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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
9
A Birmingham News reader relief urges care as children crowd streets at morning and afternoon. The poem The Prayer of a Modern Mother by Jesse Wilmore Morton calls for drivers to keep eyes keen and avoid harming small pedestrians.
A satirical reconstruction shows ad executives altering Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to simpler phrases. They propose changes like replacing “four score and seven years” with eighty seven and shortening lines to produce hard edged copy.
The article traces how Peiping, later called Peking and now Peiping again, reflects frequent name changes by conquerors across centuries. It recalls earlier labels Ki Chungtu Yen Shan Fu Yen king and Nanking as historic names for the city’s site before modern times.
A historical overview explains how the Baltimore fire of 1904 spurred national fire prevention efforts. It notes the National Board of Fire Underwriters engineering corps promotes better water, alarms, equipment, training, and codes. Fire Prevention Week begins October 6.
The piece cites Dr. E P Lyon of the University of Minnesota condemning health racketeers who use radio to dupe the public with pseudo science. It notes deceptive dental ads and the decline of print bans on such patter, while warning that even legitimate ads can mislead audiences between music and talk.
A quarrel unfolds over a tramp at the back door as Washington recalls sleeping in a bed, a guest contemplates a bite of pie, and a young wife expresses sympathy while the husband agrees. The scene highlights domestic tensions and social class irony.
Jim boasts thirty five in arithmetic and forty in spelling but nails geography with a perfect zero for Fred who asks about his score. The exchange ends with Jim delivering the punch line that he “knocked ’em cold in geography.”
Colorado county game warden logged 100 miles of driving and found a road tally of a doe, nine cottontail rabbits, a swamp rabbit, a skunk, an armadillo, two dull frogs and a dog, illustrating ongoing animal fatalities on state roads.
The clerk notes affordable rubber stamps attract buyers at The Avalanche shop. Prices are highlighted as value deals for crafting and office needs. Local shoppers report steady demand and favorable selection in the current sale.
A humorous dialogue snippet shows Wash Day Jones asking Smith to visit. Smith replies he cannot because he is washing his BVDs. The telephone operator interjects with I’m ringing them.
A diner erupts at the counter scolding a waiter for bringing soup after fish. The waiter replies in a whisper that the fish could not wait any longer, revealing a humorous kitchen delay.
E. F. Reid, a Houston automobile dealer, caught a 14 ft 9 in sawfish in Texas Gulf waters after a 3 hour 10 minute battle. He believes it may be a new world record for rod and reel. He also landed a 14 ft sawfish in 2.5 hours.
The American Boy is described as a living companion for thousands of boys guiding interests from sports to academics. It features tips from famous coaches and athletes and is praised by teachers librarians and leaders for advancing readers. Subscriptions are 25 cents per issue or 2.00 for one year and 3.50 for three years.
A tourist causes a minor collision with a traffic officer. The officer declares the tourist to be at fault, citing the other man’s city trustee father, mayor brother, and police chief sister as the reason for the judgment. The anecdote ends with the tourist surprised by the social connections.
A Mississippi river steamboat was stopped at the mouth of a tributary due to dense visibility. The captain replied with a laconic line about not seeing up the river but noting he could see the stars overhead.
A female athlete wins the Women's National AAU track and field championship with a 6 pound ball effort of 30 feet 33 inches, delivering a decisive victory.
Canadian researchers report speeding trout growth by maintaining hatchery water at an average 50 degrees Fahrenheit from hatching. The method aims to improve yield and production efficiency for aquaculture.
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