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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1946
Page
6
The Ui News outlines a period of wage cuts and strikes affecting 9,000,000 families, with observers split on inflation prospects. While some predict gradual price rises, others fear a crash, yet merchants aim to hold retail prices at minimums through efficient operation and open competition.
The article argues deficit financing damages future living standards by inflating securities and reducing purchasing power. It claims elderly on fixed incomes lose real value, and current costs rise for households and producers. It warns of eroded wages, higher living costs, and harmed trusts and assets for peacetime prosperity.
The article cites Dr Hope T Eldridge of the Bureau of the Census arguing the US sex ratio is not a determinant of marriage prospects. It notes a 200000 female excess as of July 1 19 and 1940 data showing 3700000 more single men than women aged 13 plus, offset by widowed and divorced women.
The piece argues wages must reflect actual work value and criticizes featherbedding and outdated rules in railroading. It notes labor legislation arose from unfair pay and stresses harmonious labor relations as key to prosperity. It warns against paying for unworked effort and calls for realistic pay standards to avoid business instability.
Representatives from 31 nations agreed on a constitution for an International Federation of Agricultural Producers while three of four US farm organizations opposed immediate organization. The aim is to press for assured prices and markets, improve global nutrition, and eventually treat national surpluses as world assets. The National Farmers Union backed quick organization. others favored an interim commission. The need for a definite plan to coordinate world food production and distribution remains evident.
A Pacific Rural Press editorial condemns traffic deaths in 1945 stating 28,500 civilians were killed and urging strict enforcement of speeding and reckless driving laws. The piece argues such enforcement would save lives without politics or mercy toward offenders.
A couple discussing a purchase stumbles over terms as the woman prompts a 25 percent down deal while the man rejects time payment. The scene humorously swaps numbers and language, highlighting household negotiating tension.
A ragged parade of jokes and wordplay shows lovers, tradeoffs, and misread letters. A man laments a light going out after a marriage while a year later he reveals he married. another swears at a painter charging fourteen dollars daily and recalls Michelangelo. A letter mixup asks a father for his daughter's hand, leading to a flour and dough pun. The piece threads through spelling quirks and a stray Aunt Agbes note amid muddled text.
A brief crime item notes a soldier allegedly accosting a young woman on the street. The police officer asks the woman for her account as investigators review the incident and potential charges.
Public notice of a divorce suit in Brewster County Texas. The citation commands the defendant to appear by the first Monday after 42 days from issue, in Alpine, Texas, by August 19, 1946. The petition asserts residence in Texas for 12 months, abandonment for over three years, two minor children, and asks for custody with no property settlement.
Metro pairs Red Skelton and Jackie Jenkin in Slide Kelly Slide a light comedy about a child rebuilding a baseball pitcher's career through renewed effort and teamwork featuring a comic sports plot and optimistic outcome.
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