Alpine Avalanche Publication Notice and Contact Details
Alpine Avalanche edition notes year fifty second and county coverage Big Bend Alpine Davis Mountains reporting local and state news. Subscription price two dollars yearly six months outside county one dollar twenty five cents. Editor and Publisher Bennet with staff and correspondents in Fort Davis Marathon.
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SRE
Cae Suny Pogne
Brewster County
Alpine
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
Dom Bennett
C.D. Wood Society Eai
Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Marie Simpson
Marathon
Moss
Texas
A Threat to the Nation Dewey Warns of Lewis Militant Plans
Thomas E. Dewey told the Long Island association that John L. Lewis plans to become a food dictator, organizing 6,000,000 farms and farmers, with union funds and a war chest to control national food supplies. He warned of coercive methods and past violence, highlighting farm cooperation and threats to property.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Long Island Association
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
America
United States
Lewis
Lewis War Chest
Washington
United Mine Workers’ Treasury
Protect Your Heritage in Wartime Labor Rights Card
A wartime message asserts that after victory, preserving the right to earn a living free of undue influence by labor, business, or government is crucial. It warns that net earnings may fall under war stresses, but protecting individual freedom to work remains paramount for a free economy.
Future Taxes Threaten Small Business and Free Enterprise
The piece argues that many tax proposals threaten to confiscate profits and stifle small firms while allowing big business to endure. It warns this could freeze growth, concentrate wealth, and push toward state socialism, risking the nation’s free economy during wartime. Congress must balance tax policy to avoid destroying private enterprise that built the United States.
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Congress
United States
House Cats Destructive to Wildlife
The ordinary house cat is highly destructive to wildlife and can revert to savagery when a bird is taken. Domestic cats range from wild nest dwellers to casual yard hunters, with June and July being especially dangerous for young songbirds and game.
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Troy
Dr. Jekyl-Mr. Hydes
United We Stand on Price Control Regulations
A reader notes price control is vital to curb rising living costs and urges cooperation. It lists exemptions for seasonal foods and dairy, questions parity rules for pork beef and mutton, and suggests a GUI briefing at the Busy Bee Sewing club to improve understanding.
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Office of Price Administration
Camel Rock Cavern Unearthed in Garden of the Gods
Colorado Springs park officials report a newly found cavern beneath the Kissing Camels rock at Garden of the Gods. The 100 foot long, 100 foot deep chamber shows rock falls and dates carved from 1858, with installation plans postponed to a future time.
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Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods of
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Cay
Ian No
the Gods
Conservation of Burlap Sacks for War Efforts
A wartime guide stresses conserving burlap sacks used for transporting food and materials to troops and workers. Tips include opening bags without cutting, protecting filled bags from rodents, storing dry, and drying wet sacks in sun. Quotes from Hughes and Lowell reinforce duty, character, and national resilience amid material shortages.
Humorous Bits From The Street And Courtroom
A jumbled set of jokes and quips features a diplomat’s son and a cook, a ditty about enlisting, an alien learning city hall flags, a Sunday school joke about the Philistines, and two policemen stopping a reckless driver. The items reflect lighthearted social observations and courtroom lingo in a city setting.
Night-watchman Recruiter or Cosmic Dust Detail
A manager seeks a night-watchman described as restless and suspicious, an aggressive dangerous type who sleeps with one eye open and is alert to bad characters. A tiny man mutters a plan to send his wife. The piece notes cosmic dust as interstellar particles and cites contact flight rules requiring daytime visibility of one mile for flights below 1000 feet.
Pacific Blackout at Granada stars Bob Preston and Martha O'Driscoll
In a West Coast city during a civil defense air raid drill, Bob Preston plays a brilliant range finder inventor framed for murder. Martha O'Driscoll rescues him as spies and saboteurs chase destruction, with romance blossoming amid sirens and anti aircraft guns. Government bonds and stamps are promoted as safe investments.
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Parenount
Granada
Robert Preston
Martha O'Driscoll
Hollywood
Ralph Murphy
Preston
Miss O'Driscoll
Airaid
Old Renegade Buffalo Destroyed by Guardian Hunt
The famed outlaw buffalo Old Renegade, known for charging riders and tearing cattle fences, was killed by Ted Sliger at Mesa, Arizona, after guardianship by the state. The bull’s hide and head will be displayed at Arizona state fairs as a premier specimen of the species.
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Phoenix
Ari
Old Rene
Aunz
Anatisn
Ted Sliger
Mesa, Ariz
Stiger
Banyon
Sliger
Arizona
Ace
Mountain Music Appeals To Film Fans Across Nations
The Weaver Brothers and Elvira star in Shepherd of the Ozarks, a Republic film comedy showing at Grae Nada theatre Friday and Saturday. Their vaudeville era hit English, Scottish, and Canadian audiences, proving mountain music’s broad appeal beyond the United States.
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Weaver Brothers
Elvira
Tucson Keeps Old Trolley Rails In Place
Tucson city council orders no immediate removal of old streetcar rails amid fears of tire shortages. Officials warn keeping the rails could ease a potential return of streetcar service if needed.
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Tucson
Ariz
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Charles Evans Hughes
Amt
James Russell Lowell
Vince
Japan
Robert
Lus
Bob Preston
Arket
Bull
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