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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1942
Page
16
Alpine Avalanche records Brewster County news and local notices in a 50th year edition. It lists rates for corrections, notices, and reading notices and notes postage and mailing details for Alpine Texas.
A western town farmer confronts shipyard workers over demands for double time pay on a holiday. The workers argue the government pays the bill, prompting reflections on who funds factories and wartime production. The piece argues that government funds come from the people and that waste costs are borne by citizens, highlighting fiscal responsibility during war.
The text urges mobilization for total war, prioritizing armed capability, strict economy in nondefense spending, and channeling funds into the U S Treasury through bonds or taxes to avoid inflation. It stresses conserving resources, avoiding unnecessary borrowings, and ensuring funding supports victory.
A wartime appeal urges Mrs America to use and repair existing kitchenware to conserve iron and steel for war production. It cites large cuts for cooking utensils and household articles, with reductions of up to 80 percent in non essential items and a May 1 cutoff for electrical appliances as plants switch to munitions.
The piece notes that as America increases transportation for war materiel and troops, over 1,200 locomotives and 54,000 freight cars will be built this year. It highlights the growing demand for skilled young workers to operate the expanding railroad system.
HS Hilburn publisher of the Plainview Herald and former West Texas chamber of commerce president argues that modern chamber leaders require professional training and sound economic sense. He praises chambers as coordinators and clearinghouses of community ideas and activities.
The piece argues unions control hiring through a 100 percent closed shop, calling it a labor monopoly linked to no accountability. It accuses labor leaders of dictation over workers and cites war-time slowdowns and protest actions as unpatriotic. It urges double time as “life money” amid shortages.
The American Newspaper Publishers Association condemned government and publisher requests to curb paper waste while massive paper use continues in news handouts. At a New York meeting editors opposed needless releases about camp pingpong popularity and coffee consumption, urging conservation and morale, citing Emerson and Burke quotes and WPA notes on automobile graveyards for scrap steel.
A fragmented exchange features Miss Porter asking what a sailor does on a submarine. The reply notes diving by rushing forward and holding the nose. An odd image follows about mustaches and a wife wearing men's pants to signal the man of the house.
A collection of comic snippets contrasts wit and thrift. A guest questions a host about costly children at play, only to learn nails are bought wholesale. A patient seeks money from a doctor after a script, and receives a dime’s worth of scribble as a joke.
In a subway scene two young women look for seating. A bold woman selects a calm man, greets him by name, and asks for his seat. He rises politely and offers the chair, remarking to his companion that he rarely sees Jane out on wash day.
Daniel Cookes, cleared in Queens traffic court, claimed dizziness from rubbing alcohol prescribed by a doctor. He said he took two pills instead of one, resulting in a faulty aroma of alcohol and a crash after his car struck a pole while driving.
Jane Withers appears in the 20th Century Fox comedy drama Young America at the Granada theater Friday and Saturday. The film, based on the 4-H clubs movement sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, follows a spoiled city girl sent to her grandfather’s farm who discovers the value of animal husbandry and farming. The Department supports sectional and national championships to encourage youth involvement.
Kabul population about 10 2 1804 Ganges the pincoat river of April 6 1917 An English astronomer the 4 H clubs is fascinating Jane Darnell is featured with Lynne Roberts William Tracey Robert Cornell and Roman Bohnen Louis King directed 1705 he discovered comets of 1831 1607 1862 were same predicted returd 5 s in 1780 first satisfactory work on orbits of comets now bears his name Thomas Jefferson The code of law ascribed to Moses has formed the foundation of legal Judaism to this day and has had marked influence on Christianity and Mohammedanism Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus the grand nephew of Julius Caesar The honey bee presumed native of Asia domesticated in Syria Egypt Palestine and Greece when history began
Industrial update notes Steel producer expanding output in 1941 with new rolling capacity. Company projects higher production volumes and improved efficiency across plants.
The text outlines 1941 tax and earnings figures for major U S Steel and related firms. It cites a 1041 tax bill near 1.6 million, daily wage payouts around 1.647 million, and record annual pay highs, with dividends matching 1940 levels and per share data for preferred stock. It notes rising totals versus 1940 and 1942 figures.
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