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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1941
Page
6
The Alpine Avalanche announces its Beewster County Alpine Mountaineers paper with fifty second year status and correction policy. Becomes Beewster County Alpine coverage with Beewster Fort Davis Marathon correspondence. Subscription rates set at two dollars yearly in Alpine and outside county six months.
A fragmented essay cites Cicero and Psalms to honor gratitude for liberty, the US Constitution, and national blessings. It recalls Washington's first Thanksgiving proclamation, notes Texas pride, and muses on vision, virtue, and learning as enduring national ideals.
The article argues against opening a new front in Europe, noting Labour and some Conservatives push for it while Churchill delays. It discusses morale in occupied countries, German dominance, and the risks and costs of a continental campaign, warning that Britain lacks sufficient equipment and reserves to wage such a war now.
Report highlights growing imprisonments and executions in France as evidence of an underground anti Nazi movement. Allies see it expanding as a weapon to defeat Hitler, with sabotage slowing production and German police duties rising. Britain aims to make this “third front” a major factor, while citizens lament high living costs.
A jumble of quoted lines from a campus scene includes references to Hot David, a professor noting immersion in water, a coed about a telephone, a professor solving for X equals zero, a sophomore lamenting effort, and a department store cutie inquiring about notions while a floorwalker comments on business hours.
Two men who had not met in five years unexpectedly learn each has married during that time. Restos and Rastus exchange surprised banter about their spouses, hinting at surprising life changes while preserving a slice of regional dialect.
Henry calls Low-Down grocery to inquire about a yard job. The storekeeper asks if he is satisfied. Henry replies he is Mr Brown’s yard boy and is checking to confirm his suitability.
In a woods drill, a draftee acted out firing with ed bang and bang commands for rifle and machine gun, then swash for bag net attack. He pressed the pretend signal of death as his victim resisted, shouting that he heard chug-chug, a tan.
Two bulb lily of the valley pips stored chilled will bloom in about 18 days when placed in moss and water in a shallow bow. These bulbs are noted for their strong fragrance and ease of forcing.
The largest wolves are timber wolves found mainly in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. They reach lengths up to 54 feet, making the species one of the largest in the world.
Kansas City reports fort Osage ancestral stockade foundations uncovered six feet beneath sod on a hill overlooking the Missouri Valley, believed to mark the site of the Santa Fe Trail outpost. Jackson County recently approved 10000 dollars to acquire 16 acres for a Fort Osage historical park and plans to reconstruct the fort on the discovered foundations. Major George Sibley built the fort in 1804 following Lewis and Clark expedition recommendations for a far western post.
Charles C. Hucker recounts the Cronk Indians as one of eight notable Texas tribes at S F Austin 1822 arrival. Kuykendall cites authenticity, describes Cronks as large statured with long bows, says cannibalism myth debunked, portrays them as mischievous thieves and fighters.
An explanatory note stating Americans should buy Defense Bonds and Stamps is unnecessary as bonds are registered and not transferable and payable only to the named person. It advises purchasing through banks or savings and loan associations or by writing to the United States Treasury in Washington DC and notes stamps are now widely sold in retail stores.
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