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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1946
Page
2
The column comments on Absorbine Jr for sore muscles and city election chatter in Alpine. It riffs on politicians straddling issues, oath texts for lawyers, and the allure of Pullman names like Clover Gully. It notes Rotary Round Table plans and local topics, plus the Van Fossan building progress in the business district.
Classified items include a 10 room apartment house with rental income, a cafe with equipment for rent, a large well located house for sale or trade, and an offer to finance via loan connections. Also insurance rates fixed by law, Old Line Legal Reserve Companies, and City and Ranch loan details.
Trans Pecos Abstract Co operates in the county since 1888 offering prompt service. Attorneys handle title examinations for insurance. All business is confidential and licensed real estate and insurance agents are under state law for protection. Contact Hopson and partners by phone for service.
Citizens question falling total taxable value, uncollected taxes, and city issues as they demand timely financial reports. A court citation to Henry Bunyan and others in Brewster County seeks action in a trespass case over land titles in Alpine, Texas.
Cronin and Pluck of the U S Department of Agriculture warn producers to improve wool packing as world stocks are large and competition keen. Foreign wools fetch up to 10 percent more on a clean basis due to superior packing. 1945 off wool packing exceeded 1944 by 2.7 million pounds. White fleeces must not contact dark fleeces, or discounts will apply.
The article stresses expanded use of the care testing method by appraisers and notes threats from foreign wools and synthetics. Producers should handle and prepare wool clips more carefully for market to ensure quality and price.
The document outlines price adjustments per pound for various wool grades and conditions including back fleeces, ewe fleeces, and clean wool. It specifies discounts for dirty, crimped, or heavily cut locks, with three to ten cent differentials based on grease and lean appraisal bases and twine or sisal ties. It also advises on bag marking such as ewe yearling buck black and stresses proper branding to prevent rejection by manufacturers.
Swift and Company advertises a May 1 deadline for a letter contest offering 43 cash prizes totaling 400 dollars. Readers in Market Bay, Hutter, and Cheon are urged to send information to Dept. 128, Swift & Company, Chicago 9, IL.
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