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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1942
Page
6
A garbled historic column argues for industrial Muscle in wartime output. It references American tool makers expanding plants and adopting faster production methods to build ships tanks planes and shells. The piece cites firms like Macriican Locomotive and others, stressing national mobilization and the home front’s role in sustaining war readiness.
A wartime urging to avoid rumors and fear, urging Americans to verify information before sharing. It emphasizes government efforts to inform, cautions against repeating unverified shortages or restrictions, and calls for disciplined, fact based public conduct to support national effort and future generations.
Public officials face questions about spending taxpayers money. A yardstick approach asks if expenditures serve general interest, are backed by facts, and avoid burdening taxpayers. The piece warns against political patronage and unbounded access to public funds, urging scrutiny and sound principles.
Lighting specialists in England advise red or blue blackout illumination using fluorescent and phosphorescent materials. Red light is said to be less detectable from the air yet clearer on the ground. Emerging ideas include low wattage blue tinted lamps and clothing glow to aid air raid wardens and police while remaining conspicuous to ground observers.
The article notes Welles’s work toward hemispheric solidarity as Latin American nations sever Axis ties. It emphasizes using Latin America’s vast natural resources for war needs, with Brazil’s rubber to be put to productive use as a starting step, while transport and geography pose early challenges.
A fragmentary exchange shows a distressed man and others discussing personal woes and meals. A doctor’s remark implies the man’s condition is unlikely to improve, while playful banter about a 14 piece of pie hints at quirky conversation amid illness.
The Jones family endures their first sea voyage with most members seasick while Wie taunts their mother. Pa gently asks Wie to speak to Wille as the voyage unravels in a crowded ship’s cabin.
An old favorite trio motored from the north of London in a noisy car. Nearing the city they argue over location asking if this is Wembley. A reply sets a new day, and one suggests stopping for a tea break.
A wife allowed her husband to play poker twice a month while she hosted four party of lady friends. One night the husband returned home with tobacco juice on his whiskers. The wife asked him to turn his head to spit, but he refused, saying he could not spit in their game.
A longtime rider on the railroad praised the conductor after a rare punctual train. He claimed to have traveled the line for over 15 years and said the train being on time was the first such instance he had ever witnessed.
President Roosevelt proclaims May 1 as Child Health Day urging communities to boost child health and reduce illness. He calls for immunizing children over nine months against diphtheria and smallpox before May Day. Also includes a digression about William C. Bullitt recounting a Paris anecdote with a sailor and cognac.
A description explains ice formation in muscle tissue under extreme pressure, noting that ice exists at ordinary temperatures only when pressure exceeds 100000 pounds per square inch. The text links this to the idea of water turning to ice under high compression within the human body.
Bulgaria reports 188 people aged over 100, including 85 men and 73 women, among its oldest citizens. The claim highlights a large pool of centenarians, reflecting population aging trends and national records without detailing verification methods or regional distribution.
The urbanctioning board told Marshall Ruxt on and C. D. Adams to buy tires for their automobiles if they could find them. Ruxton's Fort is 14 years old. Adams' Hupmobile is a 1929 vintage. The board said tires for both models came in the obsolete category.
The Texas Game Department reports cutting-edge deer and antelope trapping results. About 1.8 million acres will soon be restocked with deer turkeys antelopes and beaver across Aransas refuge Edwards plateau and Hill country. Trapping exceeded goals with 1 200 deer placed 611 antelope and 300 plus turkeys redistributed. beaver plans remain under way with consent from landowners and habitat checks by field biologists.
The item lists questions on topics from regime meaning to a Mayan 365 day year. It notes three Guatemalan inland towns still using an ancient calendar with 18 months of 20 days, plus five additional days.
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