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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
4
Entry shows second class matter status at Alpine Texas Post Office under the act of Calne dated March 3, indicating a mailing designation and archival routine for local notices.
The article notes a government push for a larger navy amid an armament race and debates on battleship need. It cites rising costs from under 15 million before WWI to 60 million per new ship, plus high operating expenses, with 15 battleships in service and eight over 20 years old by 1943.
N C Williamson reports at New Orleans meeting that cotton fabric is used in road bases with 8 to 10 bales per mile and 500 miles of experimental roads. He notes cotton may advance low cost housing via prefabricated interior and exterior wall surfaces and that new fabrics finishes and colors boost cotton fashion for men and women.
Pearl Buck argues in favor of greater gender equality by noting Chinese women have advanced further than American wives. She cites differences from years spent in the Orient and suggests the U S should reflect on these contrasts.
The article lists nine individuals who rose to the presidency from the vice presidency. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were elected after serving as vice president, while others ascended due to death or succession, including Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, and Calvin Coolidge.
The piece discusses exam integrity and the rise of ghost writing to boost grades. It cites a Scribner article from a University of Kansas student detailing aiding many classmates, noting broader cheating beyond cribbing and its self penalties. It also recalls Mrs. Jessie Tranby winning an spelling bee against teachers and professionals in New York Mills Minnesota.
A comic exchange unfolds as a customer complains of a hair in soup and a waiter jokes about the hair being in the soup. Joe adds morbid humor about breathing and death while Phil counters with a quip about mouthwash.
A quoted remark notes the speaker recalling the final customer wearing a kimono.
An Irishman argues with an opponent about settling scores and hints at a future meeting. The office chief teases a clerk about taking days off and jokes about attending his grandfather’s funeral four times this year. The boy then reveals his grandmother is remarrying.
A guest complains about a terrible lunch at a hotel. The proprietor jokes that the hair in the applesauce came from Baldwin apples the guest bought, while hairs in ice cream and honey are explained as grooming sources. The exchange ends with a pun.
The passage traces the hat's evolution from a simple hair band used by primitive peoples to keep hair from the eyes to the later addition of a crown and a brim. It notes various regional styles such as parasol-shaped hats in Bolivia and bead rope hats among Siamese women, and bonnet-like designs in the East Indies. The line ends by urging readers to read the classified ads.
A club meeting features dramatic remarks with a man boasting of facing a man eating tiger in India last year and another claiming a restaurant encounter with a man eating fish last week, highlighting odd anecdotes from members.
An old advertisement urges daily elimination of waste and promotes purely vegetable Black Draught for constipation relief. It claims many men and women rely on it and asks readers if they have tried the product.
A vacuum cleaner salesman arrives to meet a lady of the house but she is unable to keep the appointment. He suggests tomorrow and she replies that calling then will find her in a whirligig. The salesman remains unfazed by the remark.
A sequence of short verse pieces and reflections from Ada B. Hoelscher Estancia NM Addiebell Senter Porter Tulsa TX and Mallie Bove Page Ponder TX exploring springtime light love loss and daily life with hopeful and nostalgic tones.
A Harriet G. Tynes Dallas poem extols a woman's beauty and grace. The verse celebrates a timeless wistful smile and refined features across centuries, portraying admiration and homage in classical language.
A report describes how forests across Madagascar, the Peruvian Andes, and the Australian bush yield rare woods used in fine interiors. Native workers cut logs with simple tools and ship them to seacoast depots, sending single precious specimens to global markets by primitive transport methods.
The report notes that before noon the next day the trip completed in about 17 hours. Nathan Bushnell Jr., the father from this city, accompanied his son in an automobile.
Ranchmen are urged to buy Genuine Mountain Cedar fence posts from Graves Shr. & Hdw. Co. of Uvalde Texas with advertised low prices crafted for ranch needs.
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