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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1941
Page
6
The Alpine Fort Davis region column reflects on the Statue of Liberty anniversary, U S tax changes and defense costs, contrasting liberty symbolism with the new tax bill, urging fiscal sacrifice. It notes rising corporate rates, individual levies, and potential future reforms while discussing oil shortages, energy policy, and wartime finance.
The National Safety Council reports 20,080 highway casualties in seven months, 9,800 workers, a 17 percent rise from 1940. The toll could have built 20,000 fighter planes or a fleet of 30,000 light tanks or 12 battleships.
A playful collection of light anecdotes features a dentist quoted at about 175 dollars for a tooth bridge, a man joking about being in his clothes left on the floor, toe banter, roadside humor about heels, a bus passenger mistaking a driver’s belly for Boonville, Masons and fruit jars, and a boy’s coat pocket complaint about a bottomless pocket with a fatherly correction about a buttonhole.
Nuwedd, dazed and weary, recounted his neighbor’s question about his wife. He said a man ordered him to take their old tomcat and lose it. He carried the cat in a basket and walked about six miles into the country. He admitted he would not have found his way home if he had not followed the animal.
Petroleum technologists say gasoline can power a car 450 miles per gallon if complete consumption efficiency is achieved. A 14 gallon tank could, in theory, travel 6,300 miles at 20 mph on a level road with no losses, though real friction and other factors prevent full advantage. Millard Brown of Dallas, 29, has endured 48 operations in 14 years. Charles Rogers of Denver was arrested for forging a $15 check to a priest who married him.
Parents anxious about their sons in the army at Fort Bliss are asked to drop a card or letter to Samuel K. Wasati judge advocate American Legion Post 36 El Paso. The post will establish contact at no cost during the present emergency, using government bonds and stamps as guidance.
The Clare Tree Major Children’s Theatre presents Sleeping Beauty at Sul Ross auditorium on November 18 for youngsters of the area. Mrs Major’s stage adaptation features dramatic intensity, colorful medieval costumes and humor through daily-life details. Sponsoring committee heads include D M Bennett with H W Morelock and others. play starts at 3 pm with admission 65 cents for adults and 35 cents for children.
ST LOUIS Mo a Memphis surgeon Dr John J Shea told St Louis Clinics that modern cars cause severe facial injuries in crashes. He said drivers often take the big end of shock with their faces as vehicles pile up and require emergency treatment for complex facial fractures.
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