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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
4
In its fifty fourth year the Alpine Avalanche lists notices of thanks and other notices at ten cents per line for the first insertion and five cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Special rates apply to notices running longer than four lines under the 1670 Post Office act.
The piece questions what Americans value when returning from conflict and debates whether national identity should adapt with the season. It argues for stability in dress and customs, suggesting civilians want continuity, not rapid style changes, as they rebuild family and nation.
The Connecticut Economic Council denounces industrial strikes as shameful mutinies during national emergency. It accuses some labor leaders of acting under Hitlerian influence while urging loyalty to fight for the nation. The note warns strikes raise production costs and consumer prices, harming taxpayers and soldiers.
A wartime home letter describes a heavy snowstorm, a family shoveling, and laughter from Sis and Towser. The writer thanks the son for Christmas boxes and candy for Red Cross children, notes the lamp-posts in blackout era schools, and mentions shipping therms of food and clothing, plus production records. It reflects resolve, charity, and hope as he hopes for wage wartime work and continued effort.
The piece hails American workers as legendary fundraisers who will raise war revenue with unflagging effort. It lauds the nationwide drive to support financing the war, praising the relentless salesmanship and patriotic duty of citizens.
A farmer taunts a stranger about brave descent in a hundred mile gale. The stranger claims he did not parachute, only went up in a tent at a church practice for a new anthem. The choir master warns the tenors will sing solo until the gates of Hell, then all join in.
A Marshall Island news room describes troops pushing through fire to seize beachheads and advance yard by yard. A Rayewater Beach Jersey release reports two union men expelled for conduct unbecoming, accused of testing 22 to 26 trucks daily against the union decree of 10–12.
A shopper challenged a grocer after seeing a price tag reading Tom cat 15 cents. The grocer calmly explained that it was shorthand for tomato eatsup, prompting a brief clarification from Mrs Jones.
A coroner recalls a Moro War encounter, stating a spear once pinned him to the ground for three days. The exchange includes a colonel's skeptical laugh and a remark that the current conflict is not as harsh.
A classroom exchange on verb forms turns to a crude joke about Tom is sick. The narrative shifts to a hobo story with a drunken cowboy sharing a bed in a flophouse and a punchy exchange over courtesy. The excerpt ends noting Umianoma officials roosting places of crows and tree explosions killing many.
A U S Navy Lieutenant in the Pacific writes Congressman Ranulf Compton about distressing home front changes. He says sailors fight not for a new world but to preserve the old order, and laments Americans’ failure to strive as before. He asks where the solution lies and urges personal moral effort.
Receipts for February at the Los Angeles Union Stock Yards show heavier totals across cattle hogs and sheep versus 1943. Cattle nearly even in price with limited top quality offerings. standout sale included 931 lb Utah fed yearlings at 17. Prices for medium to good fed steers 14 to 15.90, bulks 12 to 13.75. heifers 12 to 14. cows 10 to 12.50. cans 6.50 to 9.50. bulls 9.50 to 11.0. Market activity slowed slightly due to heavy rains.
In Brewster County six Yucca species plus Nolinas and Sotol offer future fiber potential for cordage and rope. Guayule and related plants provide rubber, wax from Candelilla is now manufactured in Presidio, while cattle and native grasses sustain a vast desert scrub ecosystem.
Fort Davis continues page three with student names by grade. Fourth grade includes Lile Domingue Eva Najar. fifth grade Lena Hernando Teresa Talavera. sixth grade Charlie Webste Lucia Dominguez Aparicia Tals. eighth grade James Domingue Esperanza Hartnett.
An ad from Breezland Chicks in San Texas urges readers to order Breezland Certified White variety chicks. It touts reliability and high success rates in raising chicks and invites prospects to write for more details and pricing information.
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