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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
4
Public notice text appears from the Alpine Avalanche page describing local and state news coverage. It mentions Brewster County and the Davis Mountain region and notes charging 10 cents per line for first insertions and 5 cents for subsequent insertions with special rates for longer notices.
A war era discussion notes absenteeism could cost up to 500 million man days if unchecked. It cites illness accidents and personal reasons, urges communities to expand housing and services to support war workers, and calls for adapting facilities to meet war needs to avoid production delays.
A 1918 debate over the Post Office appropriation bill foresees widespread air mail use. Senator Kenneth McKellar argues air travel will become essential, while critics warn against improvident expenditures. The piece notes the Army Transport Command handling vast mail overseas and cites a 23rd anniversary reflection as air mail paves the future.
Before World War I frontiers were geographic. Now the new frontier lies in science and natural resources development, with sulfa drugs, rubber synthetics, and petroleum innovations poised to reshape industry and daily life, as research in laboratories advances beyond public view. The shift ties to American capitalism and the nation’s government, promising enormous future achievements if free enterprise remains unthreatened.
Willkie, after two European trips and publishing World War II, remains popular with about 700000 copies sold. He is viewed by Republicans as a powerful, uncontrollable showman who could challenge any Democratic nominee and oversee a decisive role at the forthcoming convention. Wichita Bee.
New York Stock Exchange president Schram praised labor and management for wartime cooperation and argued that the profit incentive is essential to American enterprise. He warned that taxing away profits or rewarding failure could erode morale and harm free enterprise, urging government to nourish, not merely tolerate, profit motive in the postwar era.
A teacher asks pupils to define a buttress with Tommy Smart shouting nanny goat. A German visitor in a Breese drug store observes an electric jam buzzing device and comments it looks like a lively squirrel, showing humorous misinterpretations of everyday objects.
A revival meeting in a western city displayed placards with notices of meetings and topics. One sheet advertised "Subject Hell Its Location and Its Absolute Certainty" and announced baritone Thomas Jones performing "Tell Mother I'll Be There."
In a humorous exchange an incentive captain asks how long it takes to sting a wasp. A sergeant explains his psychology: two hours of drill on parade grounds followed by placing his picture on targets, after which the men never miss.
An elderly farmer Seth travels to town to place a death notice for his brother William. Neighbors say illness contributed to his passing. The editor quotes a two dollar fee, prompting Seth to remark on the steep price and his height.
Tom McGraw an unspecified aged woodsman in Oquestoc Maine was pinned by a fallen tree for six hours on a Friday. He clutched the dropped saw after two hours and four hours later cut through the trunk, freeing himself with no serious injuries. Subscribe payment question appears as stray text.
With cattle and hog values down sharply from a month ago demand for livestock remains active at the Los Angeles Union Stock Yards. Packers seek supplies profitable under OPA ceilings. Prices: fed steers 15 to 16 per cwt, medium 14 to 15, common 13 to 13.50, feeders 11 to 13.50. Heifers 11 to 14.75, cows 10.50 to 13, bulls 11 to 13.50, calves 14.50 to 16.50, native vealers 12 to 16.50, early lambs 14.50 to 15.50, feeder lambs 12.50.
In San Antonio at First Presbyterian Church a droopy-eyed man entered with a gun but a female church secretary grabbed the weapon and disarmed him. She then watched him outside as he fled and disappeared into traffic.
The state legislature approved three new members of the Board of Regents for the state leaders colleges. S. A. Kerr Jr. of Jacksonville Newton S. Harrell of Claude and H. L. Mills of Houston will serve a six year term. Kerr is a businessman Harrell a rancher and cattleman Mills is Houston ISD business manager. R. L. Thomas now serves as president.
A poem urging graduates to forge their own path toward happiness and success. It emphasizes personal effort, integrity, and making a meaningful road with one’s skill, rather than seeking an easy route. The speaker encourages perseverance and pride in a job well done.
Los Angeles cafe owner Charles Morgan reported a burglary that netted $800 in cash and $1,600 in checks along with a porterhouse steak about an inch and a half thick. He said the thief broiled it on Morgan's stove, leaving grease spots as he commented on buying War Bonds and Stamps.
Patriotic women leave homes and offices to take war duties with WAACs driving trucks in the Motor Transport Section and WAMs gaining hands on training in truck maintenance at General Motors Kansas City branch and a nearby vocational school. The WAM organization is sponsored by the National Automobile Dealers Association.
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