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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1943
Page
6
Fragmented OCR of a Brewster County Alpine Avalanche page shows pricing and contact details for notices. The text includes a society editor and fort davis correspondent and references a 2070 act.
The British Foreign Secretary reports to Parliament on Cairo and Teheran plans for all out war against Germany and Japan. He notes Allied unity, extensive operations, and the need for patience before victory while pledging joint efforts for a lasting peace.
A fragment discusses public debt and interest costs in 1948, noting a government interest payment of 1.4 billion and comparing it to individual income tax receipts. It implies that annual debt service exceeds typical revenue, illustrating postwar financing challenges and the limits of relying on tax collections to cover interest.
A fragment argues Washington mania for over regulation burdens farmers. It cites farm wages rising 182 percent, feed grains up 118 percent, and fluid milk prices up 40 percent over three years, with livestock prices also falling, leaving the public unable to buy meat.
The piece contrasts Japan’s earlier radio propaganda and rapid early conquests with a growing American-led counter, detailing Allied gains, Japan's resource strain, and new Zealand and Australian resistance. It notes American home front escapism, rubber development delays, and broader wartime lessons about complacency and taxation.
The excerpt centers on a cleric’s lesson from Daniel about a recurring musical procession, with a farmer reading the catalogue of ancient Babylonian instruments. The note shifts to a statistical line on aeronautical exports to Britain totaling over 284 million dollars in the first seven months of 1941 per the Aeronautical Chamber.
A rough patchwork of era dialogue shows Dan and Rastus arguing over shoes for a boy, a border town mayor seeking a preacher, and a farmer stepping in to lead a chapel service after the appointed minister fails to appear, while a circus visit and flour shortage tension surface in town life.
A colonel observes a long line of men outside the stables each bearing sugar. He jokes about a mass and a horse being the regiment’s pet. The recruit replies playfully that the horse kicked the sergeant.
A poor man named Jack visits a local grocer asking for a sack of flour because his family is starving. The grocer agrees to help, remarking he will supply the needed flour to ease the family's hardship.
The bereaved express heartfelt thanks to Alpine residents for thoughtful deeds and flowers during a bereavement. The note references deep appreciation for these acts and the beauty of the flowers. The second item notes that the United States imports 13 pounds of spinach seed for every pound produced by national growers.
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