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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1940
Page
4
The piece argues fire safety to prevent destruction and loss, noting fires harm lives and livelihoods and cost billions in direct and indirect impact. It then compares fragile modern transport systems to vital arteries, urging reliable railroads and streetcars as essential public services needing solutions for America’s continuity.
Debunkers uncover alleged ploys by famed authors to lift plots and stories from earlier works. Dumas accused of reworking Courtil de Sandras 1701 tale for The Three Musketeers while Bunyan and Weems stories face similar charges. Evidence cited from a Literary Digest article.
The piece recalls Scotland Yard facing the Irish Republican Army bombings in public places aided by nightly blackouts. It notes historical crime rates in London and New York, and credits Sir Robert Peel with founding the Yard, once unpopular, now esteemed as public peace protectors.
The article notes a recurring pattern where presidents elected in years ending in zero die in office. It lists 1840 Harrison and Lincoln, 1800 Garfield, 1000 McKinley, 1620 Harding, suggesting candidates in 1940 may avoid this fate according to The Commentator Magazine.
Hot Daw¢ reports Sul Ross will repeat the conservation course for natural resources in summer 1940. A. J. Blersch, head of the program, notes collaboration with Baylor University conference in Waco and speakers from Game, Fish Service, AAA. The course drew strong interest last year and features prominent lecturers on natural resource preservation.
A jumble of jokes and stray phrases appears, including quips about running a spouse for Congress, WPA era lines, and a stray sheriff race note. The readable bits mention a Alpine man, shoppe terms, and impersonation jokes, with no clear single event or full story.
Partioners of Rev J R Ken ney of Leeds, a non smoker, presented him with a fine smoking cabinet on his retirement.
Thirteen of the twenty four White Dwarf stars have been discovered by the McDonald Observatory alone. Dr Otto Struve director reported recently. White Dwarfs are super heavy and about Earth's age though condensed so one inch is believed to weigh ten pounds. Dr Struve Gerald P Kuiper led the Texas observations.
Classified items list rural properties and homes for sale or trade. Includes a 4-room house on E Holland, 8-room and 14-Sec ranches, terms around 4.4 percent, and offers to trade for cattle, goats, and posts. Also mentions large ranches near Alpine and several culls of sheep and goats.
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