Alpine Avalanche Local Upbuilding Paper and Notices
The Alpine Avalanche, Alpine Texas Brecken County paper in its forty fifth year, serves the Bevis Mountain Big Bend area with local and state news. Rates are listed for notices and cards of thanks, with subscription pricing and post office classification noted.
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Brewnet
Alpine
Bevis Mountain Big Bend
DM Bennett Aiver
Mrsc D. Woop
Aio
Barry
Port Davia Gortesportient
Lyda Crawford
Mia
Good Heavens
Texas
Hot Dawg General Greeting Exchange
A brief dialogue unfolds with enthusiastic greetings as one speaker repeats hello greetings multiple times and identifies themselves. The contrast between formal and friendly tones suggests a light, informal interaction. No clear event or outcome is specified.
Trend to lightness reshapes engines and safety
An editorial note on lighter materials like aluminum alloys led by Charles Bohn predicts major gains in fuel and efficiency across autos planes trains and ships. It warns drivers and pedestrians about persistent road hazards and cites a high casualty rate from careless behavior despite safety education. It also recounts a tale of a so called temporary divorce where a couple stayed in a home after a decree was not signed, suggesting mutual separation could preserve marriages.
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Mont
Charles B. Bohn
Bohn
United States
Florian
Quebec City Murder Rate Compared With English Speaking Countries
A reader notes Quebec City's population around 100,000 and reports a high murder rate over the past decade, contrasting it with England, Canada, Australia, and other English speaking nations. The piece cites low execution rates in New York versus London and questions postwar crime explanations and deterrent effectiveness.
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Weeeeport
Quebec
Yes
Singham
England
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
United
New York
London
INSANITY IDEAS CLARIFIED BY SCIENCE REPORT
National Committee for Mental Hygiene bulletin challenges public myths about mental illness and presents scientific findings. Insanity develops gradually and requires medical care. 25 to 40 percent treated are discharged improved. Grief can precipitate illness only if a prior mental disorder exists. many mental disorders exist like physical ailments. nervous breakdown is usually a mental condition without organic nerve damage.
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National Committee For Mental Hystiene
Rhal
Old Carson Pirie Scott rules from the first Chicago store
During Carson Pirie Scott and Co eightieth anniversary celebrations, an early employee rulebook was uncovered. It details a year round 1am to 9pm routine, shop chores such as sweeping dusting lamps and chimneys, bringing water and coal, attending customers, and Sabbath opening limits. It notes no smoking while on duty and other regimens from the original era.
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Carson Pirie Scott & Co
Chicago
From Gum to Guns A History of Berkeley Hall Dormitory
A compact history traces Berkeley Hall in Alpine from its early use as a school building to a hospital and dormitory. It details ownership shifts, funding efforts led by Senator B F Berkeley, and later conversion to college apartments for girls and then a boys dormitory. The article notes the Border Patrol lease and the disputed origins of the hall’s name, honoring Berkeley for his role in Sul Ross College’s establishment.
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Bar
der Patrol
Bereley Hall
Berkeley Hall
Alpine
North Ward
J. R. Middlebrook
del Rio
College
Border Patrol of
The
Immiseration Service
Berkeley
Board of Regents
Marcus
Sul Ross
Alpine Wit and Workplace Wisd om in Fragments
A collage of humorous lines and anecdotes explores work life, marriage, and manners. Through quips about cafeteria choices, surprise hats, rubber necks, and patient nurses, the piece ricochets between social habits and everyday absurdities. It ends with a question about who sang for the "rood old days."
Senators Expenses Highlight Personal Spending Critique
New York Times exposure of Senate expense items sparks debate over personal cost items including 44147 for stationery 84000 for meals 8000 for barber bills and 6350 for mineral waters. The discussion notes minor items like aspirin bicarbonate of soda witch hazel and medicated alcohol as examples. The piece suggests senators might pay purely personal expenses themselves to curb such spending.
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New York Times
United States Senate
Times
Senate
Toads Buried for 27 Years Found Alive In Kentucky Building
A Kentucky University biology head reports two toads discovered beneath a Louisville factory building’s floor resurfacing after 27 years. One toad died soon after revival. the other perished during lab revival attempts. The tale echoes folklore of creatures long trapped in walls.
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Kentucky
Stete
Tina
New York Scientific Weekly
Science
Pro
PA. Davies
University of Louisvlle
Davies
Loulvile
Toad Found In Deep Pit As Scientist Probes Habitat
Workmen at nearly eight feet depth uncovered a second toad. Professor Ds vies was summoned to examine both the creature and the pit. He found no hole through which the toad could have entered recently, challenging skeptics who doubt animals can endure long without food or water.
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Ds. ‘Vies
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