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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1945
Page
2
The Brewster County city and county paper issue announces classified rates for Cards of Thanks and Reading Notices at ten cents per line, with increases for longer insertions. The notice requests corrections if any statement about a person’s character appears and invites reports to ensure accuracy.
Col J Monroe Johnson, director of the Office of Defense Transportation, warns it will take three years for millions to buy new cars. He cites limited production, aging vehicle fleets, and wartime reconversion as reasons the market cannot absorb demand soon, despite optimism from some observers.
The article argues German militarists building for another world war began decades before 1939, leveraging cartels and international credit to secure resources. It cites William L. Clayton noting a ruthless UN campaign to curb German economic power across neutrals, aiming to prevent a reawakening of conquest.
The Post analyzes a 60,000,000 jobs figure amid wartime to postwar shifts. Forrest D. Shedoff and Livingston of the Department of Commerce cite 46,000,000 Americans employed on the 1940 census with about 6,000,000 more able and willing to work. Dr. John Lee Coulter estimates labor supply after the war near 80,000,000. The piece warns the 60,000,000 idea could be used as a political weapon by Wallace-Hillian advocates, while noting Post author concerns over postwar job funding and private capitalism.
A quirky column riffs on wake meaning a spree de corpse in French and a comical legal excuse from a meek man claiming to wait for his wife. The exchange mocks policing patience and social manners in a lighthearted, era-appropriate register.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a sailor points to a small vessel and identifies it as a tug in a playful misdirection. The lady notes the resemblance to a four-ship armada, then clarifies with a pun on tug of war, revealing the tiny craft in front of them.
An amused exchange centers on Isaac Newton under a tree when an apple allegedly led him to gravity. A teacher and Ray debate whether he would have discovered the law if he had stayed in school. A store manager questions two applicants, noting a familiar name.
An opinion piece transcripts a tense exchange at a ticket office. A resolute widow confronts the clerk about train times asking whether she or a visiting relative will travel. The clerk replies with a curt warning about a four hour wait and the widow demands civility.
Harriette Williams sues J B Williams for divorce alleging harsh cruel treatment since 1940 final separation around September 1944 with one child Joe Moran Williams age three in August 1945. Plaintiff seeks custody and restoration of maiden name Harriette Bobo. Court summons issued June 26 1965 before Judge in Alpine Texas.
Brewster County Texas clerk J W Frazer of Bider Court promotes buying and keeping war bonds. The notice mentions bond market terms and numbers as part of an advertisements page from 1999.
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