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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1944
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text from Alpine Avalanche with garbled phrases on notices and publishing rates. Mentions Walton and Publisher Society, Fort Davis, Mt Marathon, and a post office rate note under Congressional act.
An uplifting account praising American resolve, adaptability, and leadership in Europe and the Pacific. It highlights Allied cooperation with Britain and Russia, rapid long range operations, and forecasts future campaigns against Japan including Borneo, the Philippines, Formosa, and potential carrier-driven strikes, while noting Japanese production limits and vulnerability.
A discussion led by Judge George Coxgrave in Los Angeles centers on the future of Germany after Hitler. Citizens He Knows Germany and Katharina, two sons serving in liberation forces, and debate over an international or national force to occupy Germany until a League of Nations system is robust enough to sustain peace.
The article surveys U.S. presidents with facial hair from Washington to Woodrow Wilson era, noting whiskers as a Republican trademark. It traces mustaches and beards, highlighting Lincoln as the first whiskered president, and discusses various presidents' styles and political party trends.
Susan Thayer recalls a joyous Fourth of July in childhood with hot dawns, crackling fireworks, lanterns along streets, and peach ice cream from a freezer. Neighborhoods glowed with candle-lit yards, a school band, and an endless ice cream stand exchanging pink tickets for treats. Independence Day felt like the birth of freedom as children cherished simple communal joys.
The piece notes war-time photo realism from France, highlighting General Risenhower smiling and sharing a moment with American troops. It argues photos bridge distance, countering Hollywood war fantasies and reminding readers of human warmth amid conflict. The author recalls reform rhetoric and the persistent struggle with self-control as a closing reflection.
A collage of offbeat lines and quick witticisms opens with humorous toasts and mistimed compliments. A locksmith discusses a raid and a Belt for the Vor. A recruit feigns bravado with a colonel while banked by a sergeant’s search. The piece closes with a joke about state-named children and playful misunderstandings.
In the latest market rundown for cattle and sheep, minor changes were noted. Slaughter stock sold freely with little net value change. 1110 lb steers at Los Angeles reached 16.10, with weighty calves up to 18.75 and vealers around 13 to 15.25. Lambs remained steady with medium to good at 11 to 14 and choice around 14.5 to 15. Ewes topped at about 6 for shorn stock.
Irene Roman Chere Breen sues for divorce from Roman Chert ty in court at Brewster County Texas claiming voluntary abandonment since May 27 19xx and ongoing cohabitation irregularities. Petition filed July 10 1844 asks for legal marriage dissolution and related relief.
Official court record announces the dissolution of marriage and divorce decree issued July 11, 1944, by the District Court in Alpine Brewster County Texas. FRAZER, Clerk, seal confirms court action and date.
Mr. and Mrs. E G Bledsoe and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd R Willian acknowledge thanks for kindness shown during a recent bereavement. The families extend appreciation to friends and neighbors for support, prayers, and messages of sympathy.
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