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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1938
Page
4
Cards of Thanks and legal notices appear with per line rates and special charges. The text mentions Bennett Mrs C D Wood Barry Scorre and Fort Davis correspondent with subscription prices listed as One Year $20.06 six months outside county $1.25 under federal act.
The article recounts Henri Dunant’s role in founding the Red Cross, highlighting the 1863 Geneva conference with delegates from 14 nations and six charities. It notes Dunant’s death at 42 and praises the movement’s humanitarian impact, followed by a list of cautions about gun safety and handling to prevent accidents.
A fragmented notice cites the National Safety Council naming common home accident causes. Falls, burns, poisonings, and fires caused most fatalities, with total deaths around twelve thousand five hundred, many preventable through safety practices to protect families.
Rail leaders appointed by the President study a program from the Association of American Railroads. Proposals include revising rate procedures, low interest government loans, full weight rate payments by the government, repeal of the long and short haul law, and new regulation of water transportation. The goal is to resolve the railroad crisis without delay to maintain public service.
The article highlights Thomas Jefferson’s inventive work at Monticello including a two faced clock in the east portico, a large whirligig noted by opponents, a printing press, pedometer, a composite walking stick seat, and an improved plow that earned premiums. Jefferson spent time in his workshop to relax from public duties.
A feature on blind men and women using modern electric ranges to cook daily meals. Stories from New River Virginia to Cartersville Georgia highlight safety, independence, and improved life through range use. One blind mechanic in Ripley New York tests ovens. a wife in Georgia notes easier cooking.
A fragmented dialogue recounts domestic ambiguities and social curiosities. An Alpine man quietly jokes about a football fund and female impersonation, while clergy and townsfolk debate meanings of congregation versus collection. A landlord and guest exchange quips about occult interest and light meals as a yarn of mischief and daily life unfolds.
Eldorado Illinois Baptist minister Alec D Hincock celebrated his 78th birthday by attempting a 100 yard dash in 16 seconds on the brick main street. Traffic halted as he rolled up sleeves and pants, started with a printed banner, and finished the race amid cheering onlookers with a stopwatch timing.
A fragment from an October Avalanche Motion Picture School showing Aunt Jemima Ready-Mix waffles with mixed instructions and a banana cream dessert serving six. The text also contains social anecdotes and a courtroom scene about desertion, plus a comic remark about an electrical engineer feeling electricity.
A jumble of kitchen instructions for vanilla ice cream, salads, pancakes, and Kraft Dinner recipes appears alongside a quirky autos tale from Gilroy California. Earl Welch rescues a bobcat that clung to his trailer as he drove slowly, the wildcat attacking the car before the vehicle prevailed.
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