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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
4
The piece notes nine month fire losses rising from 216 million to about 234 million dollars, highlighting the economic impact and urging readers to practice fire prevention during Fire Prevention Week. It urges visiting fire departments or insurance agents to learn and apply safety measures.
The piece argues that blame for economic woes is deflected to vague agents while private savings remain quiet like a dead dinosaur. It contends that banks seek sound credit, not endless loans, and that the banker’s duty lies in safe deposits and prudent lending to legitimate enterprises.
Texas railroads lead state industry in investment employment and payrolls based on Austin compiled statistics. Expenditures for vehicles materials and labor taxes total about 121000100, excluding large railroad purchases outside Texas.
The article argues Col. Lindbergh, famed aviator known as the Lone Eagle, is not a statesman. It criticizes his radio speeches on Canada, Britain, and war policy as largely in poor taste and notes mixed reactions, including Nazi ties, while affirming his value only in aviation.
Paul Revere is famed for the April 18 1775 ride to rouse the minute men before Lexington and Concord. Beyond that, he was active as a goldsmith copper roller dentist engraver powder maker picture frame maker hardware merchant and rum and gin seller. Longfellow praised his ride but not the full range of his endeavors.
B H Warnock becomes an instructor in the biology department at the University of Texas after leaving Weldaco schools. He earned a BS from Sul Ross in 1987, a master's from the University of Iowa, and is noted as a Sul Ross gridiron immortal and campus favorite. He is married to Mrs. Ruel Warnock of Sul Ross music.
A brisk conversation in casual terms references shopping for a wife and seeking offers. The speaker notes being active all day and asks Smith about any proposals or offers encountered.
A satirical scene features Aunt Jerusha deriding a striptease moral awakening while audience taunts persist. A Black man jokes about a rail ticket and track, and a groom asks to smoke in the smoker. A lie detector test on a deer hunter sparks debate on repair versus replacement.
Acclaimed illusionist Will Rock, hailed as the most skillful magician alive, will appear at the Granada theatre on November 28. His program spans sleight of hand to stage size mechanical effects, including floating a woman, card and coin vanishing, Arabian Nights themes, and a dramatic ghost materialization. The act features live animals and large spectacular effects, described as the greatest and most sensational show, made possible by negotiations with Jane Thurston, daughter of the late Howard Thurston.
Thurston will produce rabbits geese goats birds and many animals from thin air in a special kiddies matinee. The act promises entertainment for children and adults alike. Go early to avoid standing in line.
Fragmentary text shows engraved or printed visiting cards with initials and partial inscriptions. The worn items hint at social or professional exchanges likely from an early 20th century ledger or scrapbook.
An applicant in Butte Montana told the license clerk he would wed once he had saved enough penance for a license. He offered a sack containing 200 of them as part of the exchange.
E Hentges reports relief after trying a $125 bottle of Adla Tablets under the guarantee. He says pains disappeared and he now eats anything. Alpine Drug Store promotes Adla for excess stomach acidity.
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