Alpine Alpine Echoes New Year Reflections In 50th Year
News weekly emphasizes Alpine and Davis Mountains region with reader notices and local notes. Includes poetry by Grace Nell Crowell about truth kindness and faith, plus historical reflection on New Year origins from Rome to Christianity and calendar reform.
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Gree City
Browther County
Alpine
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
D. M. Bennett Fastor
C.D. Wood Society
Barry Scober
Fort Davis
Roy Stillwell
Redistrict Texas After Census 1990 Proposals Debate
A draft letter argues for redistricting Texas legislative districts following the 1990 census. It claims some lawmakers would lose posts and urges equal representation, citing Corpus Christi Callette and past missed opportunities since 1930. The writer says the constitution should take precedence over partisan concerns and support re districts regardless of incumbents.
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Texas
Nome
Orchard worker’s appeal halts union strike in war plants
London dockworker 48 year old Jenkins argued for meditation to avert a threatened strike by the Amalgamated Engineering Union England. He noted two sons in Britain’s forces and warned labor leaders against actions that could hinder vital defense programs. His stance sparked broader debate on preparedness and wartime unity.
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En Jenkins
London
Amalgamated Engineering Union of England
Britain
Jenkins
Destroy the Destroyer Fire and the cost of careless flames
Dr. Frank Kingdon and Wheeler McMillan warn that fire destroys priceless heritage and lives. They urge urgent public effort to prevent fires caused by carelessness, urging adherence to safety and vigilance in protecting historic homes and cherished possessions.
Telegrams and bakery talk in quirky hotel page
A playful exchange features a telegram note for Mr Neidspondavanel and a bakery job joke. Neidspondavanel asks for initials. Teky boasts a new bakery job while Nicky presses for details. Teky clarifies he will loaf all day.
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Teky
Nicky
Eky
Fragmented street scene chatter and odd exchanges
A garbled dialogue shows a playful elopement line about a rope ladder and a dyadic exchange with a Pa who would pull it up. An instructor quips about links between animal and vegetable kingdoms with a student answering stew. Two intoxicated men converse as a citizen declines coffee change, then the pander dhandhaler demands a quarter and a ride for four more passages.
That Oughta Hold Him
A young woman visits a post office wicket asking for a three cent stamp. The clerk, in a poor mood, snaps at her and misreads the window sign. She proceeds, buys the stamp, and asks about sending a letter to New York.
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Windon
New York
Wave money on your hotel bill in El Paso with scrip
An advertisement offers hotel bill scrip in El Paso from The Avalanche at a 25 percent discount. The pitch promises buyers can obtain high grade fuel oil and cleaning naptha at Whittle's Filling Station, implying savings on motel charges and related products.
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el Paso
Avalanche
County Judge Urges Fiscal Restraint In Tax Talks
A printed letter from a Clay County judge to the Dallas News readers argues for reduced county costs and sensible budgeting. He urges fewer deputies, efficient service, and strict adherence to statutes to curb extravagance amid rising county expenses and wartime demands. He notes state overstaffing and cites the need for accountable, financially responsible county government.
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Clay Co
Dallas News
Texas Tax Journal
Lyles
Suny
Periodic Checkups Urged by State Health Department
In a year end message, State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox urged Texans to treat health like inventory. He compared the body to a car and advised regular medical inspections to detect emerging weaknesses and prolong healthy life.
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State Health Department
Austin
Geo. W. Cox
One-Time Down and Out Pup Pays Back Debt to Society
ATLANTA Snookie the dog rises from hardship to help a litter of kittens in a railroad yard. The dog obtains scraps from a cafe to feed her brood, carrying food back to them twice daily. A New York man, Walter Walsh, pulled a fire alarm and was jailed, amid notes on fiscal troubles voiced by Judge John V. Lyles in Marietta Texas.
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Atlanta
Snookie
Snootie
Phans
Walter Walsh
New York City
Walter
Chevrolet Sales Pass Million Mark in 1940
DETROIT December 20 Chevrolet sales of new passenger and commercial cars for 1940 passed the 1,000,000 mark. William E. Holler, general sales manager, said this is the third calendar year to exceed one million, following 1929 and 1936. He noted 1939 sales totaled 791,886 and that each month in 1940 ran well ahead of 1939.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
William E. Holler
Heller
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Grace Nell Crowell
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Julius Caesar
England
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Frank Kingdon
New York And-the-Allies
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Farm Journal
National Grange
Patri
Neidspondavanel
Mr. Neidspondwane
Mr. Neidspondavanel
Fime
Apanhanaver
Whittle
John V. Lyles
Clay County
Mnrietta
Alpine Lumber Company
Aiara Nig
BTS Fries Ug
Congo
Otis Turner Real Estate—Insurans
6Th St
J. W. Shepperd
Turner
T. A. Beard
Standard Oil
Alan R. Fraser
Holland Hotel
Mae M. Ament
Hord
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas Mobileil
Crawford-Baines
A. L. Brantley
Marte
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