Alpine Avalanche Notice of Rates and Mailing Info
The Alpine Avalanche lists rates for Resolutions Cards of Thanks and Notices at 10c per line for the first and 6c per line for subsequent insertions. It notes submission rules, year rates, and mailing details for Alpine Texas, including second class matter status under federal law.
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Gumby
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Wood Society
San Alkire
Davis Coreen
Pos
Alpine
Texas
Resignations Stir War Labor Policy Debate in Texas
A National Housing Agency demand led to the resignation of John Sorenson, labor relations advisor for the regional office, amid disputes with a Dallas painters union over housing for North American jobs. The issue centers on methods to speed war production, with concerns that slower painting techniques would delay output and increase costs, highlighting tensions between efficiency and union influence during the war effort.
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San Antonio Express
National Housing Agency
John Sorenson
N.hajs
Sorenson
Dallas
Sor
Nation backs security shift with jobs program and youth call
The piece argues America's youth bear the main brunt of postwar fear and urges a National Association of Manufacturers plan to secure futures through productive work. It stresses capital investment, labor management cooperation, and sound institutions to ensure reliable employment for citizens entering the postwar economy.
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America
National Association of Manufacturers
Do You Measure Up In The Fourth War Loan Drive
A persuasive call urges citizens to buy bonds in large quantities for patriotism rather than personal profit. It rebukes those who stop buying when it no longer fits their investment plans and stresses sacrifice for national security amid wartime finance.
Toward Greater Understanding of Coal Mining Advances
A nationwide note explains miners' improved conditions since the 1930s. Mechanical undercutting and electric loaders have replaced much manual labor, boosting efficiency and wages. Miners now freely choose stores, and industry observers call for full public understanding of industrial issues.
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New Mexico
Aines
A Letter From Home Dear Jim
A home letter recounts letter reading, gossip at a club meeting, and wartime relief sewings. The writer mentions visiting the Olympic cinema to see a Western, notes a biography of Roy Chapman Andrews and the 1920s Gobi expedition financed by Rockefeller and Morgan, and reflects on private funding for science and education. Dad signs off with care for Jim.
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Jim
Olympic
Roy Chapman Andrews
Gobi Desert
Andre
Rockefeller
Morgan
Towser
Centennial in the Offing for Texas Statehood
Vernon Daily Record notes that on Dec 29 1845 Texas joined the Union as the 28th state and, counting from then, is approaching its 100th year of statehood though the Civil War era complicates exact dating. The piece reflects on centennial expectations and collective forgetting of the war period.
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Vernon Daily Record
Texas
Livestock Receipts Hit Record High At Major Markets
Large runs of cattle hogs and sheep arrived at key markets with receipts the largest in history. Prices largely hold steady in line with War Food Administration efforts as demand from government and civilian buyers remains strong. Processors report labor shortages but buyers sustain firm levels. grade quality varies with some canner and common grades down. Livestock prices: fed steers 14 to 15.50. medium up to 14.75. cows 8.50 to 12.50. bulls 10.25 to 11.25. vealers 14 to 15.50. stocker calves 12 to 13.25. wooled lambs 14.50 to 15.25.
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War Food Administration
Fractured Schoolroom Banter and Name Mixups
A jumbled dialogue recounts a student asking about the Azores and a father quipping about memory. A rookie, a QM, and a cookie remark spark laughs as a teacher visits a home. A mother corrects a title mixup over the name Adolf Hitler in a tense neighborhood exchange.
Land of Opportunity and Youth Clubs Inspire Belief in Upward Mobility
In a dialogue about schooling and public transit, a sharp exchange highlights civility and inquiry at a Mineral Wells bus station. A Children’s Aid Society Boys Clubs survey of 10 000 youths in New York finds 82 percent see starting as an office boy and becoming owner as possible, 85 percent think better opportunities exist today, with hand work and ambition named as key to success.
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Land OF Opportunity
Children’s Aid Society
New York
Hedy Lamarr Teaches Camp Hood Show Craft
Pilot School instructors including Hedy Lamarr and Pete Westmore trained two sergeants from the Special Service office at Camp Hood Texas in staging all types of shows. The pair are already producing an 18 minute melodrama to be presented early February with Sergeant Bishop on piano and Sgt Chuck Monroe aiding the glee club. Bishop and Monroe studied arranging producing and acting and learned lighting and stage decor techniques.
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Hedy Lamarr
Pete Westmore
Hollywood
Camp Hood
Texas
Special Service Office
Bishop
Chuck Monroe
Sgt
Monroe
Glee Club
Boy Scout Notes Seeks Funds and Library Drive
The Boy Scouts met at the Methodist church on Friday and plan a fundraiser for infantile paralysis. They collected 54.82 dollars on Saturday. An overnight hike is planned for warmer weather and all 12 and over are invited. Donated books for a library are welcome, with books to be taken to the Methodist church Friday 7:30 to 9 p.m. Patrol Leader Allen Connell is librarian designate. Donald Wayne Newton is scribe.
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Methodist Church
Allen Connell
Donald Wayne Newton
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Otis Turner
In Alpine Brewster County Texas the estate of Otis Turner deceased is administered by Sarah N Carnes Ad ministrator. All persons having claims against the estate must present them as required by law. This notice dated January 7 1944 requests settlement and warns creditors to file timely claims.
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State OF
Texas
Brew
Otis Turner
Alpine
Brewster County
Ereby
Brewster Coun
A. D
Sarah N. Carnes
Otis Tarver
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Navy Department
Adam
Azores
Cookie
Hedy
BOY Scout
China
University of Texas
Homer P. Rainey
The
First National Bank
Member Federal Deposit
Ritchey Brothers
Marathon
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