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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
4
Entered as second class matter at the Alpine Texas Post Office under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879 reflecting mailing status for the publication.
Lefty Grove, age 38, headlines the 1938 pitching spot for the Boston Americans with a stellar start. In 11 games this season he has won ten and lost one, defying typical aging decline. Grove’s unlikely rise began late, after leaving the glass industry and joining a sandslot team, later excelling for the Orioles and Athletics before joining the Red Sox.
Vacation time offers health and happiness but can bring avoidable tragedies. The National Safety Council lists ten rules: exercise moderation and rest. inspect brakes tires and steering. drive reasonable daily distances. avoid drinking and driving. yield to trains. swim with a companion wait after eating and ensure safe water depth. dive only where safe and within shore distances.
Columnist Walter Winchell offers multiple forecasts including a sharp fall in American birth rates by 1945 and the extinction of whaling within ten years He also predicts a WPA scandal in Pennsylvania and a legal win for At Congen against his mother and stepfather He foresees insulin for insomnia and other geopolitical shifts abroad.
On Sunday July 10 a nationwide program will spotlight Chicago as the world’s greatest inland port with 20 million tons of annual shipping. The event features a full lakefront program and national radio hookups from docks and vessels aided by the Palmolive Beacon beam, the world’s largest aviation beacon visible 250 miles at 3,000 feet. Chicago’s 28 miles of shore and waterfront landmarks will be showcased as the city begins its second century.
A Federal report outlines six major causes of highway accidents with the accident prone driver as a key subject. Pedestrian involvement reaches 29 percent, with 53 percent from car collisions and 18 percent from other incidents. The booklet We Drivers urges uniform traffic laws across states and the School Patrol program gains strong support from educators, manufacturers, and police officials.
The text argues that only affluent individuals can afford to serve as United States ambassadors or ministers to major powers, citing salary and allowances as barriers to entry and suggesting influence of wealth on diplomatic appointments.
A passenger questions a bus route to Shepherds Bush for the fourth time. The driver jokes he is in a worse mess than the nervous traveler, while the applicant seeks salary in advance, underlining tense exchange aboard.
Johnny plans a solo trip and writes his name and address on a card for safety. Eskimo and Eskimonette tease with a playful twist about a long ice journey to declare love, ending with a humorous punchline.
The text ties diplomats Williams Phillips, Joseph C. Grew, Norman Armour, Alexander W. Weddell, and Anthony Drexel Biddle to major American fortunes and influential clans. It notes Phillips linked to the Morgan banking circle, Grew to the Morgan family, Armour to the Armour packing lineage, Weddell by marriage to a St Louis widow, and Biddle to Philadelphia bankers.
An asylum inmate quips about women wearing pants smoking and drinking. Woogy counters that a man won’t take your last cigarette, reflecting period humor on gender roles and independence.
A drunken man wanders the town with a red lantern explaining to a night patrolman that he uses the light to cross streets safely and will fetch it again after reaching the other side. The exchange highlights comic street wisdom over clear safety practice.
A compact clipping notes a person or group named Azerene, with reference to a 7 heer tee Clary bea Big and Dati oun in an editing byline. The text presents as a miscued OCR fragment of a local newspaper item focusing on editorial attribution.
A collage of short poems and reflections from Dorothy Payne of Terrell West Virginia Irene Cuneo of West Liberty Betty Shamburger Atwood of Tyler Texas Ruth Hill Hatcher of Abilene and Lottge Humphreyville Athey of Williamstown West Virginia. The verses touch on love dawn faith and enduring life themes with a reflective tone.
Thousands of women report Cardui eases monthly cramps nagging pains and nervous tension. It is said to build up the whole system helping women gain strength from food. Cardui with home use directions is available at drug stores.
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