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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1944
Page
4
The Alpine Avalanche issues a public notice page with subscription pricing and advertising rates for notices, including outside county pricing and a note on corrections. It names Bennett and Wood alongside local sellers and mentions Alpine Texas post office designation and class.
Texas supporters mobilize more than 5000 volunteers to start the National War Fund campaign across all counties. Governor Stevenson and state leaders will headline a 50 minute radio broadcast at 9 0 pm Monday to urge statewide contributions supporting fighting men and allies, with county leaders coordinating the drive and public awareness.
The speaker highlights cooperation as a hopeful sign of democracy, noting that differing views exist but shared goals remain. Examples include standard dimensions in automotive and aircraft parts to save time and lives, and freight rail gauge uniformity aiding supply lines. Labor management committees and employee suggestions aid peace-time collaboration.
John L Lewin dominates United Mine Workers policy while signaling lukewarm support for Roosevelt. Ray Edmundson's challenge to Lewin’s leadership and autonomy sparks a clash at the convention. Lewin reshapes terms of office from two to four years and furthers central control. Democracy in action is praised even as dissent is tamped down.
The proclamation marks October 8 to 14 as Fire Prevention Week amid a renewed drive against fire waste. W E Mallalien urges Americans to cooperate in safety campaigns, inspect homes for dangers, inform neighbors, engage local fire prevention offices, and push continuous year round fire safety in homes and businesses.
The Oklahoma State Medical Journal argues against mandatory health taxation and the socialization of medicine. It claims ongoing plans will impose escalating taxes to fund social medicines, viewing such taxation as a hidden gift to government. The piece warns the burden could exceed past federal costs in a few years.
In St Louis a woman shopkeeper faced a charge of violating price ceilings. On being asked if she had read the OPA rules she quipped that she could not lift them, prompting a sharp exchange and a claim of ignorance.
In a tense exchange Major Jones tries to pass through a sentry who refuses without the password. The guardhouse calls for action as the Major forgets the password and insists on recognition while a voiced observer urges to stop stalling.
A Philadelphia family notes an engagement of a daughter. In Brewster County Texas an obituary and public notice announces Mrs Lola Ellis as independent executrix of the estate of Mrs Annie Dora Shuler deceased. Debtors and creditors are asked to present claims within legal time at Alpine, with the executrix receiving mail there. Read the classified ads.
Oct 2 sale saw slaughter steers clear and steady with best steers at 1525 dollars and Montana tracers around 1144 pounds up to 15 dollars per hundredweight. Medium to good grass steers plus red beet cattle sold 13 to 14 dollars. common to medium grades 10 to 12.75. Some very plain lots fell to 9.50 and under. Cows were generally 25 cents lower. medium and good cows 10 to 12.25, cutters 7.28, canners 5.50 to 7.0.
Prices drifted lower on calves and stockers while heifers and bulls showed mixed but generally steady trends. Calves fell by 1 to 2 while heifers held. stockers and feeders eased 20 to 50 cents. sheep and lambs stayed around prior week values with lambs near 18.50 to 14 and fat lambs around 4 to 4.50.
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