Post Office Notice from Alpine Texas
Entry as second class matter at the Alpine Texas Post Office under the Act of March 3 1879.
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Alpine
Texas
Congress
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1939
Page
4
Its Your Town Make It Bigger by Buying Local
The article urges residents to support Alpine hometown businesses to boost the town’s growth. It argues that local patronage lowers prices, grows stocks, and raises community pride by keeping profits and services within the town. Encourages buying from Alpine firms to strengthen the local economy.
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Businews
From Ragtime to Swing Time by Isadore Whitmark
Isadore Whitmark of the House of Whitmark writes an autobiography linking folklore of modern popular music to social conditions. He argues that music reflects economic mood and notes a shift from individual composers to music as big business, comparing eras of individuality to the railroad era.
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Isidore Whitmark
Whitmark
Victor Herbert
Mr. Whitmark
500 Year Men Honored by Illinois Central in Memphis
In Memphis a luncheon honored 19 Illinois Central employees with 50 years of service. Nine were locomotive engineers. others included a conductor, division superintendent, chief dispatcher, attorney, agent, foreman, yard clerk, section laborer, traveling auditor and chief operator. Notable families featured engineers in multiple generations. Since 1936 the gold pass has rewarded 146 employees for 50 plus years with the railroad.
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Memphis
Illinois Central
J. L. Beven
C. P. Chandler
R. T. McMillan
Centralia
Ill
R. L. Stokes
Beven
I. C
Artist Inventor Morse Sails and Sparks a Telegraph Idea
Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter turned inventor, conceived signal transmission on a voyage in 1832 after discussions of electromagnetism and Faraday’s induction. He built a workable telegraph by 1844 and, despite early discouragements, saw the Baltimore Washington line used to send What hath God wrought.
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Samuel F. B. Morse
Europe
Havre
France
New York
Faraday
Baltimore
Washington
Morse
Central Park
Easy Fines for Fraud in Unemployment Claims
Judge John D. Petree reports widespread fraud in unemployment benefits with 145 convictions in one county and 22 cases pending. He notes light fines and easy sentences, citing a Huntsville case where a resident paid $20 for each of three offenses.
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John D. Petree
Alabama
Huntsville
Ala
Mere
Hot Dawgscolumn receives reader contributions this week
A reader note thanks Berta Lassiter for contributions to this week's Hot Dawg column and invites further reader input with appreciation from the editor.
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Berta Lassiter
Waitress Ponders Egg Table Punchline
A lighthearted exchange features a waitress asking what is wrong with the eggs while joking about having laid the table. The remark delivers a punning moment in a casual dining scene.
Magazine Agent Seeks Lady of House Courtesy
A magazine subscription man is greeted at the door by the colored maid who says the mistress is in the bath. The agent asks to see the lady of the house. The maid indicates the lady is indisposed bathing.
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Lawsy
Drunk or Sober Dispute Cited in Courtroom Exchange
A judge questions why the man was deemed drunk after an officer testifies he argued with a person in an auto. The officer concedes there was no passenger in the vehicle, suggesting the scene occurred without a second person present.
WPA Worker’s Dilemma Leads to Deeper Hole
A WPA supervisor confronts a worker who cannot replace all dug dirt. After long consideration, the supervisor declares the only solution is to dig the hole deeper, solving the apparent backlog of soil.
Father scolds son over staying out late
A father scolds his son for coming home after dark. The son jokes that his grandfather would be stricter, prompting the father to insist he had a better father than his son.
Youth in Business: choosing futures in growing industries
C E Johnston urges young job seekers to align with expanding industries by tracking public spending and evolving wants. He cites radios and electric appliances as examples and warns not every new venture succeeds while noting management quality matters and a stable path matters more than hype. Ernest Clarke sues for divorce after 30 years of alleged nagging.
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Ernest Clarke
London
Huge Farm Show at State Fair Dallas Highlights Chemurgy
In Dallas the State Fair of Texas runs October 7 to 22 featuring chemurgy as the new road to cash crops on Texas farms. Counties showing credible exhibits will receive 125 dollars with no competition among those exhibits. The agricultural show started in 1938, promoting county displays of resources and funds for farmers, while individual, 4 H Club and Future Farmer exhibits will compete. Is your subscription paid?
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Dallas
Texas
Twin brothers tangled in crime and revenge
A narrator recalls twin brothers so alike that they were mistaken for each other. One twin was punished for spitballs while the other faced speeding arrests. The narrator’s lover left with the other twin, triggering a deadly feud culminating in a death and burial of the speaker’s twin.
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Brother
Deadlock Over Dinner Ends With Late Call Home
Two Scottish men shared a meal in a restaurant then talked for hours. After a quiet period and a failed conversation they smoked in silence. At 1 A.M. one man called his wife to say he would not be home yet, joking that the night had reached a deadlock.
Wife discovers husband and stranger over papers
A wife enters to find her husband and a man later identified as a lawyer examining papers at the dining table. He explains he is making a wish rather than a will, saying in her presence he will not call it a will.
Reggio Calabria Manari Trial Scene Cites Four Years
Georgio Manari of Reggio Calabria and accomplices in a local case faced trial on a minor charge. The defendant ducked the issue and stated four years in relation to the case as reported in the court proceedings.
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Georgio Manari
Reggio
Calabria
Waly
Jack
Shes
Gang 8
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