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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1943
Page
4
In a Texas Alpine newspaper, a Mussolini as warning editorial argues public office seekers seek war record glory and urges credit for wartime effort to rest with the people and private industry, not government leaders. It cautions against personalizing wartime achievements and cites the dangers of dictatorship.
A defense era tally shows two major fires causing extensive damage and homelessness. Experts blame widespread carelessness and urge stronger fire prevention, urging individuals to value life and property while agencies push renewed public vigilance. The article notes steep yearly fire costs and stresses personal responsibility.
A garbled passsage mentions Laval promising to send 400,000 Frenchmen and references to the Philadelphia Inquirer and various phrases. The fragment hints at wartime rhetoric and propaganda without clear context or verifiable facts.
A compilation of aphorisms and anecdotes on perseverance from diverse figures. It links success to persistence after failures, noting Edison, Robinson, and Horace Greeley as examples and urging belief in one's cause with steadfast effort.
A Senate leader warns that postwar tax plans could cripple business, urging strict limits on normal and surtax rates and a 90 percent profits tax as an upper bound. He notes many firms face restrictions and material shortages, with some going out of business, and calls for a balanced approach to taxation and war expenditures.
U S Department of Agriculture figures show June cattle slaughter in federally inspected plants at 88 percent of last year, with 708000 head versus 1030000. Calf slaughter fell to 69 percent, hog slaughter rose to 124 percent, and sheep and lamb slaughter reached 108 percent. Analysts debate whether cattle marketing will rebound with fall movement, noting possible unreported beef through nontraditional channels and farm slaughter. Prices held steady amid heavy feedlot liquidation in Los Angeles area, with steers trading from 10 to 15.80 per cwt and varied prices for heifers cows and calves.
The fragment suggests Vic Kormier of Dallas believes an old pastime of horse shoe pitching could regain popularity as the number of shoes left to pitch declines. The text hints at a shift toward a more valuable, dollar-based version of the game.
A quirky dialogue scene features a returning instarmer addressing a maid and a madam who jokes about him taking another chair in a light, period voice. The exchange centers on manners and seating.
The WAACs remark, “all we have is sealing wax,” is met with a sharp reply from a woman who challenges the idea and quips about who would want to wax the ceiling, reflecting a tense exchange over a trivial resource.
An American living in Japan wrote that his letter might be opened by censors. A week later a note from the Japanese post office denied any mail opening, claiming the statement in the letter was incorrect. A rural rancher, suspecting a neighbor, sent a warning using a blunt message about branding irons and cow safety.
A Danish police chief recalls a Nazi plan to display six photos of Adolf Hitler during Hitler's visit. The chief delayed, then observed that five of the six photographs had been captured by the police, foiling the display.
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