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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1942
Page
2
A newspaper correspondent notes that U.S. soldiers and engineers adapt to host nations, shaping friendly ties with local people. President Roosevelt has said Jews are on multiple fronts in the war, highlighting global diversity. The piece argues Americans’ sociable, polyglot background helps win trust, a virtue deemed more valuable than battleships.
The first group of Army Ordnance Officers finished a two week course at GMC's Detroit Training School. Thirty non commissioned officers under Lt J L Kynard trained to thoroughly understand the GMC 6x6 military truck design maintenance and service details. The school features a 10 000 square foot facility with a main hall eight classrooms and cut away exhibits. GMC instructors bring decades of service experience.
Melbourne report describes an incident where a flyer named S. Flyer was bit by a snake while aloft at an air event. The wound worsened, a tourniquet and mud pack were applied, and the injured person sought medical care as the afternoon wore on. The text records a tense encounter and immediate first aid actions taken after the bite.
New York officials tested fire bomb suppression methods with jets and sprays before 1,200 wardens. The spray quenched four-pound thermite bombs in 65 seconds, while the jet did the job in 15 seconds. Mayor LaGuardia backed the jet, Commissioner Walsh supported the spray, and Brig-Gen Darrah urged using whatever equipment is available.
Denver report notes Engineer R A Klein of the Federal Roads Administration says women workers are skilled flag weavers. The text also describes wartime rescue efforts, a pilot who improvised a hand-operated rudder after a forced landing, and a San Diego note about Clyde Harris 11 injuring himself with an arrow.
In a Danvers area farm yard, 18 month old Richard Horn was playing with a large dog when the animal knocked him down, causing fatal injuries. The incident occurred on the Horn family farm in Bloomington region.
A Los Angeles inspector surveyed 200 merchants about price control regulations. Results show 165 strongly for regulations, 23 cooperative, 11 grumbling, 1 very bitter, and 0 neutral or opposed.
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