Alpine Avalanche announces local notices and war letters
The Alpine Avalanche presents a page including community notices and a wartime letter to a son abroad. It carries subscription details, editorial notes, and local correspondence from Fort Davis Marathon and Alpine, Texas, reflecting period commonalities of home front life and postwar sentiment.
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Ee Ed Isha
Davis Mountains
Igiend
Montant State News
Hennett Walter
C.D. Wood Society
Analkire
Fort Davis
C.S Walker
Marathon
Alpine
Texas
Congress
Too Old For What Warner hears of age limits and odd feats
An assorted string of dated quips and anecdotes on aging and resilience, from a New York grandmother piloting a seaplane to a man repeating high school, a 78 year old surviving a fall, and a couple securing a marriage license in Los Angeles, with a World War II era jab at Hitler.
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New York City
Civil Air Patrol
No Yo
Hin
Los Angeles
Mr. Hitler
Ogre Punishes Annoyer In Grim Folktale
A powerful ogre known for his anger punishes a curious youngster who comments on his muddy face. The tale describes the brutal act of severing the leg rather than washing, framed as fiction with satirical nods to real wartime rationing and reporters.
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Ogre
OPA
Gulf of Mexico
Canadian
Facing the Nation and the Cost of Free Enterprise
An analysis argues that industrial growth drives higher output while balancing production and consumption. It warns inflation follows demand outpacing supply, or stock markets inflate when supply outruns demand, and notes increased government regulation after wars. The piece urges restoring confidence in free enterprise by smoothing economic cycles and removing underlying causes.
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Ial
No New Taxes Until After the Election Debate
San Antonio and Washington debate tax policy as Secretary Morgenthau and lawmakers consider a possible 10 percent retail sales tax to fund war needs. Byrd and Vandenberg push for broader taxes while public sentiment inclines toward no new taxes before the election. A separate proposal would boost annual war revenue by 600 million dollars by shortening whiskey warehouse holding to four years, amid political pushback from unions and farm groups.
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Oan
Antonio
Morgenthau
Senate Finance
Byrd
Virginia
Vandenberg
Michigan
Fav Gallup
Amony
Manufacturers Association
Treasury Department
George
House
Finance Committee
Bible access expanded to 90 percent worldwide says Rainey
University of Texas President Homer P Rainey announced in a nationwide radio address that ninety percent of the world’s two billion people now have access to the Bible in their own languages.
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University of Texas
Homer P. Rainey
Hot Dawg and House Help in a Church Morning Scene
A comic exchange unfolds as a woman scolds a painter for quiet while a late grandpa rushes to church and a humorous line about a ham prompts a puzzled painter. A separate joke shows a worker asking for a raise, only to learn the rival bidders were the electric and furnishing companies.
Time to New York Baffles Porter on Train
A passenger asks the route to New York as the porter calculates arrival times across time zones and daylight saving. A Mrs. Farmer confronts a suitor about Rachel, recounting her father’s dramatic engagement via a fence and watchdog.
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Negro Porter
Jon
New Yorks
New York
George
Porter
Diplomatic Flop at Radio House Funded by Dallas Magnate
A theatrical agent and clerk scene unfolds in a private room ending with a joke about beauty and risk of mistaken spouses. The piece notes a $5,000 music fellowship fund created by Karl Mobiitzelle to support a 15‑member orchestra and 12‑member chorus for Radio House broadcasts, urging purchase of War Bonds and Stamps.
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Karl Mobiitzelle
Dallas
Davis Day Night From San Francisco Continued
Partial OCR reads Davis day night from San Francisco California. The fragment hints at a continuation note on page three and mentions San Francisco but lacks full context or specifics for a complete summary.
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San Francisco
Calif
New Books Added to School Libraries Funded by PHT.A.
About 80 dollars buys new books for grade libraries funded by PHT.A and Saturday night show profits. Eighth grade 103 volumes plus Sth and 6th 58, 3rd and 4th 42, 1st and 2nd 16, with libraries catalogued and card files. Fort Davis lost 29 to 11 to Sanderson in a basketball game at Sanderson on January 8. a return game is planned.
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Pht.a
Twe
Fort Davis
Sanderson
Wings for Victory Safety Award Displayed at Pilot School
The Western Flying Training Command presents the Wings for Victory Safety Award to Pilot School, enlarged and shown in front of the post exchange as a lasting reminder of merit and a standard for future improvements by both flying and ground staff. Major General Ralph P. Cousins awards the prize for outstanding work producing safe, experienced pilots. Also notes a planned film for January weekend and six weeks of booked shows pending verification, with a wartime appeal to buy War Bonds.
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Wings
Western Flying Training Command
Ralph P. Cousins
Western Flying Command
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Hot Dawg
Smith
Blue
Grandpa
Painter
the Electric Company
New Hope
Gray Hale
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Bea Hainess
Vania Products
Washington St
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Dover
Alpine Lumber Company
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