship served as mascot and routinely heckled a professional magician who entertained crew. After the torpedo strike sank the vessel, the magician surfaced amid chaos while the parrot perched on a floating object cried out You win you win and asked what the magician did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koosland
Farmost
Magtician
Deadly encounter in Mercedes Texas noted by marines
In Mercedes Texas after daylight marines counted the dead enemy across the area. Twelve were noted. The piece urges readers to share the story and read the October solicitation for National War Fund contributions, promising larger donations and pointing to local war chest ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
Texas
National War Fund
Breeze of Two Big Hatches This Week for Chick Buyers
The notice advertises two large hatches this summer and fall and invites customers to place booking orders for fall chicks. Range Ready Started Chicks are available and a postal reply is requested for prices and full particulars from Bresaaland in San Angelo, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bresaaland
San Angelo
Tex
Around Town Feels the City's Pulse on a Crossing and Echoes of Alpine
A fragmented Around Town column salutes mayor Louie Starns for revisiting a debated 7th Street crossing while recalling past cautions. The note adds local color about notices to debtors, farming talks along Marathon Road, and Alpine life, including a reflection on 15 years in town and daily shortages.
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Louie Starns
M. P
7Th Street
Marathon Road
Mtr Howard
Hopson
Sven
Reward totals set for mineral soil theft near Terlingua Texas
A Texas landowner offers 150 dollars in rewards for arrests and convictions of individuals involved in stealing mineral soil and kingited material from Section 287, Block G 4, two miles north of Terlingua. Rewards include 30 for arrests of two or more, 50 for higher ups and 50 for buyers of stolen material, with partial rewards for identifying suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terlingua
Texas
Onlu
Fred H. Gaston
Alpine
War Plant Hero Herb Helm Earns Praise and Mary’s Hard Work
Citizens laud Herb Helm for tireless two shift war plant work and supplying essential materials. Mary Helm, his wife, manages home duties, salvaging drives, Red Cross bundles, and cooking. She remains patient and cheerful to support him during wartime strain, a commendable home front effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Helm
Herb
Mary
Red Cross
Mary Helm
Marsh
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Louie
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Mirandy
State OF Texas
Brewster
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Thomas Verner
Skaggs
Brewster County
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