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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1942
Page
6
The Alpine Avalanche page outlines editorial scope as upbuilding Alpine and the Dav County area with local and state news. It lists notice rates nine lines long for insertions, and notes second class post status, with staff credits for editors and correspondents.
The piece argues the margin of courage, not numbers, decides vital moments in American history. It cites Lincoln’s 1860s elections and Civil War loyalties, then links to wartime resolve, duty, and restraint on the home front. An August 1942 World Telegram ad emphasizes sacrifice and the boy’s room as symbol of national resolve.
Passage critiques civil liberties during a time of tension over saboteurs, debating presidential powers, habeas corpus, and military trials. It warns against complacency, urges courage, and emphasizes that freedom depends on citizens maintaining resolve amid political confusion and wartime demands.
A weary old woman aboard a London bus drops and retrieves parcels then jokes about college athletes and foot troubles. In a paired quip, Mrs Black defends strict control of her sixteen year old, while Mrs White notes her daughter Jane has often skipped breakfast to bed.
A comical exchange unfolds between a walking manager and an elevator operator. The manager asks about a man who "cooing" as he exited the elevator, and the operator reveals the man’s house was taken by the finance company last month, leaving him to hide homing pigeons in his pockets.
A pastor calls on a parishioner's house on Sunday afternoon. The youth answers that the father is away at the golf club but not playing golf. He went for a few highballs and a little stud poker, shocking the pastor.
A teacher leads a kindergarten class through a sequence of fill in the blank lines. Children chant responses such as see hear or speak as they try to complete each sentence. The playful exchange centers on a mysterious entity with parts that fail to perform expected tasks.
Firemen responded to the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad yard in Salt Lake City to save a tank holding ten thousand gallons of water when sparks from a locomotive ignited the roof. One thousand gallons were extinguished by a hydrant fire.
August market roundup notes firm livestock prices with hogs reaching a high since 1926 but easing since then. Cattle demand holds, Intermountain grass cattle to rise in 30 40 days, range calves and yearlings expected to move from the southwest. Demand for stockers and feeders active in Los Angeles with prices for steers from 10 to 12 a cwt, cows 9.5 to 11 plus, bulls 10 to 11.25, vealers 13 to 15.5, lambs 12.25 to 14.5.
Don Palmer answered a government questionnaire about his pleasure craft Ten he found space for remarks and wrote that the 13 foot boat has leaks in the seams a lawnmower motor and if you can start it you can have it.
Col Frank J. Coleman urges caution in correspondence with soldiers to prevent leaks. He bans unsolicited letters from strangers, urges reliance on USO for troop-contact, and stresses protecting unit details and addresses to stop aiding enemy spies. Relatives may write to friends and family. Citizens should avoid sharing names or addresses with non friends.
A Columbus photographer explores myths about animals in a debunking tour. The results show elephants sniff alarms and continue foraging, porcupines do not spout quills, elephants aren’t frightened into hiding, bees sting regardless, and beavers aren’t always busy.
A district court settlement in Albuquerque awards Maude Lee Clark 309 for injuries from fitting a girdle on a customer. She sustained a sprained hand and finger.
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