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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1942
Page
4
Alpine residents and relatives touch on medical events and travel from Fort Davis, Presidio, and Brownwood to El Paso and Dallas. Notable notes include tonsillectomies, a serious picket fence wound, an Air Force training move, multiple family visits, and health updates from Stephenville and Lubbock.
Rev Karl D Bayer delivers a minute sermon on Hebrews 12 27 urging that earthly institutions crumble while faith hope and love endure. He cites times past and Calvary to affirm that only divine gifts persist and that through trials God’s love remains as the world changes.
Alpine Texas readers are urged to heed a patriotic march urging support for allied forces. The verse invokes unity against Nazism and Nippon, promising resolve across seas and lands. It paints wartime duty from rural hamlets to cities, ending with a call to brave soldiers marching toward Tokyo.
The sweep and power of our country and the men and women who built it unfold on screen Wednesday and Thursday as The Great Man's Lady stars Barbara Stanwyck and Joe.
On April 12 1942 the Nations Veterans Organizations voted to adopt late June and the week of June 28 to July 1 as National Veterans Week The proclamation from Governor Coke R Stevenson requests observance of the week and notes the cooperation with veterans organizations The document is signed and sealed in Austin on June 23 1942 by Governor Stevenson and Secretary of State William J Lawson.
Barbara StandBck and Joel Mares flee to a dream in 1848 Nevada but return to wealth through McCrea and Donlevy. Barbara regains wealth after McCrea discovers silver, while Donlevy dominates her life. The three stars deliver peak performances in a gripping tale of ambition and love. The film plays in Watford where women paid 40 cents for the privilege to see it.
Austin July 1 Texans urged to skip fireworks for Independence Day to prevent injuries and fire damage. Marvin Hall, state fire insurance commissioner, said gunpowder used in fireworks diverts resources from the front lines and warned celebrations should focus on saf er patriotism by avoiding explosive displays.
The prickly pear, a symbol of arid lands, shows both nuisance and value. Ranchers spent huge sums eradicating it though it fed cattle when other forage vanished. A Peruvian engineer reports an explosive called yabardita made from a prickly pear component, only three percent less powerful than TNT.
Beating time in Wenona Illinois Mrs Alice N Kosinske marks her 80th birthday with a family reunion of sixty relatives from three states held at her home. They gathered early to celebrate ahead of Christmas and to avoid December rationing.
W Searcy Ridge president of a chemical company solves his tire problem by skating for short business trips downtown. He still uses his car for home to office travel.
In Philadelphia a judge restrained a landlady from evicting a young couple over their baby's cries. The honor declared there is no sweeter music than a baby's crying, noting he is father to a 14 month old daughter.
Six men from County Kildare were on duty for twelve hours during a weekend to supply Eire's first soldier civilian guard for a military barracks.
Special Commissioners announce a hearing by publication for the Texas State Parks Board to condemn 640 acres in Brewster County. It seeks to acquire all rights in Survey 36 Block 238 for park purposes, with parties named as respondents and unknown claimants. The action follows an act authorizing condemnation and states the inability to agree on compensation. Hearing date stated as the 30th day of June, 1940.
Notice to candidates lists advance fees for precinct county and district announcements. It names multiple candidates with reelection bids and offices such as county judge, county attorney, clerk, treasurer, and commissioner across precincts and districts, tied to the Democratic primary on July 25, 1942.
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