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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1943
Page
2
Dr. Homer Rainey, UT president, says the American people must commend the Bible to all mankind. In a nationwide radio address marking the 152nd anniversary of the Bible’s adoption, he discusses freedom of worship and the Bible’s global reach in languages and printings.
Dec 20 market notes show Packers offering good and choice hogs at 14.75 per cwt for 200 to 260 lb hogs, with other weights 12.50 to 13. Medium to good fed steers at 14.25 to 15.25, medium 13 to 14, common 11 to 12.75. Heifers 12.50 to 14.25, cows 11 to 13.25, cutters 6.50 to 9, stockers and feeders steady. bulls 10.25 to 11.15, calves 11 to 13.5. Woolly lambs 13.50 to 14.50, mediums 12 per cwt.
Mrs rauiasence of pat nego Calif asks if turtles have memory like elephants. A pet turtle with carved back markings wandered away five years ago and a large turtle with similar marks recently returned, drawing the family cat Petsey’s familiar hisses.
The speaker urges that the Bible, seen as essential since the nation’s beginnings, be shared with all nations in the day following the war, arguing it remains the most capable and accessible instrument for immediate use.
A Texas hero Flight Officer Joe Edward Boswell of DeLeon pens a final letter to his mother the day before a perilous mission to the Ploesti oil field in Romani. He expresses pride in his family, fearlessness, and faith, noting the mission aims to help end the war and that he may not return.
A wartime message urges readers to remain steadfast in the fight for freedom and to support the effort by buying war bonds. The note closes with personal affection from a son and brother, acknowledging sacrifices and urging continued financial support for the war effort.
Chicago motorists are told police will strictly enforce President Roosevelt's 35 mile per hour speed limit. Samuel G Blythe, renowned author and journalist, is noted as an early newspaperman who popularized the use of the typewriter.
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