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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1937
Page
4
A notice lists charges for Hespinions cards of thanks and reading notices at the rate set by the real estate recorder. Names Bennett, Wood, Barry, Scobee, Helen, and Friend appear in the notice as associated individuals or entities.
A historical article warns that careless driving and jaywalking cause thousands of deaths yearly, urging common sense and safety education. It highlights Buick dealer meetings to preview new models and stresses home fire safety with practical exit drills and door testing to avoid tragedy.
A Nashville Banner extraction reveals an 19th century Tennessee General Assembly action authorizing a city lottery to fund a town project. The document, dated November, empowers the Mayor and Aldermen to conduct drawings while warning against misuse and guaranteeing funds for the town’s needs.
A historical discussion argues against rigid wage and hour laws citing harm to workers over 45. It contends age discrimination in hiring, potential layoffs of older, less efficient staff, and difficulty enforcing universal standards. Proponents favor collective bargaining free from government control.
A fragmentary column by Edwin Finch arrives with remarks on beliefs that women refuse to mend worn garments for luck. The piece cuts to a courtroom scene where a judge and officer debate drunkenness amid a missing man in a car, then shifts to rural humor about a hired man and a dog’s death from poisoned horse meat.
A garbled dialogue piece from a vintage page records odd exchanges about a crook, a rat in a pantry, and a valet named Yeagler. It includes slang lines and a preacher quote, reflecting a rough local tone and scattered scenes.
An assortment of disjointed verse and prose fragments includes lines about garden scenes dolls and games a dreamlike dusk and a clock reciting words. Names such as Varuna Hartmann Lawrence Houston Siddle Joe Johnson Corpus Chartat appear amid uncertain context.
In Clinton Indiana a jail cell proved too small for Seth Thurman who stands six feet six inches and was turned over to his wife after his detention.
In Alaska, J C Lager travels his sales area by his personal airplane which he pilots. He covers remote routes, meets clients, and maintains rapid contact across vast distances through aviation enabled outreach.
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