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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1943
Page
8
Alpine Avalanche reports on local notices and newspaper policy including pricing for resolutions cards of thanks and reading notices. It mentions 10 cent per line for first insertion and 3 cents per line for subsequent insertions with special rates for longer notices. It also notes post office classifications and subscription pricing.
Citizens are urged to share ideas to aid the war effort from any walk of life. The article stresses that farmers soldiers sailors workers and housewives alike may contribute plans to speed production cut shortages or boost bond sales. It notes the government will promote viable proposals and welcomes ideas freely without fear. The address 745 Fifth Avenue is mentioned as a contact point.
The article discusses a difficult phase in World War II where Allied forces face reinforced Axis positions and harsh winter conditions. Leaders warn Americans to expect extended total war, urging grit and sustained effort to shorten the conflict and reach final victory.
Alan Moorhead recounts a modern echo of ancient war cries as German troops in the Alamein desert charged under Hitler’s name. The piece contrasts fanatic loyalty to a leader with broader moral judgment, noting the New Zealanders halted the advance and God remains the ultimate judge.
The Christian Science Monitor argues against mass hunting plans amid meat shortages. It warns such expeditions threaten raccoons moose bears and musk animals that support ecosystems and food supply under lawful humane management.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes wartime 35 mph limit aims to conserve rubber while drivers ignore the 85 mph wartime rule. Editors argue voluntary compliance is key, condemn speeders as undermining national effort and labeling noncooperators as “sorry Americans.” Washington quote ends the piece.
A playful scene features Nora watering the drawing room plants while a tax official complains about in laws as donations. A school report note shows a boy named John claiming second in class behind a girl who counters that girls have changed.
The tax assessors office ruled the newly purchased farm lies within the U S border after a survey clarified it. The elderly owner expressed relief noting Canadian winters are severe.
An amusing, fragmentary clipping describes a florist error at a funeral where a wide Rest in Peace ribbon carried an inscription on both sides. A new assistant handled the job while the florist was away. A joke about identifying a wife’s hair color ends abruptly with a punchline about the wife’s hair shade.
In Guthrie Kentucky a dog digging for a skunk uncovered a 50 cent piece, prompting several boys to search further and recover gold and silver coins valued at 500 dollars in denominations of 20, 10, and 5 dollars. The tale ends with everyone forgetting the skunk.
McDonald Observatory scientists reveal that red and green glows in the night sky stem from oxygen atoms about 350 miles up, while a yellow glow arises from sodium atoms 50 to 100 miles above Earth. Dr. C. T. Elvey of the UT Chicago plant near Fort Davis used fast cameras and special instruments in the study.
Washington senate panel approves a bill to coin three cent pieces half dimes and pennies from non copper materials. Bureau of the Mint treasury and vending industry witnesses supported the measure. Nellie Taylor Ross mint director testified war deprived copper for pennies and urged keeping pennies in circulation.
New York from the year’s top stories shows the American invasion of North Africa and Rommel’s retreat as the lead war story. The United Press and International News Service released separate war and domestic rankings highlighting battles, raids, and strategic shifts across theaters.
After seventy years in medicine and surgery, Dr. Michael Buck of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania, now in his ninetieth year, plans a 200000 word record of his adventures in the profession. His career includes calls at the White House in 1864 where he relieved President Lincoln’s headache by rubbing the back of his head.
The passage lists ten items including campaigns to oust Italy from WWII, the arrest and execution of Nazi saboteurs in the United States, scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston. The AP list will be announced at year’s end.
The State of Texas issues a citation to Robert Galyon in Brewster County. Margie Norman Galyon sues for divorce and restoration of her maiden name. The petition was filed November 13, 1942, with case No. 2080.
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