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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
4
CHIPTION PRICE One Year 2006 Months Outside County 125 Hotere as second class matter at the Postoffice in Alpine Texas under the Act of Congress of March 3 178.
The article discusses Christmas seals distributed by the National Tuberculosis Association as symbols of defense against tuberculosis. It notes past and present efforts, the decline in TB death rates, and the ongoing campaign for early detection, clinics, vaccinations, and X ray work, while urging continued funding and public support.
A quirky collage of scraps and snippets features banter about birds, weather, a West Coast ticket price, football metaphors, and a tax on time. The piece riffs on daily life, humor, and odd observations with a 1920s or 1930s newspaper tone.
A Jewish boy, heir to a birthday dollar from his father, wanders the neighborhood changing the bill to silver at grocers and bakers. He explains his plan that sooner or later someone will err, and it won’t be him. An Alpine mother nicknames her child Flannel for shrinking from washing.
An analysis of United States postal records shows Clinton as the most common town name with 30 instances, followed by Chester Florence and Washington at 28 each, then Clayton Madison Marion Troy 27, and Glenwood Kingston Newport Salem 28. Cleveland and Springfield appear 24 times each, with New York once and Chicago twice. The name Clinton’s popularity linked to early U S governors George and DeWitt Clinton remains noted.
The brief item notes consideration of a substitute for the nine power pact. It would be signed by Japan with Manchukuo and occupied China as signatories, creating a three party arrangement. The Philadelphia Bulletin reports the proposal in passing.
Notice calls for sealed proposals to build metered road work including 6347 miles of base and paving on U S Highway 80 in Brewster County Texas. Wage rates for laborers are specified with skilled intermediate and unskilled pay scales. Notices reference prevailing wage provisions and local employment requirements. A separate legal levy involving property in Alpine Brewster County is noted with meeting details.
A writ or lien lists W Earl Earp Alpine Lumber Co and J W Gillett as defendants. The notice sets a levy on a property at Brewster County Texas between the hours of 8 to 16 AM and PM, detailing a one day window for official action.
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