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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1942
Page
2
United States will need about 27 billion pounds of meat in the next year to serve civilians armed forces and exports. Chicago authorities warn a four billion pound shortfall is likely unless livestock feeding is boosted by market actions. Complex beef marketing and tight price spreads between feeders and fat steers hinder finishing beef.
Texas employers urged to expand female wartime labor as male worker shortages grow. J H Bond of the U S Employment Service notes rising women in war industry and training efforts through War Industry Training and NYA. The report also covers beef cattle feeding decline in the West, feedlot finishing as the only path to more meat, and current livestock price ranges including steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and feeder animals.
State health officer Dr Geo W Cox warns venereal disease affects all classes and races in Texas. He notes syphilis and gonorrhea are vital health problems, worsened by influx of Army and defense workers. He urges professional diagnosis and early treatment to curb deaths and prevent spread.
A court notice directs appearance and answer by defendants in Brewster County Texas. It lists St Louis Union Trust Company as plaintiff and numerous individuals including J W Dietz Mathew Floody Mary A Franklin Seraph Semonin Raymond B Zane Elmer Colby John Watkins Charles Frazee William P Gray Dewey W Russell Roscoe Cline Robert W Low Pearl J Shugart Kenneth M Colby William L Silvers William L Bosley L Johnson and Ed Dauner as defendants or heirs. Readiness required by Oct 26, 1942 at Alpine courthouse.
A fragment from a court notice dated September 12 1942 issued in Alpine Texas. The document references costs of court and the clerk Frazer with the district court seal. The legible portions specify a date in September and indicate official court action or entry.
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