Alpine Avalanche Official City and County Paper Details
The Alpine Avalanche is the official city and county paper serving Alpine and Brewster county. It notes staff roles including Assistant Editor Mars, C. D. Wood, Society Editor Mrs. An. Alkire, Mrs. Vada Stone, and reports policy on corrections, rates for notices, and subscription details. Postal details indicate entry as third class matter at Alpine post office.
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Mars
C.D. Wood
AN. Alkire
Vada Stone
Brewster
Alpine
Ray
Firicr
Texas
Civilization and War Readiness Warns Against Complacency
The piece argues civilization faces peril from war and calls for preparedness, condemning hollow lectures and indulgent living. It cites supersonic planes, huge bombs, and the atom weapon, urging leaders to accept responsibility and avoid naive diplomacy as nations prepare for future conflicts. It reflects on wartime production, home front comforts, and the need to sustain effort without overreaching government control.
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H's
Elections With Bullets in Latin America Warned by Editors
The piece discusses pre election violence in Venezuela and Argentina slanted toward military rule. It notes rebel leaders and reform aims, critiques outside efforts to restore democracy, and warns against political manipulation by ballots versus guns. It ends with a brief reflection on civic virtue and a nudge to buy victory bonds.
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Venezuela
Medina
Eade
Peron
Argentina
South America
A New Morrow Board II Faces Air Policy Challenges
The article outlines critical questions a new private Morrow Board would tackle to shape national air defense policy. It discusses unifying services, leveraging atomic energy, stimulating tech progress, and sustaining peacetime aviation while considering Congress and UN obligations. Public sentiment and appropriations will largely drive the outcomes.
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Morrow Board
New Morrow Board
Congress
Humorous Exchange Highlights School, Music, and Army Quip
A chaotic scene unfolds with a junior joking about expulsion and repetition of history, a choirmaster directing altos and sopranos toward a biblical cue, and a backstage quip about church attendance. A hostess questions a reporter about Army service as he cites physical unfitness, reflecting satire and social roles.
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I League of Women
Esquire
Raw recruit’s first sentry turn sparks odd exchange
At an air training base a recruit answers to Halt with have a heart, chum. The instructor tests his mettle by barking Can you, Saret and orders a sprint across the pool in a dog paddle. The sailor quips that swimming reminded him of the Hornet’s sinking.
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Mac
Saret
Penance Walk: Pat and Mike Tread Hill with Peas
Pat and Mike after confession were ordered to perform penance by repeatedly walking up and down a steep hill with their shoes filled with peas. The unusual ritual followed as described in the source material.
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Pat
Mike
Take It Easy Dialogue Between Pat and Mike
A fragmentary exchange quotes Pat asking Mike how he walks so lightly without foot pain. Mike replies with a joking line about boiling peas before putting them in shoes, reflecting humorous rural speech and a playful misunderstanding.
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Pat
Mike
Begorra
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John Locke
Sam Johnson
New ‘Morrow Board
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Insurance Abstracts Title Insurance
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Texas Liquor Control Board
Murphysville
Brewster County
Big Bend
Pilar Hernandez
Kelvinator
Smith Furniture Co
VICTO
Alpine Lumber CO
Aiscount
Clarence Hord
Lacount
Ais
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