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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1939
Page
6
D M Bennett Mrs C D Wood Barry Scobee Helen Frurd announce subscription terms for one year priced at 2006 dollars and six months outside county at 125 dollars. The notice notes second class matter status at Alpine Texas Post Office under act of Congress March 3 1879.
Mothers at a Parent Teacher Association meeting oppose toy soldier window displays and warn war toys influence boys toward Caesar, Napoleon and Hitler. The discussion questions if Christmas toy sales will drop and notes German toy imports after October. Military experts doubt magnetic sea mines and recount prior World War I studies on impracticable weapons.
An examination of James Smithson’s bequest to found the Smithsonian Institution reveals a life story marked by a French birth to English parents and no visit to the United States. The piece notes the institution’s aim to increase knowledge and hints at ongoing debates over science and national policy.
Physicians at a South meeting credited a pneumonia cure with saving lives in many cases. They noted 18 of 116 treated died, mostly in advanced stages on admission, marking a drop from prior years and highlighting the drug’s impact on pneumonia mortality.
The American College of Surgeons proposes a three year system of advanced training to create highly skilled surgeons. It aims to graduate many new specialists annually and expand programs from major cities to smaller communities, with 291 hospitals approved to provide the training under official standards.
Readable fragments describe a chaotic scene with a taxidermist referenced, a relieved passenger, and a veteran officer managing disorders. An Alpine man remarks on male peculiarity while another man shoots, and a woman questions care in absence. The tone resembles a clipped wartime passenger exchange.
In a dialogue about fortunes and progress, the speaker credits soap wealth to "clean living" while another jokes that even in the machine age the cow’s future remains secure as milk from a tractor seems impractical.
A fragment notes machinery stopping in a large factory and mentions tapping machinery by specialists with general surgical knowledge. It discusses training hospitals and the American College of Surgeons assessing hospital standards. The text cites totals of hospitals and related figures.
Prof J J Nassau of Case School Warner Swasey Observatory reports six years of monitoring over 100000 stars with a 3 inch telescope in the Northern Cross region. The team measured distances, sizes, light intensity and masses of stars, watching for new stars or novae.
Readable text shows a domestic dispute note mentioning a man striking his wife with his hat. No names, dates, or locations are clearly identifiable in the fragment. Context suggests a brief police or court note about a domestic incident.
The passage urges young workers to avoid a poor first impression by focusing on personal appearance and habits. It suggests self checks on clothing, grooming, confidence, and even the quality of visiting cards, urging careful self-evaluation to improve job prospects and advancement.
Listings include an 11 section ranch at $230 per acre watered and ready for use plus an 18 section ranch at a low price with easy terms. Also noted are a well located 18 section ranch at $1.50 per acre, various homes on College and Ave C near Remeton, HOLC terms on a brick 16 room stucco home, and parcels with a 20 acre tract and a tile house priced around 2800 with down payment and terms referenced.
Chas S. Osborn, aged 79, former governor of Michigan, claims he maintains youth balance by shaving in the dark while standing on one leg. The note appears in inserted visiting cards and announcements in The Avalanche.
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