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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1942
Page
4
Classified items list resolutions cards and notes with special rates, then reading notices. It names Bennett Walton publisher C D Wood society editor Mes Als Alkie Fort Davis correspondent Marie Simpson Marathon correspondent and subscription prices of one year two dollars six months outside county one dollar twenty five cents.
The piece extols the so called typewriter diplomat as a decisive voice shaping Allied relations and public morale. It argues such a figure exposes governmental faults, urges fighting and work, and asserts officials must heed public views rather than bureaus in Washington.
The piece discusses the struggling small businessman amid postwar shortages. It argues the little man sustains community life by buying and selling locally, organizing neighbors, and aiding surroundings, yet faces hard times likely to erase many small businesses within a year. It urges government loans or insurance to preserve these community pillars before 1948.
Wartime propaganda claims Italy teeters toward chaos with potential collapse as Africa shifts Axis balance. It warns of psychological warfare bearing fruit against Axis blocs in Europe. The piece highlights Italian troops facing Rommel's retreat and asserts Hitler prioritizes Germany over other empires.
The text argues production must rise with wartime needs and that marketing must adapt. It notes shortages of farm hands and trucks, rationing of farm machinery, and the enormous logistics of supplying convoys to Russia and bombing campaigns. It calls for coordinated, intensified organization without being overwhelmed.
A reflection on wartime misstatements and credited slogans. It notes disputes over Petain at Verdun and a misattributed quote about ammunition during an attack, suggesting higher officers guarded truth and that papers often miscredit statements. The piece warns readers to scrutinize historical claims and the source of famous lines.
A wartime meditation stresses how a five minute margin decides outcomes from battles to sales. It argues Napoleonic timing mirrors Axis threats and urges swift action, urging vigilance as Europe faces upheaval, urging support for suppressed nations and intensified anti totalitarian efforts.
Fort Davis reports the arrival of Mrs. Morris Brown as AAA secretary, with the Browns settling in Clark apartments. Visitors include Alpine residents and Fort Davis families. Lt. Hart travels to Chicago for training. Christmas program highlights by Study Club with readings, a song quartet, and Vera Vosatka reading. Red Cross unit notes $100 kit funding, 176 garments completed this year, and local تغير activity. notices of travel and visits by local residents conclude the column.
The Office of Price Administration announces a new pricing formula to assure holiday and seasonal food availability. Retailers and wholesalers may apply the same percentage markup over cost as in 1941 for items like mince meat plum pudding figs ate pudding Christmas fruit cake holiday candy dried figs sorghum dates and date products. The regulations apply nationwide and require distribution firms to use the method, with copies available from Brewster county War Price and Rationing board.
Frank Loga of Ansonia an alderman who declined re election attended his last meeting as fellow boat members honored him with a one pound tin of coffee packed in 1917 as a token of esteem.
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