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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1943
Page
4
The speaker extols the Red Cross as a universal charity uniting Protestants and Catholics, pledging to rebuild after disaster, aid the sick, comfort the wounded, and restore hope with thousands of hands. The message emphasizes relief for the poor, care for war victims, nurses, and healing after conflict.
A letter from a year old girl prompted Mayor Fiorello La Guardia to call for focus on parental responsibility and supervision. He urged locating binge venues and closing harmful places while stressing reforms targeting parent neglect rather than blaming youth. He urged stronger efforts for children alongside parent reforms.
Hundreds of thousands of American soldiers speak in a powerful 1917 wartime message. A St. Peter Herald editor, Barnard Markham, writes of sacrifice and national duty the night before enlisting.
The piece contrasts two paths for nations, one that uses force and another that seeks laws and arbitration. It argues that progress relies on honesty, integrity, and understanding, and that the world of tomorrow blends traces of yesterday and today rather than presenting a stark new era.
The article debates drafting a large army and whether fathers should be included. It notes Congress and the President face controversy over conscription, with military officials pressing for manpower and uncertainty about war length shaping policy. It calls for public clarity on the decisive course.
March is WAAC Month with a nationwide push to add new enrollees by March 31. Major General Richard Donovan and WAAC leaders urge women to join, saying each enlistment frees a male worker for combat duty and could accelerate victory in the war.
A terse joke unfolds as a boy asks his mother for a nickel for a pauper crying in the street over peanuts costing five cents a bag. The mother agrees, prompting the child to relay the man’s sorrowful plea.
A brief scene shows Manny declaring the benefit of education by writing his name in dust on a table, while Aunt Mandy affirms the importance of schooling with a playful exchange about learning and literacy.
The Iroaman recounts his jungle journey noting ammunition food and whiskey exhausted and thirst setting in. He recalls water being available but prioritizing survival over cleanliness as danger and hardship shaped the trek.
A mother discovers clothing scattered about and questions who failed to hang up clothes before bed. A muffled voice from under the covers mutters the name Adam, revealing a domestic moment with a hint of mischief.
A young couple on their honeymoon arrive in Monte Carlo and stroll to the beach. The husband recites a line to the sea and the bride, breathless, declares how wonderful he is as the ocean rolls on in the moonlit night.
Two men discuss military draft with a grim joke about chance. One warns that every outcome has two possibilities from drafting to death, illustrating anxieties about going to war with repeated dual outcomes.
A Svenska Dagbladet Berlin report quoted by the Office of War Information says German universities will teach only practical subjects for the war duration. Technical high schools will outrank universities as scientific theories and hypotheses are to be halted, the Swedish paper stated.
LUBBOCK March 8 The Office of Price Administration will allow purchase of rationed beans and peas for planting via a county War Price and Rationing board certificate. Certificates show the exact quantity and are valid at eight points per pound, saving point coupons in ration books. Point values range from 1 to 8 points per quantity. A London police court remark is noted about students and armament work.
Guidelines explain when farm losses can be deducted from gross income. Deductions apply to actual losses in livestock and other property, less depreciation, and are limited by inventory accounting and insurance reimbursements. If income is determined by inventories, separate loss deductions are disallowed. a farm operated for recreation may have receipts ignored and deductions denied.
Demand stays strong for high quality cattle despite price ceilings on wholesale and retail beef. California fed steers reached a top of 16.60 while Arizona steers hit 16.25 and 16.50, with many bids above profitable levels. Prices listed for various grades include fed steers 16.25 to 16.50, cows 10.50 to 12.50, veal up to 16.50, and lambs at 15 to 15.75 for good and choice. No 1943 spring lambs arrived yet due to late season conditions.
The page lists topics and names including The Pit and the Pendulum and Daytona Beach Florida Elisha Zech Lord Byron and a note on the Greek alphabet Alpha and beta Let alone a business principle By the invention and manufacture of dynamite Portugal and other items referenced in the issue.
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