Alpine Avalanche Notices and Rates in Brewster County
Local notices outline newspaper practices in Alpine and the Davis Mountains Big Bend region. Details include reporting for Resolutions Cards of Thanks and Reading Notices with pricing per line and insertion frequency. Acknowledgments list Ben nett and Wood among staff, with postal act reference and subscription rates.
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Brewster County
Fifly
Pbuilding
Alpine
Davisountains
Big Bend
Model ordinance urged to prevent Cocoanut Grove tragedy
National Board of Fire Underwriters proposes a uniform safety ordinance for places of assembly. It covers seating for 100 or more, flameproof materials, six month tests, clear aisle access, specified exits and doors, and fire resistant stairways. Authors stress fire department diligence and city officials must enforce to save lives.
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W. ¥. Mallalieu
National Board of Fire Underwriters
National Board
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Eeery
National Board of Fire
John Street
New York
Study In Relativity A Nation’s Shifting War Essentials
A wartime reflection notes how values have changed. Nonessential goods once mocked as trivial are now vital to war effort, including candy for soldiers, supplies for allies, and the broader reclassification of essential industries. The piece highlights how perception of necessity evolved over a year of conflict.
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Amon
Wai
We Oon
Delivering when Needed in Early U S Air Travel
A concise look at the rise of commercial aviation and its vital role during military mobilization. Private airlines supplied planes and expertise, aiding the Air Transport Command led by Major General Harold Lee George as it extended reach across the nation, proving free enterprise strong and adaptable.
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Ial
Air Transport Command
Army
Harold Lee George
Odious Comparison on Wartime Strikes by War Labor Board Official
Wayne J. Morse of the War Labor Board deplores labor disputes affecting war production. He says service members fighting and dying cannot accept alibis for wartime work stoppages and rejects comparisons between home labor and front line duties as insulting to soldiers. No soldier strikes.
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Wayne J. Morse
War Labor Board
America
Unity and peace after war forge a safer tomorrow
The United Nations stress unity after the last Jap Zero plane falls and the last German dive-bomber is silenced. They warn that peace foundations must be poured now to ensure future safety for the next generation. Lessons from past failures should guide a lasting, just recovery.
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United Nations
Hoarding Renewed In War Echoes World War II Fears
The article argues that panic buying of canned goods repeats wartime patterns. It notes that shoppers stockpile beyond a week or months, while others lack cash or space. The Office of Price Administration has warned this fuels shortages and harms those worse off. A concerned woman questions if everyone hoarded, markets would vanish overnight, forcing many from poorer households to go without.
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Office of Price Administration
Dawn Shocks Readers With Bizarre Riddles And Quips
A fragmentary page teases odd exchanges ranging from a mother in law death to a postal clerk weighing letters and a pretty maiden puzzled by her name. The overheard banter features a shocked friend, a wailing wife, an unimpressed husband, a doctor, and a TV mention in a string of quirky one liners.
Hitler's car hits dog in countryside joke ends with ham
A wartime style quip describes Hitler harming a small dog as his chauffeur delivers regret to a farmhouse. The driver says to the sister, saluting at the door and joking that the dog is dead. The farmer responds with a cheer and a ham.
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Hitler
der Fuehrer
Lively Patien Aided Man Found In Dark Street
A young matron taking First Aid training revived a man found face down on a dark side street after rushing from a Red Cross meeting. He whispered that he was holding a lantern for someone in a manhole, while she provided resuscitation.
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Patien
Red Cross
Providence
Orphans of the Bowl Abandoned at Red Cross Doorstep
Three small goldfish left on a Kansas City doorstep near the Red Cross women’s motor corps office with a note asking for adoption. The bowl and note imply care by the local charity as volunteers consider taking the pets.
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Red Cross Women's Motor Corps
Kansas City
Chimes on UW Campus Raise Funds for Army Jeep
On the University of Washington campus in Seattle at noon, chimes mark time as students drop pennies into collection boxes to fund purchase of an army jeep for service. The bell ringers urge support amid wartime effort and campus solidarity.
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University of Washington
Seattle
California cattle market improves with pastures rising
Range feed conditions rapidly improve across California due to late January moisture. Prospects for abundant feed support beef production amid hay and concentrate scarcity and high feed prices. Demand remains urgent for better cattle, prices hold firm for good grades while canner and common grades fetch lower interest as ceiling prices constrain activity.
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California
Galefornia
Who Must File a Federal Income Tax Return This Year
The article states any person with gross income from all sources of 800 dollars or more must file a return, with further rules for married couples and joint returns. It notes nonexempt roles for public officials and outlines special cases for separate or joint filings, including limits and required verification.
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Mount
United States
Congress
Cattle and hog prices soar at Los Angeles Union Stock Yards
Last week at the Los Angeles Union Stock Yards stronger bids set new highs for Arizona fed heifers and other classes. Prices ranged from 12 to 16 dollars per cwt for steers and cows 9.75 to 16.50 for various grades, with stock calves and sows showing solid demand and lambs trading around 15 dollars per cwt.
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Los Angeles Union Stock Yards
Fragmented question about rural family sizes and Gettysburg context
A garbled inquiry asks whether family sizes are larger in rural United States areas than elsewhere, mentioning Gettysburg and unclear names. The text is incomplete and mixes errant phrases, making it difficult to extract a clear event or conclusion.
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United States
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