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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1942
Page
6
An English journalist observes the United States during war, noting still intact homes and normal daily life while acknowledging unfinished battles and vulnerable aspects. The piece emphasizes American resilience, industrial strength, and the inward need for unity as observers abroad assess our progress.
A Chinese scholar urges expanding aid to China and using lend lease to shift from defense to offense. He argues arming Chiang Kai-shek could ground a broader strategy against Japan, making China a central base to strike and perhaps tilt Europe and Asia toward victory.
The West Coast reports rapid ship production with a 10 800 ton Liber ship completed in 40 days. Experts like Major de Seversky predict air transports will replace much ocean shipping, flying supplies and troops to destinations. Air transports could be armored and make many more trips, potentially outpacing submarine threats.
A letter notes stronger youth employment after 1942 Alpine High School class. Ten graduates entered college, others joined jobs such as farming, delivery, and dairies. Most earn seven to twenty dollars weekly, gaining money, time, and money management skills as they mature.
Congress may adopt a forced savings plan this year taking five percent or more from workers' pay into government bonds redeemable later. A similar approach could apply to industrial profits, siphoning excess purchasing power to reduce inflation risk.
The appeal asks Alpine consumers to fill their coal mines now, noting no shortage but warning that delaying orders could strain transportation and create cold-day risks. It cites industry capacity to meet war and normal demands and ends with a Bruyère quote about promoting others' pleasure.
A stream of quirky, fragmentary lines and odd dialogues recounts a stage scene with a comedic barber, a concert announcer, and a curious junior asking about a dove eyed feature. The snippets evoke a lively, whimsical mood with playful mishearings and character banter.
A wartime veteran speaks in coded humor about mail addressed to soldiers and the danger of misdirected correspondence. The piece notes fear of tombs or bullets and jokes that envelopes bearing addresses to whom it may concern may still reach the intended recipient, while those lacking an address will not.
Cattle calf hogs and lamb receipts lag market needs as priced controls press meat output. Western markets see firmer prices for midsize fed steers while lamb crops in 1942 approach record highs though western and eastern regions diverge. Demand favors dairy cows and Mexican type steers amid scarce top quality fed cattle.
A mother answers a boy’s question about origins by recounting a book clue then learns he still seeks origin. A joke ends with a German professor criticizing a singer for off key singing using a pun on der.
Professor W E Williams Agricultural Supervisor for West Texas leads a three day Balmorhea course for Future Farmers of America stressing ranching problems in time of war. B C Mitchell and Sul Ross College assist. Alpine, Garden City, Knott, Coahoma, Midland, Stanton, Grandfalls, Balmorhea students attend with nine Alpine members. FFA films and National Defense pictures to be shown with lectures.
Texas scholars and veterans view the Alamo as a beacon of courage shaping arms and service. Charlie Jeffries argues the siege delayed Santa Anna, rallied Texan forces, and inspired units from Terry’s Rangers to the 36th and 90th divisions, with the Alamo’s glow guiding future battles. Later passages praise Rita Hayworth in My Gal Sal at Granada, detailing its cast and Irving Cummings direction.
The fragment details a student struggle with a final examination and related correspondence. It references a context of study, a message about taking a code when ready, and a note that England had no stone buildings until 680 A. D., when stone construction began under an abbot's import.
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