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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
7
Cattle receipts in Los Angeles yards fell moderately week over week while demand remained active at major markets. Cows advanced with most grades up. calves moved 50 cents higher to 18 dollars, medium to choice kinds selling freely. Bulls steady. stocker and feeder offerings remained fair with some loads at 23.25 and many cows sold 12.50 to 16.
Local VFW post gratefully thanks Mr. Bobo for a generous donation to help build a post home. The post plans a Christmas tree event for Latin American youths and is organizing a basketball team. Community support grows as members hope more join. Market notes show mixed livestock prices with cow and sheep values listed.
A mixed update notes a youth team’s near miss in the Angles Times tournament and a regional win over Odessa, while also announcing Central Package Store plans to move from Hinson Garage in Alpine Texas to Lot 3 Block M1 Railroad Addition on West Holland Avenue under owner Homer T Graham.
Long winter evenings bring families together after chores and offer time for talks and planning. In December readers review past results to set next years crops rotations and livestock programs. Then set a course and stick to it. Swift & Company emphasizes planning for work and profit.
Farmers can cut time and labor waste by rethinking routines and equipment. Examples from Indiana and Minnesota show barn layouts milking practices and watering systems saving hundreds of hours and miles of walking yearly. Small, practical changes add up to days and dollars saved.
A fragmented clipping suggests a saying about workers dying young and minds, noting a brain is no stronger than its weakest think. The text is garbled and unclear but conveys a cautionary line about mental effort and mortality.
A fragmented retro recipe outlines roasting a turkey with notes on no added water and preheating to a low oven. It mentions weighing the bird, chopping onions and cole, draining liquid, and a final step of basting or browning with a savory finish.
The text outlines a business creed of saving money to boost profits in meat packing. It notes razor thin margins in buying livestock and selling products, with intense competition from many buyers and sellers. The company emphasizes planning, reducing waste, and increasing efficiency to process over six and a half billion pounds of meat annually.
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