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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1943
Page
8
A reader recalls a salvaged iron toy truck found in a pile, linking memories of a boy named Johnnie to wartime metal drives. The piece urges readers to reflect and join the nation’s call for metal by contributing items like the treasured toy.
A national column argues against cutting weekly newspapers to save sens, stressing the weekly press’ role in unity, war effort promotion, and faithful reporting of armed services. It defends free enterprise, home front grit, and the need to preserve individual freedom over comfort as postwar policy debates unfold.
Dialogues reveal a humorous exchange about California sunshine and a spying spouse. One speaker notes 365 sunny days a year while another admits unmasking a husband’s whereabouts after catching him at home. The wry banter highlights light domestic intrigue.
A speaker begs for silence as a crowd quiets. An irrepressible youth in the front row breaks the tension with a bold quip Let her drop. The moment ends with a hush and a sharp exchange in the hall.
The potentate known as Champ Playboy King Solomon occupies the royal box for the opening night of the musical comedy. The anxious producer asks for his approval and the king replies with a quip about delighting the first three rows.
A beggar wearing dark glasses tests attention with a sign of blindness as a policeman mocks him. A second episode shows a dusky gentleman stepping into traffic, a crash, shocked crowd, and a bleeding patch on the street while the man mutters about the New Year passing.
Farmer Charles Flint of Tumbridge Vermont pays about 12 dollars per pig for dental care for his family. Dr J W Lawler of Randolph treats about 250 teeth in the Flint household of eight.
The late Burdette Tomlin of Millville New Jersey left 800000 dollars to be divided among 40 employees as chief beneficiaries in his will. He gave them the majority stock in his company and Ruth is expected to receive stock valued at about 10000 dollars.
January market report shows livestock stocks at record highs while demand soars due to government orders and Lend-Lease. Packers set new civilian quotas as slaughter activity rises. Prices for steers range 14.25 to 18.25 per cwt with varied values for heifers cows and dairy cattle. Bulls remain active in trade.
The federal income tax is levied on incomes from services, farm products, investments, and business gains with exemptions and credits reducing who must pay. In 1942 it is estimated over 35 million will file, while many previously non taxable owe returns due to lower exemptions. A return is voluntary but penalties apply for false statements. individuals must file by March 15 with the district collector.
Gerald Curtis Delano’s painting At the Water Hole inspired by a chance Ramble with three Navajo Indians on the Arizona desert appears on the Santa Fe railway’s 1943 calendar now being distributed. Delano studies American Indian life, travels through Indian country, and portrays the Navajo reservation’s vast 16 million acres and famed landscapes.
Citation by publication for Margie Norman Galyon versus Robert Galyon filed in Brewster County Texas court. Order issued December 8 1942 with return date February 8 1943. Case No 2080 cites marriage September 3 1942 and separation September 12 1942 due to alleged cruel treatment.
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