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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1943
Page
4
The Alpine Avalanche describes county notices and classification rates for personal notices and reading notices. It notes charges per line for first and subsequent insertions and hints at rate adjustments for longer notices.
The Air Corps seeks youths under 18 for future air crew roles as the United States expands aircraft production. Experts say a high school graduate entering air crew training soon is best suited, with farming workers excluded under a new ruling. Residents near the Mig Bend region may apply at the advanced pilot school office.
The passage extols McCarthy and Yanko Ay as embodying champion spirit, linking baseball success to a broad work ethic. It sketches a theme of effort and ambition, noting how attitude and perseverance translate into victory and progress across tasks.
A brief aphorism lists seven vices paired with their opposites: wealth, pleasure, knowledge, ness, science, worship, and sacrifice. It critiques moral decay by contrasting material or ritual goods with inner virtue. The wording echoes classical moral maxims found in period editorials.
Senator Cabot Lodge warned the Women's National Press Club that soldiers abroad lack news from home. A Portland Oregonian item echoes a soldier’s plea to write letters, arguing mail boosts morale and speeds homecoming, urging a national drive to tell him the news.
The appeal urges readers to support the War Chest amid the war fronts. It frames the struggle as shared suffering and calls for generosity with time and money to assist millions unable to help themselves. The message emphasizes the duty of citizens to provide aid through the War Chest.
The Army Air Forces journal calls jungle terrors hokum noting that tropical wildlife is less ferocious than dangers at home. It cites veterans who find Washington DC hotter and more oppressive than jungles while urging positive living and stepping into life with effort.
The First National Bank of Alpine Texas files its October 18 1943 condition report per the Comptroller of the Currency. It shows assets of loans and discounts United States Government obligations and other items totaling 1 968 934 08. Liabilities include total deposits 2 204 004 28 and total capital accounts of 2 414 804 25 with pledged assets 76 300.00 and other details. Signatures of cashier G B Crawford and notary Eva Chaffin accompany the oath of accuracy.
A fragmented exchange shows a driver and seller in a heated roadside discussion. The driver boasts reading figures well yet cannot follow directions, while the seller mentions signs and a wish to recount statements made on the road. The dialogue hints at a dispute over a recent car sale.
A chaotic clipping lists names and places including Alpine residents Mrs J C Coleman Mrs Lawrence C Lacy Long Beach Cal and others with military and civic notes alongside a wartime drift about war savings stamps and a note on aircraft rotor vanes. The fragment blends personal names with civic notices and a technical aside on autogiro rotor vane operation.
A local strong man and a smaller villager argue after the former calls the latter a liar. The little man challenges with a time bound demand to retract the insult, first offering five minutes, then extending to ten minutes if not withdrawn.
A hill resident appearing as a witness in a lawsuit was questioned by the plaintiff’s lawyer about his educational qualifications. The exchange focused on whether he could write. The dialogue reflects the trial’s scrutiny of the witness’s credentials.
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