Alpine Avalanche local newspaper masthead notice
Alpine Avalanche publishes meeting and correction notices for Brewster County Davis Mountains Big Bend area. Rates ten cents per line first insertion. subsequent lines extra. Fort Davis and Marathon correspondents listed. One year outside county six dollars. entered second class at Alpine post office.
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Brewster County
Alpine
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
Faoues Dow Themett Fastor
War time readers critique in the comics and ads
A reader voices frustration with war era media showing grim fiction in the Funnies and radio serials. They call for honesty in patriotic advertising and warn against mixing ads with patriotism while urging clear distinctions between fiction and reality.
Hull outlines world order plan for postwar peace
Secretary Hull presents a world order document aiming to unite nations through justice, stable currency, open access to trade and raw materials, and cooperative financial relations. He warns postwar transformation will be long but essential to secure future peace and international cooperation through swift action and sacrifice.
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Cordell Hull
Court of Justice
Must Plan for a Long War
Officials warn against optimism and rumors of Axis collapse. German morale reportedly dips when war expands, yet Hitler aims to fight to the end with Gestapo efficiency. A sudden end is possible but folly to expect. prepare for a long conflict and plan accordingly.
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Hitler
Europe
Germany
Italy
Gestapo
To Men and Women Who Work and Think Promise Yourself
A compact inspirational excerpt urging strength of mind and optimistic, generous conduct. It exhorts readers to focus on the best in themselves and others, forget past mistakes, and project a calm, cheerful presence despite trouble.
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Oth
Procrastination a thief of time and mind
A domestic reflection on procrastination as a thief of time. The piece argues indecision weakens resolve, delays action, and erodes days and years, urging readers to arrest procrastination and act without fear of missteps. It contrasts hesitation with the compulsion of decisive action.
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Jon
Tongue as the tool that breeds trouble and thought
A reflective monologue warns that talk can harm more than it helps, citing Lincoln Grant Washington and Coolidge as examples of measured speech. It urges readers to listen to themselves, think carefully, and weigh words over time.
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Friends of Finance
Lincoln
Grant
Washington
Coolidge
War Bonds and Stamps Reminder Motifs in Wartime Post
Wartime appeal encourages continued purchase of Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps, with a rugged call to support the country amid ongoing conflict. The quoted text contrasts personal restraint and fortitude with the broader national effort, echoing Stevenson-like sentiments on duty and moral resolve.
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Axis
Transmigration and odd quips in a punchy classroom exchange
A sequence of quirks features Jenkins asking about souls while Dawkins links reincarnation to his wife. An instructor quizzes first aid with severe injuries and a student replies with a morbid burying gag. A nurse chides Bobby for stinginess and he explains giving seeds to grow an orchard.
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Jenkins
Dawkins
Toast Clarification Calls Weather Bureau Request
A husband on the phone replies he does not know and suggests calling the weather bureau after being asked if the toast was clear. His wife asks what the caller wanted, revealing a light domestic miscommunication over a kitchen toast query.
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Weather Bureau
Yankee requests a thousand dollars for Highland cow
A thirsty American traveler accepts milk with whiskey from a Highland crofter. He jokes he would pay a thousand dollars for the cow. A registration officer quips about ages as Miss Brown jokes about being as old as the Hills in a humorous local scene.
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Highlands
Dog Back Home After 900 Mile Texas Trip
Tutty, a black and white setter, unexpectedly arrived at John Clark’s Kansas City home after a 900 mile trek from Bremond Texas. Clark believed the dog had been lost two years earlier, but Tutty’s reunion with family and the dog’s mud covered paws and burrs confirmed the incredible homecoming. The path and duration of the journey remain a mystery.
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Kansas City
Kan
Tutty
John Clark
Brymond
Robertson County
Texas
Clark
Joseph Polka
Bremond
Tuffy
Meat supplies rise despite shortages claims
August 24 report notes US cattle slaughter under government inspection reached 6,805,660 in the first seven months of 1942, up 15 percent from 1941 and 23 percent above the five year average. Hog slaughter also up, beef price ceilings seeming ineffective amid wartime demand and higher working class buying power.
Defense Guard Has Distinct Place in Community Service
The Texas Defense Guard explains its structure, duties, and cooperation with the U.S. Army. The Third Battalion operates in Brewster and Presidio counties with units in Alpine, Terlingua, Marta, Marathon, Shafter, and other towns. The article urges public support, notes past misjudgments, and calls residents to join or stop ridiculing the defense effort.
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Defense Guard
Texas Defense Guard
United States Army
War Department
National Guard Bureau
Adjutant General
National Guard
Austin
TDG
Brewster
Presidio
Alpine
Terlingua
Marta
Marathon
Shafter
Italy
Japan
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Robert Louis Stevvenson
Bobby
Admiral
Situation Ikalli
Adjutant General's Office
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