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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1936
Page
2
A dense, fragmented page from Alpine Texas showcases editorials on farming imports and technologic control, plus historical notes on the US flag. It includes local society items, notices, and subscription details, with varied contributors and a Fort Davis correspondent.
A discussion on autocracy and technological control, citing Germany and Russia, warns that centralized power may reduce ordinary freedoms and comforts. The piece notes rising bureaucratic reach at the national level and questions the impact on democracy, while stressing the need to guard fundamental rights and avoid radical change.
A chaotic street scene unfolds with a traffic officer halting drivers after red lights fail. A rude reply from a schoolteacher driver sparks a local mockery. An Los Angelen faces a license test misidentification while West and Hepburn are unexpectedly referenced in a misread visual chart.
A parade of snippets captures humor and local color: a boastful American in England, a college student’s debt to his father, a knot hole riddle, a snowman tale with a WPA check, a Texas girl’s oil worship, and a jail sentence quip. Names and places surface in scattered vignettes.
A historical overview notes 1900 as the centennial of regular railroad operation by the Baltimore and Ohio, expanding miles through the era. It highlights peak mileage in 1916 at about 342,000 miles, subsequent declines, and the shift toward adding tracks and ever heavier locomotives. The piece also mentions Perry Missouri jail full when the Joseph Murphy family stopped there during a rental search.
A man discovered envelopes under the seat of his car last December and chose to mail them anyway, prompting questions about the action and its implications.
Kansas City police appeal for clues after a $30 Bible was taken from the International Church, urging witnesses to come forward with any information leading to the suspect.
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