Alpine Texas Paper Classified Rates and Local Correspondents
Alpine Texas publication details its sixty third year serving Brewster County and surrounding regions. It lists editors and correspondents in Fort Davis Marathon and Alpine, notes reporting standards and a policy on statements about individuals, and specifies advertising rates for notices and cards of thanks with pricing per line and longer-run charges.
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Brewster County
Alpine
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
DM. Bennett
C.D. Wood Society Baktor
AN. Alkire
Fort Davis
Frank Wedin
Marathon
Mos
Texas
Congress
Manpower Planning for Oil Industry War Effort
A wartime memo from the Petroleum Industry War Council urges proactive staffing across oil firms. It advises creating employment pools, hiring women and older workers, delaying retirements, and using Manning Tables and inplant training. It also highlights the press as vital to mobilizing production and public support.
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The
Petroleum Industry War Council
Armed Services
War Manpower Commission
America
Justifiable Farm Deferments Highlight Youth Service Debate
The piece argues for farm deferments of 18 to 19 year olds, noting many youths recently in cities back in rural work are vital for farm labor. It calls for recognition of farm duty as patriotic, stressing that feeding crops and livestock supports national effort even without military service.
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United States
War Effort Echoes Across America as Citizens Sacrifice
A wartime piece urges 130 million Americans to endure shortages and tax burdens, urging pride in shared sacrifice. It notes soldiers deployed abroad and civilians tightening belts, funding war bonds, and producing military equipment while resisting threats of regimentation. It highlights vigilance on the home front and hope for postwar liberation.
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Dista Hood
Drs
America
U. S
No Act of God Fueling Victory in Oil Industry
The piece credits the American oil industry for sustaining fuel supplies for the armed forces despite war disruptions. It praises 100 octane gasoline output and asserts that oil riches came from daring individuals, government support, and public confidence, not divine aid.
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Interior
Ickies
Difference in government role in individual opportunity
The passage contrasts two government roles: one broadens individual opportunity and provides care for the needy, while the other dictates everyday life. It argues Americans fight to preserve the former and avoid the latter, and ends with a New Year’s resolution thought on effort and progress.
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America
Hot Dawg Call Out the KPs as Enemy Presses
Wounded or panicked battleside language shows a frontline call to open fire. The speaker orders immediate shelling as enemy forces advance in heavy numbers. The fragment reflects wartime urgency and combat rhetoric rather than a complete report.
Livestock Slaughter Declines Spark Public Health Concerns
The report shows February cattle slaughter 4% below last year and two month totals down 9%. Calf slaughter drops 19% and sheep and lambs rise 7%. Officials blame limited health inspections and possible black market slaughter, warning price ceilings may worsen public health risks.
Minute Sermon on Serpents Reflects Genesis Temptation
A reflective piece compares the Genesis serpent and the devil to human temptation, urging readers to confront诱诱temptation with the light of Jesus. It links moral slippage to craving the forbidden and cites examples from literature, urging steadfast faith. The text also blends livestock market notes and moral commentary into a single column.
Price of Dialect Writer at School Increases Weekly
A dialogic snippet shows a dialect writer offered five dollars per week for material with a three dollar extra if dialect is required. A teacher condemns the quotation as a falsehood and warns of expulsion, citing a heated exchange about a student’s supposed sale of the item and the seriousness of the issue.
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Hiram
Dogs in Doghouse: burglar befriends pets during break in
Mrs. Howard Stary boasts of two prized watchdogs when a dog-loving thief enters the home, befriends the animals, and locks them in the bathroom while he robs the house. The dogs, for the moment, are safe but confined.
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Doghou
Howard Stary
Alpine Independent School District to Hold Election
The Alpine Independent School District will hold an election at the Court House in Alpine on April 1943 for two school trustees. Linnie York appointed manager of the election, with three officers named, and returns to be filed with the district board. Notices to be posted at three public places at least 10 days prior.
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Ila
Alpine Independent School District
Aline Independent School
Headmaster Surprises Guests With Twin Baby Reveal
At a party in England the head master, trying to avoid signs of tipsiness after champagne, was presented with a pink basket of twins by the host. He steadied himself and exclaimed at the sight, remarking on the beauty of the babies.
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England
Able Ginsburg’s Army Zero Echoes His School Days
Abie Ginsberg, once called the worst student in his class, quits school for the army. He rises to become a flyer in General MacArthur’s Australian air corps, then receives a cable reporting he earned three zeros. His father Moe reads the note with disbelief and old jibes.
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Abie Ginsberg
Army
General MacArthur
Flying Corps
Australia
Abie
Moe Ginsburg
Douglas MacArthur
Moe
Able Ginsburg
Note and Money Found Behind Broken Storm Window
Sherrill Funk discovered a broken storm window after a telephone call from a boyish voice asking about a note and money. A note of apology was found on the porch, held by 61 cents in dimes and pennies and signed The Sorrowers.
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Sherrill Funk
Funk
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