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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1939
Page
6
The article notes alarming Allied and neutral shipping sinkings in early war months. Mine and U-boat warfare dominate, with German submarine mine releases and airborne mines proving highly effective, challenging international law and complicating postwar clearance plans.
A Kansas City Times opinion argues most taxes are hidden in everyday costs. It notes 20 percent of annual income goes to taxes through purchases rent and utilities. An English allotment tale illustrates how invisible taxes feel like a fortune to the wary taxpayer.
The remark notes a paradox where poverty shields some from investigations and kidnappings, reflecting harsh social dynamics amid crime and neglect. It frames a cynical view of how crime and enforcement affect the poor differently, highlighting systemic inequality.
Two new steel treatments reported within a month, one from Westinghouse labs and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claim dramatic gains. A four hour high temperature hardening process yields extreme hardness near diamond, while a titanium tetrachloride based bath creates a corrosion resistant stainless steel whose surface scintillates like gems, potentially usable for jewelry.
A government survey released last week predicts 1940 will be moderately better for business than 1939. It notes gradual gains from wartime effects, a favorable domestic outlook, and a possible but non serious downturn next year, with uncertainty driven by Europe and a cautious public resolve to avoid war.
A wartime editorial argues that modern war yields only losers, urging Americans to embrace peace as the true holiday blessing and to resolve to remain at peace amid global conflict.
Italian reformers take up a campaign against petting culture, with the movement reportedly beginning in Bologna as a starting point for broader change.
A dramatic confrontation centers on a proposal to brand a cigarette with a glamorous endorsement. One party offers fifty thousand dollars while the other insists on an initial inhalation, signaling a tense negotiation.
In a dialogue style line the speaker recalls a will directing cremation while the other comments on leaving ashes. The exchange implies a familial or domestic dispute over funeral arrangements and posthumous wishes.
In a tense kitchen exchange, a mistress mocks a burned pie while Nora reveals the dish was her own cremation study. The line contrasts control and self identity amid domestic authority.
A shop proprietor boasts of a perfect deportment system. A young man who took three lessons was deported a week later, highlighting a humorous cheeky misunderstanding.
A boy urges help as a man and his father fight for over half an hour. The boy explains the father had the edge until moments ago, prompting the call for assistance. The clash appears unresolved in the fragment.
A landlady serves platefuls of ultra thin bread and butter to hungry boarders. One asks if she cut them and she confirms with a stern reply. The exchange ends with the boarder declaring he will deal.
A nurse asks if Rastusa will take another strong plaster, while a doctor considers a request for ham with the powerful prescription. The scene suggests a patient seeking renewed treatment and a physician deciding the course.
Records surfaced by the R. O. T. C. Messenger show Lieut. Col. Francis Marion at Fort Moultrie on January 23, 1778 issued hair length rules for soldiers. Soldiers must trim to collar height with a styled top, or have hair plaited and tied, and regimental barbers were to be appointed.
A Sul Ross survey of ex Lobos in coaching shows 67 percent football and 70 percent basketball success. Football teams won 183 games and lost 76 with 14 ties in three years. basketball teams won 384 games and lost 166.
A patient asks the doctor about his expertise and the doctor reveals he has suffered bronchitis himself for over 15 years, implying long familiarity with the ailment. The exchange underscores the physician’s confidence in treatment based on personal experience.
C C Guiley has been named the college's new business manager filling the vacancy left by Nelson Lee Jr who acted in the role for the first nine weeks of the fall semester. He holds BA and MA degrees from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the University of Texas and has done further graduate work. He previously worked for Ernst and Ernst in Fort Worth and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Notice posted under law warns hunters and trespassers of prosecution at U S Gage ranches. J. J. Roberts serves as manager and signs the notice dated November 17. Avalanche advertisers are promoted.
Property listings describe multiple ranch parcels from 6 to 20 sections priced from $1.50 to $2.50 per acre and homes on College Ave and Ave C with terms including cash and installments. Many listings emphasize water access, grass, and close-in locations with phrases like no notes debts and taxes paid.
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