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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
4
Fragment from Alpine Avalanche outlines policy for notices and corrections. It mentions charges for insertions, special rates for longer notices, and guidance on placing resolutions cards through the newspaper office.
There is concern over nearly 1,000,000 young men found unfit for the armed services and how to remedy this. The piece argues many rejections reflect non exercise factors and urges careful study of rejectees, noting some already in good health are turned down for reasons not related to fitness. It calls for real, moderate exercise programs benefiting all youths while avoiding token gym behavior.
A fragmented report recalls Roosevelts reluctance toward a third term and hints at a potential retirement to private life. The piece notes earlier efforts to draft him and contrasts with renewed calls amid political speculation.
Miss Clarabelle Goodwin of Dallas wrote a moving meditation on the death of Captain Waswom and her brother Warrant Officer Don Good. She recalls Ernie Pyle’s war reporting and honors the fallen as unseen voices guiding the living toward Lincoln’s ideals and a better world.
Aunt Matilda and I discuss Stephen Vincent Benét’s Western Star and the poem’s tribute to brave pioneers who faced wilderness and danger to win freedom. They argue the devil tests resolve, yet steadfast souls endure, shaping wars and progress in business and life.
The War root administration warned on June 11 that 25,000,000 dozens of eggs faced spoilage in the largest glut since early year production records were broken. About 1,400 carloads were stranded at Midwest sidings and terminals with no chance of cold storage.
A fragmentary comic page mixes dialogues about heat in work settings and a road trip. The scene features a GI hero mule epitaph, a stern fare demand, and a quip about a taciturn man and a talkative woman, ending with a sharp line about choices and speech. The bits read as light social banter with wartime nostalgia and rural humor.
Charles H. Foes chief clerk in the Quartermaster office marks a two year tenure since the air field opened. He was the first civilian hired when the field activated and began duties September 1 1942. Foes previously served in the Quartermaster Corps during the last war and held acting truckmaster duties before discharge in 1919.
Early in the week WA officials ordered the OPA to restore hams and pork lards to rationed foods and remove commercial and utility beet grades from point values, sparking intergovernmental friction with no final timing or notice on changes. Los Angeles yard receipts Monday reached 5784 head, the year’s high, while total weekly run neared 9300. Iowa, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Washington shipped out of state, and cattle prices showed declines across grades with limited gains for top steers. Sheep and lambs remained scarce with few price moves noted.
The man left the Quartermaster in 1938 to run an accounting firm for three years before returning as a civilian employee at Victorville Army Air Base. Ferdinand Barcone of New York City, with poor eyesight, had Irving Lester take his automobile driver license test. Police grew suspicious and jailed both.
Eighty families of Crown court Oakk vald Willer Oaetin endure a perilous voyage, seeking a path home after a dire return journey. Local officials report uncertain guidance and mounting strain as residents press for clarity on routes and safety provisions.
While plowing a field in Cedar Rapids Iowa Harn Chutt turned up a gold watch lost about twenty years ago. The discovery adds a tangible link to a missing item and local history.
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