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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1941
Page
2
Five men ride in the unusual cab of a GMC cab over engine truck. It features four rear wheels and a 234 ton raise. The vehicle carries an artillery style antiaircraft marchlight and listening device along with essential electrical generating gear.
Fort Davis reports show a senatorial bet timing in which a young woman’s wager on O Daniel’s election outcome collapsed after Coon Creek votes favored Wilbur Lee, while Lyndon Johnson carried the county. The issue prompts calls for refunds. Also noted are a nephew’s fatal California car crash, July travel plans, a new McDonald Observatory staffer registering for draft, and local rain events easing drought across Alpine and Marfa. The piece mentions Lloyd Johnson and party affiliations with Dies Mann and Daniel, plus brief community updates.
A group led by B. E. Coan gathered in Fort Davis this week for a boys’ outing with attendees including Bruce and Dewis Jarrett, John Kimball Miller, PL, Daron Wilson, LH, and Rayford Newton. A telegram from Fort Davis reported the death of R. J. Calder of Galveston, with burial in Richmond after his family had summered in Fort Davis and at Cathedral Peak ranch. Seven men born since last October 16 registered for the military selective service second draft. three were local youths Earl Grubb, Eidel Olivas, and Elias Marin, others being transient workers or visitors. Reports from Valentine were unavailable midweek. Local notices advertise government lamps, MT bonds, and engraved visiting wards through The Avalanche.
A semi monthly Job-Opportunity list from the U S Civil Service Commission outlines over 50 national defense positions with concise details. It highlights needs at Navy shore establishments and War Department arsenals armories depots for roles from aircraft engine test operators to ordnances and tool grinders. معلومات from C A Lease at the local post office. Columbia University hosts an art show featuring works by nonfaculty Patsy De Vito a janitor.
Officials say defense needs require shifting workers to refresher courses and specialized training. Governments and employers finance study programs, while skilled labor is central to national defense projects. Educators stress practical training to replenish skilled workers and reallocate time to machine shop tasks.
The eleventh annual highway safety booklet by The Travelers Insurance Company warns that speeding under existing conditions causes about two in five fatal crashes. It states that speed is the top factor in motorist deaths, with approximately forty percent of all fatalities linked to excessive speed.
The Brownwood Bulletin notes a six to seven foot alligator seen for several consecutive years in West Texas, near Pecan Bayou by Brownwood. Reported by RH Adams, H H Crook, George E Broughton, and Dowling Adams, highlighting an eastern coastal plain presence in a western state.
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