Alpine Avalanche readers guide and rates notice
The Alpine Avalanche from Brewster County explains its mission to cover Alpine and the Davis Mountains Big Bend region. It notes correction policy for reputational remarks and lists subscription prices and insertion charges, with rates per line and per year for local and outside county subscribers.
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Peel Eee
Brewster County
Alpine
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
Dom Bennett
Goun'y
Nation at War Demands United Effort Across All Americans
In a call to mobilize support for World War II, leaders warn that most citizens have yet to join the fight beyond frontline bravery. They stress the Axis threat from Sevastopol to Libya, the Aleutians, and the need for total resolve against Hitler, Rommel, and Japan, linking faith and liberty as core motivations.
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America
U. S
Somervell
Detroit
United Nation
Hitler
Moscow
Sevastopol
Sevas
Caucasus
U.S
Russia
Libya
Cairo
Germany
Churchill
Rommel
Rutty
Anis
Ghenghis Khan
United Nations
Fundamental unity of managers and labor in wartime
Albert B. Johnson, president of Southern Union Gas Company, argues that managers and laborers are same human beings, born alike and destined to die, and urges workers to reject calls for class antagonism. He notes leaders exist in all sectors and warns that social reformers’ divisive talk harms national unity during wartime.
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Southern Union Gas Company
Albert 8. Johnson
Southern Union News
Have Your Bucket Ready for Fire Attack Readiness
The United States faces possible aerial firebombing and must expand fire fighting capacity now. Veterans, volunteers, and auxiliary fire forces need rapid recruiting and retraining to protect homes. Officials warn against delay and urge nationwide preparedness for surprise attacks.
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United States
James M. Landis
Office of Civilian Defense
Evy
Exix
Enthusim
22 Rifle Is Not A Toy Safety Message for Alpine Youth
The 22 rifle is not a toy and must be treated with respect. Always treat it as loaded, keep it unloaded with the action open when not ready to shoot, and store it away from children. Before pulling the trigger know your target and what lies beyond.
Hot Dawg a Terse Collection of Wartime Gags
A scattered wartime humor item set features jokes about a German Swiss exchange, a strict teacher and a worried father, a recruiting officer, a sergeant with a birth date, a penguin joke, an elevator hat scene, and a parachute mishap. The piece presents a string of one liners and short setups with punchy endings.
Boundary line fate: New Jersey straight along rivers
A fragment notes a straight boundary fate for New Jersey along its northern edge between the Hudson and Delaware rivers. The line is surveyed as the defining border.
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New Jersey
Hudson
Delaware
Hog Prices Hit New Peak at Los Angeles Market
The Los Angeles Union Stockyards reported the highest hog price since 1926 at 15.85 dollars per 100 pounds for choice California grain fed hogs. Prices rose a cent per pound beyond last March’s top as government price ceilings affect pork. Packers report losses but demand for home, military, and export uses remains strong. A large spring pig crop is expected to enter markets soon, with buyers aiming for prices aligned to wholesale and retail ceilings. Cattle market stays firm with limited receipts failing to meet demand.
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Los Angeles Union
California
OPA
Be Careful What You Write To The Fighting Men
Red Cross urges caution in letters to servicemen, recounting cases of mistaken illness news and heartbreak caused by home letters. It notes Red Cross checks facts, wires comforting updates, and assists families during emergencies while flagging forged or reckless correspondence that harmed soldiers.
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Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Washington
Amerias
Bates
Trent
Tony Cous
Benelhe Baghaw
Hea Cross
Mary
Ri ‘Cross
Joey Danes
Wrio
A Citizens Pledge Cleveland War Effort Club Statement
A citizen pledge outlines personal duties for wartime on national defense. It commits to physical fitness, calm spirit, avoiding careless talk, supporting War Production, Civilian Defense projects, and adapting business practices to national needs. It calls for saving, tax readiness, investments in savings bonds, and loyalty to defend democracy.
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America
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