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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
6
A local newspaper piece argues bankers should engage in public finance, urging bankers to attend precinct caucuses to learn tax details and contribute to budgeting. It condemns wasteful spending and political pandering, warning against unsound promises and insistence on prudent fiscal management.
Since September 1989 inflation has surged with prices for raw materials up 66 percent and wholesale costs 81 percent. Food and apparel costs rose 25 percent, while farm prices climbed 88 percent through April. Civilian production will drop from 74 to about 65 billion dollars, yet public money in circulation rises by 17 billion. unchecked price growth could push civilian goods beyond 80 billion, hindering war production and raising material costs by 88 billion dollars, threatening savings and life insurance and undermining postwar prosperity.
In 1939 commentary on options facing White Russians in Nazi occupied France. About 60 000 refugees are faced with a choice to fight for Germany or face concentration camps. Grand Duke Vladimir refuses Franco support and condemns any operations against Russia.
The article argues Hitler fears US mass production, engineering, and fast expanding factories driving victory. It notes Americans’ high living standards and peacetime output, while urging continued hard work. It contrasts female price awareness with male unfamiliarity in pricing, tying consumer concerns to broader war effort.
A Florida fisherman endured a three hour struggle with a five foot tarpon and was hospitalized. The man suffered severe strain while trying to demonstrate the fish’s size. Wing Lardives was invited to a banquet but sent a telegram noting he could not attend due to caring for a baby at home with the nurse.
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking how paper split into four parts yields a basic result and then into eight thousand parts. Billy answers confidently with confetti, prompting the teacher to declare the joke an A grade moment in a light classroom exchange.
A racial joke in which a store customer demands a lame wild turkey. The punchline has the servant explaining the shots were intended for him. The anecdote pivots on casual racism and a misdirection about a turkey’s fate.
A dealer in fruit and vegetables kept a boy at the shop from 3 AM daily to handle truck farmers while the dealer arrived at 8. After a late party, the owner checked the shop at 2:30 AM, found no boy until 3:07, and accused him of banker's hours.
Diplomat Lord Charles Bereford recalls an Irish game keeper who always agrees with others. On a windy day he remarks that while it is calm, the wind is very strong, delivering a dry quip on perception and weather.
A man disturbed a mother beaver with two kits on a ledge under Marshall Ford dam in Central Texas. A game warden seized the kits and placed them in a pen with food, but both died within two days. Had they remained with the mother she would have returned to raise them.
Government bonds are described as the safest investment option in today’s market, with stampa fare highlighted as a trusted consideration for cautious investors. The article emphasizes stability and steady returns as key advantages amid market fluctuations.
The July 13 price ceiling on wholesale beef prompted heavy liquidation in middle west feedlots. Despite initial market expectations, steers now trade 25 to 50 cents lower than two weeks ago with fed cattle penalized in better grades by the OPA orders. Prices show a top near 15.25 in Chicago and 12 to 13.50 in Los Angeles for fed steers, grass cattle at 10.50 to 11.15, and dairy-type slaughter cows at 8.25 to 10.25, with culls down to 8.50.
A mother recalls a letter from her son serving at sea in the Navy. The message describes his new, rough life afloat, his cheerful resilience, and his growing strength. He writes of swabbing decks, crude food, and hard work but keeps a sunny view, saying duty is noble and he is becoming the man she hoped he would be.
Powell and Skelton star in the Grand theatre bill Sunday and Monday with the musical comedy Ship Ahoy featuring Eleanor Powell five new dance routines including tapping Morse code. Tommy Dorsey leads the orchestra with Red Skelton providing comedy and Buddy Rich drumming. Bulls meat prices and livestock market details appear interwoven in the text.
Holdrege reports a two month mumps epidemic reaching a peak as Police Chief A B Peterson posts about 200 quarantine signs. He hung one on his own front door then retired to bed with severely swollen jaws.
A Game Department field biologist conducting a prairie chicken census in the Panhandle was violently attacked by a nesting hen while the researcher sought shelter. The incident highlights the dangers field workers face protecting nests during surveys.
Government bonds and stamps are cited as the safest investment options in a public notices brief, emphasizing stability and long term value amid market fluctuations. The article outlines general guidance for cautious savers seeking low risk assets.
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